SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For Quarter Ended March 31, 1995 Commission File Number 1-922
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Incorporated in Delaware 04-1366970
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
Prudential Tower Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 421-7000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title of each class
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
Shares Outstanding March 31, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,580,124
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Millions of dollars, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31
1995 1994
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Net Sales........................................ $1,536.0 $1,361.1
Cost of Sales.................................... 567.5 498.6
Gross Profit................................. 968.5 862.5
Selling, General and Administrative expenses..... 639.4 565.4
Profit from operations....................... 329.1 297.1
Non-operating Charges (Income):
Interest income................................ (1.6) (5.5)
Interest expense............................... 13.2 13.4
Exchange....................................... 2.1 31.9
Other charges - net............................ 6.5 (2.0)
20.2 37.8
Income before Income Taxes .................. 308.9 259.3
Income Taxes..................................... 112.8 95.3
Net Income................................... 196.1 164.0
Preferred Stock dividends, net of tax benefit.... 1.2 1.2
Net Income Available to Common Stockholders...... $ 194.9 $ 162.8
Net Income per Common Share...................... $ .88 $ .74
Dividends declared per common share.............. $ - $ -
Average number of common shares outstanding
(thousands) 221,513 220,961
<FN>
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Millions of dollars)
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
March 31 December 31
1995 1994
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Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents.................... $ 69.2 $ 43.8
Short-term investments, at cost, which
approximates market value................. 1.9 2.3
Receivables, less allowances of $45.2
($52.1 at 12/31/94)...................... 1,202.2 1,379.5
Inventories:
Raw materials and supplies............... 212.0 207.3
Work in process.......................... 111.5 95.0
Finished goods........................... 637.4 638.9
Total Inventories...................... 960.9 941.2
Deferred Income Taxes........................ 258.7 267.6
Prepaid expenses............................. 109.4 113.0
Total Current Assets................... 2,602.3 2,747.4
Property, Plant and Equipment, at cost........... 2,929.3 2,902.2
Less accumulated depreciation............ 1,526.6 1,491.2
Net Property, Plant and Equipment...... 1,402.7 1,411.0
Intangible Assets, less accumulated amortization 892.1 887.4
Deferred Income Taxes............................ 125.7 133.6
Other Assets..................................... 356.0 314.6
$5,378.8 $5,494.0
<FN>
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Millions of dollars)
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
March 31 December 31
1995 1994
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Current Liabilities:
Loans payable................................ $ 361.4 $ 344.4
Current portion of long-term debt............ 29.2 28.1
Accounts payable............................. 289.8 334.6
Accrued liabilities.......................... 692.0 788.2
Dividends payable............................ - 55.4
Deferred Income Taxes........................ 44.7 47.0
Income taxes................................. 251.3 185.5
Total Current Liabilities................. 1,668.4 1,783.2
Long-Term Debt................................... 562.7 715.1
Deferred Income Taxes............................ 195.2 186.7
Other Long-Term Liabilities...................... 784.8 774.3
Minority Interest................................ 19.2 17.4
Stockholders' Equity:
8.0% Cumulative Series C ESOP Convertible
Preferred, without par value, issued: 1995,
162,702 shares; 1994, 162,928 shares....... 98.1 98.2
Unearned ESOP Compensation................... (44.2) (44.2)
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share:
Authorized 580,000,000 shares
Issued: 1995, 279,247,317 shares;
1994, 279,121,205 shares........... 279.2 279.1
Additional paid-in capital................... 281.7 277.7
Earnings reinvested in the business.......... 3,025.1 2,830.2
Cumulative foreign currency
translation adjustments.................... (444.9) (377.1)
Treasury stock, at cost:
1995, 57,667,193 shares;l994, 57,671,702 shares (1,046.5) (1,046.6)
Total Stockholders' Equity............... 2,148.5 2,017.3
$5,378.8 $5,494.0
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See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Millions of dollars)
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended
March 31
1995 1994
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Operating Activities
Net income $ 196.1 $ 164.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 55.5 48.3
Other (3.1) 9.5
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
effects from acquisition of businesses:
Accounts receivable 149.0 98.2
Inventories (33.0) (57.1)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (123.7) (134.2)
Other working capital items 68.0 39.7
Other non-current assets and liabilities (17.9) 42.3
Net cash provided by operating activities 290.9 210.7
Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant & equipment (62.6) (55.3)
Disposals of property, plant & equipment 3.4 4.7
Acquisition of businesses, less cash acquired (16.3) (5.2)
Other 2.1 3.3
Net cash used in investing activities (73.4) (52.5)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock option and
purchase plans 2.9 4.3
Decrease in long-term debt (4.2) (3.6)
Decrease in loans payable (133.7) (60.6)
Dividends paid (56.6) (47.6)
Net cash used in financing activities (191.6) (107.5)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash (.5) .5
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 25.4 51.2
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year 43.8 37.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Quarter $ 69.2 $ 88.3
Supplemental disclosure of cash paid for:
Interest $ 12.1 $ 10.9
Income taxes $ 20.6 $ 22.5
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of businesses:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 16.3 $ 3.4
Cash paid 16.3 5.2
Liabilities assumed $ - $ (1.8)
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See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Comments
Reference is made to the registrant's 1994 annual report to stockholders, which
contains, at pages 28 through 40, financial statements and the notes thereto.
For interim reporting purposes, advertising expenses are charged to operations
as a percentage of sales based on estimated sales and advertising expense for
the full year.
With respect to the financial information for the interim periods included in
this report, which is unaudited, the management of the Company believes that
all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals necessary to a
fair presentation of the results for such interim periods, have been included.
Realignment Reserve Status
In the fourth quarter of 1993, the Company established a reserve for a
realignment plan resulting in a 1993 fourth quarter charge to profit from
operations of $262.6 million ($164.1 million after taxes, or $.74 per share).
The realignment reserve included costs that are classified into two major
categories as follows:
1. Costs associated with the closure and disposal of major manufacturing
facilities in all business segments, due principally to excess
manufacturing capacity caused by falling global trade barriers.
2. Costs associated with organizational realignment and related work
force reductions to improve the Company's competitive positioning of its
business and adaptation to the continuing trend of more open world trade.
A summary of these realignment costs follow:
Pre-Tax $ Millions
Original Charges Reserve
Realignment Through Balance
Reserve 3/31/95 3/31/95
1. Closure of manufacturing facilities $72.0 $29.5 $42.5
2. Other Realignment Activities
a) Integration of various functions 41.6 22.3 19.3
b) Downsizing of operations 80.2 50.0 30.2
c) Integration of Parker Pen 14.9 10.9 4.0
d) Other asset impairments 53.9 42.6 11.3
Total $262.6 $155.3 $107.3
Through March 31, 1995, 1,538 positions were eliminated. The realignment
program, with some minor exceptions, continues to be implemented, and
realignment activities are planned to be ongoing through the fourth
quarter 1995.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations
In reviewing the following analysis, it should be understood that results for
any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the
entire year.
Three Months 1995 versus 1994
Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 1995, were $1.54 billion, a 13%
increase over the same quarter of the prior year. This gain reflected a 9%
increase from volume and new products and a 4% favorable combined effect of
fluctuations in exchange rates and in selling prices. Sales from foreign
operations increased significantly over those of the prior year while
domestic sales were unchanged.
Sales of the Company's blade and razor products were sharply higher in the
quarter and profits were considerably higher than the prior year. This
increase was attributable to geographic expansion, the continued growth of
the Gillette Sensor System, Sensor Excel, Sensor for Women and the Custom
Plus Disposable Razor and the improving European economic conditions and
strengthening currencies.
Sales of Braun products climbed sharply, particularly in Europe and Japan.
The growth of new products, the introduction of the new Flex Integral shaver
in Japan and Germany and the favorable response to the Super Volume
Hairstyling Appliance and the Electric Plaque Remover contributed to this
sales increase. Profits were substantially higher, primarily due to sales of
products with higher profit margins.
Toiletries and cosmetics sales exceeded those of the prior year. The
expansion of the Gillette Series line in Continental Europe and the
continuing introduction of clear gel deodorant/antiperspirant products in the
United States and Europe contributed to the increase. The devaluation of the
Mexican Peso negatively impacted Jafra sales. Profits increased
significantly, primarily due to the sales of products with higher profit
margins in the United States.
Sales of stationery products were above those of the prior year due to
increases in Asia Pacific and Latin American markets. Profits were virtually
unchanged as gains in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific were offset
in Latin American markets, primarily due to currency fluctuations in Brazil
and Mexico.
Oral-B sales in the first quarter were virtually level with the prior year as
gains in international markets were offset by shortfalls in the United
States. Profits were sharply lower, primarily in the United States, due to
costs associated with new products.
The approximate percentages of consolidated net sales for each of the
Company's business segments are set forth below.
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Blades Toiletries
& & Stationery Braun Oral-B
Period Razors Cosmetics Products Products Products
Three Months 1995 36% 17% 13% 28% 6%
Three Months 1994 36% 18% 13% 26% 7%
Gross profit was $968.5 million, an increase of $106.0 million or 12% from
1994. The gross profit percentage of sales was 63.1%, compared with 63.4%
for the same period in 1994. The decrease is attributable to higher costs
in Brazil reflecting the lower devaluation of its currency. This is offset
in Non-Operating Charges by substantially lower exchange losses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $74.0 million, or
13%. Combined advertising and sales promotion expenses were the primary
contributors to this change, increasing 18% over those of the prior year.
Spending on research and development increased 7%, while other marketing and
administrative expenses increased 10%.
Profit from Operations was $329.1 million up 11% from $297.1 million a year
earlier. Profit from operations increased significantly in foreign
operations, but was slightly lower in the United States.
Net Exchange losses were substantially lower from the prior year due to the
stablization of the Brazilian currency. The effective tax rate was lower for
the three month period while net interest expense was higher.
Net income of $196.1 million increased 20% compared with $164.0 million in
1994. Net income per common share of $.88 increased 19% over the $.74
reported a year earlier.
* * * * * *
Interim financial results may also be viewed on an organizational basis.
For this purpose, operating profits from major operational units are
reported before net corporate headquarters expense, net interest expense,
exchange losses and income taxes.
Sales of the North Atlantic Group in the quarter were considerably higher
and profits were sharply higher than those of the corresponding period of a
year ago.
The Stationery Group's first quarter sales were virtually level but profits
were sharply above those of the prior year.
Sales of the International Group in the quarter were sharply above and
profits were considerably higher than those of last year.
Sales of the Diversified Group in the quarter rose sharply and profits were
considerably above those of the prior year.
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Financial Condition
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended
March 31, 1995, amounted to $291 million, compared with $211 million in the
same period last year. The increase in 1995 was the result of lower
working capital requirements and higher Net Income.
Net debt (total debt, net of associated swaps, less cash and short-term
investments) at March 31, 1995, amounted to $891 million, compared with
$1.04 billion at year-end 1994. The Company's current ratio at March 31,
1995, was 1.56, compared with 1.54 at December 31, 1994.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims arising out of its
business, which cover a wide range of matters, including antitrust and
trade regulation, product liability, contracts, environmental issues,
patent and trademark matters and taxes. Management, after review and
consultation with counsel, considers that any liability from all of these
legal proceedings and claims would not materially affect the consolidated
financial position, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.
Item 4. Vote of Security Holders
At its Annual Meeting on April 20, 1995, the stockholders of The Gillette
Company took the following actions:
1. Elected the following four directors for terms to expire at the 1998
Annual Meeting of stockholders, with votes as indicated opposit each
director's name and with no abstentions or broker nonvotes:
FOR WITHHELD
Wilbur H. Gantz 192,192,388 631,337
Richard R. Pivirotto 192,160,318 663,407
Juan M. Steta 192,213,477 610,248
Alfred M. Zeien 192,225,810 597,915
2. Elected Michael C. Hawley a director for a term to expire at the 1997
Annual Meeting of stockholders. The vote was 190,905,329 for and
1,918,396 withheld, with no abstentions or broker nonvotes.
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3. Approved an amendment to Article 4 of the Certificate of Incorporation
which increases the authorized $1 per value common stock from
580,000,000 shares to 1,160,000,000 shares. The vote was 190,696,936
for and 1,361,274 against the proposal, with 765,514 abstentions and 1
broker nonvote. The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was
made effective by filing a Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary
of State of Delaware on April 20, 1995.
4. Approved an amendment of the 1971 Stock Option Plan which increases
from 100,000 to 200,000 the number of shares upon which options can be
granted to any participant in any calendar year. The vote was
185,434,819 for and 6,128,777 against the proposal, with 1,254,284
abstentions and 5,845 broker nonvotes.
5. Approved the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP as auditors for the year 1995. The vote was 191,882,927
for and 435,867 against the proposal, with 504,931 abstentions and no
broker nonvotes.
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Item 6 (a) Exhibits
Exhibit 3 (i) Certificate of Incorporation as amended April 20, 1995, filed
herewith.
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Exhibit 11
THE GILLETTE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
(Millions of dollars, except per share amounts; shares in millions)
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31
1995 1994
<S> <C> <C>
Net Income Per Common Share-Assuming No Dilution
Net income as reported....................... $ 196.1 $ 164.0
Less: Preferred Stock Dividends, net of tax
benefit............................... (1.2) (1.2)
Net income available to Common Shareholders.. $ 194.9 $ 162.8
Average common shares outstanding............ 221.5 221.0
Reported net income per common share......... $ .88 $ .74
Net Income Per Common Share-Assuming Full Dilution
Net income available to Common Shareholders
(As Above)................................. $ 194.9 $ 162.8
Add: Series C ESOP Preferred Stock Dividend,
net of tax benefit......................... 1.2 1.2
Deduct: Add'l. ESOP Costs, net of tax benefit (.5) (.6)
Adjusted Net Income available to common share-
holders.................................... $ 195.6 $ 163.4
Average common shares outstanding............ 221.5 221.0
Add: Conversion of Series C ESOP Preferred
Stock.................................. 3.3 3.3
Net additional common shares upon
exercise of stock options.............. 2.3 1.8
Adjusted average common shares outstanding... 227.1 226.1
Net income per common share -
assuming full dilution..................... $ .86 $ .72
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Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule filed herewith.
Item 6 (b). Reports on Form 8-K
There were no reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company during the period
covered by this report.
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SIGNATURE
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(Registrant)
THOMAS F. SKELLY
Thomas F. Skelly
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
April 28, 1995
ANTHONY S. LUCAS
Anthony S. Lucas
Vice President, Controller and
Principal Accounting Officer
April 28, l995
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<LEGEND>
The data reported in this exhibit are based on unaudited statements but
include all adjustments which the company considers necessary for a fair
presentation of results for this period.
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<NAME> THE GILLETTE COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995
<CASH> 69,200
<SECURITIES> 1,900
<RECEIVABLES> 1,247,400
<ALLOWANCES> 45,200
<INVENTORY> 960,900
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,602,300
<PP&E> 2,929,300
<DEPRECIATION> 1,526,600
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,378,800
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,668,400
<BONDS> 562,700
<COMMON> 279,200
0
98,100
<OTHER-SE> 1,771,200
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 5,378,800
<SALES> 1,536,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,536,000
<CGS> 567,500
<TOTAL-COSTS> 567,500
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 639,400
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,200
<INCOME-PRETAX> 308,900
<INCOME-TAX> 112,800
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 196,100
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 196,100
<EPS-PRIMARY> .88
<EPS-DILUTED> .86
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COMPOSITE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(As amended through April 16, 1987)
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CONSISTING OF:
- - CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY. Filed
September 10, 1917.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 500,000
SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE. Filed November 21, 1921.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 2,000,000
SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE. Filed October 13, 1924.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 3,000,000
SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE. Filed November 15, 1928.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT RECLASSIFYING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK INTO 310,000
SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE OF $5 DIVIDEND CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE STOCK AND
2,801,269 SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE OF COMMON STOCK AND STATING THE
DESIGNATIONS AND POWERS, PREFERENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONVERTIBLE
PREFERENCE STOCK AND COMMON STOCK. Filed November 19, 1930.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT AMENDING THE TERMS OF THE CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE
STOCK. Filed December 23, 1931.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT AMENDING THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE
CORPORATION. Filed April 23, 1936.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT DECREASING THE AUTHORIZED CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE
STOCK TO 300,000 SHARES AND THE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK TO 2,781,269 SHARES.
Filed April 23, 1937.
- - CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT OF PREFERRED STOCK DECREASING THE AUTHORIZED
CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE STOCK BY 18,549 SHARES. Filed November 9, 1943.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT RECLASSIFYING EACH SHARE OF COMMON STOCK WITHOUT
PAR VALUE TO TWO SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH.
Filed December 6, 1950.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE CORPORATION TO THE
GILLETTE COMPANY. Filed March 26, 1952.
- - CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION AND CONVERSION REDUCING THE AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
STOCK BY ELIMINATING ALL REFERENCE TO THE CONVERTIBLE PREFERENCE STOCK.
Filed September 22, 1954.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 11,125,076
SHARES WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH. Filed September 16, 1955.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 33,375,228
SHARES WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH. Filed November 16, 1961.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 36,375,228
SHARES OF WHICH 1,000,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS OF PREFERRED
STOCK WITHOUT PAR VALUE AND 35,375,228 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS
OF COMMON STOCK WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH AND STATING THE PROVISIONS
GOVERNING THE DESIGNATIONS AND POWERS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS AND
QUALIFICATIONS THEREOF OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK. Filed March 20, 1969.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 75,000,000
SHARES OF WHICH 2,500,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS OF PREFERRED
STOCK WITHOUT PAR VALUE AND 72,500,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS
OF COMMON STOCK WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH. Filed April 16, 1982.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 150,000,000
SHARES OF WHICH 5,000,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS OF PREFERRED
STOCK WITHOUT PAR VALUE AND 145,000,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS
OF COMMON STOCK WITHTHE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH AND ESTABLISHING A CLASSIFIED
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Filed April 17, 1986.
- - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT INCREASING AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK TO 295,000,000
SHARES OF WHICH 5,000,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS OF PREFERRED
STOCK WITHOUT PAR VALUE AND 290,000,000 SHARES SHALL BE SHARES OF THE CLASS
OF COMMON STOCK WITH THE PAR VALUE OF $1 EACH AND ELIMINATING OR LIMITING
DIRECTOR LIABILITY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY DELAWARE LAW. Filed
April 16, 1987.
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COMPOSITE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
(As amended through April 16, 1987)
1. The name of the corporation is
THE GILLETTE COMPANY.
2. The location of its principal office in the state of Delaware is 1209
Orange street in the city of Wilmington in the county of New Castle. The name
of the agent therein and in charge thereof is The Corporation Trust Company.
3. The nature of the business of the corporation and the objects and
purposes proposed to be transacted promoted or carried on by or on behalf of
the corporation are as follows:
(a) To purchase or otherwise acquire the business now owned and carried on
by the Gillette Safety Razor Company a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts together with all its property
real and personal easements rights franchises and privileges including land
and buildings plants stock and all other property and assets connected with
the business and the good will thereof and the benefit of all pending contracts
and all patents and other rights and privileges of or connected with the said
business subject however to all debts and liabilities of the said Massachusetts
corporation existing at the date of the conveyance and transfer of the said
business and property and to issue all or any part of the capital stock of this
corporation directly or indirectly as consideration for the acquisition of the
said property and assets.
And to make and enter into an agreement with the said Gillette Safety Razor
Company of Massachusetts and with Aldred & Company a copartnership with its
principal office in the City of New York in substantially the following terms:
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2
"AN AGREEMENT between the Gillette Safety Razor Company, incorporated
under the laws of Massachusetts, herein called the "Old Company," of the first
part, the Gillette Safety Razor Company, incorporated under the laws of
Delaware, herein called the "New Company" of the second part, and Aldred &
Company, a copartnership with its principal office in the City of New York,
herein called the "Bankers" of the third part.
WHEREAS the Bankers have acquired the right to purchase a large
majority of the shares of the Old Company, at and upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned, and have caused the New Company to be organized under the laws of
Delaware (for the purpose, among other things, of executing and adopting this
contract), with the capitalization of 250,000 shares without par value, and
with authority to authorize and issue the $6,000,000 Five Year Six Per Cent
convertible notes hereinafter mentioned.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
promises hereinafter contained, the parties agree with each other as follows:
1. In consideration of the transfer of all the property and assets of
the Old Company upon the order of the Bankers, as hereinafter provided, the
Bankers agree to pay to each of the shareholders of the Old Company who shall
elect to take the same, the sum of $200 for each share of the common stock and
$125 for each share of the preferred stock of the Old Company, plus an
additional sum in cash on account of accrued dividends equal to 7 per cent on
the par value of each such share of stock, from the 1st July 1917 up to the
date of issue of the new shares. The Bankers shall also pay to the Old Company,
or to the New Company, an equal sum per share for or on account of all
shareholders of the Old Company who shall decline either to take such payment
from the Bankers or to take shares of the New Company in exchange for their
shares in the Old Company, as hereinafter provided.
2. In consideration of the said payments which the Bankers hereby
agree to make to or for account of the stockholders of the Old Company, as
above provided, the Old Company hereby agrees to assign and deliver to the New
Company, as the nominee of the Bankers, all the property and assets of the Old
Company subject to all of its liabilities and obligations.
3. In consideration of the transfer and delivery, to it, of the
property and assets of the Old Company, as above provided, at the request of
the Bankers, the New Company agrees to deliver to the Bankers, or to their
order, all of its said
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250,000 shares, and also to authorize, deliver and issue to the Bankers, or to
their order, $6,000,000 five year six per cent notes convertible into its stock
at the rate of ten shares of stock for every $1000 par value of notes (interest
and dividends to be adjusted), and the Bankers agree to deposit with a trust
company 60,000 shares of the said stock to be held and used to convert or
retire the said notes. Any and all shares of the said stock not so used to
convert or retire the said notes shall be cancelled.
4. The Bankers shall receive from the New Company the said $6,000,000
notes and the said 250,000 shares as their own absolute property with the
obligation to deposit the said 60,000 shares with the said trust company
forthwith and with the right to sell all or any part of the remaining shares
and the said notes to such persons and for such prices as they may deem best,
for the purpose of raising funds to pay the shareholders of the Old Company, as
hereinbefore provided, and for such other purposes as in their discretion they
may determine, the Bankers being entitled to retain for their own use any of
the said notes and stock not sold by them to others or any profits realized by
them from such sales.
5. The Bankers may offer shares of the New Company in exchange for
common shares of the Old Company, at the rate of three shares in the New
Company for each common share of the Old Company, plus a sum in cash on account
of accrued dividends, equal to 7 per cent per annum on the par value of the
said old common shares from the 1st July 1917 to the date of issue of the new
shares.
6. The Bankers shall pay all expenses incident to the foregoing
transactions, except that the sum of money payable to the holders of the old
shares on account of accrued dividends, as above provided, shall be withdrawn
from the cash now in the treasury of the Old Company after or concurrently with
the transfer thereof to the New Company, and that the New Company shall assume
the liability, if any, devolving upon the Old Company from the claims of any
shareholders under the Act of 1903, c. 437, s. 44.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties of the first and second parts have
caused their common seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be
executed by their respective officers thereto duly authorized, and the parties
of the third part have hereto affixed their hands and seal this day
of September 1917
GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY (of Massachusetts)
By
President
Treasurer
By GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY (of Delaware)
President
Treasurer
Subject, however, to such changes, alterations and modifications as may
be agreed between the said Gillette Safety Razor Company of Massachusetts and
the said Aldred & Company and the board of directors or shareholders of this
corporation.
(b) To manufacture make prepare produce import purchase or otherwise
acquire and to utilize and to sell lease mortgage pledge exchange export and
otherwise dispose of and deal in and with razors razor blades cutlery and
hardware of any and all kinds and any and all other goods wares merchandise
materials and property whether or not in a raw natural or finished state and
whether or not pertaining to razors razor blades cutlery or hardware and any
and all kinds of machines machinery apparatus appliances tools implements
mechanical and other devices whatsoever and all other articles and things that
are or may be useful or utilized for or in connection with any of the foregoing.
(c) To purchase take on lease or in exchange or otherwise acquire and
to deal with any real or personal property and any business or any businesses
and the good will thereof and any easements licenses patent and other rights or
privileges and secret or other processes which in the opinion of the board of
directors may be necessary or desirable for or in connection with the business
or any branch or branches thereof.
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(d) To build construct purchase or otherwise acquire and to work
utilize and operate any and all undertakings works factories workshops
storehouses and other facilities appliances and equipment useful or convenient
in connection with the objects of the business or any of them and to establish
maintain and run agencies for and in connection with the distribution of the
products and commodities of the corporation.
(e) To purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold sell assign transfer
mortgage pledge or otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock or any
bonds debentures securities or evidences of indebtedness created or issued by
any other corporation or corporations association or associations and while
owner of any such shares or securities to excercise any and all rights powers
and privileges of ownership including the right to vote thereon and in
connection therewith.
(f) To aid in any manner by guarantee or otherwise any corporation
company or association any of whose shares debentures securities or evidences
of indebtedness are owned or held by the corporation and to do any acts or
things designed to protect preserve improve or enhance the value of any such
shares bonds debentures or other securities or evidence of indebtedness.
(g) To procure the corporation to be registered and recognized in any
foreign country or countries and to designate persons therein according to the
laws of such foreign country or countries to represent this corporation and to
accept service for and on behalf of this corporation of any process or suit.
(h) To consolidate amalgamate or merge with any other corporation
having objects altogether or in part similar to those of this corporation.
(i) To do all and everything necessary useful convenient or proper
for or in connection with the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the
attainment of any one or more of the objects herein enumerated or incidental
to the powers herein expressed or implied or which shall at any time appear
expedient for or conducive to the benefit or protection of the corporation
and to have and exercise all the powers and privileges now or hereafter
conferred by the laws of Delaware upon corporations formed under the act
hereinafter mentioned and all powers necessary or convenient to the attainment
of the objects set forth in the foregoing clauses which shall be construed
both as objects and powers. And nothing herein contained shall be construed
to authorize the formation of any corporation or company for banking or
insurance or any savings bank or trust company or any corporation intended to
derive profit from the loan or use of money or any safe deposit company or
any corporation possessing any of the powers prohibited to corporations formed
under the provisions of the act hereinafter mentioned.
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4. The total number of shares of all clases of stock which the
corporation shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Ninety-Five Million
(295,000,000) shares, of which Five Million (5,000,000) shares shall be shares
of the class of Preferred Stock without par value (hereinafter called
"Preferred Stock"), and Two Hundred Ninety Million (290,000,000) shares shall
be shares of the class of Common Stock with the par value of $1 per share
(hereinafter called "Common Stock").
The minimum amount of capital with which the corporation shall commence
business is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000).
The designations and the powers, including full or limited or no voting
powers, preferences and rights, including any relative, participating, optional
or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof, of each class of stock shall be governed by the following provisions:
1. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from
time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of the class of Preferred
Stock in one or more series, with such voting powers, full or limited, or
without voting powers and with such designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the
resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board
of Directors, and as are not stated and expressed in the Certificate of
Incorporation, including (but without limiting the generality thereof) the
following:
(a) The number of shares to constitute each such series, and the
designation of each such series.
(b) The dividend rate of each such series, the conditions and dates
upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation (including
preferences, if any) which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable
on any other class or classes or on any other series of stock, and whether such
dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative.
(c) Whether the shares of each such series shall be subject to
redemption by the corporation and, if made subject to such redemption, the
times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption.
(d) The terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase
or redemption of the shares of each such series.
(e) Whether or not the shares of each such series shall be convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes or of any other
series of any class or classes of stock of the corporation, and, if provision
be made for conversion
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or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other terms and
conditions of such conversion or exchange.
(f) The extent, if any, to which the holders of the shares of each such
series shall be entitled to vote with respect to the election of directors or
otherwise.
(g) The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional
Preferred Stock.
(h) The rights of the holders of the shares of each such series
(including preferences, if any, over the rights of holders of any other class
or classes or any other series of any class or classes) upon the dissolution
of, or upon the distribution of assets of, the corporation.
2. Except as otherwise required by law and except for such voting
powers with respect to the election of directors or other matters as may be
stated in the resolutions of the Board of Directors creating any series of
Preferred Stock, the holders of any such series shall have no voting power
whatsoever and all voting power shall be vested in the Common Stock. Any
amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation which shall increase or decrease
the authorized stock of any class or classes may be adopted by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the stock of the
corporation entitled to vote in respect thereof. The holders of the Common
Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock registered
in their respective names on the books of the corporation.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, no holder of any
stock of the corporation of any class or classes, now or hereafter authorized,
shall, as such holder, have any right to purchase or subscribe for (1) any
shares of stock of any class or classes, now or hereafter authorized, or any
warrant or warrants, option or options or instrument or instruments that shall
confer upon the holder or holders thereof the right to subscribe for or to
purchase or to receive from the corporation any stock of any class or classes,
now or hereafter authorized, which it may issue or sell, (2) any obligation
which the corporation may issue or sell that shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, any shares of the stock of the corporation of any class or
classes, now or hereafter authorized, or to which shall be attached or
appurtenant any warrant or warrants, option or options, or instrument or
instruments that shall confer upon the holder or holders of such obligation the
right to subscribe for, or to purchase or receive from the corporation, any
shares of its stock of any class or classes, now or hereafter authorized.
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3. The corporation may from time to time issue and dispose of any of
the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock at such price or prices
or for such other consideration as may be fixed and determined from time to
time by the Board of Directors, or of Common Stock at such price or prices or
for such other consideration, not less than its par value, as may be fixed and
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, without action by the
stockholders. The Board of Directors may provide for payment therefor to be
received by the corporation in cash, property or services or any other lawful
consideration. Any and all such shares of the Preferred or Common Stock of the
corporation the issuance of which has been so authorized, and for which the
payment or consideration so fixed by the Board of Directors has been paid or
delivered, shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be liable to any
further call or assessment thereon.
5. The names and places of residence of each of the original
subscribers to the capital stock and the number of shares subscribed for by
each are as follows:
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<CAPTION>
Name Residence Number of Shares
<S> <C> <C>
Norman J. MacGaffin Boston, Mass 3
James E. Manter Portland, Me 3
Clement M. Egner Elkton, Md 4
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Total 10
</TABLE>
6. The corporation is to have perpetual existence.
7. The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the
payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.
8. As supplementing and not in any respect limiting or restricting the
powers conferred by the statutes or otherwise the Board of Directors are
expressly authorized at any time and from time to time.
(a) To alter amend and rescind the by-laws of the corporation without
the vote or assent of the stockholders.
(b) If the by-laws so provide to designate by resolution passed by a
majority of the entire board two or more of their number to constitute an
Executive Committee which committee shall for the time being as provided in the
by-laws or in the said resolution have and exercise any or all of the powers of
the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
corporation and have power to authorize the seal of the corporation to be
affixed to all papers which may require it.
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(c) To fix the amount or amounts to be reserved as working capital And
to purchase any property franchises or rights and to enter into any contracts
which the Board of Directors may deem advantageous to the corporation and to
fix the price to be paid by the corporation for any such property rights or
contracts And to issue shares in the capital stock of the corporation at such
price or prices or for such consideration as the Board of Directors shall fix
and determine And to borrow money and to issue bonds debentures or other
securities of the corporation and to pledge or sell the same for such sums and
upon such terms as they may deem expedient And to mortgage hypothecate pledge
or otherwise encumber or charge the real and personal property of the
corporation to secure the payment of any such bonds debentures or other
securities or debts of the corporation and to sell transfer or otherwise
dispose of any of the real and personal property of the corporation.
(d) To determine whether and to what extent and at what time or times
and place or places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and
books of the corporation (other than the stock ledger) or any of them shall be
open to the inspection of the stockholders and no stockholder shall have any
right of inspecting any account or book or document or paper of the corporation
except as conferred by Delaware laws or as authorized by the board of directors
or by a resolution of the stockholders.
(e) To authorize the use and application of surplus earnings or
accumulated profits of the corporation authorized by law to be reserved to the
purchase or acquisition of property and to the purchase or acquisition of
shares in the capital stock of the corporation from time to time to such extent
and in such manner and upon such terms as the board of directors shall
determine and neither the property nor the shares so purchased and acquired nor
any shares in the capital stock of the corporation taken in payment or
satisfaction of any debt due to the corporation shall be regarded as profits
for the purpose of declaration or payment of dividends unless otherwise
determined by a majority of the board of directors or a majority of the
stockholders.
9. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than seven nor more
than fifteen directors, the exact number of directors to be determined from
time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the
entire Board of Directors. The directors shall be divided into three classes,
designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly
as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting
the entire Board of Directors. At the 1986 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,
Class I directors shall be elected for a one-year term, Class II directors for
a two-year term and Class III directors
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for the three-year term. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders,
beginning in 1987, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at
the annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. If the number of
directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal
as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy
resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that
shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a
decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent
director. A director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in
which that director's term expires and until that director's successor shall be
elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification or removal from office for cause.
Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the
directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase
in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of that
director's predecessor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holder of
any one or more classes or series of preferred stock issued by the Corporation
shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors
at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the election, term of
office, voting powers and other attributes of such directorships shall be
governed by the resolutions of the Board of Directors creating that class or
series, and such directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant
to this Article 9 unless expressly provided by such resolutions. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws (and
notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws) the affirmative vote of the holders
of 75% of the outstanding capital stock, voting together as a single class,
shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with
this Article 9.
10. The corporation may in its by-laws confer powers additional to the
foregoing upon the board of directors in addition to the powers and
authorities expressly conferred upon them by the laws of Delaware.
(a) A director of this corporation shall not be liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or
limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law
as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
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Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the
stockholders of the corporation shall not adversely affect any right or
protection of a director of the corporation existing at the time of such repeal
or modification.
11. The bylaws of the corporation may prescribe the number of shares
whose holders must be present or represented in order to constitute a quorum at
meetings of stockholders which number may be less than a majority of the total
number of shares.
12. If the bylaws so provide meetings of directors and of stockholders
may be held either within or without the state of Delaware and the corporation
may have one or more offices (in addition to the principal office in Delaware)
and the books of the corporation (subject to the provisions of the Delaware
laws) may be kept outside the state of Delaware at such place or places as may
be from time to time designated by the board of directors.
13. The right and power is hereby reserved to the corporation and to
its stockholders to amend alter change or repeal any provision contained in
this certificate of incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by
the laws of Delaware and any and all rights conferred on stockholders herein
shall be subject to this reservation and to change or modification as herein
expressly provided.
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We the undersigned being all of the original subscribers to the capital
stock hereinbefore named for the purpose of forming a corporation to do
business both within and without the state of Delaware and in pursuance of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of Delaware entitled "An Act Providing a
General Corporation Law" (approved March 10th, 1899) and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto do make and file this certificate hereby
declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true and do
respectively agree to take the number of shares of stock hereinbefore set forth
and accordingly have hereunto set our hands and seals this 10th day of
September 1917.
In presence of
Lawrence J. Broman
Norman J. MacGaffin (seal)
James E. Manter (seal)
Clement M. Egner (seal)
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State of Delaware
)
: s.s.
)
County of New Castle,
Be it remembered that on this 10th day of September, 1917 personally
came before me Lawrence J. Broman a Notary Public for the State of Delaware
Norman J. MacGaffin, James E. Manter and Clement M. Egner, the parties to the
foregoing certificate of incorporation known to me personally to be such and
severally acknowledge the said certificate to be the act and deed of the
signers respectively and that the facts therein stated are truly set forth.
Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid.
LAWRENCE J. BROWMAN
Notary Public
LAWRENCE J. BROMAN
Notary Public
Appointed July 27, 1914
State of Delaware
Term Four Years
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SUPPLEMENT TO (BUT NOT A PART OF) COMPOSITE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
NOTES ON ARTICLE 4
This article originally read as follows:
4. The total authorized capital stock of the corporation shall consist
of 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) shares without any nominal or
par value. The amount of capital stock with which the corporation will
begin business is 10 (ten) shares. All shares in the capital stock of this
corporation shall be issued and accepted upon the express condition that
there shall be no liability on the part of the incorporators organizers or
promoters of this corporation or any of them on the ground that they stand
in any fiduciary relation thereto or that they have fixed the price payable
by this corporation for any property purchased by it or that this
corporation has no independent board of directors and especially that there
shall be no liability on the part of Aldred & Company or the incorporators
organizers or promoters of this corporation or any of them arising from or
in any way growing out of the agreement with the Gillette Safety Razor
Company (of Massachusetts) and Aldred & Company or the transfer of property
and the issue of the shares of stock and notes of this corporation
thereunder except as therein expressly stated.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed November 21, 1921 with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, 250,000 was struck out from the first sentence and 500,000
inserted.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed October 13, 1924 with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, 500,000 was struck out from the first sentence and 2,000,000
inserted.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed November 15, 1928 with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, 2,000,000 was struck out from the first sentence and
3,000,000 inserted.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed November 19, 1930 with the Secretary of
State of Delaware on the merger with AutoStrop Safety Razor Company, a new
article 4 was substituted wherein the former 3,000,000 shares of authorized
capital stock were reclassified into 310,000 shares of preference and 2,801,269
shares of common stock, a total of 3,111,269 shares, and the various rights and
privileges of the two classes of stock were set forth in detail.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed December 23, 1931 with the Secretary of
State of Delaware, there was added a provision regarding the computation of
profits.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed April 23, 1937 with the Secretary of State
of Delaware, the total number of shares authorized was reduced from 3,111,269
to 3,081,269, of which 300,000 were preference shares and 2,781,269 were common
shares. Simultaneously there was filed a Certificate of Reduction of Capital
effecting the retirement of 10,000 shares of preference stock and 20,000 shares
of common stock.
By a Certificate of Retirement of Preferred Stock Purchased Out of Surplus
filed November 9, 1943 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the charter was
amended by reducing the
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number of preference shares by 18,549 to 281,451, which automatically reduced
the total number of authorized shares by the same number, to 3,062,720.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed December 6, 1950 with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, the charter was amended by reclassifying and changing the
2,781,269 shares of authorized Common Stock without par value into 5,562,538
shares of Common Stock with the par value of $1.00 per share and by changing
the provisions relating to the voting and liquidation rights of the $5 Dividend
Convertible Preference Stock.
By a Certificate of Redemption and Conversion filed September 22, 1954
with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the charter was amended so as to
effect a reduction in the authorized capital stock by eliminating all reference
to the $5 Dividend Convertible Preference Stock, so that the total number of
authorized shares became 5,562,538 shares of Common Stock with a par value of
$1 each.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed September 16, 1955 with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the
authorized Common Stock to 11,125,076 shares with a par value of $1 each.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed November 16, 1961 with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the
authorized Common Stock to 33,375,228 shares with a par value of $1 each.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed March 20, 1969 with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the authorized
capital stock to 36,375,228 shares consisting of 35,375,228 shares of Common
Stock with a par value of $1 each and a new class of 1,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock without par value. Among other things, the provisions governing
the designations and powers, preferences and rights and qualifications thereof
of each class of stock were set forth, and the Board of Directors was empowered
to provide for the issuance from time to time of one or more series of the new
class of Preferred Stock and to fix various terms and provisions with respect
to each such series.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed April 16, 1982 with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the authorized
capital stock to 75,000,000 shares consisting of 72,500,000 shares of common
stock with a par value of $1 each and 2,500,000 shares of preferred stock
without par value.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed April 17, 1986 with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the authorized
capital stock to 150,000,000 shares consisting of 145,000,000 shares of common
stock with a par value of $1 each and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock
without par value.
By a Certificate of Amendment filed April 16, 1987 with the Secretary
of State of Delaware, the charter was amended to increase the authorized
capital stock to 295,000,000 shares consisting of 290,000,000 shares of common
stock with a par value of $1 each and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock
without par value.
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CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
Liquid Paper Corporation
into
The Gillette Company
The Gillete Company, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of Delaware.
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: That this Corporation was incorporated on the 10th day of
September 1917 pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
SECOND: That this Corporation owns all of the outstanding shares of the
stock of Liquid Paper Corporation, a corporation incorporated on the 22nd day of
June 1973 pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
THIRD: That this Corporation, by resolutions of its Board of
Directors, duly adopted at a meeting held on the 15th day of September, 1988,
determined to and did merge into itself Liquid Paper Corporation, which
resolutions are in the following words to wit:
RESOLVED, that this Corporation merge into itself Liquid Paper
Corporation and assume all of its liabilities and obligations, said merger to
become effective as of the close of business on the date of filing the
Certificate of Ownership and Merger, substantially in the form filed with the
records hereof, with such changes not materially affecting the substance
thereof as the officer or officers of this Corporation acting on behalf of this
Corporation may approve, with the Secretary of State of Delaware along with a
copy of this Resolution.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman of
the Board, the President or any Vice President of this Corporation be and they
hereby are directed to make and execute under the corporate seal of this
Corporation, a Certificate of Ownership and Merger setting forth a copy of the
resolutions to merge Liquid Paper Corporation into this Corporation and to
assume its liabilities and obligations on the date of adoption thereof, and to
file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware, and a
certified copy in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of New Castle County.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of this Corporation be and they are
and each of them is hereby authorized to take all such action and to execute
and to deliver in the name and on behalf of this Corporation, or otherwise, all
such documents as the officer or
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officers so acting may deem necessary or desirable in connection with said
merger of Liquid Paper Corporation into this Corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gillette Company has caused this certificate to
be signed by its Vice President and attested to by its Secretary this 15th day
of September, 1988.
ATTEST BY By /s/ Joel P. Davis
/s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss ---------------------------
- -------------------------- Joel P. Davis
Kathryn E. DeMoss
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
The Gillette Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in its Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, its Board of Directors
(the "Board of Directors") has adopted the following resolution creating a
series of its Preferred Stock, without par value, designated as Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock:
RESOLVED, that a series of the class of authorized Preferred Stock,
without par value, of the Corporation be hereby created, and that the
designation and amount thereof and the voting powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series,
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Amount.
The shares of such series shall be designated as the "Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series B Preferred Stock") and
the number of shares initially constituting such series shall be 600,000, which
number may be decreased (but not increased) by the Board of Directors without
a vote of stockholders; provided, however, that such number may not be
decreased below the number of then currently outstanding shares of Series B
Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) The holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in
preference to the holders of shares of the Common Stock, par value $1 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation and of any other capital stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to
payment of dividends, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared
by the Board of Directors out of net profits or net assets of the Corporation
legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative dividends payable
in cash at the annual rate of $87.50 per share, and no more, in equal quarterly
payments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 (or if any of such
days is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such day) in
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each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date" and any dividend not paid on such date being referred to herein
as "past due"), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date which
is at least 10 days after the date of original issue of the Series B Preferred
Stock; provided, however, that with respect to such first Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date, which will be September 29, 1989, the holders of shares of Series
B Preferred Stock shall be entitled pursuant to this paragraph (a) to receive,
when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of the net profits or
net assets of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, a
cumulative cash dividend per share in the amount of (i) $21.875 multiplied by
(ii) a fraction equal to the number of days from such date of original issue to
such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date divided by 90, and no more; provided
further that if any applicable dividend payment or redemption payment is not
made on a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or the date set for such redemption,
respectively, thereafter all such dividend payments and redemption payments
that are past due and unpaid shall accrue interest at the higher of an annual
rate of 8-3/4% or a rate (determined as of each Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date) equal to the yield on that issue of United States Treasury Bills with a
maturity closest to one year from the date of determination (in either case
compounded quarterly), with the amount of such interest added to accrued
dividend payments or redemption payments, respectively, until all such dividend
payments and redemption payments shall have been paid in full (or declared and
funds sufficient therefor Set Apart for Payment).
(b) Dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section
2 shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from the date of original issue of
the Series B Preferred Stock. The amount of dividends so payable shall be
determined on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year. Accrued but
unpaid dividends shall bear interest as provided in the last proviso of
paragraph (a) of this Section 2. Dividends paid on the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at
the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board
of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares
of Series B Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend declared
thereon, which record date shall be no more than 60 days nor less than 10 days
prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
(c) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to
time declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution (including,
without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities or property
or rights or warrants to
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subscribe for securities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by way
of dividend or spinoff or Rights) on its Common Stock, other than (i) dividends
payable in cash in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year which, when declared,
are not expected to exceed the net income of the Corporation during such year
from continuing operations before extraordinary items, as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
in accordance with past practice, or (ii) any dividend or distribution of
shares of Common Stock, then, and in each such case (a "Triggering
Distribution"), the holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive from the Corporation, with respect to each share of
Series B Preferred Stock held, the same dividend or distribution received by a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series
B Preferred Stock is convertible on the record date for such dividend or
distribution. Any such dividend or distribution shall be declared, ordered,
paid or made on the Series B Preferred Stock at the same time such dividend or
distribution is declared, ordered, paid or made on the Common Stock.
(d) The holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall
not be entitled to receive any dividends or other distributions except as
provided in this Certificate of Designation of Series B Cumulative Convertible
Preferred Stock.
Section 3. Voting Rights. In addition to any voting rights provided
elsewhere herein and in the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, as it
may be amended or restated from time to time (the "Certificate of
Incorporation"), and any voting rights provided by law, the holders of shares
of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled
to 20 votes, subject to adjustment in the manner set forth in paragraph (b) of
Section 8; provided, however, that the right to exercise any vote pursuant to
this clause (a) shall be subject to satisfaction of any applicable waiting
period with respect to any acquisition of shares of Series B Preferred Stock
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended,
including any extensions thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, or by
the Certificate of Incorporation, or by law, the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock and the shares of Common Stock (and any other shares of capital stock of
the Corporation at the time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
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(b) So long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be
outstanding and unless the consent or approval of a greater number of shares
shall then be required by law, without first obtaining the consent or approval
of the holders of at least two-thirds of the number of then-outstanding shares
of Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, given in person or by
proxy at a meeting at which the holders of such shares shall be entitled to
vote separately as a class, or by written consent, the Corporation shall not:
(i) authorize or create any class or series, or any shares of any class or
series, of stock having any preference or priority as to dividends or upon
redemption, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up over the Series B Preferred
Stock, or redeemable prior to the time that the Series B Preferred Stock may
be redeemable pursuant to Section 5 ("Senior Stock"); (ii) authorize or create
any class or series, or any shares of any class or series, of stock ranking on
a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding
up) with the Series B Preferred Stock or redeemable at or prior to the time
that the Series B Preferred Stock may be redeemable pursuant to Section 5
("Parity Stock"), provided, however, that no such vote shall be required with
respect to the authorization or issuance by the Corporation of one or more new
series of Preferred Stock that is Parity Stock, if (A) the aggregate purchase
price (excluding transaction-related expenses) of all shares of such series is
equal to or greater than the aggregate liquidation preference of all shares of
such series, (B) the aggregate liquidation preference (excluding accrued but
unpaid dividends) of all shares of such series of Preferred Stock does not
exceed $300,000,000, and (C) shares of any such new series shall be issued only
to an employee stock ownership plan organized and maintained by the Corporation
for the benefit of its employees; (iii) reclassify any shares of stock of
the Corporation into shares of Senior Stock or Parity Stock; (iv) authorize any
security exchangeable for, convertible into, or evidencing the right to
purchase any shares of Senior Stock or Parity Stock; (v) amend, alter or repeal
the Certificate of Incorporation to alter or change the preferences, rights or
powers of the Series B Preferred Stock so as to affect the Series B Preferred
Stock adversely or to increase the authorized number of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock; or (vi) effect the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, or the sale, lease, conveyance or exchange of
all or substantially all of the assets, property or business of the
Corporation, or the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any
other corporation, provided, however, that no separate vote of the holders of
the Series B Preferred Stock as a class shall be required in the case of a
merger or consolidation or a sale, lease, conveyance or exchange of all or
substantially all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation (such
transactions being hereinafter in this proviso referred to as a
"reorganization") if (A) the resulting, surviving or acquiring
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corporation will have after such reorganization no stock either authorized or
outstanding ranking prior to, or on a parity with, the Series B Preferred Stock
or the stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation issued in
exchange therefor (except such stock of the Corporation as may have been
authorized or outstanding immediately preceding such reorganization, or such
stock of the resulting, surviving or acquiring corporation containing
substantially the same relative rights and preferences as the stock of the
Corporation for which it may be exchanged ("Exchanged Stock"), which Exchanged
Stock was outstanding immediately preceding such reorganization and at such
time ranked prior to, or on a parity with, the Series B Preferred Stock) and
(B) each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock immediately preceding
such reorganization will receive in exchange therefor the same number of shares
of stock, with substantially the same preferences, rights and powers, of the
resulting, surviving, or acquiring corporation or the Corporation is the
surviving corporation and the Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding
without change to its preferences, rights, and powers.
(c) Whenever (i) dividends payable on shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 2
shall have been in arrears and not paid in full for three quarterly periods,
whether or not consecutive (a "Dividend Default"), thereafter and until all
such dividends shall have been paid in full or declared and Set Apart for
Payment, or (ii) the Corporation shall have violated any of the covenants
contained in Section 4 and such violation shall be continuing, or (iii) the
Corporation shall have not redeemed shares of Series B Preferred Stock within
five (5) Business Days of the date such redemption is required by Section 5
(a "Redemption Default"), thereafter and until such redemption shall have been
performed or all funds necessary therefor Set Apart for Payment, or (iv) the
Corporation shall have not distributed any dividend or other distribution
distributable to the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant
to the terms of paragraph (c) of Section 2 within five (5) Business Days of
the date such distribution is required by paragraph (c) of Section 2
(a "Distribution Default"), thereafter and until such distribution shall have
been performed, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have
the right, voting together as a single class, to elect two directors. Such
right of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock to vote for the election of
directors may be exercised at any annual meeting or at any special meeting
called for such purpose as hereinafter provided or at any adjournment thereof,
or by the written consent, delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, of
the holders of a majority of all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock as of the record date of such written consent, until any
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dividends (or other amounts payable) in default on the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full (or such dividends (or
other amounts payable) shall have been declared and funds sufficient therefor
Set Apart for Payment) and any distribution required by paragraph (c) of Section
2 shall have been made, at which time the term of office of the directors so
elected shall terminate automatically. So long as such right to vote continues
(and unless such right has been exercised by written consent of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock as hereinabove
authorized), the Secretary of the Corporation may call, and upon the written
request of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock addressed to him at the principal office of the
Corporation shall call, a special meeting of the holders of such shares for the
election of such directors as provided herein. Such meeting shall be held within
30 days after delivery of such request to the Secretary, at the place and upon
the notice provided by law and in the By-laws for the holding of meetings of
stockholders. No such special meeting or adjournment thereof shall be held on a
date less than 30 days before an annual meeting of stockholders or any special
meeting in lieu thereof. If at any such annual or special meeting or any
adjournment thereof the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock entitled to vote in such election shall be present or
represented by proxy, or if the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Series B Preferred Stock shall have acted by written consent in lieu of a
meeting with respect thereto, then the authorized number of directors shall be
increased by two and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to elect such additional directors. The absence of a quorum of the
holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation at any
such annual or special meeting shall not affect the exercise by the holders of
the Series B Preferred Stock of such voting rights. Directors so elected shall
serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected
and shall qualify, unless the term of office of the persons so elected as
directors shall have terminated under the circumstances set forth in the second
sentence of this paragraph (c). In case of any vacancy occurring among the
directors elected by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock as a class, the
remaining director who shall have been so elected may appoint a successor to
hold office for the unexpired term of the director whose place shall be vacant.
If both directors so elected by the holders of Series B Preferred Stock as a
class shall cease to serve as directors before their terms shall expire, the
holders of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote
for such directors may, by written consent as hereinabove provided, or at a
special meeting of such holders called as provided above, elect successors to
hold office for the unexpired terms of the directors whose places
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shall be vacant. After the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall have
exercised their right to elect directors pursuant to the terms of this
paragraph (c), the authorized number of directors shall not be increased or
decreased, regardless of the terms of any Junior Stock, or decreased,
regardless of the terms of any other stock of the Corporation, except by a
class vote of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock as provided above. The
rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant
to the terms of this paragraph (c) shall not be adversely affected by the
voting or other rights applicable to any other security of the Corporation.
(d) Except as provided in this Certificate of
Designation of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (including,
without limitation, the right to vote with the Common Stock on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation as set forth in
paragraph (a) of this Section 3) or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or as
required by law, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have
no voting rights and their consent shall not be required for the taking of any
corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Whenever (i) a Dividend Default has occurred, thereafter
and until all accrued and unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, shall have
been paid in full or declared and Set Apart for Payment, or (ii) a Distribution
Default has occurred, thereafter and until all dividends or other distributions
distributable pursuant to the terms of paragraph (c) of Section 2 shall have
been distributed, or (iii) a Redemption Default has occurred, thereafter and
until all mandatory redemption payments shall have been made or all necessary
funds have been Set Apart for Payment, the Corporation shall not, nor shall it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (A) declare or pay dividends, or make any
other distributions, on any shares of Common Stock or other capital stock
ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up) to the Series B Preferred Stock, other than dividends or
distributions payable in Junior Stock or Rights; (B) declare or pay dividends,
or make any other distributions, on any shares of Parity Stock, other than
dividends or distributions payable in Junior Stock or Rights, except
dividends paid ratably on the Series B Preferred Stock and all Parity Stock on
which dividends are payable or in arrears, in proportion to the total amounts
to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; (C) redeem or
purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration (other than Junior Stock) any
shares of Junior Stock or Parity Stock (other than, with respect to Parity
Stock, ratably with the Series B Preferred Stock); or (D) purchase or otherwise
acquire for consideration any shares of
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Series B Preferred Stock; provided, that the Corporation may redeem shares of
Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5 hereof.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent
the Corporation from (i) declaring a dividend or distribution of Rights
(subject to compliance with paragraph (c) of Section 2), or issuing Rights in
connection with the issuance of Junior Stock, Parity Stock or the Series B
Preferred Stock or (ii) redeeming Rights at a price not to exceed $.01 per
Right.
(c) The Corporation shall not permit any Subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
capital stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at
such time and in such manner.
Section 5. Redemption.
(a) On July 20, 1999 (if any shares of Series B Preferred
Stock remain outstanding), the Corporation shall redeem all outstanding shares
of Series B Preferred Stock, by paying therefor in cash $1,000 per share plus
all Accrued Dividends thereon to the date of redemption.
(b) Except as provided in this paragraph, the Corporation shall
have no right to redeem any share of Series B Preferred Stock prior to July 20,
1991. In the event the Closing Price per share of Common Stock exceeds the
Redemption Threshold for at least twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days ending
not more than five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding a notice of
redemption given pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (f) of this Section,
the Corporation shall thereupon have the right, at its sole option and
election, to redeem all (but not less than all) of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock by paying therefor in cash $1,000 per share plus all
Accrued Dividends thereon to the date of redemption. Redemption may be effected
pursuant to this paragraph only if the date of redemption is prior to July 20,
1991.
(c) On and after July 20, 1991, the Corporation shall have the
right, at its sole option and election, to redeem, at any time, all (but not
less than all) of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock by paying
therefor in cash $1,100 per share plus all Accrued Dividends thereon to the
date of redemption.
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(d) Any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock may
require the Corporation to redeem all (but not less than all) of such shares
of Series B Preferred Stock held by it at a price equal to, at the sole option
and election of the holder, either, (i) $1,000 per share, or (ii) an amount
per share equal to the Event Price of the shares of Common Stock into which
such share of Series B Preferred Stock is then convertible, plus, in either
case, all Accrued Dividends thereon to the date of redemption, in the event
there occurs a Change in Control.
(e) (i) In the event that the Corporation shall redeem,
repurchase, exchange any security or property for, or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Common Stock at a price equal to or greater than
the Conversion Price, other than pursuant to the terms of a tender or exchange
offer, then, and in each such case, the Corporation shall provide to the
holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock on the first Business Day of
each month a listing of all redemptions, repurchases, exchanges and other
acquisitions by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock during the preceding
month, including information regarding number of shares acquired and the
consideration paid. Any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that has
held such shares for less than two years shall thereupon have the right to
require the Corporation, at the sole option and election of the holder, to
redeem a number of shares of such holder's Series B Preferred Stock which does
not exceed the product (rounded, upward or downward, to the nearest whole
share) of (A) the percentage of the Corporation's Common Stock outstanding at
the beginning of such preceding month that the Corporation acquired through
redemption, repurchase, exchange or otherwise, during such preceding month,
multiplied by (B) the total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held
by such holder, at a price per share equal to the sum of (X) the product of (1)
the number of shares of the Corporation's Common Stock into which a share of
the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such
redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition, multiplied by (2) the
Average Market Price, as measured from the date of such holder's delivery of
notice of redemption pursuant to the terms of paragraph (f) below, plus (Y) all
Accrued Dividends thereon to the date of redemption.
(ii) In the event that the Corporation shall redeem, repurchase,
exchange any security or property for, or otherwise acquire for consideration
any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of a tender or exchange
offer, at a price equal to or greater than the Conversion Price, then, and in
each such case, any holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that has held
such shares for less than two years may require the Corporation, at the sole
option and election of the holder, to redeem a number of shares of such
holder's Series B Preferred
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Stock which does not exceed the product (rounded, upward or downward, to the
nearest whole share) of (A) the percentage of the Corporation's Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the acquisition that the Corporation acquired
through redemption, repurchase, exchange or otherwise, multiplied by (B) the
total number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder, at a
price per share equal to the sum of (X) the product of (1) the number of shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock into which a share of the Series B Preferred
Stock is convertible immediately prior to such redemption, repurchase, exchange
or other acquisition, multiplied by (2) the per share price (or the Fair Market
Value in the event of non-cash consideration) paid for a share of Common Stock,
pursuant to the terms of such tender or exchange offer, plus (Y) all Accrued
Dividends thereon to the date of redemption.
(iii) In the event that the Corporation shall redeem,
repurchase, exchange any security or property for, or otherwise acquire for
consideration any shares of Common Stock at a price equal to or greater than
the Conversion Price, then, and in each such case, any holder of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock that has held such shares for at least two years may
require the Corporation, at the sole option and election of the holder, to
redeem a number of shares of such holder's Series B Preferred Stock which does
not exceed the product (rounded, upward or downward, to the nearest whole
share) of (A) the percentage of the Corporation's Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the acquisition that the Corporation acquired through
redemption, repurchase, exchange or otherwise, multiplied by (B) the total
number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder, at a price
per share equal to the sum of (X) the product of (1) the number of shares of
the Corporation's Common Stock into which a share of the Series B Preferred
Stock is convertible immediately prior to such redemption, repurchase, exchange
or other acquisition, multiplied by (2) the per share price (or the Fair Market
Value in the event of non-cash consideration) paid for a share of Common Stock
in such redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition, plus (Y) all
Accrued Dividends thereon to the date of redemption.
(f) (i) Notice of any redemption of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 5 shall
be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough of
Manhattan not less than thirty nor more than sixty days prior to the date fixed
for redemption, if the Series B Preferred Stock is listed on any national
securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market; and, in any case,
a similar notice shall be mailed not less than thirty, but not more than sixty,
days prior to such date to each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to
be
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redeemed, at such holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of the
Corporation. In order to facilitate the redemption of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may fix a record date for the
determination of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, not more
than sixty days or less than thirty days prior to the date fixed for such
redemption.
(ii) Until any record holder of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock shall have notified the Corporation in writing that notices of redemption
pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section 5 should be given by the
Corporation in accordance with the terms of subparagraph (iii) below, notice of
an event which, pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section 5 gives the
holder or holders the right to require the Corporation to redeem any of such
shares, shall be given by telex or telecopy to the holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock sufficiently in advance of such event that such holders can, by
similar telexed or telecopied notice in advance of the event, elect to have
such shares of Series B Preferred Stock eligible for redemption and so held
redeemed by the Corporation, and if such an election is made the Corporation
shall redeem the number of shares so specified concurrently with the event. It
is the intent in the circumstances described in the preceding sentence to
provide notice and the opportunity for redemption at the earliest possible
time, so that if it is not possible to provide notice in advance of a specified
event, notice shall be given as soon as possible thereafter so that the holder
or holders, if they elect to redeem, will be entitled to redeem, and the
Corporation will effect redemption of the shares specified, as soon as possible
thereafter. Any election by a holder to redeem pursuant to this subparagraph
(ii), specifying the number of shares to be redeemed, must be made in writing
(which may be telexed, telecopied, or otherwise delivered) within the later of
(A) fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt by the holder of the telexed
or telecopied notice required by this subparagraph, or (B) in the event of a
tender or exchange offer, the consummation of such offer, and the redemption
date shall be no later than the day following receipt by the Corporation of
such election. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this subparagraph, a
holder's notice of redemption pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of
this Section may be given at any time during any month in which such holder
receives from the Corporation the listing required in such subparagraph (i) of
paragraph (e) of this Section, and the redemption date shall be no later than
the Business Day following receipt by the Corporation of such notice. Failure
of the Corporation to give any notice required by this subparagraph (ii), or
the formal insufficiency of any such notice, shall not prejudice the rights of
any holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to cause the Corporation to
redeem any such shares held by them.
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(iii) If any record holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock
shall have notified the Corporation in writing that notices of redemption
pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of his Section 5 should be given by the
Corporation in accordance with the terms of this subparagraph (iii), rather
than in accordance with the terms of subparagraph (ii) above, then and
thereafter, on the date of an event giving a holder of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock the right, pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section 5,
to require the Corporation to redeem any of such shares, the Corporation shall
give notice by mail to each holder of Series B Preferred Stock, at such
holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of the Corporation, of
such event, which notice shall set forth each holder's right to require the
Corporation to redeem any or all shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by
him which are eligible for redemption pursuant to the terms of paragraphs (d)
or (e), the redemption date (which date shall be twenty (20) days following the
date of such mailed notice), and the procedures to be followed by such holder in
exercising his right to cause such redemption; and, as soon as practical, if
the Series B Preferred Stock is listed on any national securities exchange or
traded in the over-the-counter market, a similar notice shall be given by
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan.
In the event a record holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall elect
to require the Corporation to redeem any or all such shares of Series B
Preferred Stock pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section 5, such
holder shall deliver within twenty (20) days of the mailing to him of the
Corporation's notice described in this subparagraph (iii), a written notice to
the Corporation so stating, specifying the number of shares to be redeemed
pursuant to paragraphs (d) or (e) of this Section 5. The Corporation shall
redeem the number of shares so specified on the date fixed for redemption.
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this subparagraph, a holder's notice
of redemption pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of this Section may
be given at any time during any month in which such holder receives from the
Corporation the listing required in such subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) of
this Section, and the redemption date shall be no later than the Business Day
following receipt by the Corporation of such notice. Failure of the Corporation
to give any notice required by this subparagraph (iii), or the formal
insufficiency of any such notice, shall not prejudice the rights of any holders
of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to cause the Corporation to redeem any
such shares held by them.
(iv) Notice having been given pursuant to paragraph (f) of his
Section 5, from and after the date specified therein as the date of redemption,
unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing for the payment of
the
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applicable redemption price, all dividends on the Preferred Stock thereby
called for redemption shall cease to accrue, and from and after the date of
redemption so specified, unless default shall be made by the Corporation as
aforesaid, or from and after the date (prior to the date of redemption so
specified) on which the Corporation shall provide for the payment of the
redemption price by depositing the requisite amount of moneys (and other
property, if applicable) with a bank or trust company doing business in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of
at least $50,000,000, provided that the notice of redemption shall state the
intention of the Corporation to deposit such moneys (and other property, if
applicable) on a date in such notice specified, all rights of the holders
thereof as stockholders of the Corporation, except the right to receive the
applicable redemption price (but without interest) and except the right to
exercise any privileges of conversion, shall cease and terminate. Any interest
allowed on moneys so deposited shall be paid to the Corporation. Any moneys
(and other property, if applicable) so deposited which shall remain unclaimed
by the holders of such Preferred Stock at the end of six years after the
redemption date shall become the property of, and be paid by such bank or trust
company to, the Corporation. If the Corporation shall default in providing for
the redemption price as required pursuant to this Section 5, interest on such
redemption price shall accrue and be added to the required redemption payments
as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 2. Except for any amounts deposited in
payment of Accrued Dividends, in the event that moneys are deposited pursuant
to this paragraph in respect of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are
converted in accordance with the provisions of Section 8, such moneys shall,
upon such conversion revert to the general funds of the Corporation, and upon
demand, such bank or trust company shall pay over to the Corporation such
moneys and shall be relieved of all responsibility to the holders of such
converted shares in respect thereof.
(g) For purposes of this Section 5, a holder of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have held such shares for at least
two years, if such holder, or any affiliate(s) (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of such
holder, have been the beneficial owner(s) (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation) of such shares for at least
two years.
Section 6. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series B Preferred Stock
converted, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any
manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition
thereof, and, if necessary to provide for the lawful redemption or
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purchase of such shares, the capital represented by such shares shall be
reduced in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without par value, of the Corporation and
may be reissued as part of another series of Preferred Stock, without par
value, of the Corporation subject to the conditions or restrictions on
authorizing or creating any class or series, or any shares of any class or
series, set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 3.
Section 7. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(a) If the Corporation shall adopt a plan of liquidation or of
dissolution, or commence a voluntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws or
any other applicable state or Federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or
consent to the entry of an order for relief in any involuntary case under any
such law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee or sequestrator (or similar official) of the Corporation or of any
substantial part of its property, or make an assignment for the benefit of its
creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due and on account of such event the Corporation shall liquidate,
dissolve or wind up, or upon any other liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares
of Junior Stock, unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share plus all Accrued Dividends
thereon to the date of such payment or (ii) to the holders of shares of Parity
Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series B Preferred Stock and
all such Parity Stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders
of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Corporation.
(b) Neither the consolidation, merger or other business
combination of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons nor the
sale, lease, exchange or conveyance of all or any part of the property, assets
or business of the Corporation to a Person or Persons other than the holders of
the Corporation's Junior Stock, shall be deemed to be a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for purposes of this Section 7.
Section 8. Conversion. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock may, at
the option of the holder thereof, be converted into shares of Common stock, on
the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8, (i) at any time on or
after July 20, 1991, or (ii) prior to July 20, 1991 (A) if the Corporation
fixes a date for redemption, pursuant to the terms of
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paragraph (b) of Section 5, of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, (B) after the occurrence of an event giving the holders of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock the right, pursuant to the terms of paragraphs (d) or
(e) of Section 5, to require the Corporation to redeem such shares, (C) after
the occurrence of a Prospective Change in Control, (D) after the occurrence of
a Merger Event, (E) for a period of ten (10) days prior to the date of
consummation of any transaction described in subparagraph (b)(iii) of this
Section 8, or (F) during the period provided in paragraph (c) of this Section
8; provided, however, that the conversion right pursuant to this Section 8
shall be subject to satisfaction of any applicable waiting period with respect
to any acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, including any extensions
thereof.
(a) Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set
forth, each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the
manner hereinafter set forth into 20 fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock.
(b) The number of shares of Common Stock into which each share
of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, and the number of votes to which
the holder of a share of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to
paragraph (a) of Section 3, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
follows:
(i) In case the Corporation shall at any time or from time
to time declare a dividend, or make a distribution, on the outstanding
shares of Common Stock in shares of Common Stock or subdivide or
reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares or combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, then, and
in each such case,
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock into which
each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible shall be
adjusted so that the holder of each share thereof shall be
entitled to receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number
of shares of Common Stock which the holder of a share of Series
B Preferred Stock would have been entitled to receive after the
happening of any of the events described above had such share
been converted immediately prior to the happening of such event
or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier;
(B) the number of votes to which a holder of a share
of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to paragraph
(a) of Section 3 shall be adjusted so that, after the happening
of any of the events described above, such holder shall be
entitled to a number of votes equal to (I) the
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number of votes to which such holder was entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of
Section 3 immediately prior to such happening multiplied by (II) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock into which one
share is the number of shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series B
Preferred Stock was convertible immediately after such happening and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock into which one
share of Series B Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to such
happening; and
(C) an adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i) shall
become effective (I) in the case of any such dividend or
distribution, (1) immediately after the close of business on the
record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common
Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, for
purposes of subclause (A), and (2) immediately after the close of
business on the date of payment of such dividend or distribution,
for purposes of subclause (B), or (II) in the case of any such
subdivision, reclassification or combination, at the close
of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes
effective, for purposes of both subclause (A) and subclause (B).
(ii) In case the Corporation shall issue shares of Common Stock
(or rights or warrants or other securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) after July 20, 1989 at a
price per share (or having an exercise or conversion price per share)
less than the Conversion Price as of the date of issuance of such
shares (or of such rights, warrants or other convertible securities),
other than (X) in a transaction to which paragraph (c) of Section 2 or
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph (b) is applicable, (Y) pursuant to
any plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest
payable on securities of the Corporation, and the investment of
additional option amounts, in shares of Common Stock, in any such case
at a price per share of not less than 95% of the current market price
(determined as provided in such plans) per share of Common Stock, or
pursuant to any employee benefit plan or program of the Corporation or
pursuant to the Rights, or (Z) as consideration for the acquisition of
a business, then, and in each such case,
(A) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each
share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible shall be adjusted
so that the holder of each share thereof shall be entitled to
receive, upon the conversion thereof, the number of shares of
Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such share was convertible on the day
immediately prior to such date of issuance by a fraction, (I) the
numerator of which is the sum of (1) the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding on such
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date and (2) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into
which the convertible securities may convert), and (II) the denominator of
which is the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on
such date and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate
consideration receivable by the Corporation for the total number of shares of
Common Stock so issued (or into which the convertible securities may convert)
would purchase at the Conversion Price on such date. For purposes of this
subparagraph, the aggregate consideration receivable by the Corporation in
connection with the issuance of shares of Common Stock or of securities
convertible into shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to be equal to the sum
of the net offering price (after deduction of underwriting discounts or
commissions and expenses payable to third parties) of all such securities plus
the minimum aggregate amount, if any, payable upon conversion of any such
convertible securities into shares of Common Stock.
(B) the number of votes to which a holder of a share of Series B
Preferred Stock is entitled pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 3
shall be adjusted so that, after the happening of any of the events
described above, such holder shall be entitled to a number of votes
equal to (I) the number of votes to which such holder was entitled
pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 3 immediately prior to such
happening multiplied by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series B
Preferred Stock was convertible immediately after such happening and
the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock into
which one share of Series B Preferred Stock was convertible immediately
prior to such happening; and
(C) such adjustment shall become effective immediately after
the date of such issuance for purposes of subclauses (A) and (B).
(D) In case at any time the Corporation shall be a party to
any transaction (including, without limitation, a merger,
consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation's
assets, liquidation or recapitalization of the Common Stock and
excluding any transaction to which clause (i) or (ii) of the paragraph
(b) applies) in which the previously outstanding Common Stock shall be
changed into or, pursuant to the operation of law or the terms of the
transaction to which the Corporation is a party, exchanged for
different securities of the Corporation or common stock or other
securities of another corporation or interests in a noncorporate
entitity or other property (including cash) or any combination of any
of the foregoing, then, as a condition of the consummation of such
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transaction, careful and adequate provision shall be made so that each holder of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled, upon conversion, to an
amount per share equal to (A) the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash
and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or
for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged times (B) the
number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of Series B Preferred Stock
is convertible immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.
(c) In case the Corporation shall be a party to a transaction described in
subparagraph (b)(iii) above resulting in the change or exchange of the
Corporation's Common Stock then, from and after the date of announcement of the
pendency of such subparagraph (b)(iii) transaction until the effective date
thereof, each share of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted at the option
of the holder thereof, into shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Section 8, and if so converted during such period, such
holder shall be entitled to receive such consideration in exchange for such
holder's shares of Common Stock as if such holder had been the holder of such
shares of Common Stock as of the record date for such change or exchange of the
Common Stock.
(d) The Board of Directors may increase the number of shares of Common Stock
into which each share of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted, in addition
to the adjustments required by this Section 8, as shall be determined by it (as
evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors) to be advisable in order
to avoid or diminish any income deemed to be received by any holder for federal
income tax purposes of shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock
resulting from any events or occurrences giving rise to adjustments pursuant to
this Section 8 or from any other similar event.
(e) The holder of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock may
exercise his right to convert such shares into shares of Common Stock by
surrendering for such purpose to the Corporation, at its principal office or
at such other office or agency maintained by the Corporation for that purpose,
a certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock to be converted accompanied by a written notice stating that such holder
elects to convert all or a specified whole number of such shares in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 8 and specifying the name or names in
which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common
Stock to be issued. In case such notice shall specify a name or names other
than that of such holder, such notice shall be accompanied by payment of all
transfer taxes payable upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock in such
name or names. Other
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(than such taxes, the Corporation will pay any and all issue and other taxes
(other than taxes based on income) that may be payable in respect of any issue
or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Series B Preferred Stock
pursuant hereto. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within three
Business Days after the surrender of such certificate or certificates and the
receipt of such notice relating thereto and, if applicable, payment of all
transfer taxes (or the demonstration to the satisfaction of the Corporation
that such taxes have been paid), the Corporation shall deliver or cause to be
delivered (i) certificates representing the number of validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable full shares of Common Stock to which the holder of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock so converted shall be entitled and (ii) if
less than the full number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock evidenced by
the surrendered certificate or certificates are being converted, a new
certificate or certificates, of like tenor, for the number of shares evidenced
by such surrendered certificate or certificates less the number of shares
converted. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close of
business on the date of giving of such notice and of such surrender of
the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series B Preferred
Stock to be converted so that the rights of the holder thereof as to the shares
being converted shall cease except for the right to receive shares of Common
Stock and Accrued Dividends in accordance herewith, and the person entitled to
receive the shares of Common Stock shall be treated for all purposes as having
become the record holder of such shares of Common Stock at such time. The
Corporation shall not be required to convert, and no surrender of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock shall be effective for that purpose, while the
transfer books of the Corporation for the Common Stock are closed for any
purpose (but not for any period in excess of 15 days); but the surrender of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock for conversion during any period while such
books are so closed shall become effective for conversion immediately upon the
reopening of such books, as if the conversion had been made on the date such
shares of Series
B Preferred Stock were surrendered, and at the conversion rate in effect at the
date of such surrender.
(f) Subject to the limitations on conversion set forth in the first
sentence of Section 8 hereof, shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be
converted at any time up to the close of business on the second Business Day
preceding the date fixed for redemption of such shares pursuant to Section 5
hereof.
(g) Upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the
holder thereof shall be entitled to receive any Accrued Dividends in respect of
the shares so converted to the date of conversion.
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In connection with the conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, no fractions of shares of Common Stock shall be issued, but 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 Common Stock on the day on which such
shares of Series B Preferred Stock are deemed to have been converted.
(i) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available
out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of
effecting the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, such number of shares
of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the
conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The
Corporation shall from time to time, subject to and in accordance with the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, increase the authorized
amount of Common Stock if at any time the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock remaining unissued shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion at
such time of all then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
(j) In computing the adjustment which a holder of Series B Preferred
Stock shall receive pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section, the fact that
shares of Series B Preferred Stock may not be presently convertible shall be
ignored and such computation shall be made as if such shares were presently
convertible.
(k) Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, if adjustments
in the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Series B
Preferred Stock is convertible have caused the Conversion Price to be lower
than the par value, if any, of the Common Stock, upon any conversion of shares
of Series B Preferred Stock the Corporation shall, to the maximum extent it is
legally able to do so, issue to the converting holder the shares of Common
Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock being converted are
convertible, and, in addition, the Corporation shall pay the converting holder
an amount in cash equal to the Current Market Price of the Common Stock
multiplied by the number of shares and fractions thereof of Common Stock which
the converting holder would have been entitled to receive except for the
limitation on lawful issuance described in this paragraph.
Section 9. Reports as to Adjustments. Whenever the number of shares of
Common Stock into which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible
(or the number of votes to which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is
entitled) is adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof, the Corporation shall
promptly
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mail to the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock at their respective addresses as the same shall appear in the
Corporation's stock records notice stating that the number of shares of Common
Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible has
been adjusted and setting forth the new number of shares of Common Stock (or
describing the new stock, securities, cash or other property) into which each
share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible (and the new number of votes
to which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled), as a result of
such adjustment, a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment and
the computation thereof, and when such adjustment became effective.
Section 10. Certain Covenants.
(a) The Corporation shall not, without the prior written consent of
the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock,
redeem or repurchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, or permit any of
its Subsidiaries to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of
Common Stock at a price per share of Common Stock less than the Conversion
Price, unless the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines in good
faith that the shares of Common Stock remaining issued and outstanding upon
consummation of such redemption, repurchase or other acquisition will have an
Aggregate Market Value, immediately following consummation of such transaction,
greater than the lesser of $2,000,000,000 or the aggregate consideration paid
by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries in connection with the redemption,
repurchase or acquisition of shares of Common Stock from July 20, 1989 through
the date of such redemption, repurchase or other acquisition.
(b) The Corporation shall immediately give notice to the holders of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the occurrence of any event giving such
holders the right, pursuant to the terms of subclause (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
or (F) of clause (ii) of the first sentence of Section 8, to convert such
shares into shares of Common Stock prior to July 29, 1991. Such notice shall be
given by mail (and, if the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock are
owned by one corporation, or by one group of corporations under common
corporate control, by telex or telecopy) to each holder of Series B Preferred
Stock, at such holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of the
Corporation, and, as soon as practical, if the Series B Preferred Stock is
listed on any national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter
market, a similar notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan.
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(c) The Corporation shall, within three (3) Business Days following
public announcement of a tender or exchange offer by any Person for fifty
percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation,
which tender or exchange offer was not approved by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation in advance of such public annnouncement, advise the holders of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock as to whether or not the Corporation has
sufficient capital and surplus (as determined in accordance with the terms of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) to permit the Corporation
to redeem the issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock in
accordance with the terms of paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 5. Such notice
shall be given by mail (and, if the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock are owned by one corporation, or by one group of corporations under
common corporate control, by telex or telecopy) to each holder of Series B
Preferred Stock, at such holder's address as it appears on the transfer books
of the Corporation, and, as soon as practical, if the Series B Preferred Stock
is listed on any national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter
market, a similar notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan.
(d) Any holder of Series B Preferred Stock may proceed to protect
and enforce its rights and the rights of such holders by any available remedy by
proceeding at law or in equity to protect and enforce any such rights, whether
for the specific enforcement of any provision of this Certificate of
Designation or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to
enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 11. Definitions. For the purposes of the Certificate of
Designation of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock which embodies
this resolution:
"Accrued Dividends" to a particular date (the "Applicable Date") mean
(i) all unpaid dividends payable pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 2,
whether or not declared, accrued to the Applicable date, plus (ii) all
dividends or distributions payable pursuant to paragraph (c) of Section 2 for
which the Triggering Distribution was declared, ordered, paid or made on or
prior to the Applicable Date.
"Aggregate Market Value" of the issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock on any date shall be determined by multiplying the Closing Price on such
date by the number of shares of Common Stock that are issued and outstanding on
such date.
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"Average Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall be
deemed to be the weighted average of the Closing Prices per share of Common
Stock on the ten (10) full Trading Days immediately preceding such date,
determined by (i) multiplying each Closing Price during such ten (10) day
period by the number of shares of Common Stock traded that day, (ii) adding the
product of the foregoing multiplications, and (iii) dividing the sum by the
total number of shares of Common Stock traded during that ten (10) day period.
"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.
"Change in Control" shall mean any of the following:
(a) the acquisition by any Person, other than the Corporation,
or any of its Subsidiaries, any employee benefit plan or related trust of the
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or Berkshire Hathaway Inc. or any of
its Subsidiaries or affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act) (an "Acquiring Person"), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifty per cent (50%) or more
of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or
(b) the public announcement of a tender or exchange offer by
any Acquiring Person for fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Corporation, which was not approved by the Board of Directors
in advance of such public announcement, provided, however, that such
announcement shall not constitute a Change in Control as long as (i) the Board
of Directors of the Corporation opposes such offer in its Schedule 14D-9
statements and (ii) the Corporation has sufficient capital and surplus (as
determined in accordance with the terms of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware) to permit the Corporation to redeem the issued and
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of
paragraph (d) of Section 5. A Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred at any time a tender or exchange offer, not approved by such Board in
advance of its public announcement, for fifty percent (50%) or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation is pending, if (i) the Board
of Directors of the Corporation in its Schedule 14D-9 statements (A) approves
or (B) fails to oppose, such tender or exchange offer, or (ii) the Corporation
does not possess sufficient capital and surplus (as determined in accordance
with the terms of the Delaware General Corporation Law) to permit the
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Corporation to redeem the issued and outstanding shares of Series B
Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of paragraph (d) of Section 5,
or (iii) either the chief executive officer or a majority of the Board of
Directors gives notice to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock that
consummation of such tender or exchange offer is likely; or
(c) individuals who, as of July 20, 1989, constitute the Board of
Directors of the Corporation (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason
to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to July 20, 1989, whose election,
or nomination for election by the Corporation's stockholders, was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a
member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, as a member of the Incumbent
Board, any such individual whose initial assumption of office is in
connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the
election of the directors of the Corporation (as such terms are used in
Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) and
further excluding any person who is an affiliate or associate (as those
terms are defined in the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
Act) of an Acquiring Person having or proposing to acquire beneficial
ownership of 10% or more of the continued voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors; or
(d) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the
assets of the Corporation in one transaction or series of related
transactions.
"Closing Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall be the last
sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as
reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with
respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock
Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the
New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction
reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national
securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading
or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange, the last quoted sale price or, if not so quoted, the
average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as
reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated
Quotations System ("NASDAQ") or such other system then in use,
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or, if on any such date the Common Stock is not quoted on any such organization,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional
market maker making a market in the Common Stock selected by the Board of
Directors. If the Common Stock is not publicly held or so listed or publicly
traded, "Closing Price" shall mean the Fair Market Value per share as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
"Conversion Price" shall be an amount equal to $1,000 divided by the
number of shares of Common Stock into which one share of Series B Preferred
Stock is convertible at such time (or would be convertible if the Series B
Preferred Stock were then convertible).
"Current Market Price" per share of Common Stock on any date shall be
deemed to be the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day
immediately prior to such date.
"Event Price" shall mean any of the following, as applicable:
(a) In the case of holders that have held shares of Series B Preferred
Stock for less than two years, "Event Price" shall mean either:
(i) the Average Market Price per share of Common Stock, in the
event of a Change in Control described in paragraph (a) of the definition of
Change in Control; or
(ii) the highest price (including any brokerage commissions,
transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid, offered to be paid or agreed
to be paid by any Person (or affiliate or associate (as such terms are defined
in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such Person) for a share of Common
Stock in a tender or exchange offer, in the event of a Change in Control
described in paragraph (b) of the definition of Change in Control. The fair
market value of any noncash consideration paid, offered to be paid or agreed to
be paid by such Person for such shares shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that the fair market
value of any such noncash consideration shall be deemed to be less than the
value assigned to such consideration by any investment banking firm retained to
advise the Corporation, the Board of Directors, or any committee of its Board
of Directors prior to the consummation of the Change in Control; or
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(iii) the Average Market Price per share of Common Stock, in
the event of a Change in Control described in paragraphs (c) or (d) of the
definition of Change in Control.
(b) In the case of holders that have held Shares of Series B Preferred
Stock for at least two years, "Event Price" shall mean either:
(i) the weighted average price per share of Common Stock paid,
offered to be paid, or agreed to be paid by any Person (or affiliate or
associate (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of
such Person) whose acquisition of shares of stock of the Corporation triggered
a Change in Control during the sixty (60) day period preceding the Change in
Control, in the event of a Change in Control described in paragraph (a) of the
definition of Change in Control; or
(ii) the highest price (including any brokerage commissions,
transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid, offered to be paid or agreed
to be paid by any Person (or affiliate or associate (as such terms are defined
in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such Person) for a share of Common
Stock in a tender or exchange offer in the event of a Change in Control
described in paragraph (b) of the definition of Change in Control. The fair
market value of any noncash consideration paid, offered to be paid or agreed to
be paid by such Person for such shares shall be determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that the fair market
value of any such noncash consideration shall not be deemed to be less than the
value assigned to such consideration by any investment banking firm retained to
advise the Corporation, the Board of Directors, or any committee of its Board
of Directors prior to the consummation of the Change in Control; or
(iii) the Average Market Price per share of Common Stock, in
the event of a Change in Control described in paragraphs (c) or (d) of the
definition of Change in Control.
"Fair Market Value" means an amount determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation in reliance upon an opinion of a
nationally recognized investment banking firm and certified in a resolution
sent to all holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
"Junior Stock" means any stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the
Series B Preferred Stock with respect to voting powers, preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and with respect to
qualifications, limitations and restrictions, including, without limitation,
with
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respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, whether
upon liquidation or otherwise.
"Merger Event" shall mean the approval by the stockholders of the
Corporation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with
respect to which all or substantially all the individuals and entities who were
the respective beneficial owners of the voting securities of the Corporation
immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not,
following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such
reorganization, merger or consolidation.
"Person" shall mean any person or entity of any nature whatsoever,
specifically including an individual, a firm, a company, a corporation, a
partnership, a trust or other entity. A Person, together with such person's
Affiliates and Associates (as those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act), and any Persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership,
joint venture, association, syndicate or other group (whether or not formally
organized), or otherwise acting jointly or in concert or in a coordinated or
consciously parallel manner (whether or not pursuant to any express agreement),
for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of securities of the
Corporation with such Person, shall be deemed a single "Person."
"Prospective Change in Control" shall mean the public announcement of a
tender or exchange offer by any person for fifty percent (50%) or more of the
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, which tender or exchange
offer was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in advance of
such public announcement.
"Redemption Threshold" shall be an amount equal to the Conversion Price
at such time multiplied by 125%.
"Rights" shall mean any rights to purchase Junior Stock issued pursuant
to any Rights Agreement.
"Rights Agreement" shall mean the Rights Agreement dated as of November
26, 1986 between the Corporation and The First National Bank of Boston, as
amended on July 20, 1989, and as it may be further amended from time to time
consistent with the limitations on amendment contained therien, and any similar
rights agreement that may hereafter be adopted by the Corporation, as it may be
amended from time to time consistent
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with limitations on amendment similar in all material respects to the
limitations contained in the Rights Agreement as of July 20, 1989.
"Set Apart for Payment" shall mean the Corporation shall have deposited
with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan, the
City of New York, and having a capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, in
trust for the exclusive benefit of the holders of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, funds sufficient to satisfy the Corporation's payment obligation.
"Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
"Trading Day" means a day on which the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for
the transaction of business or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted
to trading on any national securities exchange, any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
"Voting Stock" means the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
Section 12. Rank. The Series B Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and
other special rights of the shares of such series and the qualifications,
limitations and restrictions thereof, including, without limitation, with
respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, whether
upon liquidation or otherwise, (i) equally with respect to all shares of
Preferred Stock described in the provisos of subparagraph (b)(ii) of Section 3,
(ii) prior to all shares of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock,
without par value, of the Corporation and to all shares of the Common Stock,
and (iii) prior to all shares of any other class or series of Preferred Stock
of the Corporation, unless such other class or series by its terms ranks
equally with or senior to the Series B Preferred Stock, in which case the terms
of such other series or class shall control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused the Certificate of
Designation of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock to be duly
executed by its Chairman and attested to by its Secretary and has caused its
corporate seal to be affixed hereto, this 20th day of July, 1989.
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
By /s/ Colman M. Mockler, Jr.
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Chairman
ATTEST:
/s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss
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Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES B CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Pursuant to Section 103(f) of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
The Gillette Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does
hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: On July 20, 1989, the Corporation filed a Certificate of
Designation pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the "GCL").
SECOND: The final paragraph on page 17 is inaccurately designated "(D)"
where it whould have been designated as clause "(iii)" of paragraph (b);
accordingly, the "D" should be replaced by "iii".
THIRD: This Certificate of Correction has been prepared in accordance
with the provisions of Section 103(f) of the GCL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate of
Correction to be executed in its corporate name this 27th day of July, 1989.
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
By: /s/ Joseph E. Mullaney
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Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
ATTEST:
/s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss
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Title: Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES C ESOP CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE GENERAL
CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
I, Colman M. Mockler, Jr., Chairman of the Board of The Gillette
Company ("Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), do hereby certify that,
pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 151 of the GCL, the Board of Directors has authorized the
series of Preferred Stock hereinafter provided for and established the voting
powers thereof and has adopted the following resolution creating a series of
its shares of Preferred Stock, no par value, designated as Series C ESOP
Convertible Preferred Stock:
RESOLVED: That, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of
Directors of the Company in accordance with the provisions
of its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, a series
of Preferred Stock of the Company be, and it hereby is,
created, and that the designation and amount thereof and
the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights of the shares of such
series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof, be set forth in a Certificate of Designations to
be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware; that the Special
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ESOP Committee is authorized to approve such Certificate of
Designations.
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the authority conferred
upon the Special ESOP Committee by the Board of Directors of the Company, in
accordance with Section 141 of the GCL, the Special ESOP Committee has adopted
the following resolution:
RESOLVED: That, pursuant to the authority vested in this Committee by the
Board of Directors of the Company, the designations of the
series of preferred stock established by the Board of Directors
on December 14, 1989 (which is to be known as the Series C ESOP
Convertible Preferred Stock) and the preferences or rights of
such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any
distribution of assets of the Company and the conversion into,
or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class
or classes or any other series of the same or any other class
or classes of stock of the Company be as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Amount; Special Purpose Restricted Transfer
Issue.
(A) The shares of this series of Preferred Stock shall be designated
as Series C ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock") and
the number of shares constituting such series shall be 165,872.
(B) Subject to Section 5(B) hereof, shares of Series C Preferred Stock
shall be issued only to a trustee or trustees (or to any successor trustee or
trustees) acting on behalf of one or more employee stock ownership plans or
other employee benefit plans of the Company (the "Trustee"). Certificates
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representing shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be legended to reflect
restrictions on transfer imposed on such shares at the time of issuance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (B) of Section 1,
shares of Series C Preferred Stock (i) may be converted into shares of Common
Stock as provided by Section 5 hereof and the shares of Common Stock issued
upon such conversion may be transferred by the holder thereof as permitted by
law and (ii) shall be redeemable by the Company or by the holder upon the terms
and conditions provided by Sections 6, 7 and 8 hereof.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(A) Subject to the provisions for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive,
when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally
available therefor, cash dividends ("Preferred Dividends") in an amount per
share equal to $48.23 per share per annum, and no more, payable initially on
September 28, 1990 (the "Initial Payment Date") for the period from the date of
issuance of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock to the Initial Payment
Date, in arrears, and thereafter payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last
business day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on
December 31, 1990 (each such day and the Initial Payment Date being a "Dividend
Payment Date"), to holders of record at the opening of business on such
Dividend
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Payment Date. Preferred Dividends shall begin to accrue on outstanding shares
of Series C Preferred Stock from the date of issuance of such shares of Series
C Preferred Stock. Preferred Dividends shall accrue whether or not declared and
whether or not the Company shall have earnings or surplus out of which such
dividends could be paid at the time, and Preferred Dividends accrued on the
shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of 30-day months. Accrued but unpaid Preferred Dividends shall cumulate as
of the applicable Dividend Payment Date, becoming accumulated dividends, but no
interest shall accrue on unpaid Preferred Dividends.
(B) So long as any Series C Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, no
dividend shall be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any other series
of stock ranking on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock as to dividends,
unless there shall also be or have been declared and paid or set apart for
payment on the Series C Preferred Stock like dividends for all dividend payment
periods of the Series C Preferred Stock ending on or before the dividend
payment date of such parity stock, ratably in proportion to the respective
amounts of dividends accumulated and unpaid through such dividend payment
period on the Series C Preferred Stock and accumulated and unpaid or payable on
such parity stock through the dividend payment period on such parity stock
ending on such dividend payment date. In
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the event that full cumulative dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock have
not been declared and paid or set apart for payment when due, the Company shall
not declare and pay or set apart for payment any dividends or make any other
distributions on, or make any payment on acount of the purchase, redemption or
other retirement of, any other class of stock or series thereof of the Company
ranking, as to dividends or as to distributions in the event of a liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company, junior to the Series C Preferred
Stock until full cumulative dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock shall
have been declared and paid or declared and set aside for payment; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) any dividend payable solely
in any shares of any stock ranking, as to dividends and as to distributions in
the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, junior to
the Series C Preferred Stock, (ii) the purchase of shares of any stock ranking,
as to dividends and as to distributions in the event of a liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company, junior to the Series C Preferred
Stock either (A) pursuant to any employee or director incentive or benefit plan
or arrangement (including any employment, severance or consulting agreement) of
the Company or any subsidiary of the Comany heretofore or hereafter adopted or
(B) in exchange solely for shares of any other stock ranking, as to dividends
or as to distributions in the event of a liquidation,
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dissolution or winding up of the Company, junior to the Series C Preferred
Stock, or (iii) any payment made in respect of the purchase or redemption of
any rights issued to stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Rights Agreement dated as of November 26, 1986 between the Company and
the First National Bank of Boston, as amended and restated on January 17, 1990,
and as it may be further amended from time to time (the "Rights Agreement"),
and any rights issued to stockholders of the Company in addition thereto or in
replacement thereof (each a "Right", and collectively the "Rights").
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series C Preferred
Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(A) The holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote
on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock of the
Company, voting together with the holders of Common Stock (and holders of any
other class or series of stock which may similarly be entitled to vote with the
shares of Common Stock) as one class. Each share of the Series C Preferred
Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such share of Series C Preferred Stock could be
converted (whether or not then convertible) on the record date for determining
the stockholders entitled to vote rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a vote;
it
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being understood that whenever the "Conversion Price" (as defined in Section 5
hereof) is adjusted as provided in Section 9 hereof, the voting rights of the
Series C Preferred Stock shall also be similarly adjusted.
(B) Except as otherwise required by law or set forth herein, holders
of Series C Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their
consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote
with holders of Common Stock and holders of any other class or series of stock
which may similarly be entitled to vote with the shares of Common Stock) for
the taking of any corporate action. Any increase or decrease in the authorized
class of the Company's Preferred Stock (but not below the number of shares
thereof then outstanding) shall not be deemed to alter or change the powers,
preferences, or special rights of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock so as
to affect them adversely.
Section 4. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(A) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company which remain after
satisfaction in full of all valid claims of creditors of the Company and which
are available for payment to stockholders and subject to the rights of the
holders of any stock of the Company ranking senior to or on a
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parity with the Series C Preferred Stock in respect of distributions upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, before any amount shall
be paid or distributed among the holders of Common Stock or any other shares
ranking junior to the Series C Preferred Stock in respect of distributions upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, liquidating
distributions in the amount of $602.875 per share, plus an amount equal to all
accumulated and unpaid dividends (including dividends declared and set aside)
and accrued dividends thereon to the date fixed for distribution, and no more.
If upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the amounts
payable with respect to the Series C Preferred Stock and any other stock
ranking as to any such distribution on a parity with the Series C Preferred
Stock are not paid in full, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock and
such other stock shall share ratably in any distribution of assets in
proportion to the full respective preferential amounts to which they are
entitled. After payment of the full amount to which they are entitled as
provided by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 4(A), the holders of
shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further right
or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company.
(B) Neither the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any
other corporation or other entity, nor the merger or consolidation of any other
corporation or other
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entity with or into the Company, nor the sale, transfer or lease of all or any
portion of the assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company for purposes of this Section 4, but
the holders of Series C Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be entitled in the
event of any such merger or consolidation to the rights provided by Section 8
hereof.
(C) Written notice of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, stating the payment date or dates
when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable to holders of
Series C Preferred Stock in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than twenty (20) days
prior to any payment date stated therein, to the holders of Series C Preferred
Stock, at the address shown on the books of the Company or any transfer agent
for the Series C Preferred Stock.
Section 5. Conversion into Common Stock.
(A) A holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled,
at any time at the option of the holder, to cause any or all of such shares to
be converted into shares of Common Stock, initially at a conversion rate equal
to the ratio of $602.875 to the amount which initially shall be $60.2875 and
which shall be adjusted as hereinafter provided (such amount, as so adjusted,
is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
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"Conversion Price") (that is, a conversion rate initially equivalent to 10
shares of Common Stock for each share of Series C Preferred Stock so converted
but that is subject to adjustment as the Conversion Price is adjusted as
hereinafter provided); provided, however, that such right of conversion may not
be exercised after the earlier of (i) the close of business on the date fixed
for redemption of such shares pursuant to Section 6, 7 or 8 hereof, or (ii) the
close of business on the fifth business day before the first payment date
relating to any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company pursuant
to Section 4.
(B) Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall automatically be
converted into the number of shares of Common Stock at the then effective
conversion rate equal to the ratio of $602.875 to the then effective Conversion
Price upon the transfer, whether by sale, assignment, gift or otherwise, by the
holder of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the
shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall not be automatically converted upon
the transfer of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to (i) the Company or (ii)
to another trustee or trustees acting on behalf of one or more employee stock
ownership plans or other employee benefit plans of the Company.
(C) Any holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock desiring to
convert such shares into shares of Common Stock shall surrender the certificate
or certificates representing the
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shares of Series C Preferred Stock being converted, duly assigned or endorsed
for transfer to the Company (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers
relating thereto), at the principal executive office of the Company or the
offices of the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock or such office
or offices in the continental United States of an agent for conversion as may
from time to time be designated by notice to the holders of the Series C
Preferred Stock by the Company or the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred
Stock, accompanied by written notice of conversion, on any day which is a
business day in the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Such notice of conversion
shall specify (i) the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be
converted and the name or names in which such holder wishes the certificate or
certificates for Common Stock to be issued and for any shares of Series C
Preferred Stock not to be so converted to be issued (subject to compliance with
applicable legal requirements if any of said certificates are to be issued in a
name other than the name of the holder), and (ii) the address to which such
holder wishes delivery to be made of such new certificates to be issued upon
such conversion.
(D) Subject to Section 5(B), upon surrender of a certificate
representing a share or shares of Series C Preferred Stock for conversion, the
Company shall, as promptly as practicable after such surrender, issue and send
by hand delivery (with receipt to be acknowledged) or by certified or
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registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the holder
thereof or to such holder's designee, at the address designated by such holder,
a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which
such holder shall be entitled upon conversion. In the event that there shall
have been surrendered a certificate or certificates representing shares of
Series C Preferred Stock, only part of which are to be converted, the Company
shall issue and deliver to such holder or such holder's designee a new
certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Series C
Preferred Stock which shall not have been converted.
(E) A conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock into shares of
Common Stock made at the option of the holder thereof shall be effective as of
the close of business on the day on which the Company receives written notice
of conversion pursuant to paragraph (C) of this Section 5. On and after the
effective day of conversion, the shares of Series C Preferred so converted
shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and the person or
persons entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion
shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such
shares of Common Stock. On the effective date of conversion, the Company shall
pay in cash an amount equal to the sum of all accumulated and unpaid dividends
and all accrued and
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unpaid dividends to the effective date of conversion on the shares of Series C
Preferred Stock being converted.
(F) The Company shall not be obligated to deliver to holders of Series
C Preferred Stock any fractional shares of Common Stock issuable upon any
conversion of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock, but in lieu thereof may
make a cash payment in respect thereof in any manner permitted by law. Such
cash payment shall be in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the
Fair Value (as defined in Section 9(G) hereof) per share of the Common Stock at
the close of business on the day of conversion.
(G) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of
its authorized Common Stock, whether unissued or held in the Company's
treasury, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Series C
Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive rights, such
number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon
the conversion of all the shares of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to deliver upon
conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of
Common Stock reacquired and held in the treasury of the Company (in lieu of the
issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock), so long as any
such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security
interests or encumbrances. The Company
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shall prepare and shall use its best efforts to obtain and keep in force such
governmental or regulatory permits or other authorizations as may be required
by law, and shall comply with all requirements as to registration or
qualification of the Common Stock (and all requirements to list the Common
Stock which are at the time applicable) as shall from time to time be
sufficient to effect the conversion of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock
then outstanding and convertible into shares of Common Stock.
Section 6. Redemption At the Option of the Company.
(A) The Series C Preferred Stock shall be redeemable, in whole or in
part, at the option of the Company at any time after January 17, 1992, at a
redemption price of $663.1625 per share, plus an amount equal to all
accumulated and unpaid dividends and accrued dividends thereon to the date
fixed for redemption.
(B) Unless otherwise required by law, notice of redemption with
respect to a redemption under this Section 6 (but not Section 7 or 8) will be
sent to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock at the address shown on the
books of the Company or any transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock by
first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than twenty (20) days nor
more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date.
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Each such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the total number of
shares of the Series C Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if fewer than all
the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to
be redeemed from such holder; (iii) the redemption price; (iv) the place or
places where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of
the redemption price; (v) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will
cease to accrue on such redemption date; and (vi) the conversion rights of the
shares to be redeemed, the period within which conversion rights may be
exercised, and the Conversion Price and number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of a share of Series C Preferred Stock at the time.
Upon surrender of the certificates for any shares called for redemption
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6 or the provisions of Sections 7 or
8 hereof, which shares have not previously been converted (properly endorsed or
assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall so
require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed by the
Company at the date fixed for redemption and at the applicable redemption price
set forth in this Section 6 or in Sections 7 or 8 hereof.
(C) The Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to redeem any or
all of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock at any time on or prior to
January 17, 1992, at a price equal to the amount that would have been payable
in respect of the shares
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pursuant to Section 4 hereof had there been a liquidation of the Company on the
date fixed for redemption (including the amount equal to all accumulated and
unpaid dividends and accrued dividends thereon to the date fixed for
redemption, as provided by Section 4 hereof), if the last reported sales
prices, regular way, of a share of Common Stock, as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted
to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal national securities
exchange on which such stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common
Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange,
on the National Market System of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ") or, if the Common Stock is
not quoted on such National Market System, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices in the over-the-counter market as reported by NASDAQ, for at least
twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending not more than five (5) trading days
before the notice of redemption pursuant to paragraph (B) of this Section 6,
equals or exceeds one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the Conversion
Price (giving effect equitably in making such calculation to any adjustments
required by Section 9 hereof).
(D) (i) Within one hundred and eighty days after the later of (a) the
effective date, (b) the enactment date or (c) if the Company contests in good
faith in a judicial or
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administrative proceeding the legality of the change referred to in this
Section 6(D)(i), the date such matter is finally determined against the Company
(the time for appeal having expired and no appeal having been filed), of a
change in the federal tax law of the United States of America (other than a
change affecting the deductibility of dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock
for purposes of calculating the Alternative Minimum Tax) which has the effect
of precluding the Company from claiming any of the tax deductions for dividends
paid on the Series C Preferred Stock when such dividends are used as provided
under Section 404(k)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect on the date shares of Series C Preferred Stock are initially issued or
(ii) in the event that shares of Series C Preferred Stock are held by an
employee benefit plan intended to qualify as an employee stock ownership plan
within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and such plan does not so qualify, the Company may, in its sole
discretion and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph (A) of
this Section 6, elect to redeem such shares at a price equal to the amount that
would have been payable in respect of the shares pursuant to Section 4 hereof
had there been a liquidation of the Company on the date fixed for redemption
(including the amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends and accrued
dividends thereon
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to the date fixed for redemption, as provided by Section 4 hereof).
(E) The Company, at its option, may make payment of the redemption
price required upon redemption of shares of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant
to Sections 6, 7 or 8 in cash or in shares of Common Stock (or fractional
shares thereof), or in a combination of such shares and cash, any such shares
to be valued for such purpose at their Fair Value (as defined in Section 9(G)
hereof); provided, however, that any payment required to be made under
paragraph (C) of Section 8 shall be made in cash.
(F) From and after the close of business on the date fixed for
redemption, dividends on shares of Series C Preferred Stock called for
redemption will cease to accrue, such shares will no longer be deemed to be
outstanding and all rights in respect of such shares of the Company shall
cease, except the right to receive the redemption price, provided that shares
of Series C Preferred Stock may be converted pursuant to Section 5 hereof at
any time prior to the close of business on the date fixed for redemption of
such shares pursuant to Sections 6, 7 or 8 hereof. If less than all of the
outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the Company
shall either redeem a portion of the shares of each holder determined pro rata
based on the number of shares held by each holder or shall select the shares to
be redeemed by lot or by any other manner
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deemed equitable, as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Section 7. Other Redemption Rights.
At the option of the holder, at any time and from time to time upon
notice to the Company given not less than five (5) business days prior to the
date fixed by the holder in such notice for such redemption, shares of Series C
Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by the Company at a price per share of Series
C Preferred Stock equal to the amount that would have been payable in respect
of such share of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4 hereof had
there been a liquidation of the Company on the date fixed for redemption
(including the amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends and accrued
dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption); provided, however, that
such redemption shall be made only (i) in the event that and to the extent
necessary (a) for such holder to provide for distributions required to be made
(including, without limitation, by termination, retirement or withdrawals)
under, or to satisfy an investment election provided to participants in
accordance with, The Gillette Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan dated
January 17, 1990 as the same may be amended, any successor plan or any other
employee stock ownership plan of the Company (a "Plan"), or (b) for such holder
to make payment of principal, interest or premium due and payable (whether as
scheduled or upon acceleration) (1) on the
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outstanding aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of such holder incurred
to finance the purchase of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock or any
refinancing thereof under a Plan (but only if and to the extent required to
remedy or prevent a payment default under such indebtedness or related loan
documentation, in each case as amended), or (2) on any other indebtedness
incurred by the holder for the benefit of a Plan (but only if to remedy or
prevent a payment default thereunder), or (ii) in the event that shares of
Series C Preferred Stock are held by an employee benefit plan intended to
qualify as an employee stock ownership plan within the meaning of Section 4975
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and such plan does not so
qualify.
Section 8. Consolidation, Merger, etc.
(A) In the event that the Company shall consummate any consolidation
or merger or similar transaction, however named, pursuant to which the
outstanding shares of Common Stock are by operation of law exchanged solely for
or changed, reclassified or converted solely into (i) stock of any successor or
resulting company (including the Company) that constitutes "qualifying employer
securities" with respect to a holder of Series C Preferred Stock within the
meaning of Section 4975(e)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and Section 407(d)(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as
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amended, or any successor provision of law ("Qualifying Employer Securities"),
and (ii) if applicable, a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares, if any,
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock of such holder shall be assumed by and
shall become preferred stock of such successor or resulting company, having in
respect of such company insofar as possible the same powers, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights (including the
redemption rights provided by Sections 6, 7 and 8 hereof), and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, that the Series C
Preferred Stock had immediately prior to such transaction, except that after
such transaction each share of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be
convertible, otherwise on the terms and conditions provided by Section 5
hereof, into the kind and amount of Qualifying Employer Securities which would
be receivable by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which
such shares of Series C Preferred Stock could have been converted (whether or
not then convertible) immediately prior to such transaction; provided, however,
that if by virtue of the structure of such transaction, a holder of Common
Stock is required to make an election with respect to the kind and amount of
Qualified Employer Securities to be received in such transaction, then the
shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall, by virtue of such transaction and on
the same terms as apply to the holders of Common Stock, be convertible into or
exchangeable
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for the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash or other property (payable
in kind) which would be receivable by a holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such shares of Series C Preferred Stock could have been
converted (whether or not then convertible) immediately prior to such
transaction if such holder of Common Stock failed to exercise any rights of
election to receive any kind or amount of stock, securities, cash or other
property (other than such Qualifying Employer Securities and a cash payment, if
applicable, in lieu of fractional shares) receivable upon such transaction
(provided that, if the kind or amount of Qualifying Employer Securities
receivable upon such transaction is not the same for each non-electing share,
then the kind and amount of Qualifying Employer Securities receivable upon such
transaction for each non-electing share shall be the kind and amount so
receivable per share by a plurality of the non-electing shares). The rights of
the Series C Preferred Stock as preferred stock of such successor or resulting
company shall successively be subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 9
hereof after any such transaction as nearly equivalent as practicable to the
adjustments provided for by Section 9 prior to such transaction. The Company
shall not consummate any such merger, consolidation or similar transaction
unless all then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock shall be
assumed and authorized by the successor or resulting company as aforesaid.
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(B) In the event that the Company shall consummate any consolidation or
merger or similar transaction, however named, pursuant to which the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are by operation of law exchanged for or changed,
reclassified or converted into other stock or securities or cash or any other
property, or any combination thereof, other than any such consideration which
is constituted solely of Qualifying Employer Securities and cash payments, if
applicable, in lieu of fractional shares, each outstanding share of Series C
Preferred Stock shall, without any action on the part of the Company or any
holder thereof (but subject to paragraph (C) of this Section 8), be deemed
converted by virtue of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction
immediately prior to such consummation into the number of shares of Common
Stock into which each such share of Series C Preferred Stock could have been
converted (whether or not then convertible) pursuant to Section 5 immediately
prior to such transaction and each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall, by
virtue of such transaction and on the same terms as apply to the shares of
Common Stock, be converted into or exchanged for the aggregate amount of stock,
securities, cash or other property (payable in like kind) receivable by a
holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series
C Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such
transaction if such holder of Common Stock failed to exercise any rights of
election as to the kind
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or amount of stock, securities, cash or other property receivable upon such
transaction; provided, however, that if the kind or amount of stock,
securities, cash or other property receivable upon such transaction is not the
same for each non-electing share, then the kind and amount of stock,
securities, cash or other property receivable upon such transaction for each
non-electing share of Common Stock into which a share of Series C Preferred
Stock is deemed converted shall be the kind and amount so receivable per share
by a plurality of the non-electing shares of Common Stock.
(C) In the event the Company shall enter into any agreement providing
for any consolidation or merger or similar transaction described in paragraph
(B) of this Section 8, then the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter
(and in any event at least ten (10) business days before consummation of such
transaction) give notice of such agreement and the material terms thereof to
each holder of Series C Preferred Stock and each such holder shall have the
right to elect, by written notice to the Company, to receive, upon consummation
of such transaction (if and when such transaction is consummated), from the
Company or the successor of the Company, in lieu of what would otherwise be the
result under paragraph (B) of this Section 8 (and in redemption and retirement
of such share of Series C Preferred Stock, but without any premium), a cash
payment equal to $663.1625 per share, plus an amount equal to
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all accumulated and unpaid dividends and accrued dividends thereon to the
effective date for such merger or consolidation. No such notice of redemption
shall be effective unless given to the Company prior to the close of business
on the fifth business day prior to consummation of such transaction, unless the
Company or the successor of the Company shall waive such prior notice, but any
notice of redemption so given prior to such time may be withdrawn by notice of
withdrawal given to the Company prior to the close of business on the fifth
business day prior to consummation of such transaction.
Section 9. Anti-dilution Adjustments.
(A) In the event the Company shall, at any time or from time to time
while any of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, (i) pay a
dividend or make a distribution in respect of the Common Stock, to the extent
that such dividend or distribution consists of shares of Common Stock, (ii)
subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iii) combine the
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, in each
case whether by reclassification of shares, recapitalization of the Company
(exluding a recapitalization effected by a merger or consolidation to which
Section 8 hereof applies) or otherwise, the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted by multiplying such
Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding
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immediately before such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. An adjustment
made pursuant to this Section 9(A) shall be given effect, upon payment of such
a dividend or distribution, as of the record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution (on a
retroactive basis) and in the case of a subdivision or combination shall become
effective immediately as of the effective date thereof.
(B) In the event that the Company shall, at any time or from time to
time while any of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, issue
to holders of shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution, including
by way of a reclassification of shares or a recapitalization of the Company,
rights, warrants or options to purchase shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock at a
purchase price per share less than the Fair Value (as hereinafter defined) of a
share of Common Stock on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants or
such other securities, then, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (E) and
(F) of this Section 9, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted by multiplying
such Conversion Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such issuance of
rights or warrants or other such securities plus the number of
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shares of Common Stock which could be purchased at the Fair Value of a share of
Common Stock at the time of such issuance for the minimum aggregate
consideration payable upon exercise in full of all such rights or warrants or
other such securities and the denominator of which shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such issuance of rights
or warrants or other such securities plus the number of shares of Common Stock
that could be acquired upon the exercise in full of all such rights and
warrants or other such securities.
(C) In the event the Company shall, at any time or from time to time
while any of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, make an
Extraordinary Distribution (as hereinafter defined) in respect of the Common
Stock, whether by dividend or distribution, or effect a Pro Rata Repurchase (as
hereinafter defined) of Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect
immediately prior to such Extraordinary Distribution or Pro Rata Repurchase
shall, subject to paragraphs (E) and (F) of this Section 9, be adjusted by
multiplying such Conversion Price by the fraction, the numerator of which is
(i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately before such Extraordinary Distribution or Pro Rata Repurchase
multiplied by (y) the Fair Value of a share of Common Stock on the day before
the ex-dividend date or, if there is none, the record date with respect to such
Extraordinary Distribution, or on the expiration date (including all extensions
thereof) of the
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applicable tender offer or exchange offer with respect to a Pro Rata
Repurchase, as the case may be, minus (ii) an amount equal to the Fair Value on
such date of the Extraordinary Distribution or the aggregate purchase price of
the Pro Rata Repurchase, as the case may be, and the denominator of which shall
be the product of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately before such Extraordinary Distribution or Pro Rata Repurchase
minus, in the case of a Pro Rata Repurchase, the number of shares of Common
Stock repurchased by the Company, multiplied by (B) the Fair Value of a share
of Common Stock on the day before the ex-dividend date or, if there is none,
the record date with respect to an Extraordinary Distribution or on the
expiration date (including all extensions thereof) of the applicable tender
offer or exchange offer, as the case may be. The Company shall send each holder
of Series C Preferred Stock (i) notice of its intent to make any Extraordinary
Distribution and (ii) notice of any offer by the Company to make a Pro Rata
Repurchase, in each case at the same time as, or as soon as practicable after,
such offer is first communicated (including by announcement of a record date in
accordance with the rules of any stock exchange on which the Common Stock is
listed or admitted to trading) to holders of Common Stock. Such notice shall
indicate the intended record date and the amount and nature of such
Extraordinary Distribution, or the number of shares subject to such offer for a
Pro Rata Repurchase and the
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purchase price payable by the Company pursuant to such offer, as well as the
Conversion Price and the number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of
Series C Preferred Stock may be converted at such time.
(D) In the event the Company shall, at any time or from time to time
while any of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, issue
(other than through a dividend or distribution with respect to the Common
Stock) (x) shares of Common Stock or (y) securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or (z) rights, warrants or options to
purchase Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of Common Stock (other than, in the case of (x), (y) or (z), pursuant to (i)
any employee or director incentive or benefit plan or arrangement, including
any employment, severance or consulting agreement, of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company heretofore or hereafter adopted, (ii) the exercise of
rights, warrants or options to purchase Common Stock or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or (iii) the
conversion or exchange of securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock) for a consideration per share of Common Stock having a
Fair Value on the date of such issuance of less than the Fair Value of one
share of Common Stock on the date of such issuance, then, subject to the
provisions of paragraphs (E) and (F) of this Section 9, the Conversion Price
shall be adjusted by
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multiplying such Conversion Price by the fraction the numerator of which shall
be the sum of (i) the Fair Value of all the shares of Common Stock outstanding
on the day immediately preceding such issuance plus (ii) the Fair Value of the
consideration received by the Company in respect of such issuance, and the
denominator of which shall be the product of (i) the Fair Value of a share of
Common Stock on the day immediately preceding such issuance multiplied by (ii)
the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such day plus
the number of shares of Common Stock so issued by the Company. For purposes of
this paragraph (D), the consideration received by the Company in connection
with the issuance by the Company of rights, warrants, options or convertible or
exchangeable securities for which an adjustment calculation is being made shall
be deemed to include the minimum consideration payable in connection with the
exercise in full of such rights, warrants, or options or the conversion or
exchange of such securities and, for purposes of such calculation, the Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise, conversion or exchange shall be deemed
issued at the time the related right, warrant, option or convertible or
exchangeable security is issued.
(E) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 9, the
Company shall not be required to make immediately any adjustment of the
Conversion Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease
of at least one percent
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(1%) in the Conversion Price. Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward
and shall be made at the time of the next subsequent adjustment which, together
with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward and not previously taken
into account, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least one percent
(1%) in the Conversion Price.
(F) If the Company shall make any dividend or distribution on the
Common Stock or issue any Common Stock, other capital stock or other security
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company or any rights
or warrants to purchase or acquire any such security, or issue or grant any
rights to put any such security to the Company, which transaction does not
result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 9, the Board of Directors of the Company may
consider, but shall be under no legal obligation to consider, whether such
action is of such a nature that an adjustment to the Conversion Price should
equitably be made in respect of such transaction. If in such case the Board of
Directors of the Company determines that an adjustment to the Conversion Price
should be made, an adjustment shall be made effective as of such date, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Company. The determination of
the Board of Directors of the Company as to whether an adjustment to the
Conversion Price should be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph 9(F), and, if so, as to what
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adjustment should be made and when, shall be final and binding on the Company
and all stockholders of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Company shall be entitled to make such additional adjustments in the Conversion
Price, in addition to those required by the foregoing provisions of this
Section 9, as shall be necessary in order that any dividend or distribution in
shares of capital stock of the Company, subdivision, reclassification or
combination of shares of stock of the Company or any recapitalization of the
Company or other event shall not be taxable to holders of the Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.
(G) For purposes of this Resolution, the following definitions will
apply:
"Extraordinary Distribution" shall mean any dividend or other
distribution (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other
securities or property or rights or warrants to subscribe for securities of the
Company or any of its Common Stock), other than (i) dividends payable in cash
in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year which, when declared, are not
expected to exceed the net income of the Company during such year from
continuing operations before extraordinary items, as determined in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in
accordance with past practice, (ii) any dividend or distribution of shares of
Common Stock, or (iii) any dividend or distribution of rights, warrants
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or options to purchase shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock.
"Fair Value" shall mean (a) as to cash, the amount of cash, and (b) as
to any security or of any other property, shall mean the fair value thereof as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Pro Rata Repurchase" shall mean any purchase of shares of Common Stock
by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, whether for cash, shares of capital
stock of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of
indebtedness of the Company or any other person or any other property
(including shares of a Subsidiary of the Company), or any combination thereof,
pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer, subject to Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any
successor provision of law.
(H) Whenever an adjustment to the Conversion Price and the related
voting rights of the Series C Preferred Stock is required pursuant to this
Resolution, the Company shall forthwith place on file with the transfer agent
for the Common Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, if there be one, and
with the Secretary of the Company, a statement signed by two officers of the
Company stating the adjusted Conversion Price determined as provided herein and
the resulting conversion ratio, and the voting rights (as appropriately
adjusted), of the Series C Preferred Stock. Such statement shall set forth in
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reasonable detail such facts as shall be necessary to show the reason and the
manner of computing such adjustment. Promptly after each adjustment to the
Conversion Price and the related voting rights of the Series C Preferred Stock,
the Company shall mail a notice thereof and of the then prevailing conversion
ratio to each holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
(I) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no adjustment shall
be made in the Conversion Price by reason of the issuance or exercise of any
Rights if and to the extent Rights are or have been issued with respect to the
outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock equal in number to the Rights
that were issued with respect to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to
the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series C
Preferred Stock were convertible immediately before such issuance or exercise
(whether or not such shares were then convertible).
Section 10. Ranking: Retirement of Shares.
(A) The Series C Preferred Stock shall rank senior to the Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, and on a parity with
the Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, as to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution and
winding-up of the Company, and, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, as amended, or a Certificate of Designations
relating to a subsequent series of
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Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company, the Series C Preferred Stock
shall rank junior to all series of the Company's Preferred Stock, no par value,
other than the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the Series B
Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, as to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up.
(B) Any shares of Series C Preferred Stock acquired by the Company by
reason of the conversion or redemption of such shares as provided by this
Resolution, or otherwise so acquired, shall be retired as shares of Series C
Preferred Stock and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of
Preferred Stock, no par value, of the Company, undesignated as to series, and
may thereafter be reissued as part of a new series of such Preferred Stock as
permitted by law and by the Certificate of Designations for the Series B
Cumulative Preferred Stock.
Section 11. Miscellaneous
(A) All notices referred to herein shall be in writing, and all
notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of
receipt thereof or three (3) business days after the mailing thereof if sent by
registered mail (unless first class mail shall be specifically permitted for
such notice under the terms of this Resolution) with postage prepaid,
addressed: (1) if to the Company, to its office at The
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Gillette Company, Prudential Tower Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02199,
Attention: General Counsel or to the transfer agent for the Series C Preferred
Stock, or other agent of the Company designated as permitted by this
Resolution, or (ii) if to any holder of the Series C Preferred Stock or Common
Stock, as the case may be, to such holder at the address of such holder as
listed in the stock record books of the Company (which may include the records
of any transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as the
case may be) or (iii) to such other address as the Company or any such holder,
as the case may be, shall have designated by notice similarly given.
(B) The term "Common Stock" as used in this Resolution means the
Company's Common Stock of $1.00 par value, as the same exists at the date of
filing of a Certificate of Designations relating to Series C Preferred Stock or
any other class of stock resulting from successive changes or reclassifications
of such Common Stock consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par
value to no par value, or from no par value to par value. In the event that, at
any time as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 9 of this
Resolution, the holder of any share of Series C Preferred Stock upon thereafter
surrendering such shares for conversion shall become entitled to receive any
shares or other securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock,
the Conversion Price in respect of such other shares or securities so
receivable upon
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conversion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall thereafter be adjusted,
and shall be subject to further adjustment from time to time, in a manner and
on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to
Common Stock contained in Section 9 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 1
through 8 and 10 and 11 of this Resolution with respect to the Common Stock
shall apply on like or similar terms to any such other shares or securities.
(C) The Company shall pay any and all stock transfer and documentary
stamp taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of
shares of Series C Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock or other
securities issued on account of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant hereto or
certificates representing such shares or securities. The Company shall not,
however, be required to pay any such tax which may be payable in respect of any
transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Series C Preferred
Stock or Common Stock or other securities in a name other than that in which
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or
other securities are issued or delivered were registered, or in respect of any
payment to any person with respect to any such shares or securities other than
a payment to the registered holder thereof, and shall not be required to make
any such issuance, delivery or payment unless and until the person otherwise
entitled to such issuance, delivery or payment has
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paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or has established, to the
satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(D) In the event that a holder of shares of Series C Preferred Stock
shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Common Stock
to be issued upon conversion of such shares should be registered or to whom
payment upon redemption of shares of Series C Preferred Stock should be made or
the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares,
or such payment, should be sent, the Company shall be entitled to register such
shares, and make such payment, in the name of the holder of such Series C
Preferred Stock as shown on the records of the Company and to send the
certificate or certificates representing such shares, or such payment, to the
address of such holder shown on the records of the Company.
(E) The Company may appoint, and from time to time discharge and
change, a transfer agent for the Series C Preferred Stock. Upon any such
appointment or discharge of a transfer agent, the Company shall send notice
thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of
Series C Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed and subscribed this Certificate of
Designations and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury
this 17th day of January, 1990.
/s/ Colman M. Mocklar, Jr.
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Colman M. Mockler, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
/s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss
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Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The Gillette Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY
CERTIFY:
FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of The Gillette
Company a resolution was duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment to the
Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to
be advisable and moving that it be submitted to the 1991 Annual Meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution
setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved, that this Board of Directors does hereby recommend and
declare it advisable that the first paragraph of Article 4 of the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation be amended to read as follows:
"4. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
corporation shall have authority to issue is Five Hundred Eighty
Five Million (585,000,000) shares, of which Five Million
(5,000,000) shares shall be shares of the class of Preferred Stock
without par value (hereinafter called "Preferred Stock"), and Five
Hunded Eighty Million (580,000,000) shares shall be shares of the
class of Common Stock with the par value of $1 per share
(hereinafter called "Common Stock").";
that this Board directs that this amendment be considered at the next annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation to be held on April 18, 1991;
and that the officers of the Corporation be and they are and each of them
hereby is authorized to take all action necessary or desirable to give effect
to the foregoing resolution.
SECOND: That pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, the
1991 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of said corporation was duly called and
held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, at which meeting the necessary number of shares as
required by statute were voted in favor of the foregoing amendment.
THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gillette Company has caused this Certificate to
be signed by Joseph E. Mullaney, its Vice Chairman, and attested to by
Kathryn E. DeMoss, its Secretary, this eighteenth day of April, 1991.
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
By: /s/ Joseph E. Mullaney
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Joseph E. Mullaney
Vice Chairman
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss
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Kathryn E. DeMoss, Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT
OF
SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
OF
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Pursuant to Section 243 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the "GCL"), we Joseph E. Mullaney, Vice Chairman of the Board, and
Kathryn E. DeMoss, Secretary, of THE GILLETTE COMPANY (the "Corporation"), a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY:
That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors on
July 20, 1989 adopted a resolution creating and authorizing the issuance of
shares of a series of six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of Preferred Stock
designated as Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B
Preferred Stock").
That, the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock prohibit the reissuance
of retired shares of Series B Preferred Stock as shares of Series B Preferred
Stock.
That, in accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the
Corporation on February 28, 1991 issued and delivered to all the holders of the
Series B Preferred Stock a notice of redemption for all the outstanding
Series B Preferred Stock which notice set a redemption date of April 3, 1991.
That, on April 1, 1991, in accordance with the terms of the Series B
Preferred Stock, the holders of all the Series B Preferred Stock exercised
their right to convert all 600,000 of the authorized shares of Series B
Preferred Stock into the common stock, $1 par value, of the Corporation and
pursuant thereto did deliver and surrender all the authorized shares of
Series B Preferred Stock to the Corporation.
That, pursuant to the Certificate of the Series B Preferred Stock, upon
such conversion all of the authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock were
retired and cancelled.
That, in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation all authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock have
become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without par value, of
the Corporation.
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That, in accordance with Section 243 of the GCL, all references to the
Series B Preferred Stock in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
are hereby eliminated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gillette Company has caused this Certificate to
be signed by Joseph E. Mullaney, its Vice Chairman of the Board, and attested
by Kathryn E. DeMoss, its Secretary, under the seal of the Corporation this
18th day of July, 1991.
[Seal]
/s/ Joseph E. Mullaney
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Name: Joseph E. Mullaney
Title: Vice-Chairman of the Board
Attest:
/s/ Kathryn E. DeMoss
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Name: Kathryn E. DeMoss
Title: Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The Gillette Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY
CERTIFY:
FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of The Gillette
Company, a resolution was duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation declaring said amendment
to be advisable and moving that it be submitted to the 1995 Annual Meeting of
the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution
setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
Resolved, that this Board of Directors does hereby recommend and
declare it advisable that the first paragraph of Article 4 of the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation be amended to read as follows:
4. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
corporation shall have authority to issue is One Billion One
Hundred Sixty-Five Million (1,165,000,000) shares, of which Five
Million (5,000,000) shares shall be shares of the class of
Preferred Stock without par value (hereinafter called
("Preferred Stock"), and One Billion One Hundred Sixty Million
(1,160,000,000) shares shall be shares of the class of Common
Stock with the par value of $1 per share (hereinafter called
"Common Stock");
that this Board directs that this amendment be considered at the next annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation to be held on April 20, 1995;
and that the officers of the Corporation be and they are and each of them
hereby is authorized to take all action necessary or desirable to give effect
to the foregoing resolutions.
SECOND: That pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, the 1995
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of said corporation was duly called and
held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, at which meeting the necessary number of shares as
required by statute were voted in favor of the foregoing amendment.
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THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gillette Company has caused this Certificate to
be signed by Joseph E. Mullaney, its Vice Chairman, and attested to by Jill C.
Richardson, its Secretary, this twentieth day of April, 1995.
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
By: Joseph E. Mullaney
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Joseph E. Mullaney
Vice Chairman
ATTEST:
By: Jill Richardson
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Jill C. Richardson, Secretary
