EXHIBIT 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ULTA SALON, COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE, INC.
Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245
Of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the Corporation), does hereby certify as follows:
1. That the name of the Corporation is Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. The original
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware on January 9, 1990 under the name R.G. Trends Corporation. A Restated Certificate of
Incorporation was filed on January 19, 1990 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June
7, 1990, which changed the name of the Corporation to Ulta3, Inc.. A Certificate of Amendment
was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 17, 1991. A
Certificate of Amendment was filed on January 31, 1992 with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on February 7, 1992, which changed the name of the Corporation to Ulta3 The
Cosmetic Savings Store, Inc. A Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 12, 1995,
which, among other things, changed the name of the Corporation to Ulta3 Cosmetics &
Salon, Inc. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was amended by a
Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on April 1, 1997. A
Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed April 1, 1997 with Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation was amended by a Certificate of Amendment
of Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed April 30, 1998 and by a Certificate of Amendment of
Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on July 29, 1999, which changed the name of the
Corporation to the name Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. A Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation was filed December 18, 2000 with the Secretary of State of
Delaware. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on January
31, 2002. A Certificate of Correction was filed with the State of Delaware on September 19, 2002,
which corrected a certain error in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated as of December
18, 2000. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on
, 2007, which added seventy million (70,000,000) shares of preferred stock to the
authorized capital stock of the Corporation and designated a series of junior participating
preferred stock.
2. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including Exhibit A
attached hereto, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation) restates and integrates and
also further amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. This Restated Certificate
of Incorporation was proposed by the Board of Directors and duly adopted by the stockholders of the
Corporation in the manner, and by the vote prescribed by, Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended, the DGCL). The text of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the Corporation is Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
ARTICLE TWO
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 19808. The name of its
registered agent at such address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.
ARTICLE THREE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
ARTICLE FOUR
(a) Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of capital stock which the
Corporation has the authority to issue is 470,000,000 shares, consisting of:
(i) 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the Common
Stock); and
(ii) 70,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (the Preferred
Stock), of which 400,000 shares are designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock with the voting powers, designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if
any, of the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision
thereto), the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock may, without a class
or series vote, be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) from time to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power
of the outstanding shares of the Corporations stock entitled to vote, voting together as a single
class.
(b) Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, subject
to limitations prescribed by law, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of the
shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate of designation
pursuant to the DGCL setting forth a copy of such resolution or resolutions, to establish from time
to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers
(including voting powers, if any), preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and
the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors
with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, determination
of the following:
(i) the number of shares constituting such series and the distinctive designation of
that series;
(ii) the dividend rate, if any, on the shares of such series, whether dividends shall
be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if
any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;
(iii) whether such series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights
provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
(iv) whether such series shall have conversion privileges and, if so, the terms and
conditions of conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate upon
such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;
(v) whether or not the shares of such series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms
and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they
shall be redeemable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may
vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;
(vi) whether such series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of
shares of the series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;
(vii) the rights of the shares of such series in the event of voluntary or involuntary
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any,
of payment of shares of that series; and
(viii) any other powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and
restrictions of such series.
(c) Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation with respect to any
series of Preferred Stock) or by applicable law, the voting, dividend and liquidation rights
of the holders of Common Stock are as follows:
(i) Voting Rights. Each record holder of Common Stock shall be entitled at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders, with respect to each share of Common Stock held
by such holder as of the applicable record date, to one (1) vote per share in person or by
proxy on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. There shall
be no cumulative voting.
(ii) Dividends and Distributions. Subject to the rights, if any, of the
holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, property or
shares of stock of the Corporation as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from
time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(iii) Liquidation Rights. In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or
winding-up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after
payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and
subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock,
the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation, if any, shall be divided among and paid
ratably to the holders of Common Stock in proportion to the number of shares held by them.
(iv) Preemptive Rights. The holders of Common Stock shall have no preemptive
right to subscribe for any shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation
whether now or hereafter authorized.
ARTICLE FIVE
The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE SIX
At the time this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation becomes effective,
the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of nine (9) directors, but may be
increased or decreased from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a
majority of directors then in office; provided that the number of directors which shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be not less than three (3). The Board of
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, initially with
Class I directors being elected for a one-year term, Class II directors for a two-year term
and Class III directors for a three-year term. At each succeeding annual meeting of
stockholders, beginning in 2008, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at
that 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. Unless and except to the extent that the By-Laws of the Corporation shall so
require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.
ARTICLE SEVEN
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE EIGHT
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws
of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of
Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors
or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE NINE
No stockholder action may be taken except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of
the Corporation and stockholders may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
ARTICLE TEN
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, may only
be called at any time by a majority of the entire Board of Directors or by either the Chairman or
the President of the Corporation.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
The Corporation shall be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL (or any successor provision
thereto) (Section 203), and the provisions contained in Section 203 shall apply to
fullest extent permitted thereunder.
ARTICLE TWELVE
No director of the Corporation shall 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 DGCL, as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of,
or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions
of such director occurring prior to, such amendment, modification or repeal.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be
amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, and advance expenses to any person who
was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he
or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer
of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect
to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (a Covered Person),
against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys fees) reasonably
incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise
provided in the By-Laws (as the same may provide from time to time), the Corporation shall be
required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or a part thereof)
commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by
the Covered Person was authorized by the By-Laws, in any written agreement with the Corporation, or
in the specific case by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a claim for
indemnification (following the final disposition of an action, suit or proceeding) or
advancement of expenses is not paid in full within thirty (30) days after a written demand
therefor by the Covered Person has been received by the Corporation, the Covered Person may file
suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim, and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be
entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. Nothing contained in this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN shall affect any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which directors,
officers, employees or agents of the Corporation otherwise may be entitled under the By-Laws, any
written agreement with the Corporation or otherwise. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized
from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement
of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of
this ARTICLE THIRTEEN with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors
and officers of the Corporation. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN
shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Covered Person existing at the time of, or
increase the liability of any Covered Person with respect to any acts or omissions of such Covered
Person occurring prior to, such amendment, modification or repeal.
ARTICLE FOURTEEN
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, waive or repeal any provision of
this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed
by the laws of the State of Delaware and this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
and all rights, preferences and privileges conferred on stockholders, directors, officers,
employees, agents and other persons in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, if
any, are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a
lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified or permitted by law, this Certificate of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), any proposal to amend or repeal, or to adopt any
provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with ARTICLES SIX, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN
and FOURTEEN shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the
votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all the then outstanding shares of stock then entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
The UNDERSIGNED, being the Secretary of the Corporation, does hereby certify that the
Corporation has restated its Certificate of Incorporation as set forth above, does hereby certify
that such restatement has been duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and does hereby make
and file this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Dated , 2007
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Name: Bruce E. Barkus
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
of
SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
ULTA SALON, COSMETICS & FRAGRANCE, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the Corporation), hereby
certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as
required by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held.
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of
this Corporation (hereinafter called the Board of Directors or the Board) in accordance with
the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation, as
amended, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the Preferred Stock), of the Corporation and hereby states the designation and number of
shares, and fixes the relative rights, powers and preferences, and qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof as follows:
Section 1. Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock) and the number of shares
constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 400,000. Such number of shares may be increased
or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then
outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding
options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the
Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(A) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any shares of any class or
series of stock of this Corporation ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with
respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference
to the holders of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the Common Stock), of the
Corporation, and of any other stock ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, shall be
entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally
available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June,
September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first
issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share
(rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends,
and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other
distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock
since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of
Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any
dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision,
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or
otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number
of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding
sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such
event.
(B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock
as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section 2 immediately after it declares a dividend or
distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock);
provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common
Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock
shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such
shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date
of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a
date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either
of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares
of Series A 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 A
Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon,
which record date shall be not more than 60 (sixty) days prior to the date fixed for the payment
thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the
following voting rights:
(A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote
of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or
pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision,
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or
otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number
of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted
by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a
series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the
Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted
to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(C) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A 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 as set forth herein) for taking any
corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A
Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking
on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the
Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all
such 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;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A
Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation
ranking junior (both as to dividends and upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the
Series A Preferred Stock; or
(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred
Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in
accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board
of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after
consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences
of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and
equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or
otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation
could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such
time and in such manner.
Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise
acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after
the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but
unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock
subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or in any other Certificate of Designations
creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
(A) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, voluntary or
otherwise, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior
(either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred
Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received
an amount per share (the Series A Liquidation Preference) equal to $1,000 per share, plus an
amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to
the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment
hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to
holders of shares of Common Stock, or (ii) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity
(either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred
Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A 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. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or
pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision,
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or
otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number
of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to
such event under the proviso in clause (i) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by
multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(B) In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in
full of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the liquidation preferences of all other classes
and series of stock of the Corporation, if any, that rank on a parity with the Series A Preferred
Stock in respect thereof, then the assets available for such distribution shall be distributed
ratably to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of such parity shares in
proportion to their respective liquidation preferences.
(C) Neither the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another corporation
nor the merger or consolidation of any other corporation into or with the Corporation shall be
deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this
Section 6.
Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any
consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in
any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged
or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
equal to 1,000 times 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. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend
on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or
consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by
payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to
the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such
amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable by
the Corporation.
Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of
dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, junior to all
series of any other class of the Corporations Preferred Stock, except to the extent that any such
other series specifically provides that it shall rank on a parity with or junior to the Series A
Preferred Stock.
Section 10. Amendment. At any time any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding,
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, shall not be
further amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the
powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them
adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class.
Section 11. Fractional Shares. Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share
that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holders fractional shares, to exercise voting
rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights
of holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designations is executed on behalf of the
Corporation by the undersigned authorized officer this day of , .
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Name: Bruce E. Barkus
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