Note 7 - Preferred Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Preferred Stock [Text Block]

7. Preferred Stock

SGRP's certificate of incorporation authorizes it to issue 3,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 per share, which may have such preferences and priorities over the SGRP Common Stock and other rights, powers and privileges as the Company's Board of Directors may establish at its discretion. The Company has created and authorized the issuance of a maximum of 3,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to SGRP's Certificate of Designation of Series "A" Preferred Stock (the "SGRP Series A Preferred Stock"), which have dividend and liquidation preferences, have a cumulative dividend of 10% per year, are redeemable at the Company's option and are convertible at the holder's option (and without further consideration) on a one-to-one basis into SGRP Common Stock. The Company issued 554,402 of SGRP shares to affiliated retirement plans, which were all converted into common shares in 2011 (including dividends earned thereon), leaving 2,445,598 shares of remaining authorized SGRP Series "A" Preferred Stock. At March 31, 2022, no shares of SGRP Series "A" Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.

On January 28, 2022, SGRP entered into the Change of Control, Voting and Restricted Stock Agreement ("CIC Agreement") with the Majority Stockholders. As part of execution of the CIC agreement, on January 25, 2022, the Corporation filed a Certificate of Elimination for its “Certificate of Designation of Series “A” Preferred Stock of SPAR Group, Inc.” (the “Certificate of Elimination”). Pursuant to the Certificate of Elimination, the Series "A" Preferred Stock was cancelled and withdrawn. As a result, all 3,000,000 shares of the previously authorized Series "A" Preferred Stock were returned to the Corporation’s authorized “blank check” preferred stock. There were no shares of Series "A" Preferred Stock outstanding at the time of the cancellation.

Subsequent to filing the Certificate of Elimination, on January 25, 2022, the Corporation filed a “Certificate of Designation of Series “B” Preferred Stock of SPAR Group, Inc.” (the “Preferred Designation”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which designation had been approved by the Board on January 25, 2022. The Preferred Designation created a series of 2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as “Series "B" Preferred Stock” with a par value of $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Shares do not carry any voting or dividend rights and are convertible into the Common Stock on a 1 for 1.5 basis. As of March 31, 2022, 1,650,000 shares of Series "B" Preferred Stock remain outstanding.