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Exhibit 3.8
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES E NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CORMEDIX INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law
CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 141(c) and 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation at a meeting duly convened on October 16, 2013:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), there is hereby established a series of the Corporation’s authorized preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), which series shall be designated as the Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, with the designation, number of shares, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) as follows:
SERIES E NON-VOTING CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means any person or entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person or entity, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 under the Securities Act. With respect to a Holder, any investment fund or managed account that is managed on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such Holder will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Holder.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
“Applicable Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Bankruptcy Event” means:
the Corporation shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic), (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (v) acquiesce in writing to any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic), (vi) issue a notice of bankruptcy or winding down of its operations or issue a press release regarding same, or (vii) take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing; and/or
a proceeding or case shall be commenced in respect of the Corporation, without its application or consent, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of its debts, (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of it or of all or any substantial part of its assets in connection with the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (iii) similar relief in respect of it under any law providing for the relief of debtors, and such proceeding or case described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of thirty (30) days or any order for relief shall be entered in an involuntary case under United States Bankruptcy Code (as now or hereafter in effect) or under the comparable laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) against the Corporation or action under the laws of any jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) analogous to any of the foregoing shall be taken with respect to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) days.
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Black Scholes Consideration Value” means the value of the applicable Option or Convertible Security (as the case may be) as of the date of issuance thereof calculated using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg utilizing (i) an underlying price per share equal to the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the execution of definitive documents with respect to the issuance of such Option or Convertible Security (as the case may be), (ii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of such Option or Convertible Security (as the case may be) as of the date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security (as the case may be), (iii) a zero cost of borrow and (iv) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100- day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the date of issuance of such Option or Convertible Security (as the case may be).
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.
“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(iii).
“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing trade price for such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, as reported by Bloomberg (or, to the extent that Bloomberg is unavailable generally, an equivalent, reliable reporting service mutually acceptable to and hereafter designated by Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Series C Preferred Stock and the Corporation), or if the foregoing do not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported on the OTC Pink Market by OTC Markets Group, Inc. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.
“Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
“Conversion Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Conversion Price” shall mean $0.82, as adjusted pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
“Conversion Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Convertible Securities” means any stock, note, debenture or other security (other than Options) that is, or may become, at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any shares of Common Stock.
“Corporate Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
“Daily Failure Amount” means the product of (x) 0.005 multiplied by (y) the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the applicable Share Delivery Date.
“DGCL” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law.
“Dilutive Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).
“Dividend Payment Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) below.
“Dividend Period” shall mean the period commencing on and including a Dividend Payment Date (other than the initial Dividend Period, which shall commence on and include the Initial Issue Date) and shall end on and include the calendar day next preceding the next Dividend Payment Date.
“DTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“DWAC Delivery” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Principal Market.
“Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, assignment, Taxes, lien (statutory or other, and including environmental and tax liens), deposit arrangement, violation, charge, lease, license, encumbrance, servient easement, adverse claim, reversion, reverter, preference, priority, other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease or any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), restrictive covenant, condition or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Exchange Cap Allocation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Exchange Cap Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Exchange Cap Share Cancellation Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
“Fundamental Transaction” means that (i) the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, (1) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other Person, or (2) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other Person, or (3) allow any other Person to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), or (4) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), or (ii) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation.
“Holder” means any holder of Series E Preferred Stock.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all indebtedness for borrowed money, (B) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business), (C) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments, (D) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (E) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (F) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease, (G) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, claim, lien, tax, right of first refusal, encumbrance, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (H) all Contingent Obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (A) through (G) above.
“Initial Issue Date” shall mean the date that shares of Preferred Stock are first issued by the Corporation.
“Junior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Liquidation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Liquidation Preference” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Corporation and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under the Series E Preferred Stock in any material respect.
“New Issuance Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).
“New Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Person in which the Corporation after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns or acquires any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (ii) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “New Subsidiaries.”
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose common stock or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
“Parity Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
“Permitted Distributions” means dividends by Subsidiaries of the Corporation to the Corporation or other Subsidiaries of the Corporation and dividends required to be paid on the Parity Securities and pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) any Encumbrance for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) any statutory Encumbrance arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, and (iii) any Encumbrance created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
“Person” means any individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Preferred Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) below.
“Primary Security” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iv) below.
“Principal Market” means the NYSE MKT.
“Purchase Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) below.
“Secondary Security” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iv) below.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Series E Preferred Stock Register” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(i).
“Stated Value” shall mean $16.40.
“Successor Entity” means the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person (or, if so elected by the Holder, the Parent Entity) with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on the Principal Market or if the Common Stock is not traded on the Principal Market, on a day that the Common Stock is traded on another securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.
“Valuation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iv).
“Variable Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
“Variable Price Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded) during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “Volume at Price” function or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest Closing Sale Price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Corporation and the Holder. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, or other similar transaction during such period.
SECTION 2. DESIGNATION, AMOUNT AND PAR VALUE; ASSIGNMENT.
(a) The series of preferred stock designated by this Certificate shall be designated as the Corporation’s “Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 55,214. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share.
(b) The Corporation shall register shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, upon records to be maintained by the Corporation for that purpose (the “Series E Preferred Stock Register”), in the name of the Holders thereof from time to time. The Corporation may deem and treat the registered Holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any conversion thereof and for all other purposes. The Corporation shall register the transfer of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock in the Series E Preferred Stock Register, upon surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares to be transferred, duly endorsed by the Holder thereof, to the Corporation at its principal place of business or such other office of the Corporation as may be designated by the Corporation. Upon any such registration or transfer, a new certificate evidencing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a new certificate evidencing the remaining portion of the shares not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder, in each case, within three (3) Business Days. The provisions of this Certificate are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time and shall be enforceable by any such Holder.
SECTION 3. DIVIDENDS.
(a) Rate. The Holders shall be entitled to receive cumulative preferential dividends (the “Preferred Dividends”) on each share of Series E Preferred Stock at the per annum rate of 8% of the Stated Value of such share as of the Initial Issue Date, accruing from the Initial Issue Date with respect to the first dividend payment, and as of the day after the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each subsequent dividend payment, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year or, if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, a “Dividend Payment Date”) or upon the liquidation or redemption of the Series E Preferred Stock as provided herein. Preferred Dividends will be payable as provided in Section 3(b) below. The first Dividend Payment Date will be January 1, 2014. Preferred Dividends shall begin to accrue on a daily basis from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not the Corporation has funds legally available for such dividends or such dividends are declared. Preferred Dividends will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
(b) Payment of Preferred Dividends. Preferred Dividends shall be paid in cash only to the extent the Corporation has funds legally available for such payment and the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, declares a dividend payable; provided, that to the extent not paid on a Dividend Payment Date, all accrued dividends on any share shall accumulate and compound on the applicable Dividend Payment Date whether or not declared by the Board and shall remain accumulated, compounding dividends until paid pursuant hereto or converted pursuant to Section 6. All accrued and accumulated dividends on the Shares shall be prior and in preference to any dividend on any Junior Securities and shall be fully declared and paid before any dividends are declared and paid, or any other distributions or redemptions are made, on any Junior Securities, other than to declare or pay any dividend or distribution payable on the Common Stock in shares of Common Stock.
(c) Dividends on Common Stock. In addition to Preferred Dividends, Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of the Series E Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis without giving effect for such purposes to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(c) hereof) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock.
SECTION 4. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by the DGCL, the Series E Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series E Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series E Preferred Stock: (a) alter or change the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series E Preferred Stock as set forth herein or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Series E Preferred Stock, or (c) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not preclude the Corporation from designating or issuing any Junior Securities. The Corporation shall not pay or cause to be paid, directly or indirectly, to any Holder or any of its Affiliates any consideration of any type in connection with a vote of Holders relating to Sections 4(a), (b) or (c). The Corporation shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem or repurchase any Series E Preferred Stock unless such offer of redemption or repurchase is made pro rata to all Holders on identical terms.
SECTION 5. RANK; LIQUIDATION.
(a) The Series E Preferred Stock shall rank: (i) senior to all of the Common Stock and the Series C-1 and Series C2 Convertible Preferred Stock; (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created (clauses (i) and (ii), “Junior Securities”); and (iii) on parity with the Series D Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Parity Securities”), in each case, as to dividends, distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily. The foregoing shall not preclude the Corporation from designating or issuing any Junior Securities. Without the prior express written consent of Holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not hereafter authorize or issue additional or other capital stock that is of senior or pari-passu rank to the Series E Preferred Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends and other distributions, amortization and/or redemption payments, and/or payments upon a Liquidation Event.
(b) Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or a Bankruptcy Event, whether voluntary or involuntary (each, a “Liquidation Event”), each holder of shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount equal to the Stated Value per share of Series E Preferred Stock, plus accrued and unpaid Preferred Dividends (the “Liquidation Preference”), before any payments shall be made or any assets distributed to holders of any class of Common Stock or Junior Securities. If, upon any such Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series E Preferred Stock the Liquidation Preference, then all remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed ratably to holders of the shares of the Series E Preferred Stock and Parity Securities.
(c) After payment to the holders of shares of the Series E Preferred Stock of the amount required under Section 5(b), the remaining assets or surplus funds of the Corporation, if any, available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock, any other class or series of capital stock that participates with the Common Stock in the distribution of assets upon any Liquidation Event and the Common Stock, with the holders of the Series E Preferred Stock deemed to hold that number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series E Preferred Stock are then convertible (without giving effect for such purposes to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(c) hereof).
SECTION 6. CONVERSION.
(a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Series E Preferred Stock along with the aggregate accrued but unpaid dividends thereon shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the date of the issuance thereof, at the option of the Holder thereof, into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of such conversion. A Holder shall effect a conversion by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”), duly completed and executed. For purposes of clarification, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall not require a Holder to obtain a medallion guaranty, notary attestation or any similar deliverable in order to effectuate the conversion of all or a portion of such Holder’s shares of Series E Preferred Stock. Other than a conversion following a Fundamental Transaction or following a notice provided for under Section 7(g)(ii) hereof, the Notice of Conversion must specify at least a number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock to be converted equal to the lesser of (x) 10,000 shares (such number subject to appropriate adjustment following the occurrence of an event specified in Section 7(a) hereof) and (y) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock then held by the Holder. Provided the Corporation’s Common Stock transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, the Notice of Conversion may specify, at the Holder’s election, whether the applicable Conversion Shares shall be credited to the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system (a “DWAC Delivery”). The date on which a conversion of Series E Preferred Stock shall be deemed effective (the “Conversion Date”) shall be defined as the Trading Day that the Notice of Conversion, completed and executed, and a copy of the original certificate(s) representing such shares of Series E Preferred Stock being converted, is sent (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) to, and received during regular business hours by, the Corporation. The calculations set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.
(b) Conversion Ratio. The “Conversion Ratio” for each share of Series E Preferred Stock shall be equal to the aggregate Stated Value and accrued but unpaid dividends thereon (the “Conversion Amount”), divided by the Conversion Price.
(c) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series E Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted conversion set forth on an applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock subject to the Notice of Conversion with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted shares of Series E Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Corporation’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (C) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent to the Holder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a Holder (which may be by email), the Corporation shall, within two (2) Business Days of such request, confirm orally and in writing to such Holder (which may be via email) the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series E Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Holder. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Notice of Conversion (to the extent permitted pursuant to this Section 6(c)). The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder in any Notice of Conversion regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The provisions of this Section 6(c) shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series E Preferred Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act. By written notice to the Corporation, any Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage specified in such notice, provided, (i) any increase will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and (ii) any such increase or decrease will only apply to the Holder sending such notice and not to any other Holder.
(d) Principal Market Regulation. The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, and the Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Series E Preferred Stock if the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such conversion would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Corporation may issue upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, together with the exercise of any Convertible Securities beneficially owned by the Holders, without breaching the Corporation’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the number of shares which may be issued without violating such rules and regulations, including rules related to the aggregate of offerings under NYSE MKT Listing Rule 713), the “Exchange Cap”), except that such limitation shall not apply in the event that the Corporation obtains the approval of its stockholders as required by the applicable rules of the Principal Market for issuances of shares of Common Stock in excess of such amount. Until such approval is obtained, no Holder shall be issued in the aggregate, upon conversion or exercise (as the case may be) of any Series E Preferred Stock or of any Convertible Securities beneficially owned by the Holder, shares of Common Stock in an amount greater than the product of (i) the Exchange Cap multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (1) the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder divided by (2) all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock (with respect to each Holder, the “Exchange Cap Allocation”). Upon conversion and exercise in full of a Holder’s Series E Preferred Stock and any Convertible Securities beneficially owned by the Holder, the difference (if any) between such Holder’s Exchange Cap Allocation and the number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to such Holder upon such Holder’s conversion in full of such Holder’s Series E Preferred Stock and exercise in full of such Convertible Securities beneficially owned by the Holder shall be allocated to the respective Exchange Cap Allocations of the remaining Holders of Series E Preferred Stock on a pro rata basis in proportion to the shares of Common Stock underlying the Series E Preferred Stock then held by each such Holder. In the event that the Corporation is prohibited in connection with the conversion of any shares of Series E Preferred Stock by a Holder from issuing shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(d) (the “Exchange Cap Shares”), the Corporation shall, within three (3) Trading Days, pay cash (each, an “Exchange Cap Share Cancellation Amount”) in lieu of issuing such shares of Common Stock at a price equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) such number of Exchange Cap Shares and (y) the greatest Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date the Holder delivers the applicable Notice of Conversion with respect to such Exchange Cap Shares to the Corporation and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this Section 6(d) and (ii) to the extent the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of Exchange Cap Shares, any brokerage commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses, if any, of the Holder incurred in connection therewith, plus an additional amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between the acquisition price of such shares and the VWAP determined pursuant to clause (y). To the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock exceeds the Exchange Cap, the Company will seek shareholder approval to allow the full conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock and shall use its best efforts to obtain such shareholder approval as promptly as practicable after the Initial Issuance Date.
(e) Mechanics of Conversion.
(i) Delivery of Certificate or Electronic Issuance Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall: (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder a physical certificate or certificates representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock (which certificate or certificates shall not have any legends on it) or (b) in the case of a DWAC Delivery, electronically transfer such Conversion Shares by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with DTC through its DWAC system. If in the case of any Notice of Conversion such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares are not electronically delivered to or as directed by, the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the applicable Holder shall be entitled to elect to rescind such Conversion Notice by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates for Conversion Shares or electronic receipt of such shares, as applicable, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to such Holder any original Series E Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and such Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation any Common Stock certificates or otherwise direct the return of any shares of Common Stock delivered to the Holder through the DWAC system, representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock unsuccessfully tendered for conversion to the Corporation.
(ii) Obligation Absolute. Subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series E Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, the Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares. Subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series E Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, in the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of its Series E Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to such Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series E Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained by the Corporation, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the value of the Conversion Shares into which would be converted the Series E Preferred Stock which is subject to such injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall, subject to any limitations on the beneficial ownership of Series E Preferred Stock to which a Holder may be subject and subject to such Holder’s right to rescind a Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, issue Conversion Shares upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates, or electronically deliver (or cause its transfer agent to electronically deliver) such shares in the case of a DWAC Delivery, pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) on or prior to the third (3rd) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by such Holder to the Corporation), then, unless the Holder has rescinded the applicable Conversion Notice pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) above, the Corporation shall pay (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to such Holder an amount payable in cash equal to the product of (x) the number of Conversion Shares required to have been issued by the Corporation on such Share Delivery Date, (y) an amount equal to the Daily Failure Amount and (z) the number of Trading Days actually lapsed after such third (3rd) Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date during which such certificates have not been delivered, or, in the case of a DWAC Delivery, such shares have not been electronically delivered. The foregoing liquidated damages is not intended to be, and is not, an exclusive remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief; provided that Holder shall not receive duplicate damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
(iii) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or to effect a DWAC Delivery, as applicable, by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(e)(i) (other than a failure caused by incorrect or incomplete information provided by such Holder to the Corporation) (a “Conversion Failure”), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series E Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock submitted for conversion or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(e)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice, within three (3) Trading Days after the occurrence of a Buy-In, indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of such Buy-In together with applicable confirmations and other evidence reasonably requested by the Corporation. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to both (i) require the reissuance of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock submitted for conversion for which such conversion was not timely honored and (ii) receive the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(e)(i).
(iv) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holders of the Series E Preferred Stock, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments of Section 7) upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(v) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
(vi) Transfer Taxes. The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the registered Holder(s) of such shares of Series E Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
(f) Status as Stockholder. Upon each Conversion Date: (i) the shares of Series E Preferred Stock being converted shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for or electronic delivery of such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designation. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series E Preferred Stock.
SECTION 7. CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series E Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of shares of Series E Preferred Stock) with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares; or (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision or combination.
(b) Adjustment Upon Issuance of Shares of Common Stock. If and whenever the Corporation issues or sells, or in accordance with this Section 7 is deemed to have issued or sold, any shares of Common Stock (including the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation) for a consideration per share (the “New Issuance Price”) less than a price equal to the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issuance or sale (such Conversion Price then in effect is referred to as the “Applicable Price”) (the foregoing a “Dilutive Issuance”), then immediately after such Dilutive Issuance, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be reduced to an amount equal to the New Issuance Price. For all purposes of the foregoing (including, without limitation, determining the adjusted Conversion Price and consideration per share under this Section 7(b)), the following shall be applicable:
(i) Issuance of Options. If the Corporation in any manner grants or sells any Options and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Option or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at the time of the granting or sale of such Option for such price per share. For purposes of this Section 7(b)(i), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Corporation with respect to any one share of Common Stock upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option and (y) the lowest exercise price set forth in such Option for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the exercise of any such Options or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of any such Option minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Option (or any other Person) upon the granting or sale of such Option, upon exercise of such Option and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Security issuable upon exercise of such Option plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Option (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such Options or upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(ii) Issuance of Convertible Securities. If the Corporation in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof is less than the Applicable Price, then such share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price per share. For the purposes of this Section 7(b)(ii), the “lowest price per share for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange thereof” shall be equal to (1) the lower of (x) the sum of the lowest amounts of consideration (if any) received or receivable by the Corporation with respect to one share of Common Stock upon the issuance or sale of the Convertible Security and upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Security and (y) the lowest conversion price set forth in such Convertible Security for which one share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof minus (2) the sum of all amounts paid or payable to the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person) upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Security plus the value of any other consideration received or receivable by, or benefit conferred on, the holder of such Convertible Security (or any other Person). Except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made upon the actual issuance of such share of Common Stock upon conversion, exercise or exchange of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which adjustment of the Conversion Price has been or is to be made pursuant to other provisions of this Section 7(b), except as contemplated below, no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(iii) Change in Option Price or Rate of Conversion. If the purchase or exercise price provided for in any Options, the additional consideration, if any, payable upon the issue, conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities, or the rate at which any Convertible Securities are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock increases or decreases at any time, the Conversion Price in effect at the time of such increase or decrease shall be adjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect at such time had such Options or Convertible Securities provided for such increased or decreased purchase price, additional consideration or increased or decreased conversion rate, as the case may be, at the time initially granted, issued or sold. For purposes of this Section 7(b)(iii), if the terms of any Option or Convertible Security that was outstanding as of the Subscription Date are increased or decreased in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence, then such Option or Convertible Security and the shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange thereof shall be deemed to have been issued as of the date of such increase or decrease. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 7(b) shall be made if such adjustment would result in an increase of the Conversion Price then in effect.
(iv) Calculation of Consideration Received. If any Option and/or Convertible Security is issued in connection with the issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of any other securities of the Corporation (as reasonably determined in good faith by the Holder, the “Primary Security”, and such Option and/or Convertible Security, each a “Secondary Security”), together comprising one integrated transaction, the Primary Security issued or sold in such integrated transaction shall be deemed to have been issued for consideration equal to the difference of (A) the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation to purchase such Primary Security and each such Option (as applicable) and/or Convertible Security (as applicable), minus (B) the product of (x) the sum of the Black Scholes Consideration Value of each such Option and/or Convertible Security (as applicable) on a per share basis multiplied by (y) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to such Option and/or Convertible Security (as applicable). If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have been issued or sold for cash, the consideration received therefor (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be deemed to be the net amount of consideration received by the Corporation therefor. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other than cash (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of such consideration received by the Corporation will be the fair value of such consideration, except where such consideration consists of publicly traded securities, in which case the amount of consideration received by the Corporation for such securities will be the arithmetic average of the VWAPs of such security for each of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of receipt. If any shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value), the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is attributable to such shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, as the case may be. The fair value of any consideration other than cash or publicly traded securities (for the purpose of determining the consideration paid for such Common Stock, Option or Convertible Security, but not for the purpose of the calculation of the Black Scholes Consideration Value) will be determined jointly by the Corporation and the Holder. If such parties are unable to reach agreement within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event requiring valuation (the “Valuation Event”), the fair value of such consideration will be determined within five (5) Trading Days after the tenth (10th) day following such Valuation Event by an independent, reputable appraiser jointly selected by the Corporation and the Holder. The determination of such appraiser shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error and the fees and expenses of such appraiser shall be borne by the Corporation.
(v) Record Date. If the Corporation takes a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them (A) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (B) to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities, then such record date will be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend or the making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase (as the case may be).
(c) Holder's Right of Alternative Conversion Price Following Issuance of Certain Options or Convertible Securities. In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 7, if the Corporation in any manner issues or sells or enters into any agreement to issue or sell, any Common Stock, Options or Convertible Securities (any such securities, “Variable Price Securities”) that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Options or Convertible Securities, as applicable, at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the shares of Common Stock, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of such formulations reflecting customary anti-dilution provisions (such as share splits, share combinations, share dividends and similar transactions) (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the “Variable Price”), the Corporation shall provide written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight courier to the Holder on the date of such agreement and/or the issuance of such Convertible Securities or Options, as applicable. From and after the date the Corporation enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities, the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of any Series E Preferred Stock by designating in the Notice of Conversion that solely for purposes of such conversion the Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect. The Holder’s election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of this Note shall not obligate the Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversion of Series E Preferred Stock.
(d) Rights Upon Distribution of Assets. If the Corporation shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), a Holder shall be entitled to receive the dividend or distribution of assets that would have been payable to such Holder pursuant to the Distribution had such Holder converted his or her shares of Series E Preferred Stock (or, if he or she had partially converted such shares prior to the Distribution, any unconverted portion thereof) immediately prior to such record date without giving effect for such purposes to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(c) hereof.
(e) Fundamental Transaction. The Corporation shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless the Successor Entity (if different than the Corporation) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including agreements to deliver to each holder of Series E Preferred Stock in exchange for such Series E Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designation, including, without limitation, having a Stated Amount, Liquidation Amount and Preferred Dividends equal to the Stated Amount, Liquidation Amount and Preferred Dividend of the Series E Preferred Stock held by such Holder, having similar conversion rights as the Series E Preferred Stock and having similar ranking to the Series E Preferred Stock. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein immediately following the applicable Fundamental Transaction. In addition to the foregoing, upon consummation of a Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity (if different than the Corporation) shall deliver to the Holder confirmation that there shall also be issued upon conversion or redemption of the Series E Preferred Stock at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7(d) and 8, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter) issuable upon the conversion or redemption of the Series E Preferred Stock prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the common stock (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity (including its Parent Entity) which the Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had the Series E Preferred Stock been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designation. The provisions of this Section 7(e) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock.
(f) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
(g) Notice to the Holders.
(i) Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Ratio after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
(ii) Other Notices. If: (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered (via overnight courier, facsimile or email) to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the books and records of the Corporation, at least ten (10) calendar days (or in the event of a voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, at least seventy-five (75) calendar days) prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.
SECTION 8. RIGHTS UPON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS AND OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7 above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of any class of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for shares of Common Stock (a “Corporate Event”), the Corporation shall make appropriate provision to insure that the Holder will thereafter have the right to receive upon a conversion of the Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock (i) in addition to the shares of Common Stock receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets to which the Holder would have been entitled with respect to such shares of Common Stock had such shares of Common Stock been held by the Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Stock) or (ii) in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of shares of Common Stock in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as the Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to shares of Common Stock) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate. Provision made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. The provisions of this Section 8(b) shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Stock.
SECTION 9. OMITTED.
SECTION 10. COVENANTS. So long as any shares of the Series E Preferred Stock are outstanding, without the prior express written consent of Holders representing 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary, to, directly or indirectly:
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create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Encumbrances on any of its assets or property now owned or hereafter acquired;
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redeem, repurchase or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital stock (other than Permitted Distributions);
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redeem, repurchase or prepay any Indebtedness;
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engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries on the Initial Issue Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. The Corporation shall not, and the Corporation shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, modify its or their corporate structure or purpose;
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acquire or form any New Subsidiary if such New Subsidiary would not be wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation;
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fail to maintain and preserve all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and fail to comply at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder;
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fail to maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any governmental authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated;
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lend money or credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or make advances to any Subsidiary, or purchase or acquire any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Subsidiary; or
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sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of any assets or rights of the Corporation or any Subsidiary owned or hereafter acquired whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, other than (i) sales, leases, licenses, assignments, transfers, conveyances and other dispositions of such assets or rights by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries that are in the ordinary course of their respective businesses and, after giving effect thereto, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) sales of product, inventory or receivables in the ordinary course of business.
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SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by email, facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 745 Route 202-206, Suite 303, Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, facsimile number (908) 429-4307, or such other facsimile number or address or email address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or email addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email at the facsimile number or email address specified in or pursuant to this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the date immediately following the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or mail at the facsimile number or email address specified in or pursuant to this Section between 5:30 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (iii) the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
(b) Lost or Mutilated Series E Preferred Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Series E Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series E Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership thereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and, in each case, customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Corporation may prescribe.
(c) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
(e) Next Business or Trading Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day or a Trading Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day or Trading Day, as the case may be.
(f) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
(g) Status of Converted Series E Preferred Stock. If any shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be converted or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series E Preferred Stock.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by its duly authorized officer this 21st day of October, 2013.
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CORMEDIX INC.
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO
CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below, represented by stock certificate No(s). _______________ (the “Preferred Stock Certificates”), into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of CorMedix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Capitalized terms utilized but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in that certain Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations (the “Certificate of Designation”) of Series E Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) filed by the Corporation on October 21, 2013.
As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission, including any “group” of which the Holder is a member), including the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock subject to this Notice of Conversion, but excluding the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series E Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained in Section 6(c) of the Certificate of Designation, is _______________. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission. In addition, for purposes hereof, “group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable regulations of the Commission.
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