State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations
Delivered 05:02 PM 09/14/2007
FILED 04:45 PM 09/14/2007
SRV 071019206 - 4423588 FILE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
MANDALAY MEDIA, INC.
The undersigned, for the purpose of organizing a corporation under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), hereby certifies that:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Mandalay Media, Inc. (the "Corporation").
SECOND: The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 615 South DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901, Kent County. The name of its registered agent at such address is National Corporate Research, Ltd.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
FOURTH:
A.The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred and One Million (101,000,000), consisting of:
(i)100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and
(ii)1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.000I per share (the "Preferred Stock").
The number of authorized shares of any such class or classes or series may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a vote of the holders of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock (or of any series thereof), voting as a separate class, unless a vote of any such holders is specifically required herein pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock.
B.Common Stock.
1.General. The voting, dividend and liquidation and other rights of the holders of the Common Stock are expressly made subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock.
2.Voting Rights. The holders of record of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation's stockholders.
3.Dividends. Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor if, as and when determined by the Board of Directors in their sole discretion, subject to provisions of law, any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, and subject to the relative rights and preferences of any shares of Preferred Stock authorized, issued and outstanding hereunder.
4.Liquidation. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of record of the Common Stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject, however, to the liquidation rights of the holders of Preferred Stock authorized, issued and outstanding hereunder.
C.Preferred Stock. Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to designate and issue Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of the shares thereof, to determine and fix such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolutions providing for the designation and issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to Preferred Stock of any other series to the extent permitted by law . No vote of the holders of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock authorized by and complying with the conditions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the right to have such vote being expressly waived by all present and future holders of the capital stock of the Corporation.
There is hereby created, out of the 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation remaining authorized, unissued and undesignated, a series of the Preferred Stock consisting of 100,000 shares, which series shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the following qualifications, limitations and restrictions (in addition to any powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions, set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation which are applicable to the Preferred Stock):
1.Designation of Amount.
(a)One hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Preferred Stock shall be, and hereby are, designated the "Series A Convertible Preferred Stock" (the "Series
A Preferred Stock"), par value $0.0001 per share.
(b)Subject to the requirements of the DGCL and this Certificate of Incorporation, the number of shares of Preferred Stock that are designated as Series A Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased by vote of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding plus the number of such shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any other outstanding securities issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable for Series A Preferred Stock. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted, redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall, automatically and without further action, be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof.
2.Certain Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 2 shall have, for all purposes of this resolution, the meanings specified (with terms defined in the singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural).
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any person, any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified person and, in the case of a person who is an individual, shall include (i) members of such specified person's immediate family (as defined in Instruction 2 of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act) and (ii) trusts, the trustee and all beneficiaries of which are such specified person or members of such person's immediate family as determined in accordance with the foregoing clause (i). For the purposes of this definition, "control," when used with respect to any person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "affiliated," "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Conversion Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(d).
"Conversion Price" shall mean the Original Purchase Price of each share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 6(c).
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Initial Issue Date" shall mean the date that shares of Series A Preferred Stock are first issued by the Corporation.
"Original Purchase Price" shall mean the per share purchase price for a share of Series A Preferred Stock of $1.00, or such other price set forth in the Purchase
Agreement or other subscription agreements pursuant to which Series A Preferred Stock is sold.
"person" shall mean any individual, partnership, company, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity.
"Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2006, by and between the Corporation and the purchaser identified therein.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Series A Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.
"Series A Recapitalization Event" shall mean any stock dividend, stock split, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, or other similar event involving a change in the capital structure of the Series A Preferred Stock.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any person, (a) a company a majority of whose capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such person, by a subsidiary of such person, or by such person and one or more subsidiaries of such person, (b) a partnership in which such person or a subsidiary of such person is, at the date of determination, a general partner of such partnership, or (c) any other person (other than a company) in which such person, a subsidiary of such person or such person and one or more subsidiaries of such person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has (i) at least a majority ownership interest, (ii) the power to elect or direct the election of the directors or other governing body of such person, or (iii) the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such person. For purposes of this definition, a person is deemed to own any capital stock or other ownership interest if such person has the right to acquire such capital stock or other ownership interest, whether through the exercise of any purchase option, conversion privilege or similar right.
3.Voting Rights.
a.General. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL and in addition to any voting rights provided by the DGCL or other applicable law, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote (or render written consents) together with the holders of the Common Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote together with the holders of the Common Stock as a single class on all matters submitted for a vote of (or written
consents in lieu of a vote as permitted by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws) holders of Common Stock; and shall have such other voting rights as are specified in this Certificate of Incorporation. When voting together with the holders of Common Stock, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to cast one vote for each vote that such holder would be entitled to cast had such holder converted its Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock as of the record date for determining the stockholders of the Corporation eligible to vote on any such matter or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation.
b.Waivers. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or required by the DGCL, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may, via affirmative vote or written consent in lieu thereof, waive any rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation.
4.Dividends.
a.Dividend Amount. If the Board of Directors shall declare a dividend payable upon the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the amount of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as would be declared payable on the largest nwnber of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder thereof could be converted pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof, such number to be determined as of the record date for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or, if no such record date is established, as of the date of such dividend. Such determination of "whole shares" shall be based upon the aggregate nwnber of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder, and not upon each share of Series A Preferred Stock so held by the holder.
b.Distributions Other than Cash. Whenever the distributions provided for in this Section 4 shall be payable in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. All distributions (including distributions other than cash) made hereunder shall be made pro rata to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
c.Equitable Adjustments. All numbers relating to the calculation of dividends shall be subject to an equitable adjustment in the event of any Series A Recapitalization Event.
5.Liquidation Preference.
a.Liquidation Preference of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of its insolvency, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to have set apart for them, or to be paid, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders (whether such assets are capital, surplus or earnings) after provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation in accordance with the DGCL, before any distribution or payment is made with respect to any shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation designated to be junior to the Series A Preferred Stock and subject to the liquidation rights and preferences of any class or series of Preferred Stock designated to be senior to, or on a parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to liquidation preferences, an amount equal to the greater of (i) $10.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (which amount shall be subject to an equitable adjustment in the event of any Series A Recapitalization Event) and (ii) such amount as would have been payable on the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder thereof could have been converted immediately prior to such event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof.
b.Insufficient Assets. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the assets legally available for distri bution among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit payment to such holders of the full preferential amount as provided for in Section 5(a) above, then such holders shall share ratably in any distribution of available assets according to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by them upon such liquidating distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full, based upon the aggregate liquidation value payable upon all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
c.Cash-Out Election.
i.Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock may elect, by written notice to the Corporation given within 10 days after any such transaction is consummated, to treat any of the following transactions as a dissolution or winding up of the Corporation for the purposes of this Section 5: (1) a consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, (2) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, (3) the issuance and/or sale by the Corporation in a single or integrated transaction of shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock) constituting a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following such issuance (treating all securities convertible into shares of Common Stock
as having been fully converted and all options and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of Common Stock as having been fully exercised) and (4) any other form of acquisition or business combination where the Corporation is the target of such acquisition and where a change in control occurs such that the person or entity seeking to acquire the Corporation has the power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors as a result of the transaction (each such event an "Acquisition"); provided, however, that each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to elect the benefits of the provisions of Section 6(c)(iv) hereof in lieu of receiving payment in liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 5.
ii.the provisions of this Section S(c) shall not apply to any reorganization, merger or consolidation involving (I) only a change in the state of incorporation of the Corporation, or (2) a merger of the Corporation with or into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation that is incorporated in the United State of America.
d.Distributions Other than Cash. Whenever the distribution provided for in this Section 5 shall be payable in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall be the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. All distributions (including distributions other than cash) made hereunder shall be made pro rata to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.
e.Equitable Adjustments. The amounts to be paid or set aside for payment as provided above in this Section 5 shall be proportionately increased or decreased in inverse relation to the change in the number of outstanding shares resulting from any Series A Recapitalization Event.
6.Conversion Rights.
a.General. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 6, each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled, at its option, at any time, to convert all or any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the number obtained by dividing (i) the Original Purchase Price of such Series A Preferred Stock, plus the amount of any accumulated but unpaid dividends as of the Conversion Date by (ii) the Conversion Price in effect at the close of business on the Conversion Date (determined as provided in this Section 6).
b.Fractions of Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock. If more than one share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock to be issued shall
be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock so surrendered. Instead of any fractional shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such fractional share in an amount equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one share of Common Stock on the Conversion Date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
c.Adjustments to Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall also be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
i.Upon Stock Dividends, Subdivisions or Splits. If, at any time after the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend, or to be affected by such subdivision or split-up, the Conversion Price shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of Series A Preferred Stock shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares.
ii.Upon Combinations. If, at any time after the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date to determine shares affected by such combination, the Conversion Price shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.
iii.Capital Reorganization or Reclassification. If the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination or shares of stock dividend provided for elsewhere in this Section 6(c), or the sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation's properties and assets to any other person), then and in each such event the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such reorganization, reclassification or other change by holders of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Preferred Stock might have been converted, as the case may be, immediately prior to such reorganization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
iv.Capital Reorganization, Merger or Sale of Assets. If at any time or from
time to time there shall be a capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision, combination, reclassification, or exchange of shares provided for elsewhere in this Section 6) or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation's properties and assets to any other person, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale, provision shall be made so that holders of Series A Preferred Stock, as the case may be, shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Corporation, or of the successor corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or sale, to which such holder would have been entitled if such holder had converted its shares of Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such capital reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 6(c) with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock after the reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale to the end that the provisions of this Section 6(c), including adjustment of the Conversion Price then in effect for the Series A Preferred Stock and the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event in as nearly equivalent a manner as may be practicable .
v.Deferral in Certain Circumstances. In any case in which the provisions of this Section 6(c) shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date of an event, the Corporation may defer until the occurrence of such event ( 1) issuing to the holder of any Series A Preferred Stock converted after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the shares of capital stock issuable upon such conversion by reason of the adjustment required by such event and issuing to such holder only the shares of capital stock issuable upon such conversion before giving effect to such adjustments, and (2) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of a fractional share of capital stock pursuant to Section 6(b) above; provided, however, that the Corporation shall deliver to such holder an appropriate instrument or due bills evidencing such holder's right to receive such additional shares and such cash.
d.Exercise of Conversion Privilege. In order to exercise the conversion privilege, the holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificate evidencing such share of Series A Preferred Stock, duly endorsed or assigned to the Corporation in blank, at any office or agency of the Corporation maintained for such purpose, accompanied by written notice to the Corporation at such office or agency that the holder elects to convert such Series A Preferred Stock or, if less than the entire amount thereof is to be converted, the portion thereof to be converted. Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date(the "Conversion Date”) of surrender of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock for conversion in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, and at such time the rights of the holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock as a holder shall cease, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Common Stock as and after such time. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Date, the Corporation shall issue and shall deliver at any office or agency of the Corporation maintained for the surrender of Series A Preferred Stock a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, together with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 6(b). In the case of any certificate evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock that is converted in part only, upon such conversion the Corporation shall also execute and deliver a new certificate evidencing the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are not converted.
e.Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Price. Whenever the provisions of Section 6(c) require that the Conversion Price be adjusted as herein provided, the Corporation shall compute the adjusted Conversion Price in accordance with Section 6(c) and shall prepare a certificate signed by the Corporation's chief executive officer or chief financial officer setting forth the adjusted Conversion Price and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and such certificate shall forthwith be filed at each office or agency maintained for such purpose for conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and mailed by the Corporation at its expense to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock at their last addresses as they shall appear in the stock register.
f.Corporation to Reserve Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of the authorized but unissued Common Stock or out of the Common Stock held in treasury, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the conversion price below the then par value (if any) of the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action that, in the opinion of its counsel, is necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock at such adjusted conversion price.
g.Taxes on Conversions. The Corporation will pay any and all original issuance, transfer, stamp and other similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant hereto. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of the share(s) of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and no such
issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.
FIFTH: The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator of the Corporation is Nyisha Shakur, c/o Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., 666 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
SIXTH: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
SEVENTH: For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and in further definition and not in limitation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, conferred by the State of Delaware, it is further provided that:
A.The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws. The phrase "whole Board" and the phrase ..total nwnber of directors" shall be deemed to have the same meaning, to wit, the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies. No election of directors need be by written ballot.
B.After the original or other Bylaws of the Corporation have been adopted, amended or repealed, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Section I 09 of the DGCL, and, after the Corporation has received any payment for any of its stock, the power to adopt, amend, or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation may be exercised by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
C.The books of the Corporation may be kept at such place within or Y.1thout the State of Delaware as the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide or as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
EIGHTH: The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, indemnify and advance expenses to, (i) its directors and officers, and (ii) any person who at the request of the Corporation is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said section as amended or supplemented (or any successor), provided, however, that except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Bylaws of the Corporation may provide that the Corporation shall indemnify any director, officer or such person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such director, officer or such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Corporation, by action of its Board of Directors, may provide indemnification or advance expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation or other persons only on such terms and conditions and to the extent
determined by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
NINTH: No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that this provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of the director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. For purposes of the prior sentence, the term "damages" shall, to the extent permitted by law, include without limitation, any judgment, fine, amount paid in settlement, penalty, punitive damages, excise or other tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan, or expense of any nature (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements). Each person who serves as a director of the Corporation while this Article NINTH is in effect shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance on the provisions of this Article NINTH, and neither the amendment or repeal of this Article NINTH, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article NINTH, shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for, arising out of, based upon, or in connection with any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, or adoption of an inconsistent provision. The provisions of this Article NINTH are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of any and all other limitations on or eliminations of the liabilities of directors of the Corporation, as such, whether such limitations or eliminations arise under or are created by any law, rule, regulation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stock.holders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
TENTH: From time to time any of the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation may be amended, altered or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Corporation by this Certificate of Incorporation are granted subject to the provisions of this Article TENTH.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have made, signed, and sealed this Certificate of Incorporation as of September 14, 2007.
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/s/ Nyisha Shakur |
Nyisha Shakur, Sole Incorporator |