C » Topics » Section 15. Form.

These excerpts taken from the C 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2009.

Section 15.  Form.

 

(a) Global Series AA Preferred Stock. Series AA Preferred Stock may be issued in the form of one or more permanent global shares of Series AA Preferred Stock in definitive, fully registered form with a global legend in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Global Series AA Preferred Stock”), which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.  The Global Series AA Preferred Stock may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company).  The aggregate number of shares represented by each Global Series AA Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.  This Section 15(a) shall apply only to a Global Series AA Preferred Stock deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

(b) Delivery to Depositary.  If Global Series AA Preferred Stock is issued, the Company

 

Exhibit I - 11



 

shall execute and the Registrar shall, in accordance with this Section, countersign and deliver initially one or more Global Series AA Preferred Stock that (i) shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or other nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Registrar to the Depositary or pursuant to instructions received from the Depositary or held by the Registrar as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Registrar.

 

(c) Agent Members.  If Global Series AA Preferred Stock is issued, members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Global Series AA Preferred Stock held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Registrar as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Series AA Preferred Stock, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Registrar and any agent of the Company or the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Global Series AA Preferred Stock for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Registrar or any agent of the Company or the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Series AA Preferred Stock.  If Global Series AA Preferred Stock is issued, the Depositary may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any Person to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take pursuant to the Series AA Preferred Stock, or this Certificate of Designation or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(d) Physical Certificates. Owners of beneficial interests in any Global Series AA Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated shares of Series AA Preferred Stock, unless (x) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Series AA Preferred Stock and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days, (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days or (z) the Company decides to discontinue the use of book-entry transfer through the Depositary.  In any such case, the Global Series AA Preferred Stock shall be exchanged in whole for definitive shares of Series AA Preferred Stock in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal aggregate Liquidation Preference.  Such definitive shares of Series AA Preferred Stock shall be registered in the name or names of the Person or Persons specified by the Depositary in a written instrument to the Registrar.

 

(e) Signature. An Officer shall sign any Global Series AA Preferred Stock for the Company, in accordance with the Company’s by-laws and applicable law, by manual or facsimile signature.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Global Series AA Preferred Stock no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent countersigned the Global Series AA Preferred Stock, the Global Series AA Preferred Stock shall be valid nevertheless. A Global Series AA Preferred Stock shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually countersigns Global Series AA Preferred Stock.  Each Global Series AA Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.

 

Exhibit I - 12



 

Section 15. Form.

 

(a)  Global Series E Preferred StockSeries E Preferred Stock may be issued in the form of one or more permanent global shares of Series E Preferred Stock in definitive, fully registered form with a global legend in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Global Series E Preferred Stock”), which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designation.  The Global Series E Preferred Stock may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company).  The aggregate number of shares represented by each Global Series E Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.  This Section 15(a) shall apply only to a Global Series E Preferred Stock deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

Exhibit II - 12



 

(b) Delivery to Depositary.  If Global Series E Preferred Stock is issued, the Company shall execute and the Registrar shall, in accordance with this Section, countersign and deliver initially one or more Global Series E Preferred Stock that (i) shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or other nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Registrar to the Depositary or pursuant to instructions received from the Depositary or held by the Registrar as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Registrar.

 

(c) Agent Members.  If Global Series E Preferred Stock is issued, members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Global Series E Preferred Stock held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Registrar as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Series E Preferred Stock, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Registrar and any agent of the Company or the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Global Series E Preferred Stock for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Registrar or any agent of the Company or the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Series E Preferred Stock.  If Global Series E Preferred Stock is issued, the Depositary may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any Person to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take pursuant to the Series E Preferred Stock, this Certificate of Designation or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(d) Physical Certificates.  Owners of beneficial interests in any Global Series E Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated shares of Series E Preferred Stock, unless (x) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Series E Preferred Stock and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days, (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days or (z) the Company decides to discontinue the use of book-entry transfer through the Depositary.  In any such case, the Global Series E Preferred Stock shall be exchanged in whole for definitive shares of Series E Preferred Stock in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal aggregate Liquidation Preference.  Such definitive shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall be registered in the name or names of the Person or Persons specified by the Depositary in a written instrument to the Registrar.

 

(e) Signature.  An Officer shall sign any Global Series E Preferred Stock for the Company, in accordance with the Company’s by-laws and applicable law, by manual or facsimile signature.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Global Series E Preferred Stock no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent countersigned the Global Series E Preferred Stock, the Global Series E Preferred Stock shall be valid nevertheless.  A Global Series E Preferred Stock shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually countersigns Global Series E Preferred Stock.  Each Global Series E Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.

 

Exhibit II - 13



 

Section 15. Form.

 

(a) Global Series F Preferred Stock. Series F Preferred Stock may be issued in the form of one or more permanent global shares of Series F Preferred Stock in definitive, fully registered form with a global legend in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Global Series F Preferred Stock”), which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designation.  The Global Series F Preferred Stock may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company).  The aggregate number of shares represented by each Global Series F Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.  This Section 15(a) shall apply only to a Global Series F Preferred Stock deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

(b) Delivery to Depositary.  If Global Series F Preferred Stock is issued, the Company shall execute and the Registrar shall, in accordance with this Section, countersign and deliver initially one or more Global Series F Preferred Stock that (i) shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or other nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Registrar to the Depositary or pursuant to instructions received from the Depositary or held by the Registrar as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Registrar.

 

(c) Agent Members.  If Global Series F Preferred Stock is issued, members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Certificate of

 

Exhibit III - 11



 

Designation with respect to any Global Series F Preferred Stock held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Registrar as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Series F Preferred Stock and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Registrar and any agent of the Company or the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Global Series F Preferred Stock for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Registrar or any agent of the Company or the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Series F Preferred Stock.  If Global Series F Preferred Stock is issued, the Depositary may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any Person to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take pursuant to the Series F Preferred Stock, this Certificate of Designation or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(d) Physical Certificates. Owners of beneficial interests in any Global Series F Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated shares of Series F Preferred Stock, unless (x) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Series F Preferred Stock and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days, (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days or (z) the Company decides to discontinue the use of book-entry transfer through the Depositary.  In any such case, the Global Series F Preferred Stock shall be exchanged in whole for definitive shares of Series F Preferred Stock in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal aggregate Liquidation Preference.  Such definitive shares of Series F Preferred Stock shall be registered in the name or names of the Person or Persons specified by the Depositary in a written instrument to the Registrar.

 

(e) Signature. An Officer shall sign any Global Series F Preferred Stock for the Company in accordance with the Company’s by-laws and applicable law, by manual or facsimile signature.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Global Series F Preferred Stock no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent countersigned the Global Series F Preferred Stock, the Global Series F Preferred Stock shall be valid nevertheless.  A Global Series F Preferred Stock shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually countersigns Global Series F Preferred Stock.  Each Global Series F Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.

 

Section 23.  Form.

 

(a) Global Preferred Stock.  Convertible Preferred Stock may be issued in the form of one or more permanent global shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in definitive, fully registered form with a global legend in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Global Preferred Stock”), which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designation.  The Global Preferred Stock may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company).  The aggregate number of shares represented by each Global Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar and the Depositary or its nominee as hereinafter provided.  This Section 23(a) shall apply only to a Global Preferred Stock deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

(b) Delivery to Depositary.  If Global Preferred Stock is issued, the Company shall execute and the Registrar shall, in accordance with this Section, countersign and deliver initially one or more Global Preferred Stock that (i) shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. or other nominee of the Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Registrar to the Depositary or pursuant to instructions received from the Depositary or held by the Registrar as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to an agreement between the Depositary and the Registrar.

 

(c) Agent Members.  If Global Preferred Stock is issued, members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Certificate of Designation with respect to any Global Preferred Stock held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Registrar as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Preferred Stock, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Registrar and any agent of the Company or the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Global Preferred Stock for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Registrar or any agent of the Company or the Registrar from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Preferred Stock.  If Global Preferred Stock is issued, the Depositary may grant proxies or otherwise authorize any Person to take any action that a Holder is entitled to take pursuant to the Convertible Preferred Stock, this Certificate of Designation or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(d) Physical Certificates.  Owners of beneficial interests in any Global Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, unless (x) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Preferred Stock and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days, (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and the Company does not appoint a qualified replacement for the Depositary within 90 days or (z) the Company decides to discontinue the use of book-entry transfer through the Depositary.  In any such case, the Global Preferred Stock shall be exchanged in whole for definitive shares of Convertible Preferred Stock in registered form, with the same terms and of an equal aggregate Liquidation Preference.  Such definitive shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be registered in the name or names of the Person or Persons specified by the Depositary in a written instrument to the Registrar.

 

(e) Signature.  An Officer shall sign any Global Preferred Stock for the Company, in accordance with the Company’s by-laws and applicable law, by manual or facsimile signature.  If an Officer whose signature is on a Global Preferred Stock no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent

 

Exhibit V - 28



 

countersigned the Global Preferred Stock, the Global Preferred Stock shall be valid nevertheless.  A Global Preferred Stock shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually countersigns Global Preferred Stock.  Each Global Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.

 

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10-Q (4 sections)
Nov 6, 2009
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