CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES
B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant
to Section 151 of the
Delaware
General Corporation Law
Pursuant
to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of Argyle
Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”)
by the provisions of its Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(the “Certificate of
Incorporation”) and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”),
its Board of Directors has duly adopted the following resolutions effective as
of January 6, 2009 (the “Effective
Date”) creating the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock:
RESOLVED,
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the
Corporation by Article Fourth of the Certificate of Incorporation, a series of
preferred stock of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, created out of the
authorized but unissued shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, such
series to be designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, to consist of a
maximum of 27,273 shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of which the preferences
and relative and other rights and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, shall be (in addition to those set forth in the
Certificate of Incorporation) as follows:
1.
Number
and Designation.
Twenty Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy-Five (27,273) shares of the
Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be designated as Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Series B
Preferred”).
2.
Rank. The Series B
Preferred shall, with respect to dividend rights, redemption rights and rights
upon Liquidation, rank (a) senior and prior to all classes or series of common
stock of the Corporation, including the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A
Preferred”) and the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Common
Stock”), and each other class or series of Capital Stock of the
Corporation, the terms of which provide that such class or series shall rank
junior to the Series B Preferred, (b) junior to each class or series of Capital
Stock of the Corporation, the terms of which provide that such class or series
shall rank senior or prior to the Series B Preferred, if any, and (c) on a
parity with each class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation, the terms
of which provide that such class or series shall rank on a parity with the
Series B Preferred, if any. All equity securities of the Corporation
to which the Series B Preferred ranks senior and prior (whether with respect to
dividends, redemption, or upon Liquidation or otherwise), including the Series A
Preferred and the Common Stock, and any rights or options exercisable or
convertible therefor, are collectively referred to herein as the “Junior
Securities.” All equity securities of the Corporation with
which the Series B Preferred ranks on a parity (whether with respect to
dividends, redemption or upon Liquidation), if any, and any rights or options
exercisable or convertible therefor, are collectively referred to herein as the
“Parity
Securities.” All equity securities of the Corporation to which
the Series B Preferred ranks junior (whether with respect to dividends,
redemption or upon Liquidation or otherwise), if any, and any rights or options
exercisable or convertible therefor, are collectively referred to herein as the
“Senior
Securities.”
3.
Dividends.
(a) The
holders of the Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive, on a cumulative
basis, cash dividends, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any funds
legally available therefor, at the greater of the (i) the accrued and unpaid
dividends based upon the Dividend Rate (as defined below) or (ii) the Common
Stock Dividend Equivalent (as defined below), if any; provided, however, such
cash dividends shall be paid not later than the earlier of (i) the date any
dividend is paid on the Common Stock, (ii) a Liquidation or (iii) the conversion
of the Series B Preferred with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred so
converted. Dividends on Series B Preferred shall continue to accrue,
whether or not declared, on a daily basis from the date of original issuance to
the first dividend payment date and shall accrue thereafter between each
successive dividend payment date. “Dividend
Rate” shall mean 4% of the Original Issue Price per annum compounded
annually for each share of Series B Preferred (as adjusted for any stock splits,
stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the
like). “Common Stock
Dividend Equivalent” means the aggregate amount equal to the dividend
payable on any share of Common Stock multiplied by the then existing Series B
Conversion Ratio.
(b) Dividends
on the Series B Preferred (the “Series B
Dividend”) shall be prior to and in preference to any declaration or
payment of any dividend or distribution (other than dividends or distributions
payable in Common Stock or other securities and rights convertible into or
entitling the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, additional
shares of Common Stock) on any Junior Securities. The foregoing shall
not preclude the declaration and payment of dividends in the required amounts to
the holders of any Parity Securities, so long as such dividends or distributions
are declared and paid ratably with the Series B
Preferred based upon the relative aggregate liquidation values of the Series B
Preferred and any series of Parity Securities. To illustrate the
preceding sentence, if subsequent to the date hereof, shares of Series C
Preferred Stock are issued as a Parity Security, and the Series B Preferred and
such Series C Preferred Stock are the only series of Parity Securities
outstanding as of the date of dividend declaration, and the aggregate
Liquidation Values of all shares of Series B Preferred is $2,000 and the
aggregate liquidation value of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock is $500,
and if the Corporation declares a $500 dividend, then each holder of Series B
Preferred shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of $400, and
each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of
$100.
4.
Liquidation
Preference. In the event of
any Liquidation, whether voluntary or involuntary, distributions shall be made
to the holders of the Series B Preferred in the following manner:
(a) Preference. After
payment of all amounts due to the holders of Senior Securities, if any, and
before payment of any amount to the holders of Junior Securities, each holder of
Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive, from the assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to holders of its securities, an amount
equal to the greater of (i) the Liquidation Value of each share of Series B
Preferred held thereby, or (ii) the amount such holder would receive if all of
the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred were converted into shares of
Common Stock in accordance with Section 5(a) below immediately prior to such
Liquidation. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation, the assets and
funds available for distribution among the holders of the Series B Preferred
shall be insufficient to permit the payment in full of the Liquidation Value of
all of the outstanding Series B Preferred and all of the outstanding Parity
Securities, if any, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation so
available after payment of all amounts due to holders of Senior Securities, if
any, and before payment of any amount to the holders of Junior Securities shall
be distributed ratably in respect of the Series B Preferred and such Parity
Securities based upon the relative aggregate liquidation values of such
securities. To illustrate the preceding sentence, if subsequent to
the date hereof, shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued as a Parity
Security, and the Series B Preferred and such Series C Preferred Stock are the
only series of Parity Securities outstanding at the time of the Liquidation, and
the aggregate Liquidation Values of all shares of Series B Preferred is $2,000
and the aggregate liquidation values of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock
is $500, and if the Corporation has $500 available for distribution, then each
holder of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of $400, and
each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of
$100.
(b) Remaining
Assets. If assets are remaining after payment of the full
preferential amount with respect to the Series B Preferred and Parity
Securities, if any, set forth in Section 4(a), then the Corporation shall make
distributions in respect of the Junior Securities according to the relative
rights and preferences thereof.
(c) Conversion Rights Not
Impaired. Nothing in this Section 4 shall in any way limit the
right of each holder of shares of Series B Preferred to elect to convert such
shares into shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof at any
time at or prior to the effectiveness of any Liquidation.
(d) Valuation of Securities and
Property. The Corporation may only distribute assets other
than cash to holders of the Series B Preferred in connection with any
Liquidation, on the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the
Series B Preferred, and in such case, the value of the assets to be distributed
to the holders of Series B Preferred shall be the Market Price of such
assets.
(e) Notice. At
least 30 days prior to the occurrence of any Liquidation, the Corporation shall
furnish to each holder of Series B Preferred notice of such Liquidation in
accordance with Section 9 hereof, together with a certificate prepared by the
chief financial officer of the Corporation describing the facts of such
Liquidation and stating in reasonable detail (i) the estimated amount(s) per
share of Series B Preferred that such holder would receive pursuant to this
Section 4 in connection with such Liquidation and (ii) by comparison, the amount
the holder of each share of Common Stock would receive, assuming for purposes of
such calculation that no holder of Capital Stock converts same to Common Stock
at or prior to the effectiveness of such Liquidation.
5.
Conversion. The holders of
the Series B Preferred shall have conversion rights as follows (the “Conversion
Rights”):
(a) Optional
Conversion. Each share of the Series B Preferred shall be
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of
issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent
for the Series B Preferred, into (i) a cash payment equal to the accrued and
unpaid dividends as of the effective time of the conversion and (ii) such number
of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, as is determined by
dividing the Original Issue Price by the Series B Conversion Price (the “Series B
Conversion Ratio”), determined as hereinafter provided, in effect at the
time of conversion. The Series B Conversion Price is $1.10 per share
of Common Stock (the “Series B
Conversion Price”) and shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter
provided.
(b) Automatic
Conversion. Each share of the Series B Preferred shall
automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at the then effective
Series B Conversion Ratio upon the written consent of the holders of eighty
percent (80%) of the then-outstanding Series B Preferred.
Upon the
occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Series B Preferred, the holders
of the Series B Preferred shall surrender the certificates representing such
shares at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Series
B Preferred. Thereupon, there shall be paid, issued and delivered to
such holder, promptly at such office and in his name as shown on such
surrendered certificate or certificates and stock records of the Corporation,
(i) a cash payment to such holders of Series B Preferred equal to the accrued
and unpaid dividends as of the date on which said automatic conversion occurred
on the converted shares of Series B Preferred and (ii) a certificate or
certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of
Series B Preferred surrendered were convertible on the date on which said
automatic conversion occurred.
(c) Mechanics of
Conversion. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred and the number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued upon such conversion shall be rounded down to the
nearest whole share. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock
which would otherwise be issuable upon conversion of any shares of Series B
Preferred, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such
fractional interest in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Market Price or
(ii) that fractional interest of the Series B Conversion Price, in each case on
the Conversion Date. Except as provided in Section 5(b), before any
holder of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to convert the same into whole
shares of Common Stock, such holders shall surrender the certificate or
certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any
transfer agent for the Series B Preferred, and shall give written notice to the
Corporation at such office that he elects to convert the same. The
Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, (i) pay an amount of cash
to such holder of Series B Preferred equal to the accrued and unpaid dividends
as of the effective time of the conversion on the converted shares of Series B
Preferred and (ii) deliver at such office to such holder of Series B Preferred,
a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which
such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. In addition, if less than
all of the shares represented by such certificates are surrendered for
conversion pursuant to Section 5(a) the Corporation shall issue and deliver to
such holder a new certificate for the balance of the shares of Series B
Preferred not so converted. Except as provided in Section 5(b), such
conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of
business on the date of the surrender of the certificate for the shares of
Series B Preferred to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to
receive the accrued and unpaid cash dividends and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date.
(d) Adjustment to Conversion
Price of Series B Preferred for Diluting Issues.
(i)
Special
Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the following
definitions shall apply:
(A) “Additional Shares of
Common” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued (or, pursuant to
Section 5(d)(iii), deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Original
Issue Date, other than shares of Common Stock issued or issuable: (1)
upon conversion of shares of, or a dividend or distribution on, Series B
Preferred or the Series A Preferred; (2) to officers, directors, employees or
consultants pursuant to (i) restricted stock grants of up to 150,000 shares of
restricted Common Stock or (ii) options to purchase up to 300,000 shares of
Common Stock with an exercise price per share equal to the greater of (x) the
Series B Conversion Price or (y) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock, in
each case, as in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such grant, and
in each case under such clauses (i) and (ii), pursuant to the Company’s 2007
Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan for the primary purpose of soliciting or
compensating them for their past or future services, (3) by way of dividend or
other distribution on shares of Common Stock excluded from the definition of
Additional Shares of Common by the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) or this clause
(3); (4) as a result of the exercise of any option or warrant to purchase Common
Stock outstanding as of the Original Issue Date, (5) for which adjustment to the
Series B Conversion Price is made pursuant to Section 5(d)(vi); (6) as a result
of the exercise of the “Rodman Warrants” issued by the Corporation pursuant to
the December 18, 2007 letter agreement between the Corporation and Rodman and
Renshaw, LLC, or (7) upon the approval of the holders of a majority of the then
outstanding Series B Preferred (and not on an as-converted basis).
(B) “Convertible
Securities” shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than
Common Stock, Series B Preferred and Series A Preferred Stock) or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Additional Shares of
Common.
(C) “Options” shall mean
rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire
either Additional Shares of Common or Convertible Securities.
(D) “Original Issue Date”
shall mean the date on which the first share of Series B Preferred is
issued.
(ii) No Adjustment of Conversion
Price. No adjustment in the Series B Conversion Price
shall be made in respect of the issuance of Additional Shares of Common unless
the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 5(d)(v)) for an
Additional Share of Common issued or deemed to be issued by the Corporation is
less than the greater of (A) the Series B Conversion Price or (B) the Market
Price of a share of Common Stock, in each case, in effect on the date of, and
immediately prior to, such issuance.
(iii) Deemed Issue of Additional
Shares of Common.
(A) Options and Convertible
Securities. In the event the Corporation at any time or from
time to time after the Original Issue Date shall issue any Options or
Convertible Securities, other than Options or Convertible Securities exempted
pursuant to Section 5(d)(i)(A), or shall fix a record date for the determination
of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or
Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares (as set forth in the
instrument relating thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein
for a subsequent adjustment of such number) of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options
therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be
deemed to be Additional Shares of Common issued as of the time of such issue or,
in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on
such record date, provided that Additional Shares of Common shall not be deemed
to have been issued unless the consideration per share (determined pursuant to
Section 5(d)(v) hereof) of such Additional Shares of Common would be less than
the greater of (1) the Series B Conversion Price or (2) the Market Price of a
share of Common Stock, in each case, as in effect on the date of and immediately
prior to such issue, or such record date, as the case may be, and provided
further that in any such case in which Additional Shares of Common are deemed to
be issued:
(1) no
further adjustment in the Series B Conversion Price shall be made upon the
subsequent issue of Convertible Securities or shares of Common Stock upon the
exercise of such Options or conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities;
(2) if
such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage
of time or otherwise, for any increase or decrease in the consideration payable
to the Corporation, or increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable, upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, the Series B
Conversion Price computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the
occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any subsequent
adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming
effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease; provided,
however, that no such adjustment of the Series B Conversion Price shall affect
Common Stock previously issued upon conversion of the Series B
Preferred;
(3) if
any such Options or Convertible Securities shall expire without having been
exercised or converted, the Series B Conversion Price as adjusted upon the
issuance of such Options or Convertible Securities (or upon the occurrence of a
record date with respect thereto) and any subsequent adjustments based thereon
shall be readjusted to the Series B Conversion Price that would have been in
effect had an adjustment been made on the basis that the only Additional Shares
of Common so issued were the Additional Shares of Common, if any, actually
issued or sold on the exercise of such Options or the conversion of such
Convertible Securities, and such Additional Shares of Common, if any, were
issued or sold for the consideration actually received by the Corporation upon
such exercise, plus the consideration, if any, actually received by the
Corporation for the granting of all such Options, whether or not exercised, plus
the consideration received for issuing or selling the Convertible Securities
actually converted plus the consideration, if any, actually received by the
Corporation (other than by cancellation of liabilities or obligations evidenced
by such Convertible Securities) on the conversion of such Convertible
Securities; and
(4) no
readjustment pursuant to clauses (2) or (3) above shall have the effect of
increasing the Series B Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of
(i) the Series B Conversion Price on the original adjustment date (immediately
prior to the adjustment), or (ii) the Series B Conversion Price that results
from any actual issuance of Additional Shares of Common between the original
adjustment date and such readjustment date.
(iv) Adjustment of Conversion
Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common. In the
event the Corporation shall issue Additional Shares of Common (including
Additional Shares of Common deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii)),
without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the greater of
(A) the Series B Conversion Price or (B) the Market Price of a share of Common
Stock, in each case, as in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such
issue, then and in such event, the Series B Conversion Price for such series in
effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Shares of Common
shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the
nearest cent) determined by multiplying the Series B Conversion Price by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such issue plus the number of shares of Common
Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation for such
issuance would purchase at the greater of (A) the Series B Conversion Price or
(B) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock (in each case, as in effect on
the date of and immediately prior to such issue), and the denominator of which
shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
such issue plus the number of such Additional Shares of Common; provided that,
for the purposes of this Section 5(d)(iv), the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such issue shall be calculated on a fully
diluted basis, as if all shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and
all Convertible Securities had been fully converted into shares of Common Stock
immediately prior to such issuance and any outstanding Options had been fully
exercised immediately prior to such issuance (and the resulting securities fully
converted into shares of Common Stock, if so convertible) as of such date, but
such calculation shall not include any Additional Shares of Common issuable with
respect to shares of Series A Preferred, Series B Preferred, Convertible
Securities, or outstanding Options, solely as a result of the adjustment of the
Series B Conversion Price (or Series B Conversion Ratio) resulting from the
issuance of Additional Shares of Common causing such adjustment.
(v) Determination of
Consideration. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the
consideration received by the Corporation for the issue of any Additional Shares
of Common shall be computed as follows:
(A) Cash and
Property. Such consideration shall:
(1) insofar
as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by
the Corporation excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest or
accrued dividends;
(2) insofar
as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the Market Price
thereof at the time of such issue; and
(3) in
the event Additional Shares of Common are issued together with other shares or
securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration that covers
both, by the proportion of such consideration so received, computed as provided
in clauses (1) and (2) above, as determined in good faith by the
Board.
(B) Options and Convertible
Securities. The consideration per share received by the
Corporation for Additional Shares of Common deemed to have been issued pursuant
to Section 5(d)(iii)(1), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall
be determined by dividing:
(1) the
total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration
for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum
aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments
relating thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a
subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the
exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible
Securities, or in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise
of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities, by
(2) the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock (as set forth in the instruments
relating thereto, without regard to any provisions contained therein for a
subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options
or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities.
(vi) Adjustments for Dividends,
Distributions, Subdivisions, Combinations or Consolidation of Common
Stock.
(A) Stock Dividends,
Distributions or Subdivisions. In the event the Corporation
shall issue Additional Shares of Common pursuant to a stock dividend, stock
distribution or subdivision on shares of Common Stock, the Series B Conversion
Price in effect immediately prior to such stock dividend, stock distribution or
subdivision shall concurrently with such stock dividend, stock distribution or
subdivision, be proportionately decreased.
(B) Combinations or
Consolidations. In the event the outstanding shares of Common
Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into
a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, the Series B Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to such combination or consolidation shall,
concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination or consolidation, be
proportionately increased.
(vii) Adjustment for
Reorganizations. If at any time or from time to time there
shall be a capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a Liquidation,
subdivision, combination, reclassification or exchange of shares provided for
elsewhere in this Section 5 or in Section 4) or a merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with or into another company or the sale of all or substantially all
of the Corporation’s properties and assets to any other person, provision shall
be made so that the holders of the Series B Preferred shall thereafter be
entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series B Preferred the number of
shares of stock or other securities or property of the Corporation or otherwise,
to which a holder of Common Stock would have been entitled on such
reorganization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be
made in the application of the provisions of this Section 5 with respect to the
rights of the holders of the Series B Preferred after the reorganization to the
end that the provisions of this Section 5 (including adjustment of the Series B
Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares purchasable upon
conversion of the Series B Preferred) shall be applicable after that event as
nearly equivalently as may be practicable.
(e) No
Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of its
Certificate of Incorporation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or
otherwise, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the
terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation but will at all
times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this
Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the holders of the
Series B Preferred against impairment.
(f) Certificate as to
Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment of the Series B Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 5, the
Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of
Series B Preferred a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment
and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is
based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of
any holder of Series B Preferred, furnish or cause to be furnished to such
holder a like certificate setting forth (i) all such adjustments and
readjustments, (ii) the Series B Conversion Price at the time in effect, and
(iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other
property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of Series B
Preferred (as the case may be).
(g) Notices of Record
Date. In the event that the Corporation shall propose at any
time:
(i) to
declare any dividend or distribution upon any Junior Securities, whether in
cash, property, stock or other securities, whether or not a regular cash
dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus, other than
distributions to shareholders in connection with the repurchase of shares of
former employees of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation
pursuant to terms approved by its Board of Directors, or
(ii) to
offer for subscription to the holders of any class or series of its Capital
Stock any additional shares of Capital Stock of any class or series or any other
rights; or
(iii) to
effect any reclassification or recapitalization; or
(iv) to
merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease or
convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate,
dissolve or wind up; then, in connection with each such event, the Corporation
shall send to the holders of the Series B Preferred:
(A) at
least twenty (20) days prior written notice of the date on which a record shall
be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights (and specifying
the date on which the holders of Junior Securities shall be entitled thereto) or
for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (iii)
and (iv) above; and
(B) in
the case of the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above, at least twenty
(20) days prior written notice of the date of a shareholders’ meeting at which a
vote on such matters shall take place (and specifying the date on which the
holders of Junior Securities shall be entitled to exchange their Junior
Securities for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of
such event and the amount of the securities or other property deliverable upon
such event).
Each such
written notice shall be given personally or by first class mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to the holders of Series B Preferred at the address for each
such holder as shown on the books of the Corporation.
6.
No
Redemption. The Series B
Preferred shall not be redeemable by the Corporation without the prior
affirmative vote or written consent of holders of not less than 80% of the
shares of Series B Preferred then outstanding.
7.
Voting
Rights.
(a) General Voting
Rights. Each holder of a share of Series B Preferred shall
have the right to one vote for each share of Common Stock into which such share
could then be converted, and with respect to such votes, such holder shall have
full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the
holders of Common Stock, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision
hereof, to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of
this corporation, and shall be entitled to vote, together with holders of Common
Stock, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock have the
right to vote. Fractional votes shall not be permitted.
(b) Voting for the Election of
Directors. As long as Six Thousand Eight Hundred Nineteen
(6,819) shares of Series B Preferred are outstanding, the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to elect one
(1) director of the Corporation (the “Series B
Designee”). The holders of Series B Preferred and voting
Junior Securities (voting together as a single class and not as separate series,
and on an as-converted basis) shall be entitled to elect any remaining directors
of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the DGCL, any vacancy, including newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors
or amendment of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, and vacancies
created by removal or resignation of a director, may be filled by a majority of
the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
director, and each director so chosen shall serve for the remainder of the full
term of the director whose removal or resignation shall have created such
vacancy and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified, unless
sooner displaced; provided, however, that where such vacancy occurs among the
directors elected by the holders of a class or series of stock, including the
Series B Designee, the holders of shares of such class or series may override
the Board's action to fill such vacancy by (i) voting for their own designee to
fill such vacancy at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders or (ii) written
consent, if the consenting stockholders hold a sufficient number of shares to
elect their respective designee. Any director that is elected by the
holders of a class or series of stock may be removed during his or her term of
office, with cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the requisite
holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect such
director or directors, including the Series B Designee, given either at a
special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to
a written consent of stockholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled
by the holders of that class or series of stock represented at the meeting or
pursuant to written consent; provided, however, that the Series B Designee may
be removed during his term of office, with or without cause, by, and only by the
affirmative vote of the requisite holders of the shares of Series B
Preferred..
8.
Protective
Covenants. So long as any
shares of Series B Preferred are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, and
shall not permit any other entity at least fifty percent (50%) of whose
outstanding voting securities shall at the time be owned by the Corporation (a
“Subsidiary”)
or one or more of such Subsidiaries to, without first obtaining the affirmative
vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then
outstanding Series B Preferred voting as a single class (and not on an
as-converted basis), take any action that directly or indirectly:
(i)
amends, waives, alters or repeals in a way
that adversely affects the rights, powers, preferences, or other special rights
or privileges of the holders of the Series B Preferred, whether by amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, this Certificate of Designation or
other organization documents, or by merger, consolidation, reorganization or
otherwise;
(ii)
increases or decreases (other than by redemption or
conversion) the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock, Series A
Preferred or Series B Preferred;
(iii) create,
issue or authorize the issuance of any Senior Securities; or
(iv) repurchases,
redeems or reissues any Junior Securities, other than repurchases of shares of
Common Stock from employees, officers, directors or consultants performing
services for the Corporation or any Subsidiary pursuant to agreements under
which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares upon the
occurrence of certain events including termination of employment or any right of
first refusal.
9.
Miscellaneous.
(a) All
notices, requests, demands and other communications referred to herein shall be
in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (i) when
hand delivered to the other party; (ii) when received when sent by telex or
facsimile; provided, however, that notices given by facsimile shall not be
effective unless either (A) a duplicate copy of such facsimile notice is
promptly given by depositing same in a United States post office with
first-class postage prepaid and addressed to the receiving party, or (B) the
receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice
either by facsimile or any other method permitted under this paragraph;
additionally, any notice given by telex or facsimile shall be deemed received on
the next Business Day if such notice is received after 5:00
p.m. (recipient’s time) or on a non-Business Day; (iii) three (3)
Business Days after the same have been deposited in a United States post office
with first class or certified mail return receipt requested postage prepaid; or
(iv) the next Business Day after same have been deposited with a national
overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties as set
forth below with next-business-day delivery guaranteed; provided that the
sending party receives a confirmation of delivery from the delivery service
provider. If notice is to be given (i) to the Corporation, such
notice shall be addressed to its principal executive office (Attention:
President) and to the transfer agent, if any, for the Junior Securities, Series
B Preferred or other agent of the Corporation designated as permitted hereby, or
(ii) to any holder of the Series B Preferred or Junior Securities, as the case
may be, such notice shall be addressed to such holder at the address of such
holder as listed in the stock record books of the Corporation (which may include
the records of any transfer agent for the Series B Preferred or Junior
Securities, as the case may be), or (iii) to such other address as the
Corporation or any such holder, as the case may be, shall have designated by
notice similarly given.
(b) In
the event that, at any time as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to
Section 5 hereof, the holder of any shares of the Series B Preferred (as the
case may be) upon thereafter surrendering such shares for conversion shall
become entitled to receive any shares or other securities of the Corporation
other than shares of Common Stock, the Series B Conversion Ratio in respect of
such other shares or securities so receivable upon conversion of shares of
Series B Preferred (as the case may be) shall thereafter be adjusted, and shall
be subject to further adjustment from time to time, in a manner and on terms as
nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to Common Stock
contained in Section 5 hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof with respect
to the Common Stock shall apply on like or similar terms to any such other
shares or securities.
(c) The
Corporation shall pay any and all stock transfer and documentary stamp taxes
that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Series B
Preferred or Common Stock or other securities issued on account of Series B
Preferred pursuant hereto or certificates representing such shares or
securities. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay
any such tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the
issuance or delivery of shares of Series B Preferred or Common Stock or other
securities in a name other than that in which the shares of Series B Preferred
with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered
were registered, or in respect of any payment to any person with respect to any
such shares or securities other than a payment to the registered holder thereof,
and shall not be required to make any such issuance, delivery or payment unless
and until the person otherwise entitled to such issuance, delivery or payment
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 or is not
payable.
(d) The
Corporation may appoint and, from time to time discharge and change, a transfer
agent of the Series B Preferred or Junior Securities. Upon any such
appointment or discharge of a transfer agent, the Corporation shall send notice
thereof by hand delivery, by courier, by standard form of telecommunication or
by first class mail (postage prepaid), to each holder of record of Series B
Preferred and Junior Securities.
10. Specific
Enforcement. The Corporation agrees that the rights created by
this Certificate of Designations are unique, and that the loss of any such
rights is not susceptible to monetary quantification. Consequently,
the Corporation agrees that an action for specific performance (including for
temporary and/or permanent injunctive relief) of the obligations created by this
Certificate of Designations is a proper remedy for the breach of the provisions
hereof, without the necessity of proving actual damage. If any holder
of any shares Series B Preferred is forced to institute legal proceedings to
enforce its rights in accordance with the provisions hereof, such holder, if it
prevails, shall be entitled to recover from the Corporation its reasonable
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with any such
action.
11. Definitions. As
used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings assigned to
them:
“Business
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in San Antonio, Texas are authorized by law to
close.
“Capital
Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all
equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), and any
and all warrants, options, or other rights to purchase or acquire any of the
foregoing.
“Certificate of
Designation” means this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and
Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Change of
Control” means the consummation of (i) the transfer (in one or a series
of related transactions) of 50% or more of the consolidated assets of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to a Person or a group of
Persons acting in concert, (ii) the transfer or issuance (in one or a series of
related transactions) of securities of the Corporation to one Person or a group
of Persons acting in concert, or (iii) an amalgamation, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or similar transaction involving the Corporation, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, under circumstances in which immediately following
such transaction, a Person or group of Persons collectively own a majority in
voting power of the then outstanding voting power or equity securities, other
than a Person or group of Persons who holds a majority interest as of the date
hereof, and in each of cases (i) through (iii) above, to the extent approved by
the Corporation’s Board of Directors. A sale (or multiple related
sales) of one or more Subsidiaries of the Corporation (whether by way of
amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale of all or
substantially all assets or securities) which constitutes 50% or more of the
consolidated assets of the Corporation, to the extent approved by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and/or such Subsidiary, will be deemed a “Change of
Control.”
“Liquidation” means (i) the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or (ii) a
Change of Control.
“Liquidation
Value” means, with respect to each share of Series B Preferred (subject
to appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations or
other recapitalizations), the sum of (i) the Original Issue Price of such share,
plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to such share from the
Original Issue Date through the date on which the Liquidation Value is to be
determined pursuant to the provisions hereof.
“Market
Price” means, with respect to a security of the Corporation, the average
of the “high” and “low” prices for shares of the security as reported in The Wall Street
Journal listing for such day (corrected for obvious typographical
errors), or if such shares are not reported in such listing, the average of the
reported sales prices on the largest national securities exchange (based on the
aggregate dollar value of securities listed) on which such shares are listed or
traded, or if such shares are not listed or traded on any national securities
exchange, then the average of the reported sales prices for such shares on the
OTC Bulletin Board, or, if such prices shall not be reported thereon, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices so reported, or, if such prices
shall not be reported, then the average of the closing bid and asked prices
reported by the National Quotations Bureau Incorporated. The average
price for any period shall be determined by dividing the sum of the prices
determined for the individual trading days in such period by the number of
trading days in such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
date for which Market Price is determined is the first day when trading for such
security is reported on a national securities exchange, the Market Price shall
be the “price to public” or equivalent set forth in the cover page for the final
Prospectus relating to the initial public offering of such
security. For purposes of determining the Market Price of
non-securities and securities that are not publicly traded, the Board shall
endeavor in good faith to agree unanimously to the Market Price of such
item. If the Board is unable to do so within sixty (60) days after
the occurrence of an event giving rise to a need to determine the Market Price,
an investment banking firm or other appropriate appraiser chosen by a majority
of the holders of the Series B Preferred and an investment banking firm or
other appropriate appraiser chosen by the Corporation shall each calculate such
Market Price. In the event the difference between such valuations is
less than 20%
of the higher valuation, then the Market Price shall be deemed to be the average
of such two valuations. In the event that the difference between such
valuations is greater than 20% of
the higher valuation, the two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser which
shall select from the two valuations the valuation that such third firm
determines to be closer to its own valuation, and the valuation so selected
shall be considered the Market Price. In all events, the fees and
expenses of any such appraisers shall be paid by the Corporation.
“Marketable
Securities” means securities that are actively traded on an established
U.S. or foreign securities exchange, reported on the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation National Market System; provided
that any such securities shall be deemed Marketable Securities only if they are
freely tradable. Freely tradable for this purpose shall mean
securities that (a) are transferable in a
public securities transaction pursuant to Section 4(1) of the Securities
Act or a then effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) are not subject to any lock-up period or other
contractual restriction on transfer, and (c) at the time of distribution of such
securities by the Corporation, upon the sale of such securities on the date of
distribution, would result in proceeds denominated in United States
dollars.
“Original Issue
Price” means $110 (subject to appropriate adjustments for stock splits,
stock dividends, combinations or other recapitalizations with respect to such
Series B Preferred).
“Person” means
any natural person, limited liability company, corporation, limited partnership,
general partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company,
trust, bank trust company, land trust, business trust, or other organization,
whether or not a legal entity, and any government or agency or political
subdivision thereof.
“Preferred
Stock” means the authorized Preferred Stock of the
Corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned duly authorized officer of the Corporation has executed this
Statement, and caused it to be filed, on behalf of the Corporation as of the
date of filing.
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ARGYLE SECURITY,
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By:
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/s/ Bob Marbut |
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Name:
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Bob
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Chairman
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