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Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock | 12 Months Ended
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10. | Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock
Pursuant to the Fourth Amended Certificate of Incorporation, the Company authorized preferred stock consisting of 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company has no preferred stock subscribed and or issued.

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