EX-3.1 2 tm2432193d1_ex3-1.htm EXHIBIT 3.1

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES

AND RIGHTS OF

SERIES I CONVERTIBLE NON-REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

KALA BIO, INC.

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)

KALA BIO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) does hereby certify that, in accordance with Sections 151 of the DGCL, the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) on December 29, 2024:

RESOLVED, pursuant to authority expressly set forth in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) designated as the Series I Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation is hereby authorized and the number of shares, powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions upon, the Series I Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (in addition to any provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation that are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series) are hereby fixed, and the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series I Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Certificate of Designations”) is hereby approved as follows:

SECTION 1 Designation of Amount.

(a) 3,286 shares of Preferred Stock shall be, and hereby are, designated the “Series I Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series I Preferred Stock”), par value $0.001 per share.

(b) Subject to the requirements of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations, the number of shares of Preferred Stock that are designated as Series I 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 I Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding. Any shares of Series I 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, and shall become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may not be reissued as shares of Series I Preferred Stock when the Corporation shall take such action as may be necessary to reduce the number of authorized shares of the Series I Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of any class or series of Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 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” means any person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

“Attribution Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

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“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

“Board of Directors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

“Bylaws” shall mean the Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time.

“Certificate of Incorporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.

“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.

“Conversion Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

“Conversion Price” shall mean $6.44, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with Section 6(d).

“Conversion Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

“Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.

“DGCL” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.

“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

“Holder” means any holder of Series I Preferred Stock, all of such holders being the “Holders.”

“Junior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

“Parity Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

“Participating Dividends” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.

“Permitted Exchange” means any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Capital Market (or any of their respective successors).

“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.

“Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Certificate of Designations.

“Reported Outstanding Share Number” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

“Requisite Holders” shall mean the holders of at least two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Senior Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

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“Series I Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).

“Stated Value” shall mean the per share stated value for a share of Series I Preferred Stock of $644.00, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, or other similar event with respect to the Series I Preferred Stock.

SECTION 3 Voting Rights.

The Series I Preferred Stock is non-voting stock. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, other applicable law or as provided in this Certificate of Designations, the holders of Series I Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote (or render written consents) on any matter 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.

SECTION 4 Dividends.

If the Board of Directors shall declare a dividend or other distribution payable upon the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, whether in cash, in kind or in other securities or property (other than dividends payable in shares of Common Stock), the holders of the outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the amount of dividends as would be payable in respect of the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series I Preferred Stock held by each holder thereof could be converted, without regard to any restrictions on conversion (including the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), in accordance with 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 (“Participating Dividends”). Participating Dividends are payable at the same time as and when dividends on the Common Stock are paid to the holders of Common Stock, the holders of Series E Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series F Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), the holders of Series G Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series G Preferred Stock”) and the holders of Series H Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series H Preferred Stock”).

SECTION 5 Liquidation Preference.

(a) Ranking. The Series I Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to all of the Common Stock; (ii) senior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms junior to any Series I Preferred Stock (“Junior Securities”); (iii) on parity with the Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series G Preferred Stock, the Series H Preferred Stock and any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms on parity with the Series I Preferred Stock (“Parity Securities”); and (iv) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter created specifically ranking by its terms senior to any Series I Preferred Stock (“Senior Securities”), in each case, as to distributions of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntarily or involuntarily (each, a “Dissolution”).

(b) Distribution to Series I Preferred Stock and Parity Securities. Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any Senior Securities of the Corporation, upon a Dissolution, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distributions of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock and Junior Securities and pari passu with any distribution to the holders of Parity Securities, an amount per share of Series I Preferred Stock held by such Holder equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value, plus any dividends declared but unpaid on such share of Series I Preferred Stock, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series I Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6 (without regard to any restrictions on conversion (including the Beneficial Ownership Limitation)) immediately prior to such Dissolution. If, upon any such Dissolution, the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of the Series I Preferred Stock the amount required under the preceding sentence, the holders of Series I Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Parity Securities shall share in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares of Series I Preferred Stock and Parity Securities held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares of Series I Preferred Stock and Parity Securities were paid in full. For the avoidance of any doubt, but without limiting the foregoing, neither a change in control of the Corporation, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, nor the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets shall, in and of itself, be deemed to constitute a Dissolution.

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SECTION 6 Conversion Rights.

(a) General. Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 6, each Holder shall be entitled, at its option, at any time and from time to time, to convert all or any such shares of Series I Preferred Stock into the number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock equal to the number obtained by dividing (i) the Stated Value of such Series I Preferred Stock by (ii) the Conversion Price in effect at the Conversion Time (determined as provided in this Section 6).

(b) Fractions of Shares. Fractional shares of Common Stock may not be issued in connection with any conversion of the Series I Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive upon such conversion, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price.

(c) Conversion Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series I Preferred Stock, and no Holder of the Series I Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert any portion of the Series I Preferred Stock, and any such conversion shall be null and void ab initio and treated as if the conversion had not been made, to the extent that immediately prior to or following such conversion, the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, beneficially owns or would beneficially own as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in excess of 9.99% (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”) of the Corporation’s Common Stock that would be issued and outstanding following such conversion. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership for determining whether the Beneficial Ownership Limitation is or will be exceeded, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties, shall include the number of shares of Common Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder together with the Attribution Parties plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Stock and upon the conversion of any other convertible securities of the Corporation with respect to which the determination is being made but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted shares of Series I Preferred Stock held and/or beneficially owned by the Holder or the Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation held and/or beneficially owned by such Holder or any Attribution Party (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible stock or warrants), in each case, that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. It is being acknowledged by each Holder that the Corporation is not representing to the Holder that the calculation of such Holder’s beneficial ownership is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and that each Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. For purposes of this Section 6(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder of the Series I Preferred Stock may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Corporation’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent notice by the Corporation or the Corporation’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (such issued and outstanding shares, the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall within two (2) Business Days confirm orally and in writing or by electronic mail to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Holder shall disclose to the Corporation the number of shares of Common Stock that it, together with the Attribution Parties, holds and/or beneficially owns and has the right to acquire through the exercise of derivative securities and any limitations on exercise or conversion analogous to the limitation contained herein contemporaneously or immediately prior to submitting a Conversion Notice for the relevant number of shares of Series I Preferred Stock. If the Corporation receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Corporation shall notify the Holder in writing of the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause the Holder’s, together with the Attribution Parties’, beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 6(c), to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Holder must notify the Corporation of a reduced number of conversion shares to be issued pursuant to such Conversion Notice. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(c) applies, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Holder with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Holder, together with the Attribution Parties, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such representations. By written notice to the Corporation, a Holder of the Series I Preferred Stock may from time to time increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage not in excess of 19.99% specified in such notice; provided that (i) any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation, (ii) any such increase or decrease shall not negatively affect any partial conversion effected prior to the effectiveness of such increase or decrease and (iii) any such increase or decrease will apply only to the Holder submitting the written notice and not to any other Holder of Series I Preferred Stock. For purposes of this Section 6(c), the term “Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following persons and entities: (i) any direct or indirect Affiliates of the Holder, (ii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Section 13(d) “group” together with the Holder or any Attribution Parties and (iii) any other persons whose beneficial ownership of the Corporation’s Common Stock would or could be aggregated with the Holder’s and/or any other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively the Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In accordance with the applicable listing standards, the restrictions set forth in this Section 6(c) will apply at any time when the Series I Preferred Stock is outstanding, regardless of whether the Corporation then has a class of securities listed on a Permitted Exchange. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.

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(d) Adjustments to Conversion Price.

(i) Upon Subdivisions. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series I Preferred Stock was issued, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is increased by a subdivision of shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock affected by such subdivision, the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such subdivision shall be proportionately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of Series I Preferred Stock shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(ii) Upon Combinations. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series I Preferred Stock was issued, 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 in effect immediately before such combination shall be proportionately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of Series I Preferred Stock shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

(iii) Stock Dividends. If, at any time after the date the first share of Series I Preferred Stock was issued, the Corporation shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the Conversion Price in effect immediately before such event shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction: (1) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if such record date shall have been fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 6(d)(iii) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions; and (b) no such adjustment shall be made if the holders of Series I Preferred Stock simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Series I Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.

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(iv) Reorganization, Reclassification, Merger or Consolidation. If at any time or from time to time there shall be a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation in which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or property (other than a subdivision or combination provided for elsewhere in this Section 6), then, as a part of such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, or consolidation, provision shall be made so that holders of Series I Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series I Preferred Stock, the kind and amount of shares of stock, cash or other property to which such holder would have been entitled if such holder had converted its shares of Series I Preferred Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 6 with respect to the rights of the holders of the Series I Preferred Stock after the reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or consolidation, to the end that the provisions of this Section 6 (including provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Conversion Price then in effect for the Series I Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event in as nearly equivalent a manner as may be practicable.

(e) Exercise of Conversion Privilege. In order to exercise the conversion privilege, the holder of any share of Series I Preferred Stock shall, (i) provide written notice (a “Conversion Notice”) to the Corporation at any office or agency of the Corporation maintained for such purpose, that the Holder elects to convert all such shares of Series I Preferred Stock or, if less than the entire amount thereof is to be converted, the portion thereof to be converted and (ii) if such Holder’s shares are certificated, surrender the certificate evidencing such share of Series I Preferred Stock, duly endorsed or assigned to the Corporation in blank, at such office or agency. The Conversion Notice shall state such Holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued. Series I Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date of surrender of such shares of Series I Preferred Stock for conversion in accordance with the foregoing provisions (the “Conversion Time”), and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the specified shares shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such Conversion Time. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Time, the Corporation shall (i) issue and shall deliver a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion (or a notice of such issuance if uncertificated shares are issued) and (ii) pay all declared but unpaid dividends on the shares of Series I Preferred Stock converted. In the case of any certificate evidencing shares of Series I 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 I Preferred Stock that are not converted (or a notice of such issuance if uncertificated shares are issued).

(f) Effect of Conversion. All shares of Series I Preferred Stock which shall have been surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the Holders thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive payment of any dividends declared but unpaid thereon.

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(g) Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Price. Whenever the provisions of Section 6(d) require that the Conversion Price be adjusted as herein provided, the Corporation shall compute the adjusted Conversion Price in accordance with Section 6(d) 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 I Preferred Stock and mailed by the Corporation at its expense to all holders of Series I Preferred Stock at their last addresses as they shall appear in the stock register.

(h) 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 I Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Series I 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 I 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.

(i) 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 I 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 I Preferred Stock to be converted (nor shall the Corporation be responsible for any other taxes payable by the holders of the Series I Preferred Stock), 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.

SECTION 7 Waiver. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any provisions of this Certificate of Designation may be waived on behalf of all of the holders of Series I Preferred Stock by the affirmative written consent or vote of the Requisite Holders.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights to be duly executed by its Chief Executive Officer, this 30th day of December 2024.

| By: | /s/ Mark Iwicki
|  | Name: | Mark Iwicki
|  | Title: | Chief Executive Officer

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