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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2007
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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4520 East West Highway, Suite 300
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (301) 961-3000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Amendment and Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation
On August 7, 2007, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) filed a restated certificate
of incorporation (the Restated Certificate) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
in connection with the closing of the Companys initial public offering of shares of its class A
common stock (the IPO). The Companys board of directors and stockholders previously approved
the Restated Certificate to be filed in immediately following, the closing of the IPO.
The Restated Certificate amends and restates in its entirety the Companys certificate of
incorporation, as amended, to among other things: (1) authorize 270,000,000 shares of class A
common stock and 75,000,000 shares of class B common stock; (2) modify the terms of the class B
common stock; (3) eliminate all references to the previously existing series of preferred stock;
(4) authorize 5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock that may be issued from time to time
by the Companys board of directors in one or more series; (5) amend the provisions relating to the
indemnification of, and limitation on liability of, officers and directors of the Company; (6)
provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the board of directors, the
chairman of the board of directors or the chief executive officer; and (7) provide that, following
the conversion of all shares of class B common stock into class A common stock, (a) the Companys
stockholders will not be permitted to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting; (b)
directors may be removed from office only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least 75% of the votes that all of the Companys stockholders would be entitled to
cast in an annual election of directors; and (c) the board of directors will be divided into three
classes, each of whose members will serve for staggered three-year terms.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated
Certificate, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: August 8, 2007
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/s/ Kei Tolliver |
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Name: Kei Tolliver |
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Title: Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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3.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. |
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Exhibit 3.1
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(originally incorporated on December 5, 1996 under the name R-Tech Ueno (USA), Inc.)
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (hereinafter referred to
as the Corporation).
SECOND: The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808. The name of
its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation
is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the
General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is 350,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 270,000,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Class A Common Stock), (ii) 75,000,000 shares of Class B Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share (Class B Common Stock and, together with the Class A Common
Stock, the Common Stock), and (iii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per
share (Preferred Stock).
The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and
the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock
of the Corporation.
A. COMMON STOCK.
1. Identical Rights. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section A, the rights and
privileges of the Common Stock shall be identical.
2. Voting. The holders of the Common Stock shall vote as a single class on all
matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders to which the holders of Common Stock are entitled
to vote, except as may otherwise be required by this Certificate of Incorporation (which, as used
herein, shall mean the restated certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from
time to time, including the terms of any certificate of designations of any series of Preferred
Stock) or by Delaware law; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by
law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of
Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock
if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with
the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of
Incorporation. Each share of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote and each share of
Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to ten votes. There shall be no cumulative voting.
The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not
below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of
capital stock representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast irrespective of the
provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
3. Dividends and Distributions. Dividends and other distributions may be declared and
paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board
of Directors and subject to any preferential dividend or other rights of any then outstanding
Preferred Stock. Without the affirmative vote of the holders of Class A Common Stock representing
a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, voting separately
as a single class, and the affirmative vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock representing a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting separately
as a single class, the Corporation may not make any dividends or other distributions with respect
to any class of Common Stock unless at the same time the Corporation makes a ratable dividend or
distribution with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock, regardless of class. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, dividends or other distributions payable (i) in shares of a
class of Common Stock; (ii) voting securities of the Corporation or of voting securities of any
entity that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation (Voting Securities); or (iii)
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Voting Securities (Exchangeable Securities)
shall be deemed ratable if, and only if:
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In the case of dividends or other distributions payable in shares of a class of Common Stock, (i) only shares of Class A Common Stock are
distributed with respect to Class A Common Stock; (ii) only shares of Class B
Common Stock are distributed with respect to Class B Common Stock; and (iii)
the number of shares of Class A Common Stock payable on each share of Class A
Common Stock pursuant to such dividend or other distribution is equal to the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock payable on each share of Class B
Common Stock pursuant to such dividend or other distribution; |
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In the case of dividends or other distributions payable in
Voting Securities, either (x) such dividend or other distribution is identical
and approved by the vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock representing a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock;
or (y) (i) such Voting Securities are identical in all respects except as
provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section A(3)(b) of Article
FOURTH; (ii) the voting rights of such Voting Security paid to the holders of
Class A Common Stock are substantially similar to those of the Class A Common
Stock; (iii) the voting rights of such Voting Security paid to the holders of
Class B Common Stock are substantially similar to those of the Class B Common
Stock; (iv) such Voting Security paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock is
convertible into the Voting Security paid to the holders of Class A Common
Stock upon terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the terms and
conditions applicable to the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A
Common Stock; and (v) the number of such Voting Securities payable on each
share of Class A
Common Stock pursuant to such dividend of other distribution is equal to the
number of such Voting Securities payable on each share of Class B Common
Stock pursuant to such dividend or other distribution; and |
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In the case of dividends or other distributions payable in
Exchangeable Securities, either (x) such dividend or other distribution is
identical and approved by the vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock
representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class
B Common Stock; or (y) (i) such Exchangeable Securities are identical in all
respects except as provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section
A(3)(c) of Article FOURTH; (ii) the voting rights of each Voting Security
underlying the Exchangeable Security paid to the holders of Class A Common
Stock are substantially similar to those of the Class A Common Stock; (iii) the
voting rights of each Voting Security underlying the Exchangeable Security paid
to the holders of Class B Common Stock are substantially similar to those of
the Class B Common Stock; (iv) each Voting Security underlying the Exchangeable
Security paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock is convertible into each
Voting Security underlying the Exchangeable Security paid to the holders of
Class A Common Stock upon terms and conditions that are substantially similar
to the terms and conditions applicable to the conversion of Class B Common
Stock into Class A Common Stock; and (v) the number of such Exchangeable
Securities payable on each share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such
dividend or other distribution shall be equal to the number of such
Exchangeable Securities payable on each share of Class B Common Stock pursuant
to such dividend or other distribution. |
4. Reclassifications. Without the affirmative vote of the holders of Class A Common
Stock representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock, voting separately as a single class, and the affirmative vote of the holders of Class B
Common Stock representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, neither the shares of Class A Common Stock nor
the shares of Class B Common Stock may be subdivided, combined, reclassified or otherwise changed
unless concurrently the shares of the other class of Common Stock are subdivided, combined,
reclassified or otherwise changed in the same proportion and in the same manner. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, any reclassification or other change of Class A Common Stock or Class B
Common Stock into (i) Voting Securities or (ii) Exchangeable Securities shall be deemed undertaken
in the same proportion and in the same manner as shares of the other class of Common Stock if, and
only if:
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In the case of a reclassification or other change into Voting
Securities, either (x) such reclassification or other change is identical and
approved by the vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock representing a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock;
or (y) (i) such Voting Securities are identical in all respects except as
provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section A(4)(a) of Article
FOURTH; (ii) the voting rights of the Voting Security
to which the Class A Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise changed
are substantially similar to those of the Class A Common Stock; (iii) the
voting rights of the Voting Security to which the Class B Common Stock has
been reclassified or otherwise changed are substantially similar to those of
the Class B Common Stock; (iv) such Voting Security to which the Class B
Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise changed is convertible into
the Voting Security to which the Class A Common Stock has been reclassified
or otherwise changed upon terms and conditions that are substantially
similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the conversion of Class B
Common Stock into Class A Common Stock; and (v) the number of such Voting
Securities to which the Class A Common Stock has been reclassified or
otherwise changed is equal to the number of such Voting Securities to which
the Class B Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise changed; and |
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In the case of a reclassification or other change into
Exchangeable Securities, either (x) such reclassification or other change is
identical and approved by the vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock
representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class
B Common Stock; or (y) (i) such Exchangeable Securities are identical in all
respects except as provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this section
A(4)(b) of Article FOURTH; (ii) the voting rights of each Voting Security
underlying the Exchangeable Security to which the Class A Common Stock has been
reclassified or otherwise changed are substantially similar to those of the
Class A Common Stock; (iii) the voting rights of each Voting Security
underlying the Exchangeable Security to which the Class B Common Stock has been
reclassified or otherwise changed are substantially similar to those of the
Class B Common Stock; (iv) each Voting Security underlying the Exchangeable
Security to which the Class B Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise
changed is convertible into each Voting Security underlying the Exchangeable
Security to which the Class A Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise
changed upon terms and conditions that are substantially similar to the terms
and conditions applicable to the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class
A Common Stock; and (v) the number of such Exchangeable Securities to which the
Class A Common Stock has been reclassified or otherwise changed is equal to the
number of such Exchangeable Securities to which the Class B Common Stock has
been reclassified or otherwise changed. |
5. Liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, whether
voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive ratably all assets of
the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential or
other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.
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6. Conversion Rights.
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Voluntary Conversion. Each share of Class B Common Stock is
convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at any time at the option of
the holder. Such right shall be exercised by the surrender of the certificate
or certificates representing the shares of Class B Common Stock to be converted
to the Corporation at any time during normal business hours at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation or at the offices of the Corporations
transfer agent (the Transfer Agent), accompanied by a written notice from the
holder of such shares stating that such holder desires to convert such shares,
or a stated number of the shares represented by such certificate of
certificates, into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, and, if
so required by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent, by instruments of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, duly
executed by such holder or such holders duly authorized attorney, and transfer
tax stamps or funds therefor, if required. |
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As used in this Section A.6(b) and in Article
NINTH, the following terms have the following meanings: |
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the first date
upon which one of the following events has occurred with
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such Founder has been judicially declared
legally incompetent, or a conservator, receiver
or custodian has been appointed to supervise,
oversee or otherwise control the financial
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such Founder has ceased to be affiliated
with the Corporation as an employee, director or
consultant; or |
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the first date
upon which the number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock is less than 20% of the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
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Founder shall mean each of
Sachiko Kuno, Ph.D. and Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.,
individually. |
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Person shall mean an
individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a
corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a governmental
entity or any department, agency or political subdivision
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Permitted Transferee shall mean
a trust of which either or both Founders are the sole trustees
or otherwise control all decisions regarding the voting of any shares of Class B Common Stock held by such trust, provided that
such trust is established solely for the benefit of (A) either
or both Founders, (B) either Founders children, parents,
uncles, aunts, siblings and descendents of such siblings or
grandchildren and descendents of such grandchildren, (C) the
estates of any of the foregoing individuals and/or (D)
charitable, educational, scientific, religious or literary
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S&R shall mean S&R Holdings,
LLC, a limited liability company wholly owned by the Founders,
which holds all of the outstanding shares of Class B Common
Stock at the time of the filing of this Restated Certificate of
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Transfer shall mean the sale,
assignment, transfer, gift, pledge or hypothecation or other
disposition, whether direct or indirect, whether voluntary or
involuntary, of Class B Common Stock to any Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall not
constitute a Transfer: (A) the sale, assignment, transfer,
pledge or hypothecation or other disposition in a bona fide
financing transaction of any derivative instrument that derives
its value from underlying shares of Class B Common Stock, (B) a
transfer to any Permitted Transferee, provided that any
subsequent failure of the transferee to remain a Permitted
Transferee (for example, because neither Founder any longer
controls all decisions regarding the voting of the shares of
Class B Common Stock held by such transferee) shall be a
Transfer, (C) a transfer to either Founder individually, and
(D) any pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to the
grant of a bona fide pledge of or security interest in such shares (the Pledged Shares) as collateral security for
indebtedness due to the pledgee, provided that a Transfer
shall occur five business days (such date, the Foreclosure
Transfer Date) after a foreclosure or similar event (a
Foreclosure Event) by the pledgee with respect to the Pledged
Shares unless, prior to the Foreclosure
Transfer Date, the Pledged Shares are returned to the pledgor
(a Return), and further provided that, during the period of
time between a Foreclosure Event and the earlier of a Return
or the Foreclosure Transfer Date, irrespective of any other
provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, each Pledged
Share shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be
entitled to one vote. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, a Transfer shall be deemed to have occurred with
respect to all shares of Class B Common Stock held by S&R at
such time as either (I) the Founders together hold less than
50% of the voting interests or less than 50% of the economic
interests in S&R or (II) the power to make any decisions
regarding the voting or disposition of the shares of Class B
Common Stock held by S&R is held by any Person other than a
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Immediately upon the occurrence of a Transfer
of shares of Class B Common Stock, and without any action on the part
of any stockholder whose shares are subject to automatic conversion
hereunder, the Corporation or any other Person, such shares shall be
deemed converted into the same number of shares of Class A Common
Stock. From and after the time of the Transfer, any such certificates
for the relevant shares of Class B Common Stock shall no longer
represent shares of Class B Common Stock but instead shall represent
shares of Class A Common Stock and the right to have registered in the
name of the transferee or owner of such stock the shares of Class A
Common Stock issuable to such transferee or owner as a result of such
conversion. The Class A Common Stock issuable upon any such conversion
shall be so registered and the certificates with respect to such stock
shall be issued by the Corporation upon the surrender of the
certificates that represent the relevant shares of Class B Common Stock
immediately prior to the Transfer, duly endorsed to the Corporation or
in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer to the
Corporation or in blank (such endorsements or instruments of transfer
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Immediately prior to the close of business on
the Automatic Conversion Date, all outstanding shares of Class B Common
Stock, if any, shall be converted automatically into a like number of
shares of Class A Common Stock, without any action on the part of S&R,
the Founders, Permitted Transferees, the Corporation or any other
Person. From and after such time, any certificates for the relevant
shares of Class B Common Stock shall no longer represent shares of
Class B Common Stock but instead shall represent shares of Class A
Common Stock and the right to have
registered in the name of the registered holder of such stock the
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to such holder as a result of
such conversion. The Class A Common Stock issuable upon any such
conversion shall be so registered and the certificates with respect
to such stock shall be issued by the Corporation upon the surrender
of the certificates that represent the relevant shares of Class B
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7. Unconverted Shares. If less than all of the shares of Class B Common Stock
evidenced by a certificate surrendered to the Corporation (in accordance with such procedures as
the Board of Directors may determine) are converted, the Corporation shall execute and deliver to
or upon the written order of the holder of such certificate a new certificate evidencing the number
of shares of Class B Common Stock which are not converted without charge to the holder.
8. Reservation. The Corporation hereby reserves, and shall at all times reserve and
keep available, out of its authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, for the purposes
of effecting conversions, such number of duly authorized shares of Class A Common Stock as shall
from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock. The Corporation covenants that all the shares of Class A Common Stock so issuable
shall, when so issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Corporation
shall take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all such shares of Class A Common
Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation.
9. Merger. The affirmative vote of the holders of Class A Common Stock representing a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, voting separately
as a single class, and the affirmative vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock representing a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting separately
as a single class, shall be required to approve any merger or consolidation of the Corporation
(whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity) unless, upon the merger or consolidation,
holders of each class of Common Stock will be entitled to receive equal per share payments or
distributions. Without limiting the circumstances in which the holders of each class of Common
Stock may be deemed to have received equal per share payments or distributions, for purposes of the
preceding sentence, holders of each class of Common Stock will be deemed to have received equal per
share payments or distributions of (i) voting securities of the Corporation or any other entity
(Merger Voting Securities) or (ii) securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Merger
Voting Securities (Merger Exchangeable Securities) if:
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With respect to Merger Voting Securities, (i) the Merger Voting
Securities paid to holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are
identical in all respects except as provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and
(iv) of this Section A(9)(a) of Article FOURTH; (ii) the voting rights of the
Merger Voting Security paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock are
substantially similar to those of the Class A Common Stock; (iii) the voting
rights of the Merger Voting Security paid to the holders of Class B Common
Stock are substantially similar to those of the Class B Common
Stock; (iv) the Merger Voting Security paid to the holders of Class B Common
Stock is convertible into the Merger Voting Security paid to the holders of
Class A Common Stock upon terms and conditions that are substantially
similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the conversion of Class B
Common Stock into Class A Common Stock; and (v) the number of Merger Voting
Securities paid on each share of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such
merger or consolidation is equal to the number of Merger Voting Securities
paid on each share of Class B Common Stock pursuant to such merger or
consolidation; and
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With respect to Merger Exchangeable Securities, (i) the Merger
Exchangeable Securities paid to holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common Stock are identical in all respects except as provided in subsections
(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section A(9)(b) of Article FOURTH; (ii) the voting
rights of each Merger Voting Security underlying the Merger Exchangeable
Security paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock are substantially similar
to those of the Class A Common Stock; (iii) the voting rights of each Merger
Voting Security underlying the Merger Exchangeable Security paid to the holders
of Class B Common Stock are substantially similar to those of the Class B
Common Stock; (iv) each Merger Voting Security underlying the Merger
Exchangeable Security paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock is
convertible into each Merger Voting Security underlying the Merger Exchangeable
Security paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock upon terms and conditions
that are substantially similar to the terms and conditions applicable to the
conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock; and (v) the
number of Merger Exchangeable Securities paid on each share of Class A Common
Stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation is equal to the number of Merger
Exchangeable Securities paid on each share of Class B Common Stock pursuant to
such merger or consolidation. |
10. Issuance of Class B Common Stock. Following August 6, 2007, the Corporation shall
not issue or sell any shares of Class B Common Stock or any securities (including, without
limitation, any rights, options, warrants or other securities) convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable into shares of Class B Common Stock to any person or entity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Corporation may issue shares of Class B Common Stock in respect of stock splits,
stock dividends, subdivisions, reclassifications or similar transactions with respect to the Class
B Common Stock.
11. Determinations of Substantially Similar. For purposes of Sections (A)(3),
(A)(4), and (A)(9) of this Article FOURTH, the Board of Directors shall have the power and
authority to make all determinations regarding whether or not a characteristic of a security is
substantially similar to that of another security. All such determinations made by the Board of
Directors in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding.
12. Amendments to Section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a
lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of Class A
Common Stock representing at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class A
Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, and the affirmative vote of the holders of Class
B Common Stock representing at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock, voting separately as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or to
adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Section A of this Article FOURTH.
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B. PREFERRED STOCK.
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to
have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for
the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided. Any shares of
Preferred Stock which may be redeemed, purchased or acquired by the Corporation may be reissued
except as otherwise provided by law.
Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the
Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by
resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof, to determine and fix
the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers,
and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights,
and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof,
dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be
stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the
General Corporation Law of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series
shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series to the
extent permitted by law.
The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not
below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital
stock representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast irrespective of the provisions of
Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
FIFTH: Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend,
alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner
now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights
conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the
State of Delaware, and subject to the terms of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of
Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporations Bylaws;
provided, however, that until the Automatic Conversion Date, the Board of Directors
shall not adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporations Bylaws without, as to each such adoption,
amendment, alteration, or repeal, the affirmative vote of the holders of Class B Common Stock
representing a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Class B Common Stock. The
affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the
Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal
the Corporations Bylaws. The Corporations Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or
repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least 75% of the
voting power of all outstanding stock entitled to vote in any annual election of directors, in
addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and
notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of
the holders of capital stock representing at least 75% of the voting power of all outstanding stock
entitled to vote in any annual election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to
adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH.
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SEVENTH: Except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of Delaware prohibits the
elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty, no director of
the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law
imposing such liability. No amendment to or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have any
effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect
to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
EIGHTH: the Corporation shall provide indemnification and advancement of expenses as follows:
1. Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the
Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a
director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit
plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an Indemnitee), or by reason of any action
alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on
behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom,
if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of
any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that
Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in,
or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
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2. Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall
indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a
director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the
request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
(including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys fees) and, to the extent
permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of
Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made
under this Section 2 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have
been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of
Chancery of Delaware, or the court in which such action or suit was brought, shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including
attorneys fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware, or the court in which such action or suit
was brought, shall deem proper.
3. Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this
Article EIGHTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such
action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including
attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection
therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on
the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition
being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation,
(iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did
not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that
Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered
for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.
4. Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an Indemnitees
right to be indemnified pursuant to Sections 1, 2 or 3 of this Article EIGHTH, or to receive
advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 5 of this Article EIGHTH, such Indemnitee must notify
the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation
involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity or advancement of expenses will or could be sought.
With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so
notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to
assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to
Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such
defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or
investigation, other than as provided below in this Section 4. Indemnitee shall have the right to
employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless
(i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii)
counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or
position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the
defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in
fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation,
in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of
the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not
be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in
the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the
conclusion provided for in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Corporation shall not be
required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article EIGHTH for any amounts paid in settlement of
any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The
Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which
would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitees written consent. Neither
the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed
settlement.
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5. Advance of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Sections 4 and 6 of this Article
EIGHTH, any expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in
defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the
payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition
of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to
repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee
is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article; and
further provided that no such advancement of expenses shall be made under this
Article EIGHTH if it is determined (in the manner described in Section 6) that (i) Indemnitee did
not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Corporation, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee
had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Such undertaking shall be accepted
without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment.
6. Procedure for Indemnification and Advance of Expenses. In order to obtain
indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to Sections 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article
EIGHTH, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such advancement of
expenses shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days after receipt by the Corporation
of the written request of Indemnitee, unless (i) the Corporation has assumed the defense pursuant
to Section 4 of this Article EIGHTH (and none of the circumstances described in Section 4 of this
Article EIGHTH that would nonetheless entitle the Indemnitee to indemnification or an advancement
for the fees and expenses of separate counsel have occurred), or (ii) the Corporation determines
within such 30 day period that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth
in Sections 1, 2 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, as the case may be. Any such indemnification, unless
ordered by a court, shall be made with respect to requests under Section 1 or 2 only as authorized
in the specific case upon a determination by the Corporation that the indemnification of Indemnitee
is proper because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or
2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of
the directors of the
Corporation who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question
(disinterested directors), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors
designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are
no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal
counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a
written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
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7. Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by
this Article shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither
the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the
applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to Section
6 of this Article EIGHTH that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be
a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard
of conduct. Indemnitees expenses (including attorneys fees) reasonably incurred in connection
with successfully establishing Indemnitees right to advancement of expenses or indemnification, in
whole or in part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
8. Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except as
set forth in Section 7 of this Article EIGHTH, the Corporation shall not indemnify or advance
expenses to an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article EIGHTH in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of
Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, the Corporation shall not
indemnify or advance expenses to an Indemnitee to the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed or paid
expenses from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification
payments or advancement of expenses to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed
from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund indemnification payments or
advancement of expenses to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
9. Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article or of
the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or any other applicable laws
shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification or advancement
of expenses under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or
investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to
the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.
10. Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this
Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory),
agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in
Indemnitees official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the
Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and
shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee.
Nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically
authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors
providing indemnification and advancement rights and procedures different from those set forth in this
Article. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board
of Directors, grant indemnification and advancement rights to other employees or agents of the
Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or
greater or less than, those set forth in this Article.
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11. Partial Indemnification and Advance of Expenses. If an Indemnitee is entitled
under any provision of this Article to indemnification or advancement of expenses by the
Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines or
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in
connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not,
however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify or advance
expenses to Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments,
fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.
12. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense,
to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit
plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out
of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person
against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
13. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any
ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify
each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil,
criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the
fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been
invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
14. Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i)
of the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall have the respective meanings assigned to such
terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).
NINTH: This Article is inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the
affairs of the Corporation.
1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors.
2. Number of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of
directors of the Corporation shall be established exclusively by the Board of Directors, and no
decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Election of directors need not be by written ballot, except as and to the extent provided in the
Bylaws of the Corporation.
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3. Election of Directors Prior to the Automatic Conversion Date; Term of Office.
Until the Automatic Conversion Date, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together as a
single class, shall be entitled to elect all of the members of the Board of Directors. Except as
otherwise set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to Section 4 of this Article
NINTH, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the first annual meeting
following the annual meeting at which such director was elected, provided that notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his
successor and be subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal.
4. Election of Directors After the Automatic Conversion Date; Staggered Board; Terms of
Office. At the close of business on the Automatic Conversion Date, subject to the rights of
the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors shall be immediately and
automatically divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Upon the filing of
this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall assign each director then
in office prospectively to one of the classes. Thereafter, any new director nominee nominated by
the Board of Directors for election at a meeting of the stockholders and each new director
appointed by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall be assigned by the Board of Directors
prospectively to one of the classes at the time he is so nominated or appointed, likewise in a
manner so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. At
the close of business on the Automatic Conversion Date, the directors who had previously been
prospectively assigned to each class shall, automatically and without further action, become
members of their respective classes. Following the Automatic Conversion Date, subject to the
rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, each director shall serve for a term ending
on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was
elected; provided, however, that each director initially assigned to Class I on the
Automatic Conversion Date shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporations first annual meeting
of stockholders held following the Automatic Conversion Date; each director initially assigned to
Class II on the Automatic Conversion Date shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporations
second annual meeting of stockholders held following the Automatic Conversion Date; and each
director initially assigned to Class III on the Automatic Conversion Date shall serve for a term
expiring at the Corporations third annual meeting of stockholders held following the Automatic
Conversion Date; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the term of
each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his successor and be subject
to his earlier death, resignation or removal.
5. Quorum. The greater of (a) a majority of the directors at any time in office and
(b) one-third of the number of directors fixed pursuant to Section 2 of this Article NINTH shall
constitute a quorum. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than such a
quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without
further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
6. Action at Meeting. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the
directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act
of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by law or by this Certificate of
Incorporation.
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7. Removal. On or prior to the Automatic Conversion Date, except as otherwise
provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, any one or more or all of the
directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital
stock representing a majority of the votes which all stockholders would be entitled to cast in any
annual election of directors. Following the Automatic Conversion Date, subject to the rights of
holders of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the Corporation may be removed only for
cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least 75% of
the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors.
8. Vacancies. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock and
except as required by law, any vacancy or newly created directorship in the Board of Directors,
however occurring, shall be filled only by the directors then in office, although less than a
quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director
elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such
director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor and to
such directors earlier death, resignation or removal.
9. Stockholder Nominations and Introduction of Business, Etc. Advance notice of
stockholder nominations for election of directors and other business to be brought by stockholders
before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws of the
Corporation.
10. Amendments to Article. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a
lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock
representing at least 75% of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any
annual election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision
inconsistent with, this Article NINTH.
TENTH: Stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a
meeting; provided, however, that until the Automatic Conversion Date, any action
required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent
in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of shares of capital stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on such action were present and voted.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the
Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the
affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least 75% of the votes which all
the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors shall be required to
amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article TENTH.
ELEVENTH: Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any
time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board or the
President, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business
transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters
relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and
notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of
the holders of capital stock representing at least 75% of the votes which all the stockholders
would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal,
or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article
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TWELFTH:
1. Certain Acknowledgments. In recognition and anticipation of the facts that (i) the
directors, officers and/or employees of Founders Affiliated Companies may serve as directors of the
Corporation, (ii) Founders Affiliated Companies engage and may continue to engage in the same or
similar activities or related lines of business as those in which Corporation Affiliated Companies,
directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete
with those in which Corporation Affiliated Companies, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii)
Corporation Affiliated Companies may engage in material business transactions with Founders
Affiliated Companies and that the Corporation is expected to benefit therefrom, the provisions of
this Article TWELFTH are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the
Corporation as they may involve the Founders and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the
Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith.
2. Competition and Corporate Opportunities. Except as may be otherwise provided in a
written agreement between the Corporation and the Founders, Founders Affiliated Companies shall
have no duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business
activities or lines of business as Corporation Affiliated Companies. Except with respect to an
Express Opportunity, as defined in Article TWELFTH, Section 3 below, the Corporation renounces any
interest or expectancy of Corporation Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity
to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for
both Founders Affiliated Companies and Corporation Affiliated Companies, and therefore the
Founders, individually or together, shall have no duty to communicate or offer such corporate
opportunity to the Corporation or any Corporation Affiliated Companies and shall not be liable to
the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as stockholders of the
Corporation solely by reason of the fact that a Founders Affiliated Company pursues or acquires
such corporate opportunity for itself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or
does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation.
3. Allocation of Corporate Opportunities. Except as provided elsewhere in this
Section 3, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of Corporation Affiliated
Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or
matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both Corporation Affiliated Companies, on the one
hand, and Founders Affiliated Companies, on the other hand, about which a director of the
Corporation who is also a director or officer of a Founders Affiliated Company acquires knowledge.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation does not renounce any interest
or expectancy of Corporation Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to
participate in, (i) any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate
opportunity for both Corporation Affiliated Companies, on the one hand, and Founders
Affiliated Companies, on the other hand, and about which a director of the Corporation who is also
a director or officer of a Founders Affiliated Company acquires knowledge, if such opportunity is
expressly offered to such person in writing solely in, and as a direct result of, his or her
capacity as a director of the Corporation; or (ii) any potential transaction or matter which may be
a corporate opportunity for both Corporation Affiliated Companies, on the one hand, and Founders
Affiliated Companies, on the other hand, and which involves the discovery, development,
commercialization, marketing, sale, license, sublicense or manufacture of prostone compounds, or
any other activities directly relating thereto (either such transaction, an Express Opportunity).
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Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities. In addition to and
notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article TWELFTH, the Corporation renounces any
interest or expectancy of Corporation Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity
to participate in, any business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or
contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line
of business of the Corporation Affiliated Companies or is of no practical advantage to them or that
is one in which Corporation Affiliated Companies have no interest or reasonable expectancy.
Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article TWELFTH:
Corporation Affiliated Companies shall mean the Corporation and all corporations, limited
liability companies, joint ventures, partnerships, trusts, associations and other entities in which
the Corporation (1) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more then 50% of (i) the
total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities, (ii) the total combined equity
interests or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, of such entity,
or (2) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to
elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such entity.
Founders shall mean Sachiko Kuno, Ph.D. and Ryuji Ueno, M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.
Founders Affiliated Companies shall mean all corporations, limited liability companies,
joint ventures, partnerships, trusts, associations and other entities in which the Founders,
individually or in the aggregate, (1) beneficially own, either directly or indirectly, more then
50% of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities, (ii) the total
combined equity interests or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership,
of such entity, or (2) otherwise have the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient
securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such entity,
but shall not include the Corporation or any Corporation Affiliated Company.
Termination. The provisions of this Article TWELFTH shall terminate, expire and have
no further force or effect after the Automatic Conversion Date; provided, however,
that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any
transaction or agreement between a Corporation Affiliated Company thereof and a Founders Affiliated
Company that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance
of such agreement, whether entered into before or after such time.
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Amendment of this Article. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a
lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock
representing at least 75% of the voting power of all outstanding stock entitled to vote in any
annual election of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision
inconsistent with, this Article TWELFTH. No amendment or addition to or alteration or repeal of
this Article TWELFTH shall eliminate or impair the effect of this Article TWELFTH with respect to
any transaction or agreement between a Corporation Affiliated Company and a Founders Affiliated
Company that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance
of such agreement, whether entered into before or after such time.
Deemed Notice. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in
any shares of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the
provisions of this Article TWELFTH.
Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part
of any provision, of this Article TWELFTH shall not affect the other provisions or parts hereof,
and this Article TWELFTH shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable
provisions or parts were omitted.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates, integrates and
amends the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, and which has been duly adopted in
accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, has been
executed by its duly authorized officer this 7th day of August, 2007.
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SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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/s/ Kei Tolliver
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Kei Tolliver |
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Secretary |
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