UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SAVWATT USA, INC.
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SAVWATT USA, INC.
6801 Eastern Avenue, Suite 203
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
RE: Notice of Proposed Actions by Written Consent of the Holders of a Majority
of the Voting Power To Take Effect on or About April 30, 2011
To the Stockholders of SavWatt USA, Inc.:
We are notifying our stockholders of record on March 30, 2011, that our
Board of Directors has approved, and stockholders representing a majority of the
votes of our outstanding common stock, have executed written consents for the
following corporate actions:
(1) Approving our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and
adopting amended Bylaws;
(2) Approving our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan; and
(3) Amending and restating the Certificate of Designations for our Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholder action may be taken
by written consent without a meeting of stockholders, through a written consent
signed by a majority of the votes of all of our stock. This letter and the
accompanying information statement are intended to provide notice and explain to
you these actions, in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and Delaware law. Under applicable SEC rules, these corporate
actions will not become effective until at least 20 calendar days after the date
that we mail or otherwise provide the accompanying information statement, which
we anticipate will occur on or about April 30, 2011.
We urge you to read the accompanying information statement in its entirety
for a description of these corporate actions. You are not required to take any
action in response to this notice or the accompanying information statement. On
or about April 10, 2011, we plan on mailing these materials, or using other
means, to make them available, to our stockholders.
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Isaac H. Sutton, President
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Baltimore, MD
April __, 2011
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SavWatt USA, Inc.
6801 Eastern Avenue, Suite 203
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
INFORMATION STATEMENT
CONSENT ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE
REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
This Information Statement is furnished to all holders of the Common Stock
and the holders of the Preferred Stock of the Company in connection with
proposed action by the holders of the majority of the voting power of the
Company to take the following action:
(1) Approving our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in
which the following amendments have been incorporated:
* Approving the amended and restated Article IV, regarding our
authorized capital stock, to expressly permit our Board of Directors
authority to create one or more series of preferred stock, with such
preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers restrictions,
limitations as to distributions, qualifications, and terms and
conditions of redemption shall be as set forth in resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors and in filings with the Delaware Secretary
of State;
* Adding a provision, regarding the protection of directors from certain
liabilities, as permitted under Delaware law, to further provide that
these protections apply to acts occurring before any repeal of these
provisions;
* Adding a provision making it mandatory for directors and officers be
indemnified from liability to the maximum extent permitted under
Delaware law; and
Approving our Amended and Restated Bylaws, which, in addition to an
improved and updated format generally:
* Allow our Board of Directors to determine the number of directors, and
permitting as few as one director.
* Removing a provision, that was contrary to Delaware law, which
requires action of stockholders by written consent to be unanimous.
Contrary to this provision, the Delaware General Corporation Law
provides that unless otherwise provided in the certificate of
incorporation, only the written consents with sufficient votes need be
obtained which would be necessary at a meeting at which all
stockholders entitled to vote were present. Our certificate of
incorporation has no such provision. Hence a majority of our voting
stock can approve the actions discussed in this information statement
by written consent, subject to a requirement that we promptly notify
the non-participating stockholders afterwards.
(2) Approving and adopting our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
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(3) Amending and restating the Certificate of Designations, as approved by
our Board of Directors, for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred"). We have made some
amendments, which set forth certain substantive provisions not affecting the
rights of any of our stockholders, to the certificate of designations. The only
substantive provision affecting the rights of our stockholders concerns the
number of votes to which each share of the preferred stock will be entitled, in
matters submitted to a vote of the holders of the Common Stock. In the
applicable provision, the votes per preferred share are being reduced from 500
votes per preferred share to 200 votes per preferred share.
A copy of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in
substantially the form to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, is attached to this information statement as Appendix A. A copy of the
of the Bylaws, as amended, is attached to this information Statement as Appendix
B . A copy of the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan is attached to this information
statement as Appendix C, and the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designations for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in substantially the
form to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, is attached hereto as
Appendix D.
References to the "Company," "we," "us," or "our" in this notice and
information statement refer to SavWatt USA, Inc. unless otherwise indicated by
context.
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholder action may be taken
by written consent without a meeting of stockholders. The written consent of
majority of the aggregate number of votes of our Common Stock plus the votes
given to holders of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (voting with the
Common Stock), is sufficient under the General Corporation Law. Accordingly, the
actions described above will not be submitted to our stockholders generally for
a vote. This letter and the accompanying information statement are intended to
notify you of the these stockholder actions in accordance with applicable
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and Section 228 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
Under Section 228(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, where
stockholder action is taken without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent, prompt notice of the taking of such corporate action must be given to
those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had
been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if
the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed
by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the
corporation as provided in subsection (c) of Section 228. This letter is also
intended to serve as the notice required by Section 228(e) of the General
Corporation Law .
The action is proposed to occur on or about April 30, 2011. This
Information Statement is first being mailed to stockholders, or otherwise
provided to our stockholders, on or about April 10, 2011. Under applicable SEC
rules, these corporate actions will not become effective until at least 20
calendar days after the date of the initial mailing or providing this
information statement, on or about April 30, 2011.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 30, 2011 are
entitled to notice of the action to be taken. There will be no vote on the
matters by the stockholders of the Company because the proposed action will be
accomplished by the written consent of holders of a majority of the aggregate
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number of votes of our outstanding Common Stock plus the number of votes
possessed by holders of our Series A Preferred, as is sufficient under the
Delaware General Corporation Law. The elimination of the need for a special
meeting of the stockholders to approve the actions set forth herein is
authorized by Delaware Law, which provides that action may be taken by the
written consent of the holders of outstanding shares of voting capital stock,
having not less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to
authorize or take the action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote
on a matter were present and voted.
Holders of the majority of the aggregate number of votes pertaining to both
the outstanding Common Stock and the Series A Preferred (which have certain
rights to vote with the Common Stock) have adopted, ratified and approved
resolutions to effect the actions described. No other votes are required or
necessary.
OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 30, 2011 as
the record date for determination of the common and preferred stockholders
entitled to notice of proposed action by written consent.
At the record date, the Company had outstanding 278,504,388 shares of
common stock, par value $.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock outstanding. The holders of our Series A Preferred Stock are
entitled to vote on all matters submitted to the shareholders for a vote,
including the election of directors, together with our Common Stock. Currently,
the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to 500 votes for each
share of Series A Preferred Stock they own.
On the Record Date, two entities entitled to cast 2,550,723,310 votes (or
92% of total votes entitled to be cast) voted to approve the corporate actions.
These consents, by holders of both common and preferred stock, are sufficient
under Delaware Law, without any further action, to provide the necessary
stockholder approval of these actions.
DISSENTER'S RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL
The Delaware General Corporation Law does not provide for dissenter's
rights of appraisal in connection with the corporate actions to be taken as set
forth in this information statement.
CORPORATE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
The present Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, authorizes the
Company to issue up to 2,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001,
and up to 200,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001. In addition,
on January 10, 2011, the Company further amended its Certificate of
Incorporation by filing, with the Delaware Secretary of State, a Certificate of
Designations for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock. The Certificate of Designations and amendments to be made to
the certificate are discussed below in the discussion of the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Designations for our Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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Following are the principal amendments to be made to our Certificate of
Incorporation. We have determined that it is in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders to restate our Certificate of Incorporation,
including the further amendments to be made, in order to make it easier for our
stockholders or other interested persons to understand all provisions we have
included in our Certificate of Incorporation. The Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation is attached to this information statement as
Appendix A, and the following amendments are incorporated included. The
discussion below is qualified in its entirety by reference to Appendix A.
We have amended and restated Article IV in its entirety to more fully set
forth and identify the provisions and terms applicable to our Common Stock and
Preferred Stock. In particular, Article IV now permits our Board of Directors to
create such series of Preferred Stock, with the preferences, conversion and
other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions,
qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption, as may be as set forth
in resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors and in filings with the
Delaware Secretary of State. Article IV, as amended and restated is now more in
line with current practice under Delaware Law. It is pursuant to this power that
the Board has adopted the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations for
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as discussed below.
The second and third amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation concern
the limitation of directors' liability and indemnification of officers and
directors, as set forth in Articles VI (director liability) and VII
(indemnification of directors and officers). We have added a sentence to Article
VI to provide that directors will not be liable for acts committed prior to any
amendment or repeal of the provisions of Delaware law and the Company's
governing documents that limit their liability. We have also added Article VII
to require the maximum indemnification of directors and officers to the maximum
extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law. This includes the
right to have the Company provide a legal defense to officers and directors and
to purchase errors and omissions insurance on behalf of these individuals.
The Company believes that the diligence exercised by directors and officers
arises primarily from their desire to act in the best interests of the Company
and not from fear of monetary damage awards. The Company also believes, however,
that effective corporate governance is hindered by the threat of personal
liability for business judgments made in good faith by directors and officers,
and the threat of lawsuits seeking to establish liability for good faith
business judgments. Consequently, the Company believes that the elimination of
liability and the right to indemnification provided by Articles VI and VII will
not affect the level of scrutiny and care exercised by our directors and
officers, but will instead serve the Company's best interests by enhancing its
ability to attract and retain qualified directors and officers. These measures
are not in response to any specific resignation, threat of resignation, or
refusal to serve by any present or potential member of the Board of Directors or
officers. The Company intends to provide liability insurance for its directors
and officers, to the extent such insurance is available to the Company on
satisfactory terms.
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Our Bylaws are being amended and restated in their entirety in order
include provisions that are presently considered to be good practice. The
discussion which follows is also qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Amended and Restate Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Appendix B.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws, as to substance, contain most of the same
provisions as the presently effective Bylaws. However, there are two provisions
that have been changed which warrant discussion. First, the Amended and Restated
Bylaws, in addition to providing that the Board of Directors has the authority
to determine how many members will constitute the Board (as is set forth in the
present Bylaws), in Article III, Section 2, specifies that the Board may consist
of as few as one director irrespective of the number of stockholders. The
current Bylaws provide that the number of directors may be less than three only
if there are only two stockholders, which would permit two directors, or one
stockholder, which would permit one director. The Company believes that
permitting this additional flexibility will enhance its ability to constitute a
board of directors consisting of the number of directors that will best serve
the interests of the Company at any point in time.
The Bylaws have also been amended to provide that action by written consent
of the stockholders may take place if the written consents approving the
proposed corporation are sufficient (in this case, a majority) to take the
action at a meeting at which all of the shares were represented. The present
Bylaws provide only for unanimous written consent, which would not, in any case,
be upheld under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The applicable Delaware
law states that unless the certificate of incorporation otherwise provides,
written consents constituting the number of votes required to take the action
are permitted - that is, written consent by the stockholders need not be
unanimous (i.e. signed by all of the stockholders) unless the Certificate of
Incorporation otherwise provides. There is no such provision in either the
original Certificate of Incorporation or in any amendment to the Certificate
that would require action by the stockholders by written consent to be
unanimous, or would otherwise require consents for a greater proportion of the
votes. The new Section 12, in Article II of Amended and Restated Bylaws,
regarding actions of the stockholders by written consent, amends the provision
in the current Bylaws to accurately reflect Delaware law, which does not require
written consents of the stockholders to be unanimous.
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF SAVWATT USA INC. 2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
We are also proposing the adoption of a broad-based equity incentive plan,
which provides not only for a number of different types of equity-based awards,
but also permits these awards to be made to other employees, as well as
directors and officer, and to consultants and advisors. The discussion of the
2011 Equity Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy
attached hereto as Appendix C.
The Plan provides for the issuance of equity award for up to 18,000,000
shares of our Common Stock, and is to be administered by the Compensation
Committee, which may consist of the Board of Directors. In addition to stock
options (both qualified, for income tax purposes, as well as non-qualified
option) and stock appreciation rights, the Plan also permits various other types
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of grants which vest, or may be exercised, based on the Company meeting certain
performance goals or participants remaining with the covered over a specified
period of time. These other types of equity awards include restricted stock and
stock units, which may vest according to terms set by the Compensation
Committee. The Plan also includes provisions for protecting participants in the
event of corporate restructurings, stock splits, and changes in control of the
Company.
The Company believes that these types of awards, issued as compensation or
in recognition of service to the Company, assist in aligning the interests of
directors, officers and other employees, as well as consultants and advisors,
with the interests of other stockholders of the Company. As such these awards
are a useful tool for use in assisting the Company in reaching its goals and
maximizing value for our stockholders.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
FOR CLASS A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
On January 10, 2011, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations for
our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with the Delaware Secretary of State.
The certificate of designations provides for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 of
the Series A Preferred. Five million shares have been issued to a single holder
and are presently outstanding. The discussion in this information statement
concerning the Series A Preferred is qualified in its entirety to the copy of
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, which is attached as
Appendix D.
The originally filed Series A Certificate of Designations included,
provisions permitting the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock. In states that the stock does not have any dividend
rights, is convertible into ten shares of Common Stock for each preferred share,
and includes the procedures for conversion. The original certificate also
provides that, upon any liquidation of the corporation, the preferred shares
will be automatically converted into common stock, which will have no
liquidation preference. The original certificate also includes provisions for
adjustment to the conversion ratio in the event of stock splits, stock dividends
or other distributions of the Company's stock or combinations into a smaller
number of common stock. The certificate also includes provisions for protecting
the rights of preferred holders in the event of adjustments, reclassifications
or mergers of the Company's Common Stock. The Company is also required to
maintain a sufficient number of common shares available for conversion of all of
the outstanding Series A preferred stock.
The authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock may be divided into
and issued in designated series from time to time by one or more resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors. The Directors in their sole discretion have
the power to determine the relative powers, preferences, and rights of each
series of preferred stock.
The only material, substantive change to the terms of the Series A
preferred is in the number of votes to which each share of preferred stock is
entitled. Whereas paragraph (f) of the originally filed certificate of
designations provided that each share of Series A preferred would have 500 votes
with respect to any matters considered and voted upon by the holders of the
Company's Common Stock, the analogous provision in the Amended and Restated
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Certificate of Designations for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which
has been renumbered as Section 5, each preferred share will now be entitled to
200 votes with the common shares. The Company deemed this amendment advisable in
considering the number of votes the five million outstanding preferred shares
would have as compared to the total authorized two billion shares of Common
Stock.
The creation of a new class of Common and/or Preferred Stock could have
potential negative consequences on the voting power of existing shareholders.
For example, the creation of special voting rights such as the right to vote as
a separate class on certain corporate actions; the granting of voting rights
equal to a certain multiple of shares held; or the right to convert into Common
Stock on greater than a one-for-one basis, all of which has the potential to
decrease the voting power of the shares of Common Stock held by existing
shareholders.
Release No. 34-15230 of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
requires disclosure and discussion of the effects of any shareholder proposal
that may be used as an anti-takeover device. However, the proposed increased in
the authorized common stock is not the result of any such specific effort;
rather, the purpose of the increase in the authorized common and preferred stock
in recent months is to provide the Company's management with the ability to
issue shares for future acquisition, financing and operational possibilities,
and to pursue its business plan relating to LED lighting, but not to construct
or enable any anti-takeover defense or mechanism on behalf of the Company. While
it is possible that management could use the additional shares to resist or
frustrate a third-party transaction providing an above-market premium that is
favored by a majority of the independent stockholders, the Company has no intent
or plan to employ the additional unissued authorized shares as an anti-takeover
device. As a consequence, the increase in authorized common stock may make it
more difficult for, prevent or deter a third party from acquiring control of the
Company or changing its board of directors and management, as well as inhibit
fluctuations in the market price of the Company's shares that could result from
actual or rumored takeover attempts. The Company currently has no such
provisions in any of its governing documents nor are there any plans or
proposals to adopt other provisions or enter into other arrangements that may
have anti-takeover consequences.
Shareholders of the Company do not have any preemptive rights with respect
to any of the presently authorized but unissued shares of common stock of the
Company.
OTHER INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following information is required under applicable SEC rules to be
included in Schedule 14C, because of the action taken in adopting the 2011
Equity Incentive Plan.
As of March 30, 2011, the Company had only one director, Isaac H. Sutton,
who constitutes the Board of Directors at this time. In addition, as of the
foregoing date, there were only two named executive officers, Mr. Sutton, who is
the Company's President, and Chief Financial Officer, and Michael Haug, who is
the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Change in
Pension
Value and
Non-Equity Nonqualified
Name and Incentive Deferred
Principal Stock Option Plan Compensation All Other
Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) Awards($) Awards($) Compensation($) Earnings($) Compensation($) Totals($)
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Isaac H. Sutton, 2010 $36,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- $ 36,000
President,
(Principal Executive
Officer) (Principal
Financial and
Accounting Officer)
and Director
Michael Haug, 2010 $42,000 -- $85,000 -- -- -- -- $127,000
Chief Executive
Officer
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
There are no family relationships between or among any of our officers and
our director.
STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
There were no stock options or warrants outstanding before the date of this
information statement.
OPTION/SAR GRANTS TABLE
There were no stock options/SARS granted, nor equity or stock plans for
executive officers and directors before adoption of the 2011 Equity Incentive
Plan.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
The Company has had no long-term incentive plans or awards previously.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
The Company has no formal or standard compensation arrangement for any of
its directors.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
On July 1, 2010, the Company entered into an employment contract with
Michael Haug, our Chief Executive Officer, for a one year term with a base
salary of $84,000 per year. In addition, the Company agreed to issue 2,000,000
shares of common stock to Mr. Haug as a signing bonus and such shares vest at
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the end of the term of the agreement and have not been issued to date. Mr. Haug
will also be entitled to participate in the Company's health care and bonus
plans when implemented but not later than December 31, 2010.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following tables set forth certain information regarding beneficial
ownership of the Company's capital stock as of March 30, 2011, by (i) each
person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than five percent of
any class of the Company's capital stock, (ii) each of the Company's directors
and executive officers, and (iii) all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group.
COMMON STOCK
Name, Title (if officer or director) and Address Number of Shares Percent Owned
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Isaac H. Sutton, President and Director (1) 50,723,310 18.2%
Sutton Global Associates, Inc.
475 Park Ave South 30th FL
New York, New York 10016
Michael Haug, Chief Executive Officer 2,000,000 *
6801 Eastern Ave.
Suite 203
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
All Executive Officers and
Directors as a Group (2 persons) 52,723,310 18.2%
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* Less than 1%
(1) Mr. Sutton has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares since he
owns a majority of the common stock of Sutton Global Associates, Inc.
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PREFERRED STOCK
Name, Title (if officer or director) and Address Number of Shares Percent Owned
------------------------------------------------ ---------------- -------------
Isaac H. Sutton, President and Director (1) 5,000,000 100.0%
Sutton Global Associates, Inc.
475 Park Ave South 30th FL
New York, New York 10016
All Executive Officers and
Directors as a Group (1 person) 5,000,000 100.0%
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(1) Mr. Sutton has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares since
owns a majority of the common stock of Sutton Global Associates, Inc. The
preferred shares do not include any provision for dividends. Each preferred
share is convertible into common stock at the rate of ten common shares for
each preferred share, and each share of preferred stock is entitled to 200
votes, voting together on any matter presented for a vote by the Common
Stock.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Isaac H. Sutton the Company's President and Sole Director is also a
shareholder in SavWatt Industries, LLC and a creditor of the Company. Mr.
Sutton, the Company's President and sole Director, is a beneficial owner in
Sutton Global Associates, Inc. which has provided short term loans to the
Company. Mr. Sutton has entered into a consulting agreement at $60,000 per
annum.
Ludvik Nominees, Pty, Ltd. was the exclusive adviser to Company for the
period October 10, 2006 through March 31, 2010. Ludvik Nominees Pty Ltd is 100%
owned by Frank Kristan, our former President and Chief Executive Officer. During
the period from inception to March 31, 2010 Ludvik Nominees was an advisor to
the Company, fees were charged quarterly. Of the total amounts billed, some
amounts were converted to our Common Stock, and $913,367 including accrued
interest, remains owing.
We do not have any independent directors or director committee members.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
No person who has been a director or officer of the Company at any time
since the beginning of the last fiscal year, nominee for election as a director
of the Company, nor associates of the foregoing persons has any substantial
interest, direct or indirect, in the proposed amendments to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation which differs from that of other holders of the
Common Stock or the Series A Preferred. No director of the Company opposes the
proposed amendments of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, including the
adoption of the Amended and Restated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Certificate of Designations.
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NOTICE PURSUANT TO DGCL SECTION 228
Pursuant to Delaware General Corporation Law Section 228, we are required to
provide prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action by written consent to
our stockholders who have not consented in writing to such action. This Notice
and Information Statement serves as the notice required by Section 228.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please read all the sections of this Information Statement carefully. We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith file reports,
proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. These reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us
with the SEC may be inspected without charge at the public reference section of
the SEC at Judiciary Plaza, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of
this material also may be obtained from the SEC at prescribed rates. The SEC
also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements
and other information regarding public companies that file reports with the SEC.
Copies of these materials may be obtained from the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov.
INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
All documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Information
Statement and prior to the effective date hereof shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Information Statement and shall be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated by reference in this Information Statement and filed with
the Commission prior to the date of this Information Statement shall be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Information Statement to the
extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed
document which is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Information Statement.
We will provide without charge to each person to whom this Information
Statement is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of
any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference (other
than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference into such documents). Written or telephone requests
should be directed to us at 6801 Eastern Avenue, Suite 203, Baltimore, Maryland
21224. Our telephone number is (866) 641-3507.
Dated: March 31, 2011
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Isaac H. Sutton, President
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APPENDIX A
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SAVWATT USA, Inc.
SavWatt USA, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies:
FIRST: The present name of the Company is SavWatt USA, Inc; and the name
under which the Company was originally incorporated is Ludvik Capital, Inc., and
the date of filing the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation
with the Delaware Secretary of State was October 20, 2006.
SECOND: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby
amended by:
1. amending and restating Article IV to read as hereinafter set forth, with
the respective numbers and par value of said shares of common and preferred
stock remaining unchanged (except for the reference to the designation of
25,000,000 shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, inasmuch as such
reference is not necessary under applicable law; with the former Certificate of
Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock being amended and restated and
filed herewith);
2. removing the former Article FIFTH, which set forth the name and addresss
of the incorporator, since under applicable law it is not required in the below
restatement, and redesignating the former Article SIXTH as the new Article V;
3. the redesignation of the former Article SEVENTH as the new Article VI,
and the addition of the last sentence in the new Article VI;
4. the addition of Article VII; and
5. amending and restating the Certificate of Designations for the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, with the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Designations for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock also being filed
herewith.
THIRD: The provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, and as herein amended,
are hereby restated and integrated into the single instrument of SavWatt USA,
Inc. without any further amendment other than the amendments herein certified
and without any discrepancy between the provisions of the certificate of
incorporation as heretofore amended and supplemented and the provisions of the
said single instrument hereinafter set forth.
FOURTH: The amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation herein certified have been duly adopted by the
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stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 and Section 245 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FIFTH: The certificate of incorporation of the Company, as amended and
restated herein, shall at the effected time of this Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, read as follows:
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SAVWATT USA, Inc.
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation (the "Corporation") is SavWatt USA, Inc.
ARTICLE II
ADDRESS OF REGISTERED OFFICE; NAME OF REGISTERED AGENT
The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is: 1220
North Market Street Suite 806, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
The name of its registered agent at such address is BlumbergExcelsior Corporate
Services, Inc.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE AND POWERS
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
The total number of shares of all classes which the Corporation has
authority to issue is 2,200,000,000 of which 2,000,000,000 shares shall be
Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share, and 200,000,000 shares shall
be Preferred Stock with a par value of $0.0001per share.
The designations and the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting
powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications, and terms
and conditions of redemption of the shares of each class of stock are as
follows:
COMMON STOCK
Subject to all of the rights of the Preferred Stock, as expressly provided
herein, by law or by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article, the Common
Stock shall possess all such rights and privileges as are afforded to capital
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stock by applicable law in the absence of any express restrictions or grant of
rights or privileges in this Certificate as may be permitted under applicable
law.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the Board of
Directors as shares of one or more series. The description of shares of each
series of Preferred Stock, including any preferences, conversion and other
rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions,
qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption shall be as set forth in
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors and in filings with the Delaware
Secretary of State as required by law from time to time prior to the issuance of
any shares of such series.
The Board of Directors is expressly authorized, prior to issuance, by
adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of, or providing for a change in
the number of, shares of any particular series of Preferred Stock and, if and to
the extent from time to time required by law, by filings with the Delaware
Secretary of State to set or change the number of shares to be included in each
series of Preferred Stock and to set or change in any one or more respects the
designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers,
restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications, or terms and
conditions of redemption relating to the shares of each such series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not be authorized to
change the right of the Common Stock of the Corporation to vote one vote per
share on all matters submitted for stockholder action. The authority of the
Board of Directors with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include,
but not be limited to, setting or changing the following:
(a) the distinctive serial designation of such series and the number of
shares constituting such series (provided that the aggregate number of shares
constituting all series of Preferred Stock shall not exceed 200,000,000);
(b) the annual distribution rate, if any, on shares of such series, whether
distributions shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates;
(c) whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable and, if so, the
terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon and
after which such shares shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in
case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at
different redemption dates;
(d) the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem or repurchase
shares of such series pursuant to a sinking fund;
(e) whether shares of such series shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or classes and, if so, the
terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the price or
prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of
adjustment, if any;
(f) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition
to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting
rights;
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(g) the rights of the shares of such series in the event of voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; and
(h) any other relative rights, powers, preferences, qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof relating to such series which may be
authorized or permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The shares of Preferred Stock of any one series shall be identical with
each other in all respects except as to the dates from and after which dividends
thereon shall cumulate, if cumulative.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Directors shall have power to make and to alter or amend the Bylaws, to
fix the amount to be retrieved as working capital, and to authorize and cause to
be executed, mortgages and liens without limit as to the amount, upon the
property and franchises of the Corporation. With the consent, in writing, and
pursuant to a majority vote of the holders of the capital stock issued and
outstanding, the Directors shall have authority to dispose, in any manner, of
the whole of the property of the Corporation.
The Bylaws shall determine whether and to what extent the accounts and
books of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the
stockholders; no stockholder shall have any right of inspecting any account, or
book, or document of the Corporation except as conferred by law or the Bylaws,
or by resolution of the stockholders. The stockholders and Directors shall have
power to hold their meetings and keep the books, documents and papers of the
corporation outside the State of Delaware, at such places as may be, from time
to time, designated by the Bylaws or by resolution of the stockholders or
Directors, except as otherwise required by the laws of Delaware.
It is the intention hereof that the objects, purposes and powers specified
in Article III hereof shall, except where otherwise specified in said paragraph,
be nowise limited or restricted by references to or inferences from the terms of
any other clause or paragraph in this Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, but that the objects, purposes and powers set forth in Article
III and each of the clauses and paragraphs of this charter shall be regarded as
independent objects, purposes and powers.
ARTICLE VI
LIABIITY OF DIRECTORS
No Director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director,
except the liability (i) for any breach of the Director's duty of loyalty to the
Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No
amendment to or repeal of this Article VI shall apply to or have any effect on
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the liability or alleged liability of any director for or with respect to any
acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to the effective date of such
amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall indemnify each person who at any time is, or shall
have been, a director or officer of the Corporation, and is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that he is, or was, a director or officer of the Corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement either actually and reasonably incurred by him or paid to him in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the maximum extent permitted
by the Delaware General Corporation Law, provided, however, that each such
person shall submit to the Board or Directors of the Corporation a sworn
statement of request for advancement of expenses, averring that (i) he has
reasonably incurred or will reasonably incur actual expenses in defending an
actual civil or criminal action, suit, proceeding or claim and (ii) he
undertakes to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under this Certificate of
Incorporation or otherwise. Upon receipt of such undertaking, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall within 10 calendar days authorize immediate
payment of the expenses stated in such undertaking, whereupon such payments
shall immediately be made by the Corporation. No security shall be required in
connection with any such undertaking and any such undertaking shall be accepted
without reference to such person's ability to make repayment. The foregoing
right of indemnification shall in no way be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to which any such director or officer may be entitled, under any
Bylaw, agreement, vote of the Directors or stockholders or otherwise. No
amendment to or repeal of this Article VII shall apply to or have any effect on
the liability or alleged liability of any director for or with respect to any
acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to the effective date of such
amendment or repeal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SavWattt USA, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be signed
as of this ____ day of March 2011.
SavWatt USA, Inc.
By: /s/ Isaac H. Sutton
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Isaac H. Sutton, President
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APPENDIX B
BYLAWS
OF
SAVWATT USA, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office initially shall be at
1220 North Market Street Suite 806, in the City of Wilmington, County of New
Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 2. Other Offices. The corporation may also have offices at such
other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may
require.
ARTICLE II
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders for the
election of directors shall be held at such place, if any, either within or
without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated on an annual basis by the
Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. Meetings of
stockholders for any other purpose may be held at such time and place, if any,
either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice
of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Any other proper
business may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Section 2. Notice of Annual Meeting. Written notice of the annual meeting
stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, and the means of remote
communications, if any, by which the stockholder may be deemed to be present in
person and may vote at such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled
to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date
of the meeting.
Section 3. Voting List. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of
the corporation shall prepare and make, or cause a third party to prepare and
make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of
the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical
order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares
registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a
period of at least ten days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible
electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to
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such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary
business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. If the
meeting is to be held at a place, the list shall also be produced and kept at
the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be
inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely
by means of remote communication, the list shall also be open to the examination
of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list
shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of this
corporation, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute
or by the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be called by the President or
Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors or holders of a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding
shares of stock of this corporation then entitled to vote, and may not be called
absent such a request. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the
proposed meeting.
Section 5. Notice of Special Meetings. As soon as reasonably practicable
after receipt of a request as provided in Section 4 of this Article II, written
notice of a special meeting, stating the place, if any, date (which shall be not
less than ten nor more than 60 days from the date of the notice) and hour of the
special meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which the
stockholder may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such special
meeting, and the purpose or purposes for which the special meeting is called,
shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such special meeting.
Section 6. Scope of Business at Special Meeting. Business transacted at any
special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the
notice.
Section 7. Quorum. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the
transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the
Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or
represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or
the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice
other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or
represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or
represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at
the meeting as originally notified. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days,
or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote at the meeting as provided in Section 5 of this Article
II.
Section 8. Qualifications to Vote. The stockholders of record on the books
of the corporation at the close of business on the record date as determined by
the Board of Directors and only such stockholders shall be entitled to vote at
any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof.
Section 9. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for
the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any
stockholders' meeting and at any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to
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corporate action in writing without a meeting, or to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or
for the purpose of any other lawful action. The record date shall not be more
than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, and not more
than 60 days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the Board
of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the
day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at
the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is
held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote
at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the
adjourned meeting.
Section 10. Action at Meetings. When a quorum is present at any meeting,
the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present
in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such
meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of
applicable law or of the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is
required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the
decision of such question.
Section 11. Voting and Proxies. Unless otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the
stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the
capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall
be voted on after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a
longer period. Each proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided therein
to be irrevocable and unless it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to
support an irrevocable power.
Section 12. Action by Stockholders Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required to be taken at
any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action
which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be
taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent
or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by
the holders of outstanding 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 thereon were present and voted and shall be
delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware
(by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested), to its
principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the corporation having
custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are
recorded; provided, however, that action by written consent to elect directors,
if less than unanimous, shall be in lieu of holding an annual meeting only if
all the directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting
held at the effective time of such action are vacant and are filled by such
action. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who
have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a
meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date
for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient
number of stockholders to take the action were delivered to the corporation by
delivery to its registered office in Delaware (by hand or by certified or
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registered mail, return receipt requested), to its principal place of business,
or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which
proceedings or meetings of stockholders are recorded.
An electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and
transmitted by a stockholder or by a person authorized to act for a stockholder,
shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of this Section
12, provided that such electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with
information from which the corporation can determine (i) that the electronic
transmission was transmitted by the stockholder or by a person authorized to act
for the stockholder and (ii) the date on which such stockholder or authorized
person transmitted such electronic transmission. The date on which such
electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which
such consent was signed. No consent given by electronic transmission shall be
deemed to have been delivered until such consent is reproduced in paper form and
until such paper form shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its
principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having
custody of the books in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are
recorded, to the extent and in the manner in which the Board of Directors may
from time to time determine.
Section 13. Meeting by Remote Communication. Unless otherwise restricted by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, stockholders may participate
in a meeting of stockholders by means of remote communication and shall be
deemed present in person and permitted to vote at such meeting, provided that
(i) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each
person deemed present and permitted to vote at such meeting by means of remote
communication is a stockholder, (ii) the corporation shall implement reasonable
measures to provide such stockholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in
such meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an
opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of such meeting substantially
concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder votes or takes
other action at such meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such
vote or other action shall be maintained by the corporation.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers. The business of the corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such
powers of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by
applicable law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws
directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 2. Number; Election; Tenure and Qualification. The number of
directors which shall constitute the whole board shall be fixed from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Directors or by the stockholders at an annual
meeting of the stockholders (unless the directors are elected by written consent
in lieu of an annual meeting as provided in Article II, Section 12). Except as
provided in the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation or in Section 3 of
this Article III, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the
stockholders by a plurality vote of the shares represented in person or by proxy
and each director elected shall hold office until his successor is elected and
qualified unless he shall resign, become disqualified, disabled or otherwise
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removed. Directors need not be stockholders. The corporation shall be permitted
to have a few as one director constituting the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies and newly-created
directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors
may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a
quorum, or by a sole remaining director. The directors so chosen shall serve
until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and
shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office,
then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If,
at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the
directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole
board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of
Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at
least ten percent of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having
the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to
fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the
directors chosen by the directors then in office.
Section 4. Location of Meetings. The Board of Directors of the corporation
may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State
of Delaware.
Section 5. Meeting of Newly Elected Board of Directors. The first meeting
of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the
annual meeting of stockholders and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary
to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting,
provided a quorum shall be present. In the event such meeting is not held at
such time, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified
in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of
Directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the
directors.
Section 6. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may
be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time
be determined by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is
absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of such location.
Section 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may
be called by the President on two days' notice to each director by mail,
overnight courier service or facsimile; special meetings shall be called by the
President or Secretary in a like manner and on like notice on the written
request of two directors unless the Board of Directors consists of only one
director, in which case special meetings shall be called by the President or
Secretary in a like manner and on like notice on the written request of the sole
director. Notice may be waived in accordance with Section 229 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
Section 8. Quorum and Action at Meetings. At all meetings of the Board of
Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors
present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board
of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation. If a quorum shall not be present at any
meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the
meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
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Section 9. Action Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or
committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or
transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of
Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are
maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are
maintained in electronic form.
Section 10. Telephonic Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors,
or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a
meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference
telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a
meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 11. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by
a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee
to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board of
Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of
the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee,
the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the
meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Section 12. Committee Authority. Any such committee, to the extent provided
in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the
powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business
and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to
be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have
the power or authority in reference to (i) approving, adopting or recommending
to the stockholders any action or matter expressly required by the Delaware
General Corporation Law to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii)
adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation. Such committee or
committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time
by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 13. Committee Minutes. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of
its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required to do
so by the Board of Directors.
Section 14. Director Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have
the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid
their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors
and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of
Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any
director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving
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compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed
like compensation for attending committee meetings.
Section 15. Resignation. Any director or officer of the corporation may
resign at any time. Each such resignation shall be made in writing or by
electronic transmission and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or,
if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by either the Board of
Directors, the President or the Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall
not be necessary to make it effective unless expressly so provided in the
resignation.
Section 16. Removal. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation, these Bylaws or applicable law, any director or the entire Board
of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority
of shares entitled to vote at an election of directors.
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
Section 1. Notice to Directors and Stockholders. Whenever, under the
provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these
Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall
not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given (i) by
electronic transmission when such director or stockholder has consented to the
delivery of notice in such form, and such notice shall be deemed to be given
when directed to the proper facsimile number, electronic mail address or other
proper electronic destination or (ii) in writing, by mail, addressed to such
director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the
corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be
given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. An
affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent of
the corporation that the notice has been given shall in the absence of fraud, be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Notice to directors may also
be given by telephone (with confirmation of receipt).
Section 2. Waiver. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these
Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to
said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to
said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent thereto. The written or electronic waiver need not specify the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting
of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors.
Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Attendance at the
meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters
required by the Delaware General Corporation Law to be included in the notice of
the meeting but not so included, if such objection is expressly made at the
meeting.
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ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. Enumeration. The Board of Directors may elect from among its
members a Chairman or Chairmen of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board.
The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and
shall include a President and a Secretary and such other officers with such
other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors
in its discretion may also choose and elect a Treasurer and/or a Chief Financial
Officer and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant
Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide.
Section 2. Election. The Board of Directors at its first meeting after each
annual meeting of stockholders shall elect a President and a Secretary and such
other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Section 3. Appointment of Other Agents. The Board of Directors may appoint
such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, who shall hold their
offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as
shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Compensation. The salaries of all officers of the corporation
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof. The salaries of
agents of the corporation shall, unless fixed by the Board of Directors, be
fixed by the President or any Vice President of the corporation.
Section 5. Tenure. The officers of the corporation shall hold office until
their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the
Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the directors of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in
any office of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 6. Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Board. The
Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of
Directors and of the stockholders at which the Chairman shall be present. The
Chairman of the Board shall have and may exercise such powers as are, from time
to time, assigned to the Chairman by the Board of Directors and as may be
provided by law. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman
of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors
and of the stockholders at which the Vice Chairman shall be present. The Vice
Chairman shall have and may exercise such powers as are, from time to time,
assigned to such person by the Board of Directors and as may be provided by law.
Section 7. President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of
the corporation unless such title is assigned to another officer of the
corporation. In the absence of a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President shall preside as the chairman of meetings of the stockholders and the
Board of Directors; and the President shall have general and active management
of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions
of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President shall execute
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bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the
corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed
and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of
the corporation. If the Board determines to elect both a President and a Chief
Executive Officer, their respective duties shall be divided up between the
President and Chief Executive Officer as the Board may determine, and either of
them may be designated by the Board of Directors as the principal executive
officer of the corporation for purposes of filings required to be made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 8. Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may, in their
discretion, elect a Chief Executive Officer in addition to or in lieu of the
President, as they may determine, with such duties and responsibilities, similar
or identical to those of the President, their respective duties shall be divided
up between the President and Chief Executive Officer as the Board may determine
if the Board determines to have both a Chief Executive Officer and President,
and either of them may be designated by the Board of Directors as the principal
executive officer of the corporation for purposes of filings required to be made
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 9. Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event
of the President's inability or refusal to act, the Vice President, if any (or
in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the
order designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of any
designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of
the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to
all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time
to time prescribe. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and have such
powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time allocate to such Vice
President.
Section 10. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board
of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings
of the meetings of the corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book to be
kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees
when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and
shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors
or President, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be subject. The
Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation and the
Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to
any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the
Secretary's signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board
of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal
of the corporation and to attest the affixing by such officer's signature.
Section 11. Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be
more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of
Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their
election) shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of the
Secretary's inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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Section 12. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the
corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall
deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of
the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be
ordered by the Board of Directors, President or Chief Executive Officer, taking
proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President, Chief
Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when
the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all such transactions as
Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. As may be
determined by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer may be also designated as
the Chief Financial Officer or alternatively may be designated as the Chief
Financial Officer, and unless otherwise determined by the Board, such officer
shall be designated as the principal accounting and/or financial officer of the
corporation for purposes of filings required to be made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission
Section 13. Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there be
more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of
Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their
election) shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the
Treasurer's inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VI
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1. Certificates. The shares of the corporation shall be represented
by a certificate, unless and until, or to the extent that, the Board of
Directors adopts a resolution permitting shares to be uncertificated or issued
in book-entry form. Certificates shall be signed by, or in the name of the
corporation by, (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board,
the President or a Vice President and (ii) the Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of
shares owned by such stockholder in the corporation. Certificates may be issued
for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the
certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount
of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be
specified.
Section 2. Class or Series. If the corporation shall be authorized to issue
more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth
in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the
corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided
that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth
on the face or back of the certificate which the corporation shall issue to
represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the corporation will
furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Within a
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reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the
corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice
containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates
pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law or a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge,
to each stockholder who so requests, the powers, designations, preferences and
relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock
or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights.
Section 3. Signature. Any of or all of the signatures on a certificate may
be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased
to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is
issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such
person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors
may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any
certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or
destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the
Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the
issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to advertise
the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the corporation a
bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 5. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the corporation or the
transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or
accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to
transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to
the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the
transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from
the registered owner of uncertificated shares such uncertificated shares shall
be canceled and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated
shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be
recorded upon the books of the corporation.
Section 6. Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to
recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner
of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable
for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of
shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not
it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by
the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation,
subject to the applicable provisions, if any, of the Certificate of
Incorporation, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or
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in shares of capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any
funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board
of Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for
repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other
purposes as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the
corporation, and the Board of Directors may modified or abolish any such reserve
in the manner in which it was created.
Section 2. Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the
corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or
persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed
by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal having
inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its organization and
the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware". The seal may be used by causing it or a
facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Section 5. Loans. Subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Board of
Directors of the corporation may, without stockholder approval, authorize loans
to, or guaranty obligations of, or otherwise assist, including, without
limitation, the adoption of employee benefit plans under which loans and
guarantees may be made, any officer or other employee of the corporation or of
its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the
corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of
Directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to
benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or
without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board
of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of
stock of the corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Scope. The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as that Section may be
amended and supplemented from time to time, indemnify any director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and/or other matters
referred to in or covered by that Section, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise.
Section 2. Advancing Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by a present or former director or officer of the corporation in
defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer,
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employee or agent of the corporation (or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) shall be paid by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or
officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such
person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by
relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law; provided, however,
the corporation shall not be required to advance such expenses to a director (i)
who commences any action, suit or proceeding as a plaintiff unless such advance
is specifically approved by a majority of the Board of Directors or (ii) who is
a party to an action, suit or proceeding brought by the corporation and approved
by a majority of the Board of Directors which alleges willful misappropriation
of corporate assets by such director, disclosure of confidential information in
violation of such director's fiduciary or contractual obligations to the
corporation, or any other willful and deliberate breach in bad faith of such
director's duty to the corporation or its stockholders.
Section 3. Liability Offset. The corporation's obligation to provide
indemnification under this Article VIII shall be offset to the extent the
indemnified party is indemnified by any other source including, but not limited
to, any applicable insurance coverage under a policy maintained by the
corporation, the indemnified party or any other person.
Section 4. Continuing Obligation. The provisions of this Article VIII shall
be deemed to be a contract between the corporation and each director of the
corporation who serves in such capacity at any time while this bylaw is in
effect, and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any rights or
obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore
existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought
based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
Section 5. Nonexclusive. The indemnification and advancement of expenses
provided for in this Article VIII shall (i) not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement or
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action
in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office, (ii) continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director and
(iii) inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
person.
Section 6. Other Persons. In addition to the indemnification rights of
directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation, the Board of
Directors in its discretion shall have the power on behalf of the corporation to
indemnify any other person made a party to any action, suit or proceeding who
the corporation may indemnify under Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
Section 7. Definitions. The phrases and terms set forth in this Article
VIII shall be given the same meaning as the identical terms and phrases are
given in Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as that Section
may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these
Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted, by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares or by the Board of
Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the
Certificate of Incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of
the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the
Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption
of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such special meeting. If the power
to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the
Certificate of Incorporation, it shall not divest or limit the power of the
stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws.
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APPENDIX C
SAVWATT USA, INC.
2011 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1. INTRODUCTION.
The Board adopted the Plan effective March ___, 2011. The purpose of the Plan is
to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder
value by (a) encouraging Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants to focus
on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention
of Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications
and (c) linking Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants directly to
stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to
achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Restricted Shares,
Stock Units, Options (which may constitute ISOs or NSOs) or stock appreciation
rights.
The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of Delaware (except their choice-of-law provisions).
ARTICLE 2. ADMINISTRATION.
2.1 Committee Composition. The Compensation Committee of the Board shall
administer the Plan. The Committee shall consist exclusively of two or more
members of the Board, who shall be appointed by the Board. In addition, each
member of the Committee shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Any listing standards prescribed by the principal securities market on
which the Company's equity securities are traded;
(b) Such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish for
outside directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption
under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code;
(c) Such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may
establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify
for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange
Act; and
(d) Any other requirements imposed by applicable law, regulations or
rules.
2.2 Committee Responsibilities. The Committee shall (a) select the Employees,
Outside Directors and Consultants who are to receive Awards under the Plan, (b)
determine the type, number, vesting requirements and other features and
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conditions of such Awards, (c) interpret the Plan, (d) make all other decisions
relating to the operation of the Plan and (e) carry out any other duties
delegated to it by the Board under the Plan. The Committee may adopt such rules
or guidelines as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee's
determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.
2.3 Non-Officer Grants. The Board may also appoint a secondary committee of the
Board, which shall be composed of one or more directors of the Company who need
not satisfy the requirements of Section 2.1. Such secondary committee may
administer the Plan with respect to Employees and Consultants who are not
considered officers or directors of the Company under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Employees and Consultants and may
determine all features and conditions of such Awards. Within the limitations of
this Section 2.3, any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such
secondary committee.
ARTICLE 3. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS.
3.1 Basic Limitation. Common Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be
authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The aggregate number of
Common Shares issued under the Plan shall not exceed (a) 18,000,000 plus (b) the
additional Common Shares described in Section 3.2. The number of Common Shares
that are subject to Awards outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not
exceed the number of Common Shares that then remain available for issuance under
the Plan. All Common Shares available under the Plan may be issued upon the
exercise of ISOs. The limitation of this Section 3.1 shall be subject to
adjustment pursuant to Article 10.
3.2 Shares Returned to Reserve. To the extent that Options, SARs or Stock Units
are forfeited or expire for any other reason before being exercised or settled
in full, the Common Shares subject to such Options, SARs or Stock Units shall
again become available for issuance under the Plan. If SARs are exercised, then
only the number of Common Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such
SARs shall reduce the number available under Section 3.1 and the balance shall
again become available for issuance under the Plan. If Stock Units are settled,
then only the number of Common Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of
such Stock Units shall reduce the number available under Section 3.1 and the
balance shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. If Restricted
Shares or Common Shares issued upon the exercise of Options are reacquired by
the Company pursuant to a forfeiture provision or for any other reason, then
such Common Shares shall again become available for issuance under the Plan.
Shares applied to pay the Exercise Price of Options or to satisfy tax
withholding obligations related to any Award shall again become available for
issuance under the Plan. To the extent that an Award is settled in cash rather
than Shares, the cash settlement shall not reduce the number of Shares available
for issuance under the Plan.
3.3 Dividend Equivalents. Any dividend equivalents paid or credited under the
Plan with respect to Stock Units shall not be applied against the number of
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Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan, whether or not such dividend
equivalents are converted into Stock Units.
ARTICLE 4. ELIGIBILITY.
4.1 Incentive Stock Options. Only Employees who are common-law employees of the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. In
addition, an Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power
of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company or any of its Parents or
Subsidiaries shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless the additional
requirements set forth in Section 422(c)(5) of the Code are satisfied.
4.2 Other Grants. Only Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants shall be
eligible for the grant of Restricted Shares, Stock Units, NSOs or SARs.
ARTICLE 5. OPTIONS.
5.1 Stock Option Agreement. Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be
evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such
Option shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject
to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The Stock Option
Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions
of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be
identical. Options may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the
Optionee's other compensation.
5.2 Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of
Common Shares subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such
number in accordance with Article 10. Options granted to an Optionee in a single
fiscal year of the Company shall not cover more than the number of Common Shares
as the Board of Directors may, by resolution, determine. The limitations set
forth in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with Article 10.
5.3 Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise
Price, which shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Common
Share on the date of grant. The preceding sentence shall not apply to Options
granted pursuant to an assumption of, or substitution for, another option in a
manner that would satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code,
whether or not such Section is applicable.
5.4 Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date
or event when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The
Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that
the term of an ISO shall in no event exceed 10 years from the date of grant. A
Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event
of the Optionee's death, disability or retirement or other events and may
provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the
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termination of the Optionee's Service. Options may be awarded in combination
with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be
exercisable unless the related SARs are forfeited.
5.5 Effect of Change in Control. The Committee may determine, at the time of
granting an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become exercisable as
to all or part of the Common Shares subject to such Option in the event that a
Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company or in the event that the
Optionee is subject to an Involuntary Termination after a Change in Control.
However, in the case of an ISO, the acceleration of exercisability shall not
occur without the Optionee's written consent. In addition, acceleration of
exercisability may be required under Section 10.3.
5.6 Modification or Extension of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan,
the Committee may modify or extend outstanding Options or may substitute new
Options granted under the Plan for outstanding options granted by another
issuer. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company
(including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary
cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation,
split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of
outstanding Options shall not be amended to reduce the Exercise Price of such
Options or cancel such Options in exchange for cash or other Awards, or for
Options with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the
original Options, without stockholder approval. No modification of an Option
shall, without the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair his or her rights or
obligations under such Option.
5.7 Buyout Provisions. The Committee may at any time (a) offer to buy out for a
payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or (b)
authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in
either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish. Except in connection with a corporate transaction
involving the Company (including, without limitation, any reorganization,
merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares),
this Section 5.7 shall not apply to an Option with an Exercise Price that
exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of the buyout,
unless the buyout has been approved by the Company's stockholders.
ARTICLE 6. PAYMENT FOR OPTION SHARES.
6.1 General Rule. The entire Exercise Price of Common Shares issued upon
exercise of Options shall be payable in cash or cash equivalents at the time
when such Common Shares are purchased, except that the Committee at its sole
discretion may accept payment of the Exercise Price in any other form(s)
described in this Article 6. However, if the Optionee is an Outside Director or
executive officer of the Company, he or she may pay the Exercise Price in a form
other than cash or cash equivalents only to the extent permitted by Section
13(k) of the Exchange Act.
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6.2 Exercise/Sale. With the Committee's consent, all or any part of the Exercise
Price and any withholding taxes may be paid by delivering (on a form prescribed
by the Company) an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the
Company to sell all or part of the Common Shares being purchased under the Plan
and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company.
6.3 Other Forms of Payment. With the Committee's consent, all or any part of the
Exercise Price and any withholding taxes may be paid in any other form that is
consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.
ARTICLE 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
7.1 SAR Agreement. Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a
SAR Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to
all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are
not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements
entered into under the Plan need not be identical. SARs may be granted in
consideration of a reduction in the Optionee's other compensation.
7.2 Number of Shares. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Common
Shares to which the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such
number in accordance with Article 10. SARs granted to an Optionee in a single
calendar year shall in no event pertain to more than the number of Common Shares
that the Board of Directors may, by resolution, determine. The limitations set
forth in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with Article 10.
7.3 Exercise Price. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price, which
shall in no event be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share
on the date of grant. The preceding sentence shall not apply to SARs granted
pursuant to an assumption of, or substitution for, another SAR in a manner that
would satisfy the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code if such Section
were applicable.
7.4 Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all
or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Agreement shall
also specify the term of the SAR. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated
exercisability in the event of the Optionee's death, disability or retirement or
other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the
event of the termination of the Optionee's Service. SARs may be awarded in
combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not
be exercisable unless the related Options are forfeited. A SAR may be included
in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of
grant or thereafter. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be
exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.
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7.5 Effect of Change in Control. The Committee may determine, at the time of
granting a SAR or thereafter, that such SAR shall become exercisable as to all
or part of the Common Shares subject to such SAR in the event that the Company
is subject to a Change in Control or in the event that the Optionee is subject
to an Involuntary Termination after a Change in Control. In addition,
acceleration of exercisability may be required under Section 10.3.
7.6 Exercise of SARs. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having
the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from the
Company (a) Common Shares, (b) cash or (c) a combination of Common Shares and
cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair
Market Value of Common Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the
aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of
exercise) of the Common Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price.
If, on the date when a SAR expires, the Exercise Price is less than the Fair
Market Value on such date but any portion of such SAR has not been exercised or
surrendered, then such SAR shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of
such date with respect to such portion. A SAR Agreement may also provide for an
automatic exercise of the SAR on an earlier date.
7.7 Modification or Extension of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the
Committee may modify or extend outstanding SARs or may substitute new SARs
granted under the Plan for outstanding options granted by another issuer. Except
in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding SARs
shall not be amended to reduce the Exercise Price of such SARs or cancel such
SARs in exchange for cash or other Awards, or for SARs with an Exercise Price
that is less than the Exercise Price of the original SARs, without stockholder
approval. No modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the Optionee,
alter or impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR.
ARTICLE 8. RESTRICTED SHARES.
8.1 Restricted Stock Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan
shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement between the recipient and the
Company. Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the
Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the
Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Agreements entered into
under the Plan need not be identical.
8.2 Payment for Awards. Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan
for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without
limitation) cash, cash equivalents, property, past services and future services.
Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may accept the cancellation of
outstanding options in return for the grant of Restricted Shares.
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8.3 Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be
subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon
satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement. A
Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of
the Participant's death, disability or retirement or other events. The Committee
may determine, at the time of granting Restricted Shares or thereafter, that all
or part of such Restricted Shares shall become vested in the event that a Change
in Control occurs with respect to the Company or in the event that the
Participant is subject to an Involuntary Termination after a Change in Control.
8.4 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under
the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company's
other stockholders. A Restricted Stock Agreement, however, may require that any
cash dividends paid on Restricted Shares (a) be accumulated and paid when such
Restricted Shares vest or (b) be invested in additional Restricted Shares. Such
additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and
restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends were paid.
ARTICLE 9. STOCK UNITS.
9.1 Stock Unit Agreement. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be
evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such
Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be
subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The
provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need
not be identical. Stock Units may be granted in consideration of a reduction in
the recipient's other compensation.
9.2 Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of
Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.
9.3 Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to
vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of
the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit Agreement may
provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant's death,
disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may determine, at the
time of granting Stock Units or thereafter, that all or part of such Stock Units
shall become vested in the event that the Company is subject to a Change in
Control or in the event that the Participant is subject to an Involuntary
Termination after a Change in Control. In addition, acceleration of vesting may
be required under Section 10.3.
9.4 Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting
rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan
may, at the Committee's discretion, carry with it a right to dividend
equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal
to all cash dividends paid on one Common Share while the Stock Unit is
outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units.
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Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form
of Common Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to distribution, any
dividend equivalents that are not paid shall be subject to the same conditions
and restrictions as the Stock Units to which they attach.
9.5 Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units
may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Common Shares or (c) any combination of
both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible
for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original
Award, based on predetermined performance factors. Methods of converting Stock
Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average
Fair Market Value of Common Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock
Units may be settled in such manner and at such times as specified in the Stock
Unit Agreement. The distribution may occur or commence when all vesting
conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or
it may be deferred to any later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may
be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents as specified in
the Stock Unit Agreement. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number
of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 10.
9.6 Creditors' Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than
those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded
and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of
the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.
ARTICLE 10. PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION.
10.1 Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Common
Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in Common Shares or a combination or
consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares (by reclassification or
otherwise) into a lesser number of Common Shares, corresponding adjustments
shall automatically be made in each of the following:
(a) The number of Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units
available for future Awards under Article 3;
(b) The limitations set forth in Sections 5.2 and 7.2;
(c) The number of Common Shares covered by each outstanding Option and
SAR;
(d) The Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR; or
(e) The number of Stock Units included in any prior Award that has not yet
been settled.
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In the event of a declaration of an extraordinary dividend payable in a form
other than Common Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of
Common Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the
Committee shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate in one or more of the foregoing. Except as provided in this Article
10, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issuance by the Company
of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any
subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any
stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of
stock of any class.
10.2 Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or
settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company.
10.3 Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or
consolidation, all outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of
merger or consolidation. Such agreement shall provide for one or more of the
following:
(a) The continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the
Company is the surviving corporation).
(b) The assumption of such outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation
or its parent, provided that the assumption of Options or SARs shall
comply with Section 424(a) of the Code (whether or not the Options are
ISOs).
(c) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of new
awards for such outstanding Awards, provided that the substitution of
Options or SARs shall comply with Section 424(a) of the Code (whether
or not the Options are ISOs).
(d) Full exercisability of outstanding Options and SARs and full vesting
of the Common Shares subject to such Options and SARs, followed by the
cancellation of such Options and SARs. The full exercisability of such
Options and SARs and full vesting of such Common Shares may be
contingent on the closing of such merger or consolidation. The
Optionees shall be able to exercise such Options and SARs during a
period of not less than five full business days preceding the closing
date of such merger or consolidation, unless (i) a shorter period is
required to permit a timely closing of such merger or consolidation
and (ii) such shorter period still offers the Optionees a reasonable
opportunity to exercise such Options and SARs. Any exercise of such
Options and SARs during such period may be contingent on the closing
of such merger or consolidation.
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(e) The cancellation of outstanding Options and SARs and a payment to the
Optionees equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of the
Common Shares subject to such Options and SARs (whether or not such
Options and SARs are then exercisable or such Common Shares are then
vested) as of the closing date of such merger or consolidation over
(ii) their Exercise Price. Such payment shall be made in the form of
cash, cash equivalents, or securities of the surviving corporation or
its parent with a Fair Market Value equal to the required amount.
Subject to any requirements of Section 409A of the Code necessary to
avoid application of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code with respect to
the Awards, such payment may be made in installments and may be
deferred until the date or dates when such Options and SARs would have
become exercisable or such Common Shares would have vested. Such
payment may be subject to vesting based on the Optionee's continuing
Service, provided that the vesting schedule shall not be less
favorable to the Optionee than the schedule under which such Options
and SARs would have become exercisable or such Common Shares would
have vested. If the Exercise Price of the Common Shares subject to
such Options and SARs exceeds the Fair Market Value of such Common
Shares, then such Options and SARs may be cancelled without making a
payment to the Optionees. For purposes of this SubSection (e), the
Fair Market Value of any security shall be determined without regard
to any vesting conditions that may apply to such security.
(f) The cancellation of outstanding Stock Units and a payment to the
Participants equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares
subject to such Stock Units (whether or not such Stock Units are then
vested) as of the closing date of such merger or consolidation. Such
payment shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or
securities of the surviving corporation or its parent with a Fair
Market Value equal to the required amount. Such payment may be made in
installments and may be deferred until the date or dates when such
Stock Units would have vested. Such payment may be subject to vesting
based on the Participant's continuing Service, provided that the
vesting schedule shall not be less favorable to the Participant than
the schedule under which such Stock Units would have vested.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if required
to avoid adverse tax consequences under Section 409A(a)(1) of the
Code, the distribution date(s) applicable to Stock Units cancelled
under this SubSection (f) shall be the date(s) specified in the Stock
Unit Agreement. For purposes of this SubSection (f), the Fair Market
Value of any security shall be determined without regard to any
vesting conditions that may apply to such security.
ARTICLE 11. AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.
The Company may grant awards under other plans or programs. Such awards may be
settled in the form of Common Shares issued under this Plan. Such Common Shares
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shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan like Common Shares issued in
settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Common
Shares available under Article 3.
ARTICLE 12. PAYMENT OF DIRECTOR'S FEES IN SECURITIES.
12.1 Effective Date. No provision of this Article 12 shall be effective unless
and until the Board has determined to implement such provision.
12.2 Elections to Receive NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units. An Outside
Director may elect to receive his or her annual retainer payments and/or meeting
fees from the Company in the form of cash, NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock
Units, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Board. Such NSOs,
Restricted Shares and Stock Units shall be issued under the Plan. An election
under this Article 12 shall be filed with the Company on the prescribed form.
12.3 Number and Terms of NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units. The number of
NSOs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units to be granted to Outside Directors in
lieu of annual retainers and meeting fees that would otherwise be paid in cash
shall be calculated in a manner determined by the Board. The terms of such NSOs,
Restricted Shares or Stock Units shall also be determined by the Board.
ARTICLE 13. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS.
13.1 Retention Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award granted under the Plan
shall be deemed to give any individual a right to remain an Employee, Outside
Director or Consultant. The Company and its Parents, Subsidiaries and Affiliates
reserve the right to terminate the Service of any Employee, Outside Director or
Consultant at any time, with or without cause, subject to applicable laws, the
Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws and a written employment
agreement (if any).
13.2 Stockholders' Rights. A Participant shall have no dividend rights, voting
rights or other rights as a stockholder with respect to any Common Shares
covered by his or her Award prior to the time when a stock certificate for such
Common Shares is issued or, if applicable, the time when he or she becomes
entitled to receive such Common Shares by filing any required notice of
exercise, paying any required Exercise Price, and satisfying any applicable
withholding obligations. No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other
rights for which the record date is prior to such time, except as expressly
provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement.
13.3 Regulatory Requirements. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding,
the obligation of the Company to issue Common Shares under the Plan shall be
subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approval by any
regulatory body as may be required. The Company reserves the right to restrict,
in whole or in part, the delivery of Common Shares pursuant to any Award prior
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to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such
Common Shares, to their registration, qualification or listing or to an
exemption from registration, qualification or listing.
ARTICLE 14. TAX MATTERS.
14.1 General. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or
foreign law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements
satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax
obligations that arise in connection with any Awards granted under the Plan. The
Company shall not be required to issue any Common Shares or make any cash
payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.
14.2 Share Withholding. To the extent that applicable law subjects a Participant
to tax withholding obligations, the Committee may permit such Participant to
satisfy all or part of such obligations by having the Company withhold all or a
portion of any Common Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by
surrendering all or a portion of any Common Shares that he or she previously
acquired. Such Common Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the
date when they are withheld or surrendered. This Section 14.2 shall apply only
to the minimum extent required by applicable tax laws.
14.3 Section 409A Matters. Except to the extent otherwise set forth in an Award
Agreement, it is intended that Awards granted under the Plan be exempt from
Section 409A of the Code, and any ambiguity in the terms of Awards and the Plan
shall be interpreted consistently with this intent. To the extent an Award is
not exempt from Section 409A of the Code, any ambiguity in the terms of such
Award and the Plan shall be interpreted in a manner that to the maximum extent
permissible supports compliance with the requirements of that statute such that
Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code shall not apply. Notwithstanding anything in the
Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent necessary to avoid
application of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code with respect to a Participant who
is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code at the
time of such Service termination, if the payment of any amount under an Award
would result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1) of the
Code if paid to the Participant on or within the six (6) month period following
Participant's Service termination, then the payment of such amount will not be
made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of
Participant's Service termination; provided that if the Participant dies
thereafter but before the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day following
Service termination, then such amount will be paid to the Participant's estate
as soon as practicable following his or her death. In addition, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A
of the Code that settles or pays as a result of a termination of the
Participant's Service, a Service termination shall mean a "separation of
service" as defined under final Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A
of the Code.
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ARTICLE 15. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.
15.1 Scope of Limitation. This Article 15 shall apply to an Award only if:
(a) The independent auditors selected for this purpose by the Committee
(the "Auditors") determine that the after-tax value of such Award to
the Participant, taking into account the effect of all federal, state
and local income taxes, employment taxes and excise taxes applicable
to the Participant (including the excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Code), will be greater after the application of this Article 15 than
it was before the application of this Article 15; or (b) The
Committee, at the time of making an Award under the Plan or at any
time thereafter, specifies in writing that such Award shall be subject
to this Article 15 (regardless of the after-tax value of such Award to
the Participant).
If this Article 15 applies to an Award, it shall supersede any contrary
provision of the Plan or of any Award granted under the Plan.
15.2 Basic Rule. In the event that the Auditors determine that any payment or
transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a
"Payment") would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes
because of the provisions concerning "excess parachute payments" in Section 280G
of the Code, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced
(but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Article 15, the
"Reduced Amount" shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which
maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any
Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code.
For purposes of this Article 15, present value shall be determined in accordance
with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.
15.3 Reduction of Payments. If the Auditors determine that any Payment would be
nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code, then the
Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of
the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount. The Participant's
Payments will then be reduced in a manner that (a) first reduces any Payment
subject to Code Section 409A (or if there are more than one such Payment, then
all such Payments on a pro-rata basis) and then, to the extent necessary and in
such manner as the Participant may elect, reduces any Payment(s) that is/are not
subject to Code Section 409A; provided that if the Participant does not make
such election within 10 days after receipt of the notice described above, then
the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or
reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the
Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of
such election; and (b) does not result in any Payment becoming subject to Code
Section 409A(a)(1). All determinations made by the Auditors under this Article
15 shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made
within 60 days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As
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promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections
hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the
Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall
promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future
such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.
15.4 Overpayments and Underpayments. As a result of uncertainty in the
application of Section 280G of the Code at the time of an initial determination
by the Auditors hereunder, it is possible that Payments will have been made by
the Company which should not have been made (an "Overpayment") or that
additional Payments which will not have been made by the Company could have been
made (an "Underpayment"), consistent in each case with the calculation of the
Reduced Amount hereunder. In the event that the Auditors, based upon the
assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or
the Participant that the Auditors believe has a high probability of success,
determine that an Overpayment has been made, such Overpayment shall be treated
for all purposes as a loan to the Participant that he or she shall repay to the
Company, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in
Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code; provided, however, that no amount shall be
payable by the Participant to the Company if and to the extent that such payment
would not reduce the amount that is subject to taxation under Section 4999 of
the Code. In the event that the Auditors determine that an Underpayment has
occurred, such Underpayment shall promptly be paid or transferred by the Company
to or for the benefit of the Participant, together with interest at the
applicable federal rate provided in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code. All such
payments under this Section 15.4 shall be made by the end of the Participant's
taxable year following the Participant's taxable year in which the taxes that
are the subject of the audit or litigation are remitted to the taxing
authorities, or where as a result of such audit or litigation no taxes are
remitted, the end of the Participant's taxable year following the Participant's
taxable year in which the audit is complete or there is a final and
non-appealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation.
15.5 Related Corporations. For purposes of this Article 15, the term "Company"
shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Auditors
in accordance with Section 280G(d)(5) of the Code.
ARTICLE 16. FUTURE OF THE PLAN.
16.1 Term of the Plan. The Plan shall remain in effect until the earlier of (a)
the date when the Plan is terminated under Section 16.2, or (b) January 14,
2019.
16.2 Amendment or Termination. The Board may, at any time and for any reason,
amend or terminate the Plan. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the
termination thereof. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof,
shall not affect any Award previously granted under the Plan.
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16.3 Stockholder Approval. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the
approval of the Company's stockholders only to the extent required by applicable
laws, regulations or rules.
ARTICLE 17. DEFINITIONS.
17.1 "Affiliate" means any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or
one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.
17.2 "Award" means any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share or a Stock
Unit under the Plan.
17.3 "Board" means the Company's Board of Directors, as constituted from time to
time.
17.4 "Change in Control" means:
(a) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any
Subsidiary with or into another entity or any other corporate
reorganization, if immediately after such transaction the Ownership
Percentage (as defined below) of persons who were not stockholders of
the Company immediately before such transaction is 30% or more;
provided, however, that if such percentage is less than 50%, a
majority of the Incumbent Directors (as defined below) may determine
prior to the consummation of such transaction that a Change in Control
has not occurred after considering all relevant factors;
(b) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the Company's assets;
(c) A change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer
than two-thirds of the incumbent directors are directors who either
(i) had been directors of the Company on the date hereof (the
"Original Directors") or (ii) were elected, or nominated for election,
to the Board with the approval of at least a majority of the sum of
(A) the Original Directors who were still in office at the time of the
election or nomination and (B) the directors whose election or
nomination was previously so approved (collectively, the "Incumbent
Directors"); or
(d) Any transaction as a result of which any person is the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least 25% of
the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding
voting securities.
For purposes of this Section 17.4, the term "person" shall have the same meaning
as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude
(i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit
plan of the Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary and (ii) a corporation owned
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directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of the Common Shares.
For purposes of SubSection (a) above, the term "Ownership Percentage" means the
percentage of the voting power of the outstanding securities of (i) the
continuing or surviving entity and (ii) any direct or indirect parent
corporation of such continuing or surviving entity.
For purposes of the proviso in SubSection (a) above, the factors to be
considered by the Board in determining that a Change in Control has not occurred
shall include, without limitation:
(i) The Ownership Percentage;
(ii) Whether there is a change in the composition of the Board or the board
of directors of the continuing or surviving entity;
(iii) Whether there is a change in the management of the Company or the
continuing or surviving entity;
(iv) The extent of the anticipated change in the business, operations or
assets of the Company or the continuing or surviving entity;
(v) The level of severance benefits available to comparable management at
any entity other than the Company resulting from any transaction
specified in SubSections (a) through (d) above; and
(vi) Whether treating the transaction as a Change in Control for purposes
of the Plan is necessary or desirable for purposes of achieving the
business objectives of the transaction specified in SubSections (a)
through (d) above.
A transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to
change the state of the Company's incorporation or to create a holding company
that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held
the Company's securities immediately before such transaction.
17.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
17.6 "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, as further
described in Article 2.
17.7 "Common Share" means one share of the common stock of the Company.
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17.8 "Company" means SavWatt USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
17.9 "Consultant" means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services
to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent
contractor.
17.10 "Employee" means a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate.
17.11 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
17.12 "Exercise Price," in the case of an Option, means the amount for which one
Common Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the
applicable Stock Option Agreement. "Exercise Price," in the case of a SAR, means
an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted
from the Fair Market Value of one Common Share in determining the amount payable
upon exercise of such SAR.
17.13 "Fair Market Value" means the closing sales price (or the closing bid, if
no sales were reported) of the Common Shares on the principal U.S. market for
Common Shares on the applicable date or, if the applicable date was not a
trading day, on the last trading day prior to the applicable date. If Common
Shares are no longer traded on a public U.S. securities market, the Fair Market
Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it
deems appropriate. The Committee's determination shall be conclusive and binding
on all persons.
17.14 "Involuntary Termination" shall have the meaning given such term in the
agreement applicable to the Award or in any other agreement between the Company
and the Participant.
17.15 "ISO" means an incentive stock option described in Section 422(b) of the
Code.
17.16 "NSO" means a stock option not described in Sections 422 or 423 of the
Code.
17.17 "Option" means an ISO or NSO granted under the Plan and entitling the
holder to purchase Common Shares.
17.18 "Optionee" means an individual or estate holding an Option or SAR.
17.19 "Outside Director" means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
17.20 "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other
than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A
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corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of
the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.
17.21 "Participant" means an individual or estate holding an Award.
17.22 "Plan" means this SavWatt USA, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
from time to time.
17.23 "Restricted Share" means a Common Share awarded under the Plan.
17.24 "Restricted Stock Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and
the recipient of a Restricted Share that contains the terms, conditions and
restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Share.
17.25 "SAR" means a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.
17.26 "SAR Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and an Optionee
that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her
SAR.
17.27 "Service" means service as an Employee, Outside Director or Consultant.
17.28 "Stock Option Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and an
Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his
or her Option.
17.29 "Stock Unit" means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of one
Common Share, as awarded under the Plan.
17.30 "Stock Unit Agreement" means the agreement between the Company and the
recipient of a Stock Unit that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions
pertaining to such Stock Unit.
17.31 "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations
other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50%
or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a
Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a
Subsidiary commencing as of such date.
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APPENDIX D
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
SAVWATT USA, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
SavWatt USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby
certifies that:
1. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
(the "Certificate of Incorporation") fixes the total number of shares of all
classes which the Corporation has authority to issue at 2,200,000,000 of which
2,000,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001 per
share, and 200,000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock with a par value of
$0.0001per share.
2. The Certificate of Incorporation expressly grants to the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") authority to provide for the issuance of
the shares of preferred stock in series, and to establish from time to time the
number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designations,
powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.
3. Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board by the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Board, by action duly taken on March 9, 2011, adopted
resolutions (1) authorizing the issuance and sale of up to 25,000,000 shares of
the Corporation's preferred stock, (ii) authorizing the Board to approve the
final form of the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock (including Exhibit A attached hereto) substantially in the form approved
by the Board, with such changes, subject to certain exceptions, as the Board may
approve, and (iii) establishing the number of shares to be included in this
series of Cumulative Preferred Stock, and the Board, by action duly taken on
March 9, 2011, adopted resolutions (i) approving this final form of the
Certificate of Designations of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and (ii)
fixing the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of this
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and the qualification, limitations or
restrictions thereof as follows:
Section 1. Designation. This series of Preferred Stock created hereby shall be
designated as the Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Series A Stock").
Section 2. Authorized Shares. The number of shares of Series A Stock shall be
25,000,000.
Section 3. Liquidation Rights. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation either voluntary or involuntary, after setting
apart or paying, in full the preferential amounts due to holder of senior
capital stock, if any, the outstanding shares of Series A Stock shall
automatically convert into shares of the Corporation's Common Stock, based on
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the "Conversion Ratio" defined in Section 4 below, and following such automatic
conversion, the resulting shares of Common Stock shall have identical
liquidation rights with the other shares of Common Stock outstanding in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
Section 3. Dividends. The Series A Stock shall not be entitled to receive any
dividends.
Section 4. Conversion Rights. Each share of Series A Stock shall be convertible,
at the option of the holder, into ten fully paid and nonassessable shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock. The foregoing conversion calculation shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Conversion Ratio."
(a) Conversion Procedures. Upon written notice to the holder, the holder
shall effect conversions by surrendering the certificate(s) representing the
Series A Stock to be converted to the Corporation, which shall be irrevocable.
No later than five trading days after the conversion date, the Corporation will
deliver to the holder (i) a certificate or certificates, which shall be subject
to restrictive legends, representing the number of shares of Common Stock being
acquired upon conversion; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be
obligated to issue such certificates until the Series A Stock is delivered to
the Corporation. If the Corporation does not deliver such certificate(s) by the
date required under this subsection 4(a), the holder shall be entitled by
written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before receipt of such
certificate(s) to rescind the conversion.
(b) Adjustments on Stock Splits, Dividends and Distributions. If the
Corporation, at any time while any Series A Stock is outstanding, (i) shall pay
a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of
its Common Stock payable in shares of its capital stock (whether payable in
shares of its Common Stock or of capital stock of any class), (ii) subdivide
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii)
combine outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the
Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding after such event and of
which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
before such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this subsection 4(b) shall
become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become
effective immediately after the effective date in case of a subdivision,
combination or reclassification. Whenever the Conversion Ratio is adjusted
pursuant to this paragraph, the Corporation shall promptly mail to each holder
of Series A stock a notice setting forth the Conversion Ratio after such
adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such
adjustment.
(c) Adjustments on Reclassifications, Consolidations and Mergers. In case
of reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger of the
Corporation with or into another person, the sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is converted into other securities,
cash or property, then each holder of Series A Stock then outstanding shall have
the right thereafter to convert such Series A Stock only into shares of stock
and other securities and property receivable upon or deemed to be held by
holders of Common Stock following such reclassification, consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange, and the holder shall be entitled upon such
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event to receive such amount of securities or property as the shares of Common
Stock into which such Series A Stock could have been converted immediately prior
to such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or shares
exchange would have been entitled. The terms of any such consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange shall include such terms so as to continue to
give the holder the right to receive the securities or property set forth in
this subsection 4(c) upon any conversion following such consolidation, merger,
sale, transfer or share exchange. This provision shall similarly apply to
successive reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share
exchanges.
Section 5. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as
required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Stock shall be entitled to
two hundred (200) votes for each share of Series A Stock held of record on any
matters considered and voted upon by the Corporation's Common Stock.
Section 6. Reservation of Shares of Common Stock. The Corporation covenants that
it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and
unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance upon conversion of
Series A Stock as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other
actual or contingent purchase rights of persons other than the holders of Class
A Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be issuable upon the
conversion of the outstanding Series A Stock. If at any time the number of
authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect
the conversion of all outstanding Series A Stock, the Corporation will take such
corporate action as necessary to increase it authorized shares of Common Stock
to such number as shall be sufficient for such purpose. The corporation
covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon
issue, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SavWatt USA, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be signed
as of this ____ day of March 2011.
SavWatt USA, Inc.
By: /s/ Isaac H. Sutton
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Isaac H. Sutton, President
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