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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2011
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-2592361 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
180 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 13, 2011, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware a Certificate of Elimination to its Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation eliminating from the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation all matters
set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Series G Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $5.00 per share (Series G Preferred Stock), with respect to the Series G
Preferred Stock. A copy of the Certificate of Elimination is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is
incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
On July 13, 2011, AIG filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the elimination of the Series G Preferred Stock. A copy of
the Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated
into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. |
3.1
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American International Group, Inc. Certificate of Elimination of Series G Cumulative
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. |
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3.2
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American International Group, Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: July 13, 2011 |
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/s/ Kathleen E. Shannon
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Name: |
Kathleen E. Shannon |
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Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
3.1
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American International Group, Inc. Certificate of Elimination of Series G
Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. |
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3.2
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American International Group, Inc. |
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF ELIMINATION
OF
SERIES G CUMULATIVE MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 151(g)
of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware)
American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), hereby
certifies in accordance with the provisions of Section 151(g) of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware that the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (the Board) on July 13, 2011:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware and the authority granted to and vested in the Board in accordance with the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the
Board, by resolutions duly adopted, authorized the issuance of a series of 20,000 shares of
Series G Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per share (the
Series G Preferred Stock), of the Corporation, and established the voting and other
powers, and the relative rights and preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof, and, on January 14, 2011, filed a Certificate of Designations with
respect to the Series G Preferred Stock (the Series G Certificate of Designations) in the
office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that no shares of the Series G Preferred Stock are outstanding and no shares of the Series G Preferred Stock will be issued subject to the Series G Certificate of
Designations; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that when a certificate setting forth this resolution becomes
effective, it shall have the effect of eliminating from the Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation of the Corporation all matters set forth in the Series G Certificate of
Designations with respect to the Series G Preferred Stock.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Elimination to be signed on
its behalf by its duly authorized officer this 13th day of July, 2011.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Welikson |
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Jeffrey A. Welikson |
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Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel |
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[Signature Page to Series G Preferred Stock Certificate of Elimination]
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Exhibit 3.2
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
of
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST. The name of the corporation is American International Group, Inc. The date of filing
of its original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
was June 9, 1967 and the name under which it was originally incorporated was American International
Enterprises, Inc.
SECOND. This restated certificate of incorporation only restates and integrates and does not
further amend the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of said corporation as heretofore
amended or supplemented, and there is no discrepancy between those provisions and the provisions of
this restated certificate of incorporation. This restated certificate of incorporation has been
duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware by the board of directors of the Company.
THIRD. The text of the certificate of incorporation is restated to read herein as set forth in
full:
ARTICLE ONE.
Name.
The name of the Company is AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
ARTICLE TWO.
Registered Office and Registered Agent.
The name of its resident agent is the UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY, whose address is 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808.
ARTICLE THREE.
Corporate Purposes and Powers.
The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage
in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, including, but not limited to, the
business of insurance agent, broker or adjuster.
ARTICLE FOUR.
Capital Stock.
The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Company shall have authority to
issue is 5,100,000,000, of which 100,000,000 shares are to be Serial Preferred Stock, par value
$5.00 per share (hereinafter called the Serial Preferred Stock), and 5,000,000,000 shares are to
be Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (hereinafter called the Common Stock).
The voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other
special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Serial
Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, in addition to those set forth elsewhere herein, are as
follows:
(1) The Serial Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the Board of
Directors, as shares of one or more series of Serial Preferred Stock, and, subject to
subdivisions (2) through (6) of this Article Four, the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof is expressly authorized, prior to issuance, in the resolution
or resolutions providing for the issue of shares of each particular series, to fix the
relative rights, preferences or limitations of the shares of the series, including but not
limited to the following:
(a) The distinctive serial designation of such series which shall
distinguish it from other series;
(b) The number of shares included in such series, which number may be
increased or decreased from time to time unless otherwise provided in the
resolutions creating the series;
(c) The dividend rate or rates (or method of determining such rate or rates)
for shares of such series and the date or dates (or the method of determining
such date or dates) upon which such dividends shall be payable;
(d) Whether dividends on the shares of such series shall be cumulative, and,
in the case of shares of any series having cumulative dividend rights, the date
or dates or method of determining the date or dates from which dividends on the
shares of such series shall be cumulative;
(e) The amount or amounts which shall be paid out of the assets of the
Company to the holders of the shares of such series upon voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;
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(f) The price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the
terms and conditions upon which the shares of such series may be redeemed or
exchanged, in whole or in part;
(g) The obligation, if any, of the Company to purchase or redeem shares of
such series pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise and the price or prices at
which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which
the shares of such series shall be redeemed, in whole or in part, pursuant to
such obligation;
(h) The period or periods within which and the terms and conditions, if any,
including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion and the terms
and conditions of any adjustments thereof, upon which the shares of such series
shall be convertible at the option of the holder into shares of any other class
of stock or into shares of any other series of Serial Preferred Stock, except
into shares of a class having rights or preferences as to dividends or
distribution of assets upon liquidation which are prior or superior in rank to
those of the shares being converted;
(i) The voting rights, if any, of the shares of such series in addition to
those required by law, including the number of votes per share and any
requirement for the approval by the holders of up to 66 2/3% of all Serial
Preferred Stock, or of the shares of one or more series, or of both, as a
condition to specified corporate action or amendments to the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation;
(j) The relative preference or priority as to the right to receive dividends
and the right to receive payments out of the assets of the Company upon voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; and
(k) Any other relative rights, preferences or limitations of the shares of
the series not inconsistent herewith or with applicable law.
Pursuant to the foregoing authority, the Board has previously authorized the issuance of the
Participating Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per share (the Participating Preferred Stock), by
filing a Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March
9, 2011. The number of shares included in the Participating Preferred Stock, the powers,
preferences and rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations and
restrictions thereof are set forth in Annex I hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
(2) All Serial Preferred Stock shall rank senior to the Common Stock in respect of
the right to receive dividends and the right to receive payments out of the assets of the
Company upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Company; provided, that, except as permitted by the terms of the UST Preferred Stock (as
defined in subdivision 7(b) of this
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Article 4), the UST Preferred Stock shall have priority over the Junior Preferred
Stock (as defined in subdivision 7(c) of this Article 4) as to the right to receive
dividends and the right to receive payments out of the assets of the Company upon
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
(3) Unless otherwise provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof establishing the terms of a series of Serial Preferred Stock,
no holder of any share or shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled as of right
to vote on any amendment or alteration of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
authorize or create, or increase the authorized amount of, any class or series of Serial
Preferred Stock or any alteration, amendment or repeal of any provision of any other
series of Junior Preferred Stock that does not adversely affect in any material respect
the rights of the series of Junior Preferred Stock held by such holder.
(4) Except as provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof in establishing the terms of a series of Serial Preferred
Stock, so long as any shares of UST Preferred Stock and any series of Serial Preferred
Stock ranking on a parity therewith as to dividends shall be outstanding, in no event
shall any dividend, whether in cash or property, be paid or declared, nor shall any
distribution be made, on any junior stock or Junior Preferred Stock, nor shall any shares
of any junior stock or Junior Preferred Stock be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired
for value by the Company, unless all dividends on the UST Preferred Stock and any series
of Serial Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with the UST Preferred Stock as to dividends
for all past dividend periods and for the then current period shall have been paid or
declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart, and unless the Company
shall not be in default with respect to any of its obligations with respect to any past
period with respect to any sinking fund for the UST Preferred Stock or any Serial
Preferred Stock ranking on a parity therewith as to dividends. If such payment shall have
been made in full to the holders of the UST Preferred Stock and any series of Serial
Preferred Stock ranking on a parity therewith as to dividends, dividends may then be paid
on junior stock and Junior Preferred Stock, according to their respective rights and
preferences.
(5) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the affairs of the Company, then, before any distribution or payment shall be made
to the holders of any junior stock or Junior Preferred Stock, the holders of the UST
Preferred Stock and any series of Serial Preferred Stock ranking on a parity therewith as
to liquidation shall be entitled to be paid in full the respective amounts of the
liquidation preferences thereof. If such payment shall have been made in full to the
holders of the UST Preferred Stock and any series of Serial Preferred Stock ranking on a
parity therewith as to liquidation, the remaining assets and funds of the Company shall be
distributed among the holders of Junior Preferred Stock, according to their respective
rights and preferences, to pay in full the respective amounts of the liquidation
preference thereof. If such payment shall have been made in full to the holders
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of Junior Preferred Stock, the remaining assets and funds of the Company shall be
distributed among the holders of the junior stock, according to their respective rights
and preferences and in each case according to their respective shares. If, upon any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the amounts so
payable are not paid in full to the holders of all outstanding shares of UST Preferred
Stock and any series of Serial Preferred Stock ranking on a parity therewith as to
liquidation, the holders of all UST Preferred Stock and any series of Serial Preferred
Stock ranking on a parity therewith as to liquidation shall share ratably in any
distribution of assets in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be
respectively entitled. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Company, nor the sale,
lease or conveyance of all or a part of its assets, shall be deemed a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company within the meaning of the
foregoing provisions of this subdivision (5).
(6) No holder of Serial Preferred Stock shall be entitled as a matter of right to
subscribe for or purchase, or have any preemptive right with respect to, any part of any
new or additional issue of stock of any class whatsoever, or of securities convertible
into any stock of any class whatsoever, whether now or hereafter authorized and whether
issued for cash or other consideration or by way of dividend.
(7) As used herein with respect to the Serial Preferred Stock or in any resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof providing for the
issue of any particular series of the Serial Preferred Stock as authorized by subdivision
(1) of this Article Four, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) The term junior stock shall mean the Common Stock and any other class
of stock of the Company hereafter authorized over which the Serial Preferred
Stock has preference or priority in the payment of dividends or in the
distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Company.
(b) The term UST Preferred Stock shall mean any series of Serial Preferred
Stock hereafter authorized that is initially issued to the United States
Department of the Treasury.
(c) The term Junior Preferred Stock shall mean (1) the Participating
Preferred Stock and (2) any other series of Serial Preferred Stock hereafter
authorized that is not initially issued to the United States Department of the
Treasury.
(d) The term sinking fund shall mean any fund or requirement for the
periodic retirement of shares.
(e) The term accrued dividends, with respect to any share of any series,
shall mean an amount computed at the annual dividend rate
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for the series of which the particular share is a part, from the date on
which dividends on such share became cumulative to and including the date to
which such dividends are to be accrued, less the aggregate amount of all
dividends theretofore paid thereon.
(8) No holder of any share or shares of stock of the Company shall be entitled as of
right to subscribe for, purchase or receive any shares of stock of any class or any other
securities which the Company may issue, whether now or hereafter authorized, and whether
such stock or securities be issued for money or for a consideration other than money or by
way of a dividend and all such shares of stock or other securities may be issued or
disposed of by the Board of Directors to such persons, firms, corporations, and
associations and on such terms as it, in its absolute discretion, may deem advisable,
without offering to stockholders then of record or any class of stockholders any thereof
upon the same terms or upon any terms.
(9) The holders of the shares of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share
of such stock on all matters except as herein or by statute otherwise provided.
ARTICLE FIVE.
Minimum Capital.
The minimum amount of capital with which the Company will commence business is $1,000.
ARTICLE SIX.
Corporate Existence.
The Company is to have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
Liability of Holders of Capital Stock
for Corporate Debts.
The private property of the stockholders shall not be subject to the payment of corporate
debts to any extent whatever.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
Powers of Board of Directors; Meetings;
Corporate Books; Etc.
The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct
of the affairs of the Company, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers
of the Company and of its directors and stockholders:
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(1) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (1)(i) of Article Four hereof, the
number of directors of the Company shall be such as from time to time shall be fixed by,
or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws. Election of directors need not be by ballot
unless the By-Laws so provide.
(2) The Board of Directors shall have power:
(a) Without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to make, alter, amend,
change, add to, or repeal the By-Laws of the Company; to fix and vary the amount
to be reserved for any proper purpose and to abolish any such reserve in the
manner in which it was created; to authorize and cause to be executed mortgages
and liens upon any part of the property of the Company or upon all or
substantially all of the property of the Company; to determine the use and
disposition of any surplus or net profits and to fix the times for the
declaration and payment of dividends.
(b) To determine from time to time whether, and to what extent, and at what
times and places, and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts and
books of the Company (other than the stock ledger) or any of them, shall be open
to the inspection of the stockholders.
(c) By resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, to designate one
or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors of
the Company, which, to the extent provided in the resolution or in the By-Laws of
the Company, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in
the management of the business and affairs of the Company, and may authorize the
seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Such
committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be stated in the
By-Laws of the Company or as may be determined from time to time by resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors.
(d) When and as authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock issued and outstanding having voting power given at a
stockholders meeting duly called for that purpose, or when authorized by the
written consent of the holders of a majority of the voting stock issued and
outstanding, to sell, lease or exchange all of the property and assets of the
Company, including its good will and its corporate franchises, upon such terms
and conditions and for such consideration, which may be in whole or in part
shares of stock in, and/or other securities of, any other corporation or
corporations, as its Board of Directors shall deem expedient and for the best
interests of the Company.
(3) The directors in their discretion may submit any contract or act for approval or
ratification at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any meeting of the
stockholders called for the purpose of considering any such act or
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contract, and any contract or act that shall be approved or be ratified by the vote
of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Company which is represented in person or
by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote thereat (provided that a lawful quorum of
stockholders be there represented in person or by proxy) shall be as valid and as binding
upon the Company and upon all the stockholders, as though it had been approved or ratified
by every stockholder of the Company, whether or not the contract or act would otherwise be
open to legal attack because of directors interest, or for any other reason.
(4) The stockholders and directors shall have power to hold their meetings if the
By-Laws so provide and (except as the laws of the State of Delaware shall otherwise
provide) keep the books, documents and papers of the Company, outside of the State of
Delaware, and to have one or more offices within or without the State of Delaware, at such
places as may be from time to time designated by the By-Laws or by resolution of the
stockholders or directors, except as otherwise required by the laws of Delaware.
(5) In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute expressly
conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do
all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Company; subject,
nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of Delaware, of this certificate, and to
any By-Laws from time to time made by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws
so made shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if
such By-Laws had not been made.
ARTICLE NINE.
Transactions with Directors.
No contract or other transaction between the Company and any other corporation, whether or not
a majority of the shares of the capital stock of such other corporation is owned by the Company,
and no act of the Company shall in any way be affected or invalidated by the fact that any of the
directors of the Company are financially or otherwise interested in, or are directors or officers
of, such other corporation; any director individually, or any firm of which such director may be a
member, may be a party to, or may be financially or otherwise interested in, any contract or
transaction of the Company, provided that the fact that he or such firm is so interested shall be
disclosed or shall have been known to the Board of Directors or a majority thereof; and any
director of the Company who is also a director or officer of such other corporation, or who is so
interested, may be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Company which shall authorize such contract or transaction and may vote thereat to
authorize such contract or transaction, with like force and effect as if he were not such director
or officer of such other corporation or not so interested.
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ARTICLE TEN.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by law any person made, or threatened
to be made, a party to an action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative) by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director,
officer or employee of the Company or serves or served any other enterprise at the request of the
Company.
ARTICLE ELEVEN.
Reservation of Right to Amend
Certificate of Incorporation.
The Company reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in
this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights
and powers conferred herein on stockholders, directors and officers are subject to this reserved
power.
ARTICLE TWELVE.
No director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such an exemption from
liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law as
presently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended. No amendment to or repeal of these
provisions shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director
of the Company for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to
such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Ownership Limit
(1) Definitions. As used in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, the following capitalized
terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters (and any
references to any portions of Treas. Reg. § 1.3822T shall include any successor
provisions):
Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 5 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Board of Directors or Board means the Board of Directors of the Company, including any
duly authorized committee thereof.
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to close.
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A Person shall be deemed the Beneficial Owner, and to have Beneficial Ownership of, and to
Beneficially Own, any securities (i) which such Person directly owns, (ii) which such Person
would be deemed to indirectly or constructively own for purposes of Section 382 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or (iii) which any other Person Beneficially Owns, but
only if such Person and such other Person are part of the same group of Persons that, with respect
to such security, are treated as one entity as defined under Treasury Regulation 1.382-3(a)(1).
Close of Business on any given date shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time on such date,
or, if such date is not a Business Day, 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the next succeeding
Business Day.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
including any successor statute.
Common Stock shall mean the shares of Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share, of the
Company and shares of capital stock of the Company issued in exchange or substitution for such
Common Stock.
Company Security or Company Securities means (i) shares of Common Stock, (ii) warrants,
rights, or options (including options within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.3822T(h)(4)(v) and
Treas. Reg. § 1.3824(d)(9)) to purchase Securities of the Company and (iii) any Stock;
provided, however, that Company Security or Company Securities shall not mean
shares of Serial Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per share, of the Company.
Excess Securities has the meaning given such term in Section 4(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
Expiration Date means the earliest of (i) the Close of Business on the third anniversary of
the Corporations 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders; (ii) the date upon which the Board of
Directors receives, at the Boards request, a report from the Companys advisors to the effect
that due to the repeal of Section 382 of the Code, or any other change in law, this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN is no longer necessary for the preservation of Tax Benefits; (iii) the first day of any
taxable year of the Company with respect to which the Board of Directors receives, at the Boards
request, a report from the Companys advisors to the effect that no Tax Benefits may be carried
forward; or (iv) such date as the Board of Directors determines for the restrictions set forth in
Section 2 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN to terminate. In the case of a termination of this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Board shall cause the prompt public
announcement of such termination in such manner as the Board determines is appropriate under the
circumstances.
Five Percent Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
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Five Percent Stockholder means a Person with a Beneficial Ownership of 4.99% or more of (i)
the Common Stock then outstanding or (ii) any class of Stock (other than Common Stock) then
outstanding.
Market Price per share of any securities on any date shall mean the average of the daily
closing prices per share of such securities (determined as described below) on each of the 20
consecutive Trading Days through and including the Trading Day immediately preceding such date;
provided, however, that if any dividend, share split or any analogous event, shall
have caused the closing prices used to determine the Market Price on any Trading Days during such
period of 20 Trading Days not to be fully comparable with the closing price on such date, each such
closing price so used shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors in order to make it
fully comparable with the closing price on such date. The closing price per share of any
securities on any Trading Day shall be the last reported sale price, regular way, or, in case no
such sale takes place or is quoted on such date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices,
regular way, for each share of such securities, in either case as reported in the principal
consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or, if the securities are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported on the
NASDAQ Stock Market or, if the securities are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ
Stock Market, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect
to the principal national securities exchange on which the securities are listed or admitted to
trading or, if the securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities
exchange, as reported by such other quotation system then in use or, if on any such Trading Day the
securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or quoted by
any such quotation system, the average of the closing bid and asked prices in the over-the-counter
market as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the securities selected by
the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if on any such Trading Day the
securities are not listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange or traded in the
over-the-counter market, the closing price per share of such securities on such date shall mean the
fair market value per share of such securities on such Trading Day as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors, after consultation with a nationally recognized investment banking firm.
Person shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, trust,
association, limited liability partnership, corporation or other entity within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-3(a)(1)(i) and shall include any successor (by merger or
otherwise) of any such entity.
Prohibited Distributions means any and all dividends or other distributions paid by the
Company with respect to any Excess Securities received by a Purported Transferee.
Prohibited Transfer means any Transfer or purported Transfer of Company Securities to the
extent that such Transfer is prohibited and/or void under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
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Proposed Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Public Group has the meaning set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.3822T(f)(13).
Purported Transferee has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Request has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Requesting Person has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
Securities and Security each has the meaning set forth in Section 7 of this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN.
Security Entitlement has the meaning set forth in Section 8102(17) of the Delaware Uniform
Commercial Code, as amended from time to time.
Stock means any interest or Security Entitlement that would be treated as stock of the
Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.3822(a)(3) or Treas. Reg. § 1.3822T(f)(18).
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of any specified Person means any corporation or other entity a
majority of the voting power of the equity securities or a majority of the equity or membership
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
Tax Benefits includes the net operating loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers, general
business credit carryovers, alternative minimum tax credit carryovers and foreign tax credit
carryovers, as well as any loss or deduction attributable to a net unrealized built-in loss of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010, within the meaning of Section 382
of the Code.
Trading Day, when used with respect to any securities, means a day on which the New York
Stock Exchange is open for the transaction of business or, if such securities are not listed or
admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a day on which the principal national
securities exchange on which such securities are listed or admitted to trading is open for the
transaction of business or, if such securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange, a day on which the principal automated quotation system that reports
trading in such securities is open for transaction of business or, if such securities are not
listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, a Business
Day.
Transfer means any direct, indirect or deemed sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, pledge
or other disposition or other action taken by a Person, other than the Company, that alters the
Beneficial Ownership of any Person. A Transfer shall also include the creation or grant of an
option (including an option within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.3822T(h)(4)(v) or Treas. Reg. §
1.3824(d)(9)) and the issuance by the
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Company of Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant. For the avoidance of doubt, a
Transfer shall not include (i) the creation or grant of an option by the Company or (ii) the
issuance or grant of Stock by the Company (except for stock issued upon the exercise of any warrant
issued by the Company).
Transferee means, with respect to any Transfer, any Person to whom Company Securities are,
or are proposed to be, Transferred.
Transferor means, with respect to any Transfer, any Person by or from whom Company
Securities are, or are proposed to be, Transferred.
Treasury Regulations means the regulations, including temporary regulations or any successor
regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time.
(2) Transfer and Ownership Restrictions.
(a) In order to preserve the Companys ability to use the Tax Benefits to
offset income until the Expiration Date, no Person (including for the avoidance
of doubt the U.S. Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof) other than
the Corporation shall, except as provided in Section 3(a) below, Transfer to any
Person (and any such attempted Transfer shall be void ab initio), any direct or
indirect interest in any Company Securities to the extent that such Transfer, if
effective, would cause the transferee or any other Person to become a Five
Percent Stockholder, or would cause the Beneficial Ownership of a Five Percent
Stockholder to increase (any such Transfer, a Five Percent Transaction). The
prior sentence shall not preclude either the Transfer to the Depository Trust
Company (DTC), Clearing and Depository Services (CDS) or to any other
securities intermediary, as such term is defined in § 8-102(14) of the Uniform
Commercial Code, of Company Securities not previously held through DTC, CDS or
such intermediary or the settlement of any transactions in the Company Securities
entered into through the facilities of a national securities exchange, any
national securities quotation system or any electronic or other alternative
trading system; provided that, if such Transfer or the settlement of the
transaction would result in a Prohibited Transfer, such Transfer shall
nonetheless be a Prohibited Transfer subject to all of the provisions and
limitations set forth in the remainder of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(3) Exceptions; Waiver of Transfer and Ownership Restrictions.
(a) Any Transfer of Company Securities that would otherwise be prohibited
pursuant to Section 2(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall nonetheless be permitted
if (i) prior to such Transfer being consummated (or, in the case of an
involuntary Transfer, as soon as practicable after the transaction is
consummated), the Board of Directors approves the Transfer in accordance with
Section 3(b) or 3(c) of this
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ARTICLE THIRTEEN (such approval may relate to a Transfer or series of
identified Transfers and may provide the effective time of such transfer which
could be retroactive), (ii) such Transfer is pursuant to any transaction,
including, but not limited to, a merger, consolidation, mandatory share exchange
or other business combination in which all holders of Company Securities receive,
or are offered the same opportunity to receive, cash or other consideration for
all such Company Securities, and upon the consummation of which the acquiror owns
at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (iii) such
Transfer is a Transfer to any employee stock ownership or other employee benefit
plan of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company (or any entity or trustee
holding shares of Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or
for the purpose of funding any such plan or funding other employee benefits for
employees of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company) or (iv) such
Transfer is a Transfer to any underwriter, dealer or initial purchaser from the
United States Department of the Treasury for resale in a transaction contemplated
by the Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 14, 2011, as amended from
time to time, between the Company and the United States Department of the
Treasury; provided, however, that Transfers by such underwriter,
dealer or purchaser in such offering remain subject to this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(b) The restrictions contained in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN are for the purposes
of reducing the risk that any ownership change (as defined in the Code) with
respect to the Company may limit the Companys ability to utilize its Tax
Benefits. The restrictions set forth in Section 2(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN
shall not apply to a proposed Transfer that is a Five Percent Transaction if the
Transferor or the Transferee obtains the authorization of the Board of Directors
in the manner described below. In connection therewith, and to provide for
effective policing of these provisions, any Person who desires to effect a
transaction that may be a Five Percent Transaction (a Requesting Person) shall,
prior to the date of such transaction for which the Requesting Person seeks
authorization (the Proposed Transaction), request in writing (a Request) that
the Board of Directors review the Proposed Transaction and authorize or not
authorize the Proposed Transaction in accordance with this Section 3(b). A
Request shall be delivered by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the
Secretary of the Company at the Companys principal executive office. Such
Request shall be deemed to have been made when actually received by the Company.
A Request shall include: (i) the name and address and telephone number of the
Requesting Person; (ii) the number and percentage of Company Securities then
Beneficially Owned by the Requesting Person and (iii) a reasonably detailed
description of the Proposed Transaction or Proposed Transactions by which the
Requesting Person would propose to effect a Five Percent Transaction and the
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proposed tax treatment thereof. The Board of Directors shall, in good
faith, endeavor to respond to a Request within twenty (20) Business Days of
receiving such Request; provided that the failure of the Board of Directors to
make a determination within such period shall be deemed to constitute the denial
by the Board of Directors of the Request. The Requesting Person shall respond
promptly to reasonable and appropriate requests for additional information from
the Company or the Board of Directors and its advisors to assist the Board of
Directors in making its determination. The Board of Directors shall only
authorize a Proposed Transaction if it receives, at the Boards request, a report
from the Companys advisors to the effect that the Proposed Transaction does not
create a significant risk of material adverse tax consequences to the Company or
the Board of Directors otherwise determines in its sole discretion that granting
the Request is in the best interests of the Company. Any Request may be
submitted on a confidential basis and, except to the extent required by
applicable law, the Company shall maintain the confidentiality of such Request
and the determination of the Board of Directors with respect thereto, unless the
information contained in the Request or the determination of the Board of
Directors with respect thereto otherwise becomes publicly available. The Request
shall be considered and evaluated by directors serving on the Board of Directors
who are independent of the Company and the Requesting Person and disinterested
with respect to the Request, who shall constitute a committee of the Board for
this purpose, and the action of a majority of such independent and disinterested
directors, or any committee of the Board consisting solely of these directors,
shall be deemed to be the determination of the Board of Directors for purposes of
such Request. Furthermore, the Board of Directors shall approve within ten (10)
Business Days of receiving a Request as provided in this Section 3(b) of (x) any
proposed Transfer that does not cause any aggregate increase in the Beneficial
Ownership of Stock by Five Percent Stockholders (as determined after giving
effect to the proposed Transfer) over the lowest Beneficial Ownership of Stock by
such Five Percent Stockholders (as determined immediately before the proposed
Transfer) at any time during the relevant testing period, in all cases for
purposes of Section 382 of the Code, or (y) any proposed Transfer by the United
States Department of the Treasury if such proposed Transfer and all prior and
anticipated Transfers or other transactions effected or expected to be effected
during the relevant testing period do not result in an aggregate owner shift
(as defined in the Code) of more than 40% for purposes of Section 382 of the
Code. For purposes of clause (y) above, it shall be assumed that within such
testing period all of the Common Stock originally exchanged for the Series C
Perpetual, Convertible, Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value
$5.00 per share, has been, or will be, sold. For the avoidance of doubt, for
purposes of clauses (x) and (y) above, all Transfers shall be taken into account
notwithstanding that pursuant to
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Notice 2008-84 (and any regulations issued pursuant thereto) no testing date
may have occurred with respect to such Transfer.
(c) In addition to Section 3(b), the Board of Directors may determine that
the restrictions set forth in Section 2(a) of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall not
apply to any particular transaction or transactions, whether or not a request has
been made to the Board of Directors, including a Request pursuant to Section 3(b)
of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, subject to any conditions that it deems reasonable and
appropriate in connection therewith. Any determination of the Board of Directors
hereunder may be made prospectively or retroactively.
(d) The Board of Directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may
exercise the authority granted by this ARTICLE THIRTEEN through duly authorized
officers or agents of the Company.
(4) Excess Securities.
(a) No employee or agent of the Company shall record any Prohibited
Transfer, and the purported Transferee of such a Prohibited Transfer (the
Purported Transferee) shall not be recognized as a stockholder of the Company
for any purpose whatsoever in respect of the Company Securities which are the
subject of the Prohibited Transfer (the Excess Securities). Until the Excess
Securities are acquired by another Person in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited
Transfer, the Purported Transferee shall not be entitled to any rights
thereunder, including rights of stockholders of the Company with respect to such
Excess Securities, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Excess
Securities and to receive dividends or distributions, whether liquidating or
otherwise, in respect thereof, if any, and the Excess Securities shall be deemed
to remain with the Transferor unless and until the Excess Securities are
transferred to the Agent pursuant to Section 5 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN or until
an approval is obtained under Section 3 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. After the
Excess Securities have been acquired in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited
Transfer, the Company Securities shall cease to be Excess Securities. For this
purpose, any Transfer of Excess Securities not in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 4 or Section 5 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall also be a
Prohibited Transfer.
(b) The Company may make such arrangements or issue such instructions to its
stock transfer agent as may be determined by the Board of Directors to be
necessary or advisable to implement this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, including, without
limitation, authorizing, in accordance with Section 9 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN,
such transfer agent to require an affidavit from a Purported Transferee regarding
such Persons Beneficial Ownership of Stock and other evidence that a Transfer
will
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not be prohibited by this ARTICLE THIRTEEN as a condition to registering any
Transfer.
(5) Transfer to Agent. If the Board of Directors determines that a Transfer
of Company Securities constitutes a Prohibited Transfer then, upon written demand by the
Company sent within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Board of Directors
determines that the attempted Transfer constitutes a Prohibited Transfer, the Purported
Transferee shall transfer or cause to be transferred any certificate or other evidence of
ownership of the Excess Securities within the Purported Transferees possession or
control, together with any Prohibited Distributions, or, in the case of uncertificated
Stock, shall automatically be deemed to be transferred to an agent designated by the Board
of Directors (the Agent). The Agent shall thereupon sell to a buyer or buyers, which
may include the Company, the Excess Securities transferred to it in one or more
arms-length transactions (on the public securities market on which such Excess Securities
are traded, if possible, or otherwise privately); provided, however, that
any such sale must not constitute a Prohibited Transfer; and provided
further that the Agent shall effect such sale or sales in an orderly fashion and
shall not be required to effect any such sale within any specific time frame if, in the
Agents discretion, such sale or sales would disrupt the market for the Company
Securities, would otherwise adversely affect the value of the Company Securities or would
be in violation of applicable securities laws. If the Purported Transferee has resold the
Excess Securities before receiving the Companys demand to surrender Excess Securities to
the Agent, the Purported Transferee shall be deemed to have sold the Excess Securities for
the Agent, and shall be required to transfer to the Agent any Prohibited Distributions and
proceeds of such sale, except to the extent that the Company grants written permission to
the Purported Transferee to retain a portion of such sales proceeds and Prohibited
Distributions not exceeding the amount that the Purported Transferee would have received
from the Agent pursuant to Section 6 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN if the Agent rather than the
Purported Transferee had resold the Excess Securities for an amount equal to the proceeds
of such sale by the Purported Transferee (and taking into account only the actual costs
incurred by the Agent).
(6) Application of Proceeds and Prohibited Distributions. The Agent shall
apply any proceeds of a sale by it of Excess Securities and, if the Purported Transferee
has previously resold the Excess Securities, any amounts received by the Agent from a
Purported Transferee, together, in either case, with any Prohibited Distributions, as
follows: (a) first, such amounts shall be paid to the Agent to the extent necessary to
cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its duties hereunder; (b) second,
any remaining amounts shall be paid to the Purported Transferee, up to the amount paid by
the Purported Transferee for the Excess Securities (or the Market Price at the time of the
Transfer, in the event the purported Transfer of the Excess Securities was, in whole or in
part, a gift, inheritance or similar Transfer); and (c) third, any remaining amounts shall
be paid to the Transferor that was party to the subject Prohibited Transfer, or, if the
Transferor that was party to the subject Prohibited
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Transfer cannot be readily identified, to one or more organizations qualifying under
section 501(c)(3) of the Code (or any comparable successor provision) selected by the
Board of Directors. The Purported Transferee of Excess Securities shall have no claim,
cause of action or any other recourse whatsoever against any Transferor of Excess
Securities. The Purported Transferees sole right with respect to such shares shall be
limited to the amount payable to the Purported Transferee pursuant to this Section 6. In
no event shall the proceeds of any sale of Excess Securities pursuant to this Section 6
inure to the benefit of the Company or the Agent, except to the extent used to cover costs
and expenses incurred by the Agent in performing its duties hereunder.
(7) Modification of Remedies for Certain Indirect Transfers. In the event of
any Transfer that does not involve a transfer of securities of the Company within the
meaning of Delaware law (Securities, and individually, a Security) but which would
cause the transferee or any other Person to become a Five Percent Stockholder, or would
cause the Beneficial Ownership of a Five Percent Stockholder to increase, the application
of Section 5 and Section 6 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall be modified as described in this
Section 7. In such case, no such Five Percent Stockholder shall be required to dispose of
any interest that is not a Security, but such Five Percent Stockholder and/or any Person
whose ownership of Securities is attributed to such Five Percent Stockholder shall be
deemed to have disposed of and shall be required to dispose of sufficient Securities
(which Securities shall be disposed of in the inverse order in which they were acquired)
to cause such Five Percent Stockholder, following such disposition, not to be in violation
of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. Such disposition shall be deemed to occur simultaneously with
the Transfer giving rise to the application of this provision, and such number of
Securities that are deemed to be disposed of shall be considered Excess Securities and
shall be disposed of through the Agent as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN, except that the maximum aggregate amount payable either to such Five Percent
Stockholder, or to such other Person that was the direct holder of such Excess Securities,
in connection with such sale shall be the Market Price of such Excess Securities at the
time of the purported Transfer. All expenses incurred by the Agent in disposing of such
Excess Securities shall be paid out of any amounts due such Five Percent Stockholder or
such other Person. The purpose of this Section 7 is to extend the restrictions in
Sections 2 and 4 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN to situations in which there is a Five Percent
Transaction without a direct Transfer of Securities, and this Section 7, along with the
other provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, shall be interpreted to produce the same
results, with differences as the context requires, as a direct Transfer of Company
Securities.
(8) Legal Proceedings; Prompt Enforcement. If the Purported Transferee fails
to surrender the Excess Securities or the proceeds of a sale thereof, in either case, with
any Prohibited Distributions, to the Agent within thirty (30) days from the date on which
the Company makes a written demand pursuant to Section 5 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN (whether
or not made within the time specified in Section 5 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN), then the
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Company may take any actions it deems necessary to enforce the provisions hereof,
including the institution of legal proceedings to compel the surrender. Nothing in this
Section 8 shall (a) be deemed inconsistent with any Transfer of the Excess Securities
provided in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN being void ab initio, (b) preclude the Company in its
discretion from immediately bringing legal proceedings without a prior demand or (c) cause
any failure of the Company to act within the time periods set forth in Section 5 of this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN to constitute a waiver or loss of any right of the Company under this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN. The Board of Directors may authorize such additional actions as it
deems advisable to give effect to the provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(9) Obligation to Provide Information. As a condition to the registration of
the Transfer of any Stock, any Person who is a beneficial, legal or record holder of
Stock, and any proposed Transferee and any Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with the proposed Transferee, shall provide such information, to the extent
reasonably available and legally permissible, as the Company may reasonably request from
time to time in order to determine compliance with this ARTICLE THIRTEEN or the status of
the Tax Benefits of the Company.
(10) Legends. The Board of Directors may require that the registration of
the Stock on the stock transfer books of the Company, or any certificates issued by the
Company evidencing ownership of shares of Stock that are subject to the restrictions on
transfer and ownership contained in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN bear the following legend:
THE TRANSFER OF SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., AS AMENDED AND IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY UPON REQUEST.
The Board of Directors may also require that any certificates or other evidence of
ownership issued by the Company evidencing ownership of shares of Stock that are subject to
conditions imposed by the Board of Directors under Section 3 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN also
bear a conspicuous legend referencing the applicable restrictions.
The Company shall have the power to make appropriate notations upon its stock transfer
records or other evidence of ownership and to instruct any transfer agent, registrar,
securities intermediary or depository with respect to the requirements of this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN for any uncertificated Company Securities or Company Securities held in an
indirect holding system.
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(11) Authority of Board of Directors.
(a) All determinations and interpretations of the Board of Directors shall
be interpreted or determined, as the case may be, by the Board of Directors in
its sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine all matters
necessary for assessing compliance with this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, including, without
limitation, (i) the identification of Five Percent Stockholders, (ii) whether a
Transfer is a Five Percent Transaction or a Prohibited Transfer, (iii) the
Beneficial Ownership in the Company of any Five Percent Stockholder, (iv) whether
an instrument constitutes a Company Security, (v) the amount (or Market Price)
due to a Purported Transferee pursuant to Section 6 of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, and
(vi) any other matters which the Board of Directors determines to be relevant;
and the good faith determination of the Board of Directors on such matters shall
be conclusive and binding for all the purposes of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. In
addition, the Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time
to time establish, modify, amend or rescind by-laws, regulations and procedures
of the Company not inconsistent with the provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN for
purposes of determining whether any Transfer of Company Securities would
jeopardize the Companys ability to preserve and use the Tax Benefits and for the
orderly application, administration and implementation of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(c) Nothing contained in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall limit the authority of
the Board of Directors to take such other action to the extent permitted by law
as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Company and its stockholders in
preserving the Tax Benefits. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
in the event of a change in law making one or more of the following actions
necessary or desirable, the Board of Directors may, by adopting a written
resolution, (i) modify the definition of Beneficial Ownership in the Company,
Five Percent Stockholder or the Persons covered by this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, (ii)
modify the definitions of any other terms set forth in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN or
(iii) modify the terms of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN as appropriate, in each case, in
order to prevent an ownership change for purposes of Section 382 of the Code (or
other sections of the Code or any similar state law, if applicable) as a result
of any changes in applicable law or otherwise; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors shall not cause there to be such modification unless
it receives a report, at the Boards request, from the Companys advisors to the
effect that such action is reasonably necessary or advisable to preserve the Tax
Benefits or that the continuation of certain restrictions is no longer reasonably
necessary for the preservation of the Tax Benefits. The Board shall cause the
prompt public announcement of such
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modification in such manner as the Board determines appropriate under the
circumstances. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the
provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, including any definition used herein, the
Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of such
provisions with respect to any situation based on its reasonable belief,
understanding or knowledge of the circumstances. In the event this ARTICLE
THIRTEEN requires an action by the Board of Directors but fails to provide
specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have
the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not
contrary to the provisions of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. All such actions,
calculations, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the
Board of Directors in good faith shall be conclusive and binding on the Company,
the Agent, and all other Persons for all other purposes of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
The Board of Directors may delegate all or any portion of its duties and powers
under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN to a committee of the Board of Directors as it deems
necessary or advisable and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may exercise
the authority granted by this ARTICLE THIRTEEN through duly authorized officers
or agents of the Company.
(12) Reliance. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company and the
members of the Board of Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon
the information, opinions, reports or statements of the chief executive officer, the chief
financial officer, the chief accounting officer or the corporate controller or other
executive officers of the Company or of the Companys legal counsel, independent auditors,
transfer agent, investment bankers or other employees and agents in making the
determinations and findings contemplated by this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, and the members of the
Board of Directors shall not be responsible for any good faith errors made in connection
therewith. For purposes of determining the existence and identity of, and the amount of
any Company Securities Beneficially Owned by any stockholder, the Company is entitled to
rely on the existence and absence of filings of Schedule 13D or 13G under the Exchange Act
(or similar filings), as of any date, subject to its actual knowledge of the ownership of
Company Securities.
(13) Benefits of This ARTICLE THIRTEEN. Nothing in this ARTICLE THIRTEEN
shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company or the Agent any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. This ARTICLE THIRTEEN shall
be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company and the Agent.
(14) Severability. The purpose of this ARTICLE THIRTEEN is to facilitate the
Companys ability to maintain or preserve its Tax Benefits. If any provision of this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN or the application of any such provision to any Person or under any
circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such
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invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of
this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
(15) Waiver. With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or
otherwise available to the Company or the Agent under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN, (a) no waiver
will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party, and
(b) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous
waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.
(16) Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent permitted by Delaware
law, no director of the Company shall be liable for any breach of any duty under this
ARTICLE THIRTEEN, it being understood that no director shall be responsible to the
Corporation, any stockholder or any other Person for any action taken or omitted to be
taken under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN. In particular, without creating any liability to any
Person, the Board may distinguish between stockholders in connection with any Request
under this ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. has caused its corporate seal to
be hereunto affixed and this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Thomas A. Russo,
its Executive Vice President Legal, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Government Affairs and
General Counsel, and Jeffrey A. Welikson, its Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy
General Counsel, this 13th day of July, 2011.
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Annex
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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION AND TERMS
OF PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK OF AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
We, the undersigned, David L. Herzog and Jeffrey A. Welikson, the Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President and Corporate Secretary, respectively, of American
International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation), do hereby certify as
follows:
Pursuant to authority granted by ARTICLE FOUR of the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation has
adopted the following resolutions fixing the designation and certain terms, powers, preferences and
other rights of a new series of the Corporations Serial Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per
share, and certain qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon:
RESOLVED, that there is hereby established a series of Serial Preferred Stock, par
value $5.00 per share, of the Corporation, and the designation and certain terms, powers,
preferences and other rights of the shares of such series, and certain qualifications,
limitations and restrictions thereon, are hereby fixed as follows:
1. The distinctive serial designation of this series shall be Participating
Preferred Stock (hereinafter called this Series). Each share of this Series
shall be identical in all respects with the other shares of this Series except as to
the dates from and after which dividends thereon shall be cumulative.
2. The number of shares in this Series shall initially be 200,000, which number
may from time to time be increased or decreased (but not below the number then
outstanding) by the Board of Directors. Shares of this Series purchased by the
Corporation shall be cancelled and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of
Serial Preferred Stock undesignated as to series. Shares of this Series may be
issued in fractional shares which are whole number multiples of one ten-thousandth
of a share, which fractional shares shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such
holders fractional share, to all rights of a holder of a whole share of this
Series.
3. The holders of full or fractional shares of this Series shall be entitled to
receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, but only out of funds
legally available therefor, dividends, (A) on each date that dividends or other
distributions (other than dividends or distributions payable in Common
Stock of the Corporation) are payable on or in respect of Common Stock
comprising part of the Reference Package (as defined below), in an amount per whole
share of this Series equal to the aggregate amount of dividends or other
distributions (other than dividends or distributions payable in Common Stock of the
Corporation) that would be payable on such date to a holder of the Reference Package
and (B) on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year, in an
amount per whole share of this Series equal to the excess (if any) of $925.00 over
the aggregate dividends paid per whole share of this Series during the three month
period ending on such last day. Each such dividend shall be paid to the holders of
record of shares of this Series on the date, not exceeding sixty days preceding such
dividend or distribution payment date, fixed for the purpose by the Board of
Directors in advance of payment of each particular dividend or distribution.
Dividends on each full and each fractional share of this Series shall be cumulative
from the date such full or fractional share is originally issued; provided that any
such full or fractional share originally issued after a dividend record date and on
or prior to the dividend payment date to which such record date relates shall not be
entitled to receive the dividend payable on such dividend payment date or any amount
in respect of the period from such original issuance to such dividend payment date.
The term Reference Package shall initially mean 10,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $2.50
per share (Common Stock), of the Corporation.
Holders of shares of this Series shall not be entitled to any dividends, whether payable in cash,
property or stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends, as herein provided on this Series.
So long as any shares of this Series are outstanding, no dividend (other than a dividend in Common
Stock or in any other stock ranking junior to this Series as to dividends and upon liquidation)
shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment or other distribution declared or made upon the
Common Stock or upon any other stock ranking junior to this Series as to dividends or upon
liquidation, unless the full cumulative dividends (including the dividend to be paid upon payment
of such dividend or other distribution) on all outstanding shares of this Series shall have been,
or shall contemporaneously be, paid. When dividends are not paid in full upon this Series and any
other stock ranking on a parity as to dividends with this Series, all dividends declared upon
shares of this Series and any other stock ranking on a parity as to dividends shall be declared pro
rata so that in all cases the amount of dividends declared per share on this Series and such other
stock shall bear to each other the same ratio that accumulated dividends per share on the shares of
the Series and such other stock bear to each other. Neither the Common Stock nor any other stock
of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with this Series as to dividends or upon
liquidation shall be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys
be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any shares of any such stock)
by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for stock of the Corporation ranking
junior to this Series as to dividends and upon liquidation), unless the full cumulative dividends
(including the dividend to be paid upon payment of such dividend, distribution, redemption,
purchase or other acquisition) on all outstanding shares of this Series shall have been, or shall
contemporaneously be, paid.
4. In the event of any merger, consolidation, reclassification or other
transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into
other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares of this Series shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an
amount per whole share equal to the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash
and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, that a holder of
the Reference Package would be entitled to receive as a result of such transaction.
5. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of
the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of full and
fractional shares of this Series shall be entitled, before any distribution or
payment is made on any date to the holders of the Common Stock or any other stock of
the Corporation ranking junior to this Series upon liquidation, to be paid in full
an amount per whole share of this Series equal to the greater of (A) $25,000 or (B)
the aggregate amount distributed or to be distributed in connection with such
liquidation, dissolution or winding up to a holder of the Reference Package (such
greater amount being hereinafter referred to as the Liquidation Preference),
together with accrued dividends to such distribution or payment date, whether or not
earned or declared. If such payment shall have been made in full to all holders of shares of this Series, the holders of shares of this Series as such shall have no
right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.
In the event the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of shares of
this Series upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary
or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such holders are entitled
pursuant to paragraph 5. above, no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of any
other class or series of Preferred Stock ranking on a parity with the shares of this Series upon
such liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless proportionate distributive amounts shall be paid
on account of the shares of this Series, ratably in proportion to the full distributable amounts
for which holders of all such parity shares are respectively entitled upon such liquidation,
dissolution or winding up.
Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of this
Series then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to its stockholders all amounts to which such holders are entitled pursuant to
paragraph 5. above before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock or any other
stock of the Corporation ranking junior upon liquidation to this Series.
For the purposes of this Section (v), the consolidation or merger of, or binding statutory share
exchange by, the Corporation with any other corporation shall not be deemed to constitute a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
6. The shares of this Series shall not be redeemable.
7. In addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or
by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation, and
except as otherwise required by law, each share (or fraction thereof) of this Series
shall, on any matter, vote as a class with any other capital stock comprising part
of the Reference Package and shall have the number of votes thereon that a holder of
the Reference Package would have.
8. If and whenever dividends payable on this Series and any other class or
series of stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with this Series as to
payment of dividends (any such class or series being herein referred to as dividend
parity stock) shall be in arrears in an aggregate amount equal to at least six
quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive), the number of directors then
constituting the Board of Directors shall be increased by two and the holders of shares of this Series, together with the holders of all other affected classes and
series of dividend parity stock similarly entitled to vote for the election of two
additional directors, voting separately as a single class, shall be entitled to
elect the two additional directors at any annual meeting of stockholders or any
special meeting of the holders of shares of this Series and such dividend parity
stock called as hereinafter provided. Whenever all arrears in dividends on the shares of this Series and dividend parity stock then outstanding shall have been
paid and dividends thereon for the current quarterly dividend period shall have been
paid or declared and set aside for payment, then the right of the holders of shares
of this Series and such dividend parity stock to elect such additional two directors
shall cease (but subject always to the same provisions for the vesting of such
voting rights in the case of any similar future arrearages in dividends), and the
terms of office of all persons elected as directors by the holders of shares of this
Series and such dividend parity stock shall forthwith terminate and the number of
directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. At any
time after such voting power shall have been so vested in the holders of shares of
this Series and such dividend parity stock, the Secretary of the Corporation may,
and upon the written request of any holder of shares of this Series (addressed to
the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation) shall, call a special
meeting of the holders of shares of this Series and such dividend parity stock for
the election of the two directors to be elected by them as herein provided, such
call to be made by notice similar to that provided in the by-laws for a special
meeting of the stockholders or as required by law. If any such special meeting so
required to be called shall not be called by the Secretary within 20 days after
receipt of any such request, then any holder of shares of this Series may (at the
Corporations expense) call such meeting, upon notice as herein provided, and for
that purpose shall have access to the stock books of the Corporation. The directors
elected at any such special meeting shall hold office until the next annual meeting
of the stockholders if such office shall not have previously terminated as above
provided. In case any vacancy shall occur among the directors elected by the
holders of shares of this Series and such dividend parity stock, a successor shall
be elected by the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of the
stockholders upon the nomination of the then remaining director elected by the
holders of shares of this Series and such dividend parity stock or the successor of
such remaining director. If the holders of shares of this Series become
entitled under the foregoing provisions to elect or participate in the election of
two directors as a result of dividend arrearages, such entitlement shall not affect
the right of such holders to vote as stated in paragraph (vii), including the right
to vote in the election of the remaining directors.
9. This Series shall rank as to the payment of dividends and distributions and
amounts upon liquidation, dissolution and winding-up junior to all other series or shares of Serial Preferred Stock unless otherwise expressly provided in the terms of
such series or shares of Serial Preferred Stock.
10. In the event that the Corporation or its agents determine that they are
obligated to withhold or deduct any tax or other governmental charge under any
applicable law on actual or deemed payments or distributions to a holder of the shares of this Series, the Corporation or its agents shall be entitled to (i) deduct
and withhold such amount by withholding a portion or all of the cash, securities or
other property otherwise deliverable or by otherwise using any property that is
owned by such holder, or (ii) in lieu of such withholding, require any holder to
make a payment to the Corporation or its agent, in each case in such amounts as they
deem necessary to meet their withholding obligations, and in the case of (i) above,
shall also be entitled, but not obligated, to sell all or a portion of such withheld
securities or other property by public or private sale in such amounts and in such
manner as they deem necessary and practicable to pay such taxes and charges.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed and attested this certificate on the 9th day
of March, 2011.
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/s/ David L. Herzog
Name: David L. Herzog
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Attest: |
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Welikson
Name: Jeffrey A. Welikson
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Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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