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Beneficial Owner
|
|
Number of Shares
of Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Percentage of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
|
|
Beneficial owners of 5% or more of our Common Stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H.I.G. Surgery Centers, LLC
(1)
|
|
|
26,455,651
|
|
|
54.2
|
%
|
Directors and Named Executive Officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael T. Doyle
(2)
|
|
|
3,161,760
|
|
|
6.5
|
%
|
Teresa F. Sparks
|
|
|
193,376
|
|
|
*
|
|
John Crysel
|
|
|
113,939
|
|
|
*
|
|
Jennifer Baldock
|
|
|
77,739
|
|
|
*
|
|
Dennis Dean
|
|
|
113,895
|
|
|
*
|
|
Teresa DeLuca
|
|
|
3,277
|
|
|
*
|
|
Adam Feinstein
|
|
|
10,386
|
|
|
*
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|
Matthew I. Lozow
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
Brent Turner
|
|
|
8,828
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (9 persons)
|
|
|
3,683,200
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
Director Nominees:
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Christopher R. Gordon
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
T. Devin O'Reilly
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
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-
(1)
-
H.I.G.,
an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, holds 26,455,651 shares. The principal business address of H.I.G. Surgery Centers, LLC is c/o H.I.G.
Capital, LLC, 1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor, Miami, Florida 33131. Upon the satisfaction of all conditions to H.I.G.'s obligations to complete the Private Sale, H.I.G. has agreed to
grant Bain Capital its proxy with respect to the Purchased Shares and appoint Bain Capital or its designee as its proxy, attorney-in-fact and agent to vote the Purchased Shares in any circumstances in
which stockholder vote, consent or other approval is sought. Upon the Common Stock Closing, H.I.G. will sell 26,455,651 shares of Common Stock of the Company to Bain Capital.
-
(2)
-
A
portion of Mr. Doyle's shares of Common Stock of Surgery Partners, Inc. is held in trust for the benefit of his immediate family.
-
(3)
-
Matthew
I. Lozow, who is a director on our board, is affiliated with H.I.G. Capital. He does not have voting or investment power over and disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by H.I.G. His address is c/o H.I.G. Capital, LLC, 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10020.
-
(4)
-
Appointment
of such nominee will be effective upon the Preferred Stock Closing.
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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Matthew I. Lozow, a current member of the Board whose resignation from the Board will become effective upon the Common Stock Closing, is
affiliated with H.I.G. Capital and
H.I.G. (the Consenting Stockholder). Christopher Laitala, a former member of the Board, was previously affiliated with H.I.G. Capital and H.I.G. (the Consenting Stockholder). Mr. Lozow does not
have voting or investment power over and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by H.I.G. Christopher R. Gordon and T. Devin O'Reilly are the Bain Designees and have been
nominated to the Board, and Mr. Gordon has been elected to the Board by the Consenting Stockholder and Mr. O'Reilly has been appointed to the Board by the Board, each effective upon the
Preferred Stock Closing. Messrs. Gordon and O'Reilly are Managing Directors of an affiliate of Bain Capital, which is a party to the Preferred Purchase Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement described in this Information Statement. No other officer, director or director nominee has any substantial interest in the matter acted upon by the Board and the Consenting Stockholder,
other than in their roles as an officer, director or director nominee.
As
of the Transaction Approval Record Date and the Board Matters Record Date, the Consenting Stockholder held 26,455,651 shares of our Common Stock, or approximately 54% of the Company's
outstanding Common Stock. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Consenting Stockholder will sell its 26,455,651 shares of Common Stock to
Bain Capital in the Private Sale.
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that the Company's directors and executive officers, and
persons who own more than ten percent (10%) of the Company's outstanding Common Stock file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company's stock and
other equity securities. To the Company's knowledge, based solely on its review of the copies of such forms or written representations from certain reporting persons received by the Company with
respect to fiscal year 2016, the Company believes that its executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of its equity securities have complied with all
applicable filing requirements with respect to fiscal year 2016.
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HOUSEHOLDING
Regulations regarding the delivery of copies of information statements to stockholders permit us, banks, brokerage firms and other nominees to
send one information statement to multiple stockholders who share the same address under certain circumstances. This practice is known as "householding." Stockholders who hold their shares through a
bank, broker or other nominee may have consented to reducing the number of copies of materials delivered to their address. In the event that a stockholder wishes to revoke a "householding" consent
previously provided to a bank, broker or other nominee, the stockholder must contact the bank, broker or other nominee, as applicable, to revoke such consent. If a stockholder wishes to receive a
separate information statement, we will promptly deliver a separate copy to such stockholder that contacts us by mail at Surgery Partners, Inc., 40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500,
Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, (615) 234-5900. Any stockholders of record sharing an address who now receive multiple copies of our annual reports, proxy statements and information statements,
and who wish to receive only one copy of these materials per household in the future should also contact Investor Relations by mail or telephone as instructed above. Any stockholders sharing an
address whose shares of Common Stock are held by a bank, broker or other nominee who now receive multiple copies of our annual reports, proxy statements and information statements, and who wish to
receive only one copy of these materials per household, should contact the bank, broker or other nominee to request that only one set of these materials be delivered in the future.
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WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are required to file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
document we file at the SEC's public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public
Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information on the operation of the public reference rooms. Copies of our SEC filings are also available to the public from
the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
We
will provide, upon request and without charge, to each stockholder receiving this Information Statement a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2016 (the "
Annual Report
") and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 (the
"
Quarterly Report
"), in each case, including the financial statements and financial statement schedule information included therein, as filed with the
SEC and any other documents filed with the SEC. You are encouraged to review the Annual Report and Quarterly Report together with any subsequent information we filed or will file with the SEC and
other publicly available information. A copy of any public filing is also available, at no charge, by contacting Surgery Partners, Inc., 40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville,
Tennessee, 37215, (615) 234-5900.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Information Statement includes "forward-looking" statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the
SEC in its rules, regulations and releases. These statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding the Transactions, including statements regarding the benefits of the
Transactions, the anticipated timing of the Transactions and the expected closing of the Transactions contemplated thereby and the actions contingent thereon, the performance of the Company's business
and the other non-historical statements. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "continues," "estimates," "predicts,"
"projects," "forecasts," and similar expressions. All forward looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs only as of the date of this Information Statement and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements, including but not limited
to, the risk that the parties are unable to obtain required regulatory approvals, the risk that the parties are unable to satisfy other conditions to the consummation of the Transactions, the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of any or all of the Merger Agreement, the Preferred Purchase Agreement or the Common Stock Purchase
Agreement, the risk that the transactions contemplated thereby may involve unexpected liabilities or delays, and such other the risks identified and discussed from time to time in the Company's
reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are strongly encouraged to review carefully the full cautionary statements described in these
reports. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this Information Statement, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
Statements contained in this Information Statement or in any document incorporated by reference into this Information Statement as to the
contents of any contract referred to within this Information Statement or other documents that are incorporated herein by reference are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is
made to the copy of the applicable contract or other document filed as an annex to this Information Statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each statement in this Information Statement regarding an
agreement or other document is qualified in all respects by such agreement or other document.
The
SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The
information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this Information Statement, except for any information superseded or modified by information contained directly in this Information
Statement. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this Information Statement. The documents we incorporate by reference are:
-
-
Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2017 and June 5, 2017; and
-
-
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 17, 2017.
We
will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this Information Statement is delivered, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents that have been
incorporated by reference into this Information Statement but not delivered with this Information Statement. We will provide these reports upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester.
Please direct your request, either in writing or by telephone, to the Corporate Secretary, Surgery Partners, Inc., 40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee, 37215,
(615) 234-5900. We maintain a website at http://www.surgerypartners.com. You may access our annual proxy statement on Schedule 14A, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of
charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our
website is not incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this Information Statement.
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Surgery Partners, Inc.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
|
Date: June 22, 2017
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By:
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/s/ MICHAEL T. DOYLE
Michael T. Doyle
Director, Chief Executive Officer
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Annex A
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
10.00% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
OF
SURGERY PARTNERS,
INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"
DGCL
"), SURGERY PARTNERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "
Corporation
"), certifies that
pursuant to the authority contained in Article 4(c) of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation
"), and in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 and Section 151 of the DGCL, the Board of Directors ("
Board of
Directors
") of the Corporation has adopted the following resolution on
[
·
], 2017, creating a series of
[
·
]
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation designated as "10.00% Series A Convertible Perpetual Participating Preferred Stock":
RESOLVED
, that a series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation be, and hereby is, created, and that the
designation and number of shares of such series and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof, of the shares of such series, are as follows:
Section 1. Designation; Ranking; Issuance.
(a) There
is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation authorized to be issued pursuant to
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock, designated as "10.00% Series A Convertible Perpetual Participating Preferred Stock" par value $0.01 per share
(the "
Series A Preferred Stock
"). The number of shares constituting such series shall be
[
·
]. Each share (a "
Share
") of the
Series A Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of the Series A Preferred Stock.
(b) The
Series A Preferred Stock ranks prior to the Common Stock and any other Capital Stock (including with respect to dividends, redemption and rights upon any
Liquidation Event).
(c) The
Shares shall be issued by the Corporation in certificated form for their Initial Value, in such amounts, at such times and to such Persons as shall be specified by
the Board of Directors, from time to time.
Section 2. Number of Shares.
The number of Shares authorized is
[
·
],which number may be decreased (but not below the number thereof then
outstanding), but not increased, from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Defined Terms and Rules of Construction.
(a)
Definitions
.
"
Accrued Value
" means, with respect to any Share, on any date, the sum of (a) the Initial Value
plus
(b) all dividends (whether or not declared) on such Share
that have compounded through each and every Dividend Compounding Date starting
from the first Dividend Compounding Date up to, and including such date (if such date is a Dividend Compounding Date) or the most recent Dividend Compounding Date, in each case, to the extent not
otherwise paid in cash.
"
Affiliate
" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by, or under direct or
indirect common control with, such Person. For
A-1
purposes
of this definition: "control" when used with respect to any Person has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have
meanings correlative to the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, each investment fund managed and/or advised by, or any other Person under common control with, Sponsor or any such investment fund
shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Sponsor.
"
Alternative Fundamental Change Redemption Date
" is defined in
Section 6(b)(iii)
.
"
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
" is defined in the preamble.
"
Applicable Fundamental Change Percentage
" means, in respect of any Fundamental Change that occurs (a) before the first anniversary
of the Issue Date, 110%, (b) on or after the date that is one year following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is two years following the Issue Date, 109%, (c) on or after the
date that is two years following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is three years following the Issue Date, 108%, (d) on or after the date that is three years following the Issue Date
and prior to the date that is four years following the issue date, 107%, (e) on or after the date that is four years following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is five years following
the Issue Date, 106%, (f) on or after the date that is five years following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is six years following the Issue Date, 105%, (g) on or after the
date that is six years following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is seven years following the Issue Date, 103%, (h) on or after the date that is seven years following the Issue Date
and prior to the date that is eight years following the Issue Date, 101% and (i) on or after the date that is eight years following the Issue Date, 100%.
"
Applicable Optional Redemption Percentage
" means, in respect of any Optional Redemption for which the related Redemption Date occurs
(1) on or after the date that is five years following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is six years following the Issue Date, 105%, (2) on or after the date that is six years
following the Issue Date and prior to the date that is seven years following the Issue Date, 103%, (3) on or after the date that is seven years following the Issue Date and prior to the date
that is eight years following the Issue Date, 101% and (4) on or after the date that is eight years following the Issue Date, 100%.
"
Board of Directors
" is defined in the preamble.
"
Business Day
" means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York generally are
authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.
"
Bylaws
" means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation in effect on the date hereof, as they may be amended from time to time.
"
Capital Stock
" means any and all shares of stock (in each case however designated) issued or issuable by the Corporation, and any rights
to purchase, warrants or options to acquire, or participations or other interests in, such stock.
"
Certificate of Designations
" means this Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations relating to the Series A
Preferred Stock, as it may be amended from time to time.
"
Change of Control
" means any (a) consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance, lease, transfer or other disposition of
substantially all of the assets or properties of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in any transaction or series of related transactions, (b) acquisition by any single
Person or group (other than any Sponsor Entity or any group (as defined in Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of which any such Sponsor Entity is a member) of the beneficial ownership, direct or
indirect, of greater than 30% of the voting power of the Corporation's issued and outstanding Voting Stock, or (c) merger or consolidation to which the Corporation is a party except any such
merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a
A-2
subsidiary
in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of
capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation; or
(2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or
resulting corporation.
"
Change of Control Purchase Price
" means, with respect to any Change of Control, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the price
payable in cash in such Change of Control for one share of the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Change of Control,
plus
(b) if
the consideration payable for each share of Common Stock is not solely cash, the Fair Market Value of such non-cash consideration payable in such Change of Control for one share of Common Stock.
"
Close of Business
" means, with respect to any Business Day, 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day.
"
Code
" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"
Common Stock
" means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation under the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
"
Common Stock Deemed Outstanding
" means, as of any time, the number of shares of Common Stock then actually outstanding at such time.
"
Conversion Date
" is defined in
Section 7(c)
.
"
Conversion Price
" means, as of the Issue Date, $19.00 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment from time to time thereafter as
set forth in
Section 8
.
"
Conversion Stock
" means shares of the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Shares.
"
Convertible Securities
" means any stock or securities (other than Options) directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Stock.
"
Corporation
" is defined in the preamble.
"
Corporation Conversion Date
" is defined in
Section 7(b)
.
"
Deemed Conversion Shares
" means, with respect to each Share, with respect to any date, the number of shares of Conversion Stock
(including fractional shares) equal to the quotient of (i) the Accrued Value of such Share as of and including such date
plus
, without
duplication, dividends accrued but not yet compounded as of and through such date
divided by
(ii) the Conversion Price in effect as of such date.
"
Deemed Redeemed Shares
" is defined in
Section 6(c)
.
"
DGCL
" is defined in the preamble.
"
Dividend Compounding Date
" means March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, beginning for
any Share, on the earliest such date after the Issuance Date.
"
Dividend Rate
" means 10.00% per annum as may be adjusted pursuant to
Section 11(b)
.
"
Dividend Record Date
" means, with respect to any Dividend Compounding Date, March 15, June 15, September 15 or
December 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Dividend Compounding Date.
"
Event of Noncompliance
" is defined in
Section 11(a)
.
A-3
"
Exchange Act
" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"
Fair Market Value
" means, with respect to any security or other property (including for the avoidance of doubt any Common Stock, Option
or Convertible Security issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation), the fair market value of such security or
other property at such time, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors using a nationally recognized investment bank to provide a valuation opinion.
"
Fundamental Change
" means (a) Change of Control or (b) the Common Stock ceasing to be listed or quoted on a Trading Market.
"
Fundamental Change Make-Whole Amount
" is defined in
Section 6(b)(ii)(1)
.
"
Fundamental Change Redemption Date
" is defined in
Section 6(b)(iii)
.
"
Indebtedness
" means as to any Person, all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed
money and any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a promissory note, bond, debenture or similar instrument.
"
Initial Value
" means $1,000.00 per Share.
"
Internal Reorganization Event
" means a merger or consolidation which is effected (a) by or among the Corporation and its direct
and/or indirect Subsidiaries or any new parent company or (b) between the Corporation and any Person for the primary purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation.
"
Investor
" means BCPE Seminole Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
"
Issue Date
" means
[
·
], 2017, the original date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock.
"
Junior Stock
" means any class or series of stock issued by the Corporation that ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to
(a) the payment of dividends or (b) the distribution of assets on any Liquidation Event, or both (a) and (b).
"
Liquidation Event
" means any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (whether voluntary or involuntary).
"
Loan Documents
" means the definitive documents entered into by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries governing the indebtedness
contemplated under the debt financing commitment letters provided in connection with the Purchase Agreement and any documentation with respect to outstanding indebtedness on the Issue Date.
"
Majority Owned
" is defined in the definition of Subsidiary.
"
Market Price
" means, with respect to one share of any security, as of a particular date (the "
Valuation
Date
"), the following: (a) if such security is then quoted on The New York Stock Exchange ("
NYSE
"), The NASDAQ Global
Market (the "
NASDAQGM
"), The NASDAQ Global Select Market (the "
NASDAQGSM
"), Pink OTC Markets (the
"
OTC
") or any similar exchange, quotation system or association (together, each of the NYSE, the NASDAQGM, the NASDAQGSM and the OTC, a
"
Trading Market
"), the arithmetic average of the daily volume weighted average prices, as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P., of one share of
such security on the principal Trading Market for the period of five Trading Days consisting of the Trading Day immediately prior to the Valuation Date and the four Trading Days immediately prior to
such date (unless, between the first and last Trading Day of such five Trading Day period, the ex-dividend or effective date occurs for an event that would give rise to an adjustment to the Conversion
Price
A-4
pursuant
to
Section 8
if such event were to occur with respect to the Common Stock, in which case the Board of Directors will determine the
Market Price of such security for such date in good faith taking
into account Trading Market information) or, (b) if such security is not then quoted on a Trading Market, the Fair Market Value of one share of such security as of the Close of Business on the
Valuation Date. If the Common Stock is not then quoted on a Trading Market, then the Board of Directors shall respond promptly, in writing, to any inquiry by any holder of Series A Preferred
Stock as to the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, for the purposes of adjustments to the Conversion Price made in accordance with
Section 8(b)
, if an
announcement or disclosure of a potential issuance or sale is made after the end of trading on a Trading Day, the Valuation
Date for measuring the "Market Price" in such circumstance shall be such Trading Day and if an announcement or disclosure of a potential issuance or sale is made other than after the end of trading on
a Trading Day, the Valuation Date for measuring the "Market Price" in such circumstance shall such be the last Trading Day immediately prior to such announcement or disclosure.
"
NASDAQGM
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
NASDAQGSM
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
NYSE
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
Optional Redemption
" is defined in
Section 6(a)(i)
.
"
Optional Redemption Date
" is defined in
Section 6(a)(ii)
.
"
Optional Redemption Notice
" is defined in
Section 6(a)(ii)
.
"
Optional Redemption Price
" is defined in
Section 6(a)(i)
.
"
Options
" means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for, acquire or purchase the Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
"
Organic Change
" is defined in
Section 8(i)
.
"
OTC
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
Person
" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
"
Prospectus
" means the prospectus (including any preliminary, final or summary prospectus) included in any Registration Statement, all
amendments and supplements to such prospectus, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
"
Purchase Agreement
" means that certain purchase agreement related to the purchase and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock, dated
as of May 9, 2017, between Investor and the Corporation, as amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"
Redemption Date
" is defined in
Section 6(c)
.
"
Reg Rights Agreement
" means that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated
[
·
], 2017, as it may be amended from time to time, by and among the Corporation
and the Investor (and any other Persons who may become bound by such agreement at a later date in accordance with its terms).
"
Regulation FD
" means Regulation FD as promulgated under the Exchange Act.
"
Registrable Securities
" is defined in the Reg Rights Agreement.
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"
Required Percentage
" means greater than 50% of the Shares acquired by the Sponsor Entities on the Issue Date with any proportional
adjustments for any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or similar transactions. For purposes of determining whether the Required Percentage is met, all Shares held by the Sponsor Entities
shall be aggregated.
"
SEC
" means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"
Securities Act
" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
"
Series A Directors
" is defined in
Section 9
.
"
Series A Preferred Stock
" is defined in
Section 1(a)
.
"
Share
" is defined in
Section 1(a)
.
"
Shelf Registration Statement
" means a "shelf" registration statement of the Corporation that covers all the Registrable Securities (and
may cover other securities of the Corporation) on Form S-3 and under Rule 415 under the Securities Act or, if the Corporation is not then eligible to file on Form S-3, on
Form S-1 under the Securities Act, or any successor rule that may be adopted by the SEC, and all amendments and supplements to such "shelf" registration statement, including post-effective
amendments, in each case, including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and any document incorporated by reference therein.
"
Sponsor
" means Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
"
Sponsor Entities
" means Investor, Sponsor, investment funds affiliated with Sponsor, and each of their respective successors and
Affiliates.
"
Sponsor Fundamental Change Redemption Date
" is defined in
Section 6(b)(ii)
.
"
Subsidiary
" means, when used with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (a) in the case of a corporation, at least a
majority of the equity and the voting interests of which are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such first Person (any such entity, a "
Majority
Owned
" entity), by any one or more of its Majority Owned subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Majority Owned subsidiaries, or (b) in the case of
any Person other than a corporation, such first Person, one or more of its Majority Owned subsidiaries, or such first Person and one or more of its Majority Owned subsidiaries either (i) owns a
majority of the equity interests thereof or (ii) has the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body thereof.
"
Tax
" or "
Taxes
" means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, branch
profits, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, escheat, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, ad valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum or estimated tax or other tax of any
kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other
Person by law, by contract or otherwise.
"
Trading Day
" means any day on which (a) trading in a security generally occurs on the principal Trading Market for such security,
(b) such principal Trading Market does not fail to open for trading during its regular trading session and (c) there does not occur or exist on such day, for more than a one half-hour
period, in the aggregate, any suspension or limitation imposed on the trading of such security or of any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to such security, which suspension or
limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such day. If a security is not quoted on any Trading Market, "Trading Day" shall have the same meaning as
Business Day.
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"
Trading Market
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
Valuation Date
" is defined in the definition of Market Price.
"
Voting Stock
" means Capital Stock of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under
ordinary circumstances (determined without regard to any classification of directors) to elect one or more members of the Board of Directors (without regard to whether or not, at the relevant time,
Capital Stock of any other class or classes (other than Common Stock) shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).
"
Window Trigger Date
" is defined in
Section 7(b)
.
"
Withholding Tax
" is defined in
Section 16
.
(b)
Rules of Construction.
Capitalized terms used in this Certificate of Designations which are not defined in
this
Section 3
(or in a document referenced in
Section 3
) have the meanings contained
elsewhere in this Certificate of Designations. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Certificate of Designations, they are deemed to be followed by the words
"without limitation." Any definitions used herein defined in the plural shall be deemed to include the singular as the context may require, and any definitions used herein defined in the singular
shall be deemed to include the plural as
the context may require. Wherever reference is made herein to the male, female or neuter genders, such reference shall be deemed to include any of the other genders as the context may require.
Section 4. Dividends.
(a) Dividends
shall accrue and accumulate on each Share (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar
recapitalization with respect to the Shares) on a daily basis at the Dividend Rate on the Accrued Value from and including the Issue Date of such Share to and including the first date on which any of
the following occurs: (i) payment is made in respect to such Share in connection with a Liquidation Event pursuant to
Section 5
,
(ii) such Share is redeemed by the Corporation in accordance with
Section 6,
or (iii) such Share is converted into shares of
Conversion Stock pursuant to
Section 7
. Dividends on Shares shall compound quarterly on each Dividend Compounding Date. Dividends on Shares shall
accrue, accumulate, and compound whether or not they have been declared, whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends, and
whether or not a cash payment of such dividends would be prohibited under any Loan Documents. In any given quarter, to the extent that (x) the Corporation is legally permitted to pay dividends
in cash and (y) an independent committee of the Board of Directors (which for the avoidance of doubt shall exclude any directors employed within the last three years by investment funds
affiliated with H.I.G. Capital, LLC) has determined that payment of such dividends in cash is in the best interest of stockholders (taking into account the impact that payment of such dividends
in cash or the ability to make such cash payment of such dividends, would have on the treatment of the Shares as debt or equity by the credit agencies rating the Company, its Subsidiaries,
Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries or the Shares), the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, declare a cash dividend in an amount up to 50% of the amount of the dividends that
have accrued and accumulated on the Shares through the end of such quarter, and, if the Board of Directors so declares, the Corporation shall pay such cash dividend on the Dividend Compounding Date
for such quarter to the holders of record of the Shares as they appear on the Company's stock register at the Close of Business on the relevant Dividend Record Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the
amount of any quarterly dividend on Shares paid in cash to the holders of Shares on the Dividend Compounding Date pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall not compound on the Dividend
Compounding Date and shall
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not
be included in Accrued Value. With respect to any Share, its Issue Date shall remain the same regardless of the number of times transfer of such Share is made on the stock records maintained by or
for the Corporation and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Share.
(b)
Participating Dividends.
In addition to any other dividends accruing or declared hereunder, in the event
that the Corporation declares or pays any dividends upon the Common Stock (whether payable in cash, securities or other property), the Corporation shall also declare and pay to the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock at the same time that it declares and pays such dividends to the holders of the Common Stock, the dividends which would have been declared and paid with respect to the
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock as if all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to the
record date for such dividend, or if no record date is fixed, the date as of which the Corporation will determine the record holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividends.
Section 5. Liquidation.
Upon any Liquidation Event, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock then
outstanding shall be entitled to be paid for each Share, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to shareholders of the Corporation, and after satisfaction of (or reservation
of an amount sufficient to satisfy) all liabilities and obligations to creditors of the Corporation, but before any distribution or payment is made upon any Junior Stock, an amount in cash equal to
the greater of (a) the Accrued Value of such Share as of and including the date of the Liquidation Event
plus
, without duplication, dividends
accrued but not yet compounded as of and through such date and (b) the amount that such holder would be entitled to receive in respect of Conversion Stock in connection with such Liquidation
Event if such Share were converted into Conversion Stock immediately prior to such event in accordance with
Section 7(a)
, and the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any other payment with respect to such Share. If upon any Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation to be distributed among the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock are insufficient to permit payment to such holders of the entire aggregate amount that they are entitled to be paid under the first sentence of this
Section 5
,
then the entire assets available (including any right to future or contingent distributions) to be distributed to the Corporation's
stockholders shall be distributed pro rata among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, based upon the aggregate Accrued Value (
plus
,
without duplication, any accrued dividends not already included in such Accrued Value) as of and including the date of the Liquidation Event of the Series A Preferred Stock held by each such
holder. As soon as practicable prior to the payment date stated therein, the Corporation shall deliver written notice of any such Liquidation Event to each record holder of Series A Preferred
Stock, setting forth in reasonable detail the amount of proceeds to be paid with respect to each Share and to each share of Common Stock in connection with such Liquidation Event.
Section 6. Redemptions.
(a)
Redemption at the Option of the Corporation
.
(i) No
sinking fund is provided for the Series A Preferred Stock. The Corporation shall not have the right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the
fifth anniversary of the Issue Date. On or after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, the Corporation will have the right (but not the obligation) to redeem (an "
Optional
Redemption
") all, but not less than all, of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding in accordance with this
Section 6
, for an amount of cash per Share, payable by
wire transfer to the account or accounts designated in writing to the Corporation by such
holder, equal to the product of (A) the Applicable Optional Redemption Percentage
multiplied by
(B) the sum of the
Accrued Value of such Share as of and including the Optional Redemption Date
plus
, without duplication, dividends
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accrued
but not yet compounded as of and through such date (such amount, the "
Optional Redemption Price
").
(ii) In
case the Corporation exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding pursuant to this
Section 6(a)
, it shall fix a date for redemption
(each, an "
Optional Redemption Date
") and it
shall mail a notice of such Optional Redemption (an "
Optional Redemption Notice
") not less than 30 days prior to the Optional Redemption Date to
each holder of Series A Preferred Stock at its last address as the same appears on the Corporation's stock register. The Optional Redemption Date must be a Business Day. For the avoidance of
doubt, any holder may convert its Shares pursuant to
Section 7(a)
at any time prior to the Close of Business on the date that is three
(3) Business Days prior to the Optional Redemption Date.
(iii) Each
Optional Redemption Notice shall specify:
(1) the
Optional Redemption Date;
(2) the
Optional Redemption Price;
(3) that
on the Optional Redemption Date, the Optional Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Share, and that any dividends thereon will cease to accumulate
after the Optional Redemption Date;
(4) the
place or places where such Shares are to be surrendered for payment of the Optional Redemption Price; and
(5) that
holders may surrender their Shares for conversion at any time prior to the Close of Business on the date that is three (3) Business Days immediately
preceding the Optional Redemption Date.
Any
delivered Optional Redemption Notice is irrevocable.
(iv) If
any Optional Redemption Notice has been given in respect of Shares in accordance with this
Section 6(a)
,
holders of Shares shall surrender any Shares that have not been converted prior to the related Optional Redemption Date to the Corporation on the Optional Redemption Date at the place or places stated
in the Redemption Notice for the payment in full of the Optional Redemption Price solely in cash.
(v) From
and after the Optional Redemption Date (unless the Corporation shall default in providing for the payment of the Optional Redemption Price), (1) dividends
will cease to accrue on Shares, (2) Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and (3) all rights of the holders of Shares hereunder will terminate, except the right to receive the
Optional Redemption Price for each Share payable in full in cash on the Optional Redemption Date.
(b)
Redemption at the Option of the Holder Upon Fundamental Change
.
(i) If,
prior to the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Corporation has knowledge of such Fundamental Change, then no later than 30 days prior (or such
lesser number of days as is practicable if such knowledge is obtained thereafter) to the occurrence of the Fundamental Change, the Corporation shall, to the extent legally permissible, give written
notice of such proposed Fundamental Change, which notice shall describe (to the extent known) the expected date of consummation thereof to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock
(
provided
, that the Corporation shall not be required to deliver such notice if its delivery would result in, or, in the Corporation's sole reasonable
discretion, be likely to result in, the Corporation having to generally disclose material non-public information pursuant to Regulation FD, any successor law or any similar provision of any law
applicable to the Corporation;
provided
, further, that so long as the Sponsor and its Affiliates are subject to a
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confidentiality
obligation with the Corporation, the exception to the notice requirement set forth in the immediately preceding proviso shall not apply to the Sponsor or its Affiliates).
(ii) If
a Fundamental Change occurs, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will have the right (but not the obligation) to require the Corporation to redeem
all, but not less than all, of such holder's Series A Preferred Stock on the Fundamental Change Redemption Date for an amount of cash per Share, payable by wire transfer to the account or
accounts designated in writing to the Corporation by such holder, equal to:
(1) if
the Fundamental Change is a Change of Control, the greater of (A) the product of (1) the Applicable Fundamental Change Percentage
multiplied by
(2) the sum of the Accrued Value of such
Share as of and including the Fundamental Change Redemption Date
plus
, without duplication, dividends accrued but not yet compounded as of and through such date (such amount in this clause (A), the
"
Fundamental Change Make-Whole Amount
") and (B) the product of (1) the Deemed Conversion Shares at the time of closing of such Change of
Control
multiplied by
(2) the Change of Control Purchase Price; and
(2) if
the Fundamental Change is not a Change of Control, the Fundamental Change Make-Whole Amount;
by
delivering to the Corporation, at its principal office or to such other location as may be directed by the Corporation, the Shares to be redeemed and written notice of such election (x) if
notice was delivered by the Corporation to such holder pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i)
, by 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the effective date of the Fundamental Change, and (y) if notice was delivered by the Corporation to such holder pursuant to
Section 6(b)(iii)
, by the Close of Business on
the day that is three Business Days prior to the Alternative Fundamental Change Redemption Date.
Upon timely receipt of any holder's election and Shares, the Corporation shall be obligated to redeem the Shares of such holder (1) if the Corporation delivered notice to such holder pursuant
to
Section 6(b)(i)
, on the date of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change (the "
Sponsor Fundamental Change Redemption
Date
"), and (2) if the Corporation delivered notice to such holder pursuant to
Section 6(b)(iii)
, on the
Alternative Fundamental Change Redemption Date, in each case, in priority over any payments to the holders of Junior Stock. If any proposed Fundamental Change does not occur, any request for
redemption in connection therewith shall be automatically rescinded, or if there has been a material change in the terms or the timing of the transaction, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock
may rescind such holder's request for redemption by giving written notice of such rescission to the Corporation.
(iii) If
a Fundamental Change occurs and notice is not given to such holder pursuant to
Section 6(b)(i)
, then the
Corporation will deliver notice of such Fundamental Change to such holder as promptly as practicable after the occurrence of such Fundamental Change, which notice shall set forth the date on which the
Corporation will redeem any Shares properly tendered by such holder in accordance with
Section 6(b)(ii)
in connection with such Fundamental
Change, which date, shall be no fewer than 25 Business Days, and no more than 35 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered (the "
Alternative Fundamental
Change Redemption Date
", and together with the Sponsor Fundamental Change Redemption Date, the "
Fundamental Change Redemption
Date
").
(c)
Redemption Payments
. For each Share to be redeemed hereunder, to the extent required by the Corporation,
upon surrender by the holder thereof at the Corporation's principal office, or to such other location as may be directed by the Corporation, of the certificate representing such Share and any other
documentation required pursuant to this Certificate of Designations and reasonably requested by the Corporation, the Corporation shall be obligated on the Optional
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Redemption
Date or any Fundamental Change Redemption Date (each a "
Redemption Date
") to pay to the holder thereof, by wire transfer to an account or
accounts designated by the holder at least three Business Days prior to the relevant Redemption Date, an amount in cash equal to the redemption price of such Share in accordance with
Section 6(a)
,
Section 6(b)
, or
Section 6(c)
, as applicable. If the Corporation pays any holder of more than one Share an amount of cash less than the amount of
the redemption
price due in accordance with
Section 6(a)
,
Section 6(b)
, or
Section 6(c)
with respect to such
Shares, the payment shall be deemed to satisfy the Corporation's obligations with respect to a number of Shares
held by such holder (the "
Deemed Redeemed Shares
") equal to the maximum number of Shares held by such holder for which the applicable redemption price
could have been paid in full by such amount of cash, and thereafter, such Deemed Redeemed Shares shall be redeemed by the Corporation in accordance with
Section 6(a)
or
Section 6(b)
, as applicable, and cancelled and retired. For the avoidance
of doubt, any Shares not redeemed pursuant to
Section 6(a)
,
Section 6(b)
, or
Section 6(c)
, as
applicable, shall remain outstanding.
(d)
Redeemed or Otherwise Acquired Shares
. Any Shares which are redeemed by the Corporation or otherwise
acquired by the Corporation or which are converted shall be canceled and retired to "authorized but unissued shares" and shall not be reissued, sold or transferred.
(e)
No Other Redemptions
. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable except as expressly
authorized in this
Section 6
.
Section 7. Conversion
.
(a)
Conversion at the Option of the Holder
. Each Share may be converted on any date, from time to time, at the
option of the holder thereof into a number of shares of Conversion Stock equal to the Deemed Conversion Shares.
(b)
Conversion at the Option of the Corporation
. If, on any date following the date that is two years after the
Issue Date, (i) no Event of Noncompliance has occurred and is continuing, (ii) there is an effective Shelf Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable
Securities, which remains effective through and including the Corporation Conversion Date, and and (iii) for any 20 Trading Days out of the 30 consecutive Trading Day-period immediately
preceding such date, the volume weighted average closing price of the Common Stock on such Trading Days equaled or exceeded $42.00 per share (such day, the "
Window Trigger
Date
"), then the Corporation may cause the conversion of all, but not less than all, of the Shares into a number of shares of Conversion Stock equal to the Deemed Conversion
Shares by providing written notice to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, no later than 10 days after such Window Trigger Date, of the Corporation's election to cause such
conversion, and of the effective date of such conversion, which effective date shall not be earlier than 30 days or later than 60 days after the date of such notice (the
"
Corporation Conversion Date
").
(c)
Conversion Procedure
. To convert Shares pursuant to
Section 7(a)
or
Section 7(b)
, the holder of such Shares must deliver the certificate(s)
representing such Shares to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, or to such other locations as may be directed by the Corporation, and with respect to a conversion pursuant to
Section 7(a)
, together with an irrevocable written notice of conversion. The "
Conversion Date
"
means, for any Share, (i) in the case of a conversion under
Section 7(a)
, the date on which such Share is submitted for conversion and the
duly signed and completed notice of conversion of such Share is received by the Corporation and (ii) in the case of a conversion under
Section 7(b)
, the Corporation Conversion Date. Upon
conversion of a Share, (x) the Person entitled to receive the Conversion Stock
issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Conversion Stock at the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such Share (and, for the
avoidance of doubt, without limiting the rights of holders of Shares provided herein (including voting rights as provided in
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Section 9
or rights to dividends as provided in
Section 4
), prior to such time will not be treated as the holder
or holders of record of such Conversion Stock or as entitled to any rights with respect to such shares of Conversion Stock by virtue of holding Shares), and (y) such Person shall cease to be a
record holder of the Series A Preferred Stock at the Close of Business on such Conversion Date, in each of (x) and (y) irrespective of whether Conversion Stock is issued on or
after the Conversion Date. As promptly as practicable on or after the Conversion Date for any Share, the Corporation shall issue the number of whole shares of Conversion Stock issuable upon
conversion, with such number of shares of Conversion Stock determined based on the aggregate number of Shares converted by the converting holder on such Conversion Date and any remaining balance
satisfied in cash. Such delivery shall be made, at the option of the applicable holder, in certificated form or by book-entry (if Common Stock is then issued in one or more global certificates with a
depositary). If any holder converts only a portion of the Shares represented by a single certificate, the Corporation will promptly issue a new certificate representing the portion of the Shares that
such holder has not converted. Any such certificate or
certificates shall be delivered by the Corporation to the appropriate holder by sending certificates evidencing the shares to the holders at their respective addresses as set forth in the conversion
notice. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of a Share as the owner of such share for all purposes.
(d)
Contingent Conversion
. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 7
, if a conversion of Series A
Preferred Stock is to be made in connection with an event or transaction affecting the Corporation,
the conversion of any Shares may, at the election of the holder thereof, be conditioned upon the consummation of such event or transaction, in which case such conversion shall not be deemed to be
effective until such event or transaction has been consummated.
(e)
Common Stock Reserved for Issuance
. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized and unissued shares of Conversion Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Conversion Stock that would
be issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. All shares of Conversion Stock which are so issuable shall, when issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges and encumbrances. The Corporation shall take reasonable best efforts to assure that all such shares of Conversion Stock may be so issued without
violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Conversion Stock may be listed (except for official notice of
issuance which shall be promptly delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance and except for any such law, regulation or requirement applicable because of the business or nature of the
holder). The Corporation shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued shares of Conversion Stock to be less than the number of such shares required to be reserved
hereunder for issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with this
Section 7(e)
.
(f)
Taxes
. The Corporation shall pay any and all transfer Taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or
delivery of shares of Conversion Stock on conversion of the Shares. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any Tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue
or delivery of shares of Conversion Stock in a name other than that in which the converted Shares of Series A Preferred Stock were registered, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless
and until the Person requesting such issue has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such Tax, or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such Tax has been paid.
(g)
No Impairment
. The Corporation shall not, by amendment of this Certificate of Designations or the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or
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any
other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation.
Section 8. Conversion Price; Adjustments
.
(a) In
order to prevent dilution of the conversion rights granted under
Section 7
, the Conversion Price shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time, without duplication, in the circumstances and in the manner described in this
Section 8
.
(b)
Stock Dividends
. In case the Corporation shall pay or make a dividend or other distribution on the Common
Stock in Common Stock, the Conversion Price, as in effect at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to receive
such dividend or other distribution, shall be adjusted by multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close
of business on the date fixed for such determination and the denominator shall be the sum of such number of shares and the total number of shares constituting such dividend or other distribution, such
adjustment to become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such determination.
(c)
Stock Purchase Rights
. If the Corporation issues or sells to all holders of its Common Stock any Options
entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock for a period expiring within 60 days from the date of issuance of such Options at a price per share for an amount of
consideration per share less than the Market Price of one share of Common Stock determined as of the date of such issue or sale, then at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for
such determination the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal (x) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issue or sale
multiplied
by (y) a fraction, the numerator of
which shall be (1) the number of shares of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding on the close of
business on the date fixed for such determination
plus
(2) the aggregate consideration expected to be received by the Company upon the exercise,
conversion or exchange of such Options (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a resolution of the Board of Directors) and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination
plus
the number of shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase.
(d)
Debt, Asset or Security Distributions
. In case the Corporation shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute
to all holders of its Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness, assets or securities (but excluding any dividend or distribution of Options referred to in
Section 8(c)
, any dividend or
distribution paid exclusively in cash, any dividend or distribution of shares of Capital Stock of any class or
series, or similar equity interests, or any dividend or distribution referred to in
Section 8(b)
), the Conversion Price shall be reduced by
multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be Market Price minus the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in a
Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be the Market Price on the date
fixed for such determination, such adjustment to become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders of the Company
entitled to receive such distribution.
(e)
Treasury Shares
. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares
owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation or any Subsidiary,
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and
the disposition of any shares so owned or held shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock.
(f)
Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock
. If the Corporation at any time subdivides (by any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the
effective date or record date, as the case may be, for such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced on such effective date or record date, as the case may be, and if the Corporation at any time
combines (by reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the
effective date or record date for such combination shall be proportionately increased immediately after such effective date or record date.
(g)
Record Date
. If the Corporation takes a record of the holders of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling
them (a) to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in Common Stock, Options or in Convertible Securities or (b) to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock, Options or
Convertible Securities, then such record date shall be deemed to be the date of the issue or sale of the shares of Common Stock deemed to have been issued or sold upon the declaration of such dividend
or upon the
making of such other distribution or the date of the granting of such right of subscription or purchase, as the case may be.
(h)
Notices Related to Conversion Adjustments
.
(i) Promptly
upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, the Corporation shall give written notice thereof to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock, setting forth
in reasonable detail and certifying the calculation of such adjustment.
(ii) The
Corporation shall give written notice to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock at least 10 Business Days prior to the date on which the Corporation closes
its books or takes a record (a) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon Common Stock, (b) with respect to any
pro rata
subscription offer to holders of Common Stock or (c) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Organic Change or Liquidation Event.
(iii) So
long as the delivery of such notice would not result in, or, in the Corporation's sole reasonable discretion, be likely to result in, the Corporation having to
generally disclose material non-public information pursuant to Regulation FD, any successor law or any similar provision of any law applicable to the Corporation
(
provided
, that so long as the Sponsor and its Affiliates are subject to a confidentiality obligation with the Corporation, such exception shall not
apply to the Sponsor or its Affiliates), the Corporation shall also give written notice to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock at least 10 Business Days prior to the date on which any
Organic Change shall take place.
(i)
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
. Any consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, conveyance, lease, transfer or
other disposition of substantially all of the assets or properties of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in any transaction or series of related transactions, in each case,
which is effected in such a manner that the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or assets with respect to, or in
exchange for, Common Stock, is referred to herein as an "
Organic Change
". Prior to the consummation of any Organic Change, the Corporation shall, at its
election, either redeem the Shares pursuant to
Section 6(a)
if the Corporation has the right to force such redemption at such time, cause the
conversion of the Shares pursuant to
Section 7(b)
if the Corporation has the right to force such conversion at such time or make appropriate
provisions to insure that the holder of any Share not being redeemed in accordance with
Section 6(b)
shall thereafter have the right to acquire
and receive, upon conversion of such Share, in lieu of each share of Common Stock
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immediately
theretofore acquirable and receivable upon the conversion of such Share, the types and amounts of stock, other securities, cash or other assets that such holder would have received in
connection with such Organic Change if such holder had converted its Share immediately prior to such Organic Change. The Corporation shall not effectuate an Internal Reorganization Event unless the
Series A Preferred Stock shall be outstanding as a class of preferred stock of the surviving corporation having the same rights, terms, preferences, liquidation preference and accrued and
unpaid dividends as the Series A Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to such Internal Reorganization Event.
Section 9. Voting Rights
. Except as otherwise provided herein (including
Section 10
) or by applicable law, the
holders of Shares shall be entitled to vote with the holders of shares of Common Stock, together as a
single class, on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation. Each holder of Shares shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock
into which all Shares held of record by such holder could then be converted pursuant to
Section 7
at the record date for the determination of the
shareholders entitled to vote on such matters or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is first executed. The holders of Shares
shall be entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders of the Corporation in accordance with the Bylaws. On and following the Trigger Date (as defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation), for so long as the Sponsor Entities continue to own the Required Percentage, the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding Shares held by the Sponsor Entities, voting as a
separate class, shall be entitled to elect two (2) directors to the Board of Directors and at each meeting or pursuant to each consent of the Company's stockholders for the election of
directors (the "
Series A Directors
"); provided that, if and for so long as the Sponsor Entities continue to own more than 50% of the Required
Percentage but less than 100% of the Required Percentage, the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding Shares held by the Sponsor Entities, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled
to elect one (1) Series A Director at each meeting or pursuant to each consent of the Company's stockholders for the election of directors. The Series A Directors shall only be
removed by the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding Shares held by the Sponsor Entities, voting as a separate class.
Section 10. Protective Provisions
. For so long as the Sponsor Entities continue to own the Required
Percentage, the Corporation shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent as provided by law) of the holders of at least the
majority of the then-outstanding Shares, voting as a separate class:
(a) amend,
modify, waive, repeal or restate any provision in this Certificate of Designations, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, similar
organizational documents of the Corporation's Subsidiaries, the Reg Rights Agreement or any other rights involving the rights of holders with respect to any Shares, including, by merger,
consolidation, recapitalization or otherwise, in each case, in any manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Shares;
(b) enter
into any contract that would prohibit or restrict the ability of the Corporation to perform its obligations with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock;
(c) incur
Indebtedness (including guarantees on Indebtedness) in excess of the amount of Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date;
(d) extend,
supplement, amend, waive or otherwise modify any material provisions of the Loan Documents or any other agreement, indenture or similar instrument governing any
terms of Indebtedness of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, other than refinancing Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date;
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(e) acquire
or divest in one or more series of transactions the stock or assets of any Person for consideration in excess of $25 million individually or
$125 million in the aggregate in any given year;
(f) establish
or acquire any Subsidiaries outside of the United States;
(g) effect
a Fundamental Change;
(h) effect
any bankruptcy or Liquidation Event of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries;
(i) declare
or pay any dividends other than dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock;
(j) authorize,
create or issue any Capital Stock of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries other than Junior Stock or pursuant to any management plan approved by the
Board of Directors;
(k) (i)
reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is pari passu with the Shares in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to the Shares in respect of any such right,
preference, or privilege or (ii) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is Junior Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari
passu with the Shares in respect of any such right, preference or privilege;
(l) enter
into or effect any transaction involving the recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, repurchase, redemption, exchange or other acquisition of any
equity securities of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, other than repurchases or redemptions by a wholly owned Subsidiary of its outstanding securities, or redemptions or other repurchases of
Common Stock from employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries pursuant to plans or arrangements approved by the Board of Directors; or
(m) agree
in writing or commit or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing.
Section 11. Events of Noncompliance
.
(a)
Definition
. An "
Event of Noncompliance
" shall have occurred
if: (A) the Corporation fails to make any redemption payment with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock which it is required to make under this Certificate of Designations, whether or
not such payment is legally permissible or is prohibited by any Loan Document or any other agreement to which the Corporation is subject or (B) the Corporation breaches any of its payment
obligations under this Certificate of Designations, including
Section 7(f)
hereto.
The
foregoing shall constitute Events of Noncompliance whatever the reason or cause for any such Event of Noncompliance and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or
pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body and regardless of the effects of any subordination provisions.
(b)
Consequences of Events of Noncompliance
.
(i) If
an Event of Noncompliance has occurred and is continuing, the Dividend Rate for such outstanding Shares will increase by 3.00% per annum, effective as of the date of
the Event of Noncompliance, and will increase by an additional 0.50% per annum on each successive Dividend Compounding Date (up to a maximum Dividend Rate of 20.00% per annum), in each case, until
such Event of Noncompliance has been cured and no longer is continuing.
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(ii) If
any Event of Noncompliance exists, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall also have any other rights which such holder is entitled to under any
contract or agreement at any time and any other rights and remedies which such holder may have at law or in equity.
(c) For
the avoidance of doubt, any action by the Corporation in violation of this Certificate of Designations, including with respect to the rights of holders of Shares
pursuant to
Section 8
or
Section 10
, shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or
effect.
Section 12. Registration of Transfer
. The Corporation shall keep at its principal office a register for
the registration of Series A Preferred Stock. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any Share as the owner of such Share for all purposes. Upon the surrender of
any certificate representing Shares at such place, the Corporation shall, at the request of the record holder of such certificate, execute and deliver (at the Corporation's expense) a new certificate
or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of Shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate shall be registered in such name and shall
represent such number of Shares as is requested by the holder of the surrendered certificate and shall be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate.
Section 13. Notices
. Except as otherwise expressly provided hereunder, all notices referred to herein
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed or sent (a) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (b) to any holder of Shares, at such
holder's address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise indicated by any such holder by written notice to the Corporation).
Section 14. Replacement Certificates
. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation
(an affidavit of the registered holder shall be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing Shares, and in the case of any such loss,
theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (
provided
that if the holder is a financial institution or
other institutional investor its own agreement shall be satisfactory), or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall (at the holders expense) execute
and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of Shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated
the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate, and dividends shall accrue on the Shares represented by such new certificate from the date to which dividends have been fully paid on
such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
Section 15. Amendment and Waiver
. No amendment, modification, alteration, repeal or waiver of any
provision of this Certificate of Designations shall be binding or effective without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Shares outstanding at the time such action is taken.
For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment, modification, alteration, repeal or waiver of the terms or relative priorities of the Shares may be accomplished whether by the merger, consolidation or other
transaction of the Corporation with any other Person unless the Corporation has obtained the prior written consent of the holders of the majority the Shares then outstanding.
Section 16. Withholding; Offset of Taxes
. The Corporation or any other withholding agent shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the amounts otherwise payable to a holder of Shares such amounts as the Corporation or such withholding agent are required to deduct and withhold under the Code
with respect to the making of such payment ("
Withholding Tax
"). The Corporation or such other withholding agent shall provide the holder with
(x) to the extent practicable, at least 10 Business Days advance notice of any amounts proposed to be withheld, (y) an original or certified copy of a receipt from the applicable taxing
authority showing payment of any such Withholding Tax, and (z) such other information regarding any such Withholding Tax as the holder may reasonably request. To the extent that Withholding Tax
is withheld, (i) the Corporation or such other withholding agent timely shall pay over such amounts to the applicable taxing authority and (ii) such withheld amounts shall be treated for
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all
purposes as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made. To the extent that the Corporation is required to pay over to a taxing authority any
Withholding Tax (excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Taxes referred to in the second sentence of
Section 7(f)
) on behalf of or with respect
to any holder of Shares and such Withholding Tax is not withheld from a cash payment payable to such holder, then the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion, set off such Withholding Tax
payment against any payments of Conversion Stock or cash on such Shares or Common Stock received as Conversion Stock.
Section 17. Incorporation by Reference
. The full text of the Purchase Agreement, the Reg Rights
Agreement, the Loan Documents and any other agreement referenced herein is on file at the registered office of the Corporation as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as
such registered office may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 133 of the DGCL or any successor provision).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designations as of
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND
LIMITATIONS (10.00% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PARTICIPATING PREFERRED
STOCK)SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.]
Annex B
FORM OF SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Surgery Partners, Inc. has adopted this
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restating, integrating and amending its Certificate of Incorporation (originally filed April 2, 2015 and amended and restated on
September 21, 2015), which Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly proposed by the directors and adopted by the stockholders of this corporation (by written consent
pursuant to Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
ARTICLE INAME
The
name of the corporation is Surgery Partners, Inc. (the "
Corporation
").
ARTICLE IIREGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The
address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of
the Corporation's registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE IIIPURPOSE
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 the State of
Delaware (the "
DGCL
").
ARTICLE IVCAPITALIZATION
(a)
Authorized Shares
. The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is
[
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], consisting of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
("
Common Stock
"), and [
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] shares
of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("
Preferred Stock
"). Such stock may be issued from time to time by the Corporation for such consideration
as may be fixed by the board of directors of the Corporation (the "
Board of Directors
").
(b)
Common Stock
. Subject to the powers, preferences and rights of any Preferred Stock, including any series
thereof, having any preference or priority over, or rights superior to, the Common Stock and except as otherwise provided by law and this Article IV, the holders of the Common Stock shall have
and possess all powers and voting and other rights pertaining to the stock of the Corporation.
(i)
Voting.
Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock
held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided, however, that to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of Common Stock, as such,
shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations
relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if only the holders of such affected series are entitled, either
separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations
relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL. There shall be no cumulative voting.
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(ii)
Dividends.
Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as
and when determined by the Board of Directors and subject to any preferential dividend rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of record of shares of Common Stock shall share ratably in all dividends payable in cash, stock or otherwise and other distributions, whether in
respect of liquidation or dissolution (voluntary or involuntary) or otherwise.
(iii)
No Preemptive Rights.
The holders of the Common Stock shall have no preemptive rights to subscribe for any
shares of any class of stock of the Corporation whether now or hereafter authorized.
(iv)
No Conversion Rights.
The Common Stock shall not be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any
other class or classes or of any other series of the same class of the Corporation's capital stock.
(v)
Liquidation Rights.
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in
proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder. A merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation, in any such case which shall not in fact result in the
liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders, shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
Corporation.
(c)
Preferred Stock.
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series, from time to time, with each
such series to consist of such number of shares and to have such voting powers relative to other classes or series of Preferred Stock, if any, or Common Stock, full or limited or no voting powers, and
such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with the authority, to the full extent now or hereafter
provided by applicable law, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions. Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designations
relating to any series of Preferred Stock, no vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the designation or issuance of any shares of any series of the
Preferred Stock authorized by and complying with the conditions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock,
the right to have such vote being expressly waived by all present and future holders of the capital stock of the Corporation. Any shares of Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or acquired by
the Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred
Stock. Different series of Preferred Stock shall not be construed to constitute different classes of shares for the purposes of voting by classes unless expressly provided in any certificate of
designations or any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors.
(d)
No Class Vote on Changes in Authorized Number of Shares of Preferred Stock.
Subject to the rights of the
holders of any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any certificate of designations or any resolution providing for the issuance
of such series of stock adopted by the Board of Directors, the number of authorized shares of
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Preferred
Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the
DGCL.
ARTICLE VBOARD OF DIRECTORS
(a)
Number of Directors; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships
. The number of directors constituting the
Board of Directors shall be not fewer than three and not more than 15, each of whom shall be a natural person. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect
directors, the precise number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, provided that, prior to the date (the "
Trigger
Date
") that the Sponsor Entities (as defined below) cease collectively to beneficially own (directly or indirectly) fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding capital
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("
Voting Stock
"), the size of the Board of Directors will be determined
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Corporation's then outstanding Voting Stock. Vacancies and newly-created directorships shall be filled exclusively by vote of a majority of the
directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that (i) any vacancy created by the removal of a director by the stockholders for cause shall only
be filled, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, by vote of a majority of the then outstanding Voting Stock and (ii) prior to the Trigger Date, vacancies will be filled by
vote of a majority of the then outstanding Voting Stock. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. A director elected
to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office, and a director chosen to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold
office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of his or her successor and to his or her earlier death,
resignation or removal. "
Affiliate
" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Person; the term "
control
," as used in this definition, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and "
controlled
" and
"
controls
" have meanings correlative to the foregoing. "
HIG Stock Sale Agreement
" means that certain
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2017, by and among H.I.G. Surgery Centers, LLC, H.I.G. Bayside Debt & LBO Fund II L.P., BCPE Seminole Holdings LP, and
the Corporation. "
HIG Stock Sale Closing
" means the closing of the purchase and sale of Common Stock pursuant to the HIG Stock Sale Agreement.
"
Person
" means an individual, any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock
company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of
such entity. "
Sponsor Entities
" means, collectively, (x) before the HIG Stock Sale Closing, investment funds affiliated with H.I.G.
Capital, LLC or Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and their respective successors, Transferees and Affiliates and (b) after the HIG Stock Sale Closing, investment funds affiliated
with Bain Capital Private Equity, LP and its successors, Transferees and Affiliates. "
Transferee
" means, any Person who becomes a beneficial
owner of Voting Stock upon having purchased such shares from the investment funds affiliated with the Sponsor Entities or their respective Affiliates, provided, however, that a purchaser of Voting
Stock in an registered public offering shall not be a "Transferee." For the purpose of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, "
beneficial
ownership
" shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange
Act
").
(b)
Classified Board of Directors
. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
to elect directors, the Board of Directors (other than those directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock) shall be classified into three classes: Class I; Class II;
and
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Class III.
Each class shall consist, as nearly as practicable, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors and the allocation of directors among the
three classes shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Class I Directors shall expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the
Class II Directors shall expire at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the Class III Directors shall expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Each
director in each class shall hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. At each annual meeting of stockholders
beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at
that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in the third year following the year of their election, with each director in each
such class to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or
decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible and such apportionment shall be determined by the Board of
Directors.
(c)
Removal
. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors,
the directors of the Corporation may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
ARTICLE VILIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY
To
the fullest extent that the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware (as they exist on the date hereof or as they may hereafter be amended) permits the
limitation or elimination of the liability 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. No amendment to, or modification or repeal of, this Article VI shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any
state of facts existing or act or omission occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article VI, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, modification or
repeal. If the DGCL is amended after the Effective Time to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors,
then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
ARTICLE VIIMEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
(a)
No Action by Written Consent
. From and after the Trigger Date, any action required or permitted to be taken
by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such
stockholders.
(b)
Special Meetings of Stockholders
. Subject to any special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors pursuant to a
written resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies, or (ii) prior to the Trigger Date, by the Secretary of the
Corporation at the request of the holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding Voting Stock. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to
matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.
(c)
Election of Directors by Written Ballot
. Election of directors need not be by written ballot.
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ARTICLE VIIIAMENDMENTS TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
(a)
Bylaws.
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is
expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto to make, alter,
amend or repeal the bylaws both before and after the Trigger Date;
provided
, that with respect to the powers of stockholders entitled to vote with
respect thereto to make, alter, amend or repeal the bylaws, from and after the Trigger Date, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto, voting together as a single class, shall be required
to make, alter, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.
(b)
Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation
. Subject to any certificate of designations relating to any
series of Preferred Stock, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or
hereafter prescribed by the DGCL, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and notwithstanding that a lesser percentage may be permitted from time to time by applicable law, no provision of Article V, Article VI,
paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article VII, Article VIII, Article IX, Article X and Article XI may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may
any provision or bylaw inconsistent therewith be adopted, unless, in addition to any other vote required by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by law,
(i) prior to the Trigger Date, such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption is approved by, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, and
(ii) from and after the Trigger Date, such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption is approved by, in addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a
single class, at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
ARTICLE IXBUSINESS COMBINATIONS
(a)
Opt Out of DGCL 203
. The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
(b)
Limitations on Business Combinations
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not engage in any
business combination (as defined below), at any point in time at which the Corporation's Common Stock is registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, with any interested
stockholder (as defined below) for a period of three (3) years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
(i) prior
to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder, or
(ii) upon
consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting
stock (as defined below) of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding (but not the outstanding voting stock
owned by the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers or (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the
right to
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confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer, or
(iii) at
or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not
by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
(c)
Definitions
. For purposes of this Article IX, references to:
(i) "
affiliate
" means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled
by, or is under common control with, another person.
(ii) "
associate
," when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership,
unincorporated association or other entity of which such person is a director, officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock; (ii) any
trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 20% beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or
spouse of such person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such person.
(iii) "
business combination
," when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation,
means:
(1) any
merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (a) with the interested stockholder, or
(b) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or
consolidation paragraph (b) of this Article IX is not applicable to the surviving entity;
(2) any
sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of
the Corporation, to or with the interested stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the
Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the
aggregate market value of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation;
(3) any
transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any stock of
the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the interested stockholder, except: (a) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible
into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the interested stockholder became such; (b) pursuant to a merger under
Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (c) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or
convertible into stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the
interested stockholder became such; (d) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase stock made on the same terms to all holders of said stock; or (e) any issuance or
transfer of stock by the Corporation;
provided, however
, that in no case under items (c)-(e) of this subsection (3) shall there be an
increase in the interested stockholder's proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the voting stock of the Corporation (except as a result of immaterial changes
due to fractional share adjustments);
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(4) any
transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of
increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is owned by
the interested stockholder, except as a result
of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the interested stockholder; or
(5) any
receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances,
guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in subsections (1)-(4) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect
majority-owned subsidiary.
(iv) "
control
," including the terms "
controlling
,"
"
controlled by
" and "
under common control with
," means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise. A person who is the owner of 20% or more of
the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of
the evidence to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such person holds voting stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this
Article IX, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.
(v) "
interested stockholder
" means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary
of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the Corporation and was the owner of
15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation at any time within the three (3) year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such
person is an interested stockholder, and the affiliates and associates of such person; provided, however, that the term "interested stockholder" shall not include (a) the Sponsor Entities, or
(b) any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided that such person specified in
this clause (b) shall be an interested stockholder if thereafter such person acquires additional shares of voting stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further corporate action not
caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include
stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of "owner" below but shall not include any other unissued stock of the Corporation which may be issuable pursuant to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.
(i) "
owner
," including the terms "
own
" and
"
owned
," when used with respect to any stock, means a person that individually or with or through any of its affiliates or associates:
(1) beneficially
owns such stock, directly or indirectly; or
(2) has
(a) the right to acquire such stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding, or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise;
provided, however
, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of stock tendered
pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such person or any of such person's affiliates or associates until such tendered stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (b) the right to
vote such
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pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding;
provided, however
, that a person shall not be deemed the owner of any stock because of
such person's right to vote such stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent
solicitation made to ten (10) or more persons; or
(3) has
any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in
item (b) of subsection (2) above), or disposing of such stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
such stock.
(ii) "
person
" means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.
(iii) "
stock
" means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity
interest.
(iv) "
voting stock
" means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
ARTICLE XRENOUNCEMENT OF CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY
(a)
Scope
. The provisions of this Article X are set forth to define, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the duties of Exempted Persons (as defined below) to the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities. "
Exempted
Persons
" means the Sponsor Entities and all of their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers and/or employees, including any of the foregoing
who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation.
(b)
Competition and Allocation of Corporate Opportunities
. The Exempted Persons shall not have any fiduciary
duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its subsidiaries in, or in being offered an opportunity to
participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to the Exempted Persons, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its subsidiaries might reasonably be deemed
to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each such Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the
Corporation and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for breach of any fiduciary or other duty, as a director or
officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such
business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries.
(c)
Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities
. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Article X, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or
contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation's business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the
Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
(d)
Amendment of this Article
. No amendment or repeal of this Article X in accordance with the provisions
of paragraph (b) of Article VIII shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Exempted Person for or with respect to any activities or opportunities of
which such Exempted Person becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. This Article X shall not limit any
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or defenses available to, or indemnification or advancement rights of, any director or officer of the Corporation under this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
Corporation's bylaws or applicable law.
ARTICLE XIEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS
The
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative
action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to
the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Corporation's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case excluding actions in which
the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware concludes that an indispensable party is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Delaware courts and can be subject to the jurisdiction of another court
within the United States. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the
provisions of this Article XI.
ARTICLE XIISEVERABILITY
If
any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any
circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the
provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal
liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by the officer below this
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[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation]
Annex C
FORM OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
As of [
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SECTION 1STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.1.
Annual Meeting
.
An
annual meeting of the stockholders of Surgery Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Corporation
"), for the election of
directors to succeed those whose term expire and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, on the date and at the time that the Board of Directors of
the Corporation (the "
Board of Directors
") shall each year fix. Unless stated otherwise in the notice of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation, such annual meeting shall be at the principal office of the Corporation.
Section 1.2.
Advance Notice of Nominations and Proposals of Business
.
(a) Nominations
of persons for election to the Board of Directors and proposals for other business to be transacted by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders
may be made (i) pursuant to the Corporation's notice with respect to such meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof or (iii) by any stockholder of record of the Corporation who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice contemplated in Section 1.2(b),
(B) is entitled to vote at such meeting and (C) has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.2. Subject to Section 1.2(i) and except as otherwise
required by law, clause (iii) of this Section 1.2(a) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose other business (other than nominations and proposals
properly brought pursuant to applicable provisions of federal law, including the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended from time to time, the
"
Act
") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(b) Except
as otherwise required by law, for nominations or proposals to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of
Section 1.2(a), (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation with the information contemplated by Section 1.2(c)
including, where applicable, delivery to the Corporation of timely and completed questionnaires as contemplated by Section 1.2(c), and (ii) the business must be a proper matter for
stockholder action under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "
DGCL
"). The notice requirements of this Section 1.2 shall be
deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual
meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Act and such stockholder's proposal has been included in a proxy statement prepared by the Corporation to solicit
proxies for such annual meeting.
(c) To
be timely for purposes of Section 1.2(b), a stockholder's notice must be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of
the Corporation on a date (i) not later than the close of business on the 90
th
day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120
th
day prior to the
anniversary date of the prior year's annual meeting or (ii) if there was no annual meeting in the prior year or if the date of the current year's annual meeting is more than
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30 days
before or after the anniversary date of the prior year's annual meeting, on or before 10 days after the day on which the date of the current year's annual meeting is first
disclosed in a public announcement. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the delivery of such notice. Such
notice from a stockholder must state (i) as to each nominee that the stockholder proposes for election or reelection as a director, (A) all information relating to such nominee that
would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of such nominee as a director pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Act and such nominee's written consent to serve
as a director if elected, and (B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary arrangements, agreements or understandings during the past three years, and
any other material relationship, if any, between or concerning such stockholder, any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below) or any of their respective affiliates or associates, on the one
hand, and the proposed nominee or any of his or her affiliates or associates, on the other hand; (ii) as to each proposal that the stockholder seeks to bring before the meeting, a brief
description of such proposal, the reasons for making the proposal at the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the
event that such business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment) and any material interest that the stockholder has in the proposal; and
(iii) (A) the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice and the Stockholder Associated Persons, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (B) the
class (and, if applicable, series) and number of shares of stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated
Person, (C) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related
to any class (or, if applicable, series) of shares of stock of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class (or, if applicable, series) of shares of stock of
the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (each, a
"
Derivative Instrument
") directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other
direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of stock of the Corporation of the stockholder or any Stockholder
Associated Person, (D) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person has a right to vote any securities
of the Corporation, (E) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such
stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is a general partner or beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, an interest in a general partner, (F) any performance-related fees (other
than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of the shares of stock of the Corporation or
Derivative Instruments, (G) any other information relating to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing
required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with
Section 14(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, (H) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of the
Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (I) a certification as to whether or not the
stockholder and all Stockholder
Associated Persons, have complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with the stockholder's and each Stockholder Associated Person's acquisition of shares of
capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and the stockholder's and each Stockholder Associated Person's acts or omissions as a stockholder (or beneficial owner of securities) of the
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Corporation,
and (J) whether either the stockholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation's
voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation's voting shares reasonably believed
by such stockholder to be sufficient to elect such nominee or nominees or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. For purposes of these
bylaws, a "
Stockholder Associated Person
" of any stockholder means (i) any "affiliate" or "associate" (as those terms are defined in
Rule 12b-2 under the Act) of such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of any capital stock or other securities of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder,
(iii) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with any such Stockholder Associated Person referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, and
(iv) any person acting in concert in respect of any matter involving the Corporation or its securities with either such stockholder or any beneficial owner of any capital stock or other
securities of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder. In addition, in order for a nomination to be properly brought before an annual or special meeting by a stockholder
pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 1.2(a), any nominee proposed by a stockholder shall complete a questionnaire, in a form provided by the Corporation, and deliver a signed copy of such
completed questionnaire to the Corporation within 10 days of the date that the Corporation makes available to the stockholder seeking to make such nomination or such nominee the form of such
questionnaire. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of the proposed nominee
to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder's understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of the nominee. The information
required to be included in a notice pursuant to this Section 1.2(c) shall be provided as of the date of such notice and shall be supplemented by the stockholder not later than 10 days
after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting to disclose any changes to such information as of the record date. The information required to be included
in a notice pursuant to this Section 1.2(c) shall not include any ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is directed to
prepare and submit the notice required by this Section 1.2(c) on behalf of a beneficial owner of the shares held of record by such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee and who is not otherwise affiliated or associated with such beneficial owner.
(d) Subject
to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the "
Certificate of Incorporation
"),
Section 1.2(i) and applicable law, only persons nominated in accordance with procedures stated in this Section 1.2 shall be eligible for election as and to serve as members of the
Board of Directors and the only business that shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders is the business that has been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 1.2. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or any proposal has been made according to the procedures stated in
this Section 1.2 and, if any nomination or proposal does not comply with this Section 1.2, unless otherwise required by law, the nomination or proposal shall be disregarded.
(e) For
purposes of this Section 1.2, "
public announcement
" means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow
Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Act.
(f) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2, a stockholder shall also comply with applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with
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respect
to matters set forth in this Section 1.2. Nothing in this Section 1.2 shall affect any rights, if any, of stockholders to request inclusion of nominations or proposals in the
Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to applicable provisions of federal law, including the Act.
(g) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the
stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business or does not provide the information required by
Section 1.2(c), including any required supplement thereto, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of
such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.2, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized
officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder
as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of
stockholders.
(h) Only
such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting.
Nominations of persons
for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting (1) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of
the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.2 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting
upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.2. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing
one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such
position(s) as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by paragraph (b) of this Section 1.2 shall be delivered to the Secretary of the
Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120
th
day prior to such special meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 90
th
day prior to such special meeting or the 10
th
day following the day on which public announcement is first made of
the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a
special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
(i) All
provisions of this Section 1.2 are subject to, and nothing in this Section 1.2 shall in any way limit the exercise, or the method or timing of the
exercise of, the rights of any person granted by the Corporation to nominate directors, which rights may be exercised without compliance with the provisions of this Section 1.2.
Section 1.3.
Special Meetings; Notice
.
Special
meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Notice of every special meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, the business conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation
shall be limited exclusively to the business set forth in the Corporation's notice of meeting, and the individual or group calling such meeting shall have exclusive authority to determine the business
included in such notice.
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Section 1.4.
Notice of Meetings
.
Notice
of the place, if any, date and time of all meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such
date is different from the
record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present and vote at such meeting,
and, in the case of all special meetings of stockholders, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which such meeting is
to be held, to each stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting.
The
Corporation may postpone or cancel any previously called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation by making a public announcement (as defined in
Section 1.2(e)) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. When a previously called annual or special meeting is postponed to another time, date or place, if any, notice of the
place (if any), date and time of the postponed meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for
stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed present and vote at such postponed meeting, shall
be given in conformity with this Section 1.4 unless such meeting is postponed to a date that is not more than 60 days after the date that the initial notice of the meeting was provided
in conformity with this Section 1.4.
When
a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if
any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken;
provided
,
however
, that if the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, or if after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting
the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in conformity herewith and such notice shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such
adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that may have been transacted at the original meeting.
Section 1.5.
Quorum
.
At
any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to cast a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("
Voting Stock
"), present in person or by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number is required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation. If a separate vote by
one or more classes or series is required, the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the shares of the class or classes or series,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.
If
a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time.
Section 1.6.
Organization
.
The
Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in his or her absence, the person whom the Board of Directors designates or, in the absence of that person or the failure of the Board of
Directors to designate a person, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, the person chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock entitled to
vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation and act as
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chairman
of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be the person the chairman of the meeting appoints.
Section 1.7.
Conduct of Business
.
The
chairman of any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall determine the order of business and the rules of procedure for the conduct of such meeting, including the manner of
voting and the conduct of discussion as he or she determines to be in order. The chairman shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time. The date and time of the
opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and
regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules,
regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted
by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting;
(ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting
after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to
making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination or matter of business was not
properly brought before the meeting and if such chairman should so determine, such chairman shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting
shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in
accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 1.8.
Proxies; Inspectors
.
(a) At
any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission
permitted by applicable law.
(b) Prior
to a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the Corporation shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation
and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a
meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by applicable law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before
beginning the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The
inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of inspectors. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by applicable law.
Section 1.9.
Voting
.
Except
as otherwise required by the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation or pursuant to any law or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its
securities or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, all matters other than the election of directors shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast on the matter affirmatively or
negatively. All elections of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast.
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Section 1.10.
Action by Written Consent
.
Except
as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, stockholders may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
Section 1.11.
Stock Ledger
.
A
complete list of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing
the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to a meeting
of the stockholders of the Corporation, for a period of at least 10 days before the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to
gain access to 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;
provided
,
however
, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than
10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before such meeting date. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a
list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is
present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then 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.
Except
as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the sole evidence of the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting and the number of shares held by each
stockholder.
SECTION 2BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.1.
General Powers and Qualifications of Directors
.
The
business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities these bylaws expressly confer
upon them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by the DGCL or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these
bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation to be qualified for election or service as a director of the Corporation.
Section 2.2.
Removal; Resignation
.
The
directors of the Corporation may be removed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing, including by
electronic transmission, to the Corporation.
Section 2.3.
Regular Meetings.
Regular
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the place (if any), on the date and at the time as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among
all directors. A notice of a regular meeting, the date of which has been so publicized, shall not be required.
Section 2.4.
Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or by two or more directors then in office or, if the Board of Directors then includes a director affiliated with investment funds affiliated with Bain Capital Private
Equity, LP and its respective successors, Transferees (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) and affiliates (collectively, the "
Sponsor
Holders
"), by such director, and shall be held at the place, if any, on the date and at the time as he, she or they shall fix. Notice of the place, if any, date and time of
each special meeting shall be given to each director either (a) by mailing written notice thereof not
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than five days before the meeting, or (b) by telephone, facsimile or other means of electronic transmission providing notice thereof not less than twenty-four hours before the meeting. Any
and all business may be transacted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.5.
Quorum.
At
any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, provided that so long as the Sponsor
Holders beneficially own (directly or indirectly) a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock, it shall be necessary to constitute a quorum, in addition to a majority of the total number of
directors then in office, that a director affiliated with the Sponsor Holders be present (other than attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting
is not lawfully called or convened). For an action of the Board of Directors taken at a meeting to be valid, directors that constitute a quorum (including a director affiliated with the Sponsor
Holders) must be present (as described in Section 2.6 below) at the time that the vote on such action is taken. For the avoidance of doubt, so long as the Sponsor Holders collectively
beneficially own (directly or indirectly) a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock, if directors that constitute a quorum (including a director affiliated with the Sponsor Holders) are not
present (as described in Section 2.6 below) at the time that the vote on any action is taken, a quorum shall not be constituted with respect to such action, and any vote taken with respect to
such action shall not be a valid action of the Board of Directors, notwithstanding that a quorum of the Board of Directors may have been present at the commencement of such meeting. If a quorum shall
fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, if applicable, date or time, without further notice or waiver thereof.
Section 2.6.
Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone or Other Communications Equipment.
Members
of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all directors participating in the meeting can hear each other director, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 2.7.
Conduct of Business.
At
any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in the order and manner that the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and all matters shall be
determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present, provided a quorum is present at the time such matter is acted upon, except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or
these bylaws or required by applicable law. The Board of Directors or any committee thereof may take action without a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings, or electronic transmission or electronic transmissions, are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. 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 2.8.
Compensation of Directors.
The
Board of Directors shall be authorized to fix the compensation of directors. The directors of the Corporation shall be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of
the Board of Directors and may be reimbursed a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors, paid an annual retainer or paid other compensation, including equity compensation, as
the Board of Directors determines. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees shall have
their expenses, if any, of attendance of each meeting of such committee reimbursed and may be paid compensation for attending committee meetings or being a member of a committee.
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SECTION 3COMMITTEES
Section 3.1.
Committees of the Board of Directors.
The
Board of Directors may designate a chairman of the Board of Directors (or co-chairmen) (the "
Chairman
"). Additionally, the Board of
Directors may designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for
those committees, appoint a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member
at any meeting of such committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the
place of the absent or disqualified member. All provisions of this Section 3.1 are subject to, and nothing in this Section 3.1 shall in any way limit the exercise, or method or timing of
the exercise of, the rights of any person granted by the Corporation with respect to the existence, duties, composition or conduct of any committee of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4OFFICERS
Section 4.1.
Generally.
The
officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and may consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, one or
more Assistant Secretaries, a Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, one or more Assistant Treasurers and such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Board
of Directors. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors may have authority as an officer of the Corporation. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may
choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or
removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The compensation of officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors or a
committee thereof or by the officers as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.2.
Chief Executive Officer.
Unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the powers and perform the duties incident to that position. Subject to the powers of the
Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board of Directors (if applicable), the Chief Executive Officer shall be in general and active charge of the entire business and affairs of the Corporation,
and shall be its chief policy making officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or provided in these
bylaws. The Chief
Executive Officer is authorized to execute 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. The Chief Executive Officer
shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation, subject in all cases to the orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.3.
President.
The
President shall have the powers and duties delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
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Section 4.3.
Vice Presidents.
Each
Vice President shall have the powers and duties delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. One Vice President may be designated
by the Board of Directors to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President in the event of the President's absence or disability.
Section 4.3.
Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.
The
Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. He or she shall have charge of the corporate
books and shall perform other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Any
Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary may from time to time
prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by
the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.
Section 4.4.
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers.
The
Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of
the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of
Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and shall also perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer or the President may
direct the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and
Assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President shall designate from time to time.
Section 4.5.
Delegation of Authority.
The
Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 4.6.
Removal.
The
Board of Directors may remove any officer of the Corporation at any time, with or without cause.
Section 4.7.
Action with Respect to Securities of Other Companies.
Unless
otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer or the
President, shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders or equityholders of, or with respect to any action of,
stockholders or equityholders of any other entity in which the Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which the Corporation may possess by reason of
its ownership of securities in such other entity.
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SECTION 5STOCK
Section 5.1.
Certificates of Stock.
Shares
of the capital stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided in the DGCL. Stock certificates shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation
by, (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors (if any) or the vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors (if any), or the President or a Vice President, and (ii) the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by such stockholder. Any signatures on a certificate may be by facsimile.
Section 5.2.
Transfers of Stock.
Transfers
of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation (within or without the State of Delaware) or by transfer agents
designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation.
Section 5.3.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
In
the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning
proof of the loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or indemnity, if deemed appropriate.
Section 5.4.
Regulations.
The
issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock of the Corporation shall be governed by other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.
Section 5.5.
Record Date.
(a) In
order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix
a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise
required by law, not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining
the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the
date for making such determination. 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 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 determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice
of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
(b) In
order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled 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 Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than
60 days prior to such other action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for
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any
such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
SECTION 6INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Section 6.1.
Indemnification.
The
Corporation shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an
"
Indemnitee
") who was or is made, or is threatened to be made, a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (a "
Proceeding
"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal
representative, is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation or, while a director or an officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee, member, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise (including, but not limited to, service with respect to
employee benefit plans) (any such entity, an "
Other Entity
"), against all liability and loss suffered (including, but not limited to, expenses
(including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding).
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the
commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnitee was authorized by the Board of Directors or the Proceeding (or part thereof) relates to the enforcement of the Corporation's
obligations under this Section 6.1.
Section 6.2.
Advancement of Expenses.
The
Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay, on an as-incurred basis, all expenses (including, but not limited to attorneys' fees and expenses)
incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition. Such advancement shall be unconditional, unsecured and interest free and shall be made without regard to
Indemnitee's ability to repay any expenses advanced;
provided
,
however
, that, to the extent required by
law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an unsecured undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced if it
should be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 6 or otherwise.
Section 6.3.
Claims.
If
a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Section 6 is not paid in full within 60 days after
a written claim therefor by the Indemnitee has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnitee may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall
be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not
entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
Section 6.4.
Insurance.
The
Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, employee, member, trustee or agent of the
Corporation, or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of an Other Entity, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by
the person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability
under the provisions of this Section 6 or the DGCL.
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Section 6.5.
Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
The
rights conferred on any Indemnitee by this Section 6 are not exclusive of other rights arising under any bylaw, agreement, vote of directors or stockholders or otherwise, and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such Indemnitee.
Section 6.6.
Amounts Received from an Other Entity.
Subject
to Section 6.7, the Corporation's obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at the Corporation's request as a
director, officer, employee or agent of an Other Entity shall be reduced by any amount such Indemnitee may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such Other Entity.
Section 6.7.
Indemnification Priority.
As
between the Corporation and any other person (other than an entity directly or indirectly controlled by the Corporation) who provides indemnification to the Indemnitees for their
service to, or on behalf of, the Corporation (collectively, the "
Secondary Indemnitors
") (i) the Corporation shall be the full indemnitor of
first resort in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses in connection with any Jointly Indemnifiable Claims (as defined below), pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this
Section 6, irrespective of any right of indemnification, advancement of expenses or other right of recovery any Indemnitee may have from any Secondary Indemnitor or any right to insurance
coverage that Indemnitee may have under any insurance policy issued to any Secondary Indemnitor (i.e., the Corporation's obligations to such Indemnitees are primary and any obligation of any
Secondary Indemnitor, or any insurer of any Secondary Indemnitor, to advance expenses or to provide indemnification or insurance coverage for the same loss or liability incurred by such Indemnitees is
secondary to the Corporation's obligations), (ii) the Corporation shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any such Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full
amount of all liability and loss suffered by such Indemnitee (including, but not limited to, expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding), without regard to any rights any such Indemnitee may have against any Secondary Indemnitor or
against any insurance carrier providing insurance coverage to Indemnitee under any insurance policy issued to a Secondary Indemnitor, and (iii) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes
and releases each Secondary Indemnitor from any and all claims against such Secondary Indemnitor for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation
shall indemnify each Secondary Indemnitor directly for any amounts that such Secondary Indemnitor pays as indemnification or advancement on behalf of any such Indemnitee and for which such Indemnitee
may be entitled to indemnification from the Corporation in connection with Jointly Indemnifiable Claims. No right of indemnification, advancement of expenses or other right of recovery that an
Indemnitee may have from any Secondary Indemnitor shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation hereunder. No advancement or payment by any
Secondary Indemnitor on behalf of any such Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the foregoing and the Secondary
Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against the Corporation. Each Indemnitee shall execute all papers
reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure the rights of such Indemnitee's Secondary Indemnitors under this Section 6.7, including the execution of
such documents as may be necessary to enable the Secondary Indemnitors effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights, including in the right of the Corporation. Each of the Secondary Indemnitors
shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 6.7, entitled to enforce this Section 6.7. As used in this Section 6.7, the term "
Jointly
Indemnifiable Claims
" shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any action, suit, proceeding or other matter for which an Indemnitee shall be entitled
to indemnification,
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reimbursement,
advancement of expenses or insurance coverage from both a Secondary Indemnitor (or an insurance carrier providing insurance coverage to any Secondary Indemnitor) and the Corporation,
whether pursuant to Delaware law (or other applicable law in the case of any Secondary Indemnitor), any agreement or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement,
certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other organizational or governing
documents of the Corporation or the Secondary Indemnitors or any insurance policy providing insurance coverage to any Secondary Indemnitor, as applicable.
Section 6.8.
Amendment or Repeal.
Any
right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Indemnitee arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of this Section 6
after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit, proceeding or other matter for which indemnification or
advancement of expenses is sought.
Section 6.9.
Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
This
Section 6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than
Indemnitees when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
Section 6.10.
Reliance.
Indemnitees
who after the date of the adoption of this Section 6 become or remain an Indemnitee described in Section 6.1 will be conclusively presumed to have relied on the
rights to indemnity, advancement of expenses and other rights contained in this Section 6 in entering into or continuing the service. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of
expenses conferred in this Section 6 will apply to claims made against any Indemnitee described in Section 6.1 arising out of acts or omissions that occurred or occur either before or
after the adoption of this Section 6 in respect of service as a director or officer of the corporation or other service described in Section 6.1.
Section 6.11.
Successful Defense.
In
the event that any proceeding to which an Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against the Indemnitee (including, without limitation,
settlement of such proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that the Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such proceeding for
purposes of Section 145(c) of the DGCL. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
SECTION 7NOTICES
Section 7.1.
Notices.
Except
as otherwise provided herein or permitted by applicable law, notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed to the directors or
stockholders at their addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation. If mailed, notice to a stockholder of the Corporation shall be deemed given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid,
directed to a stockholder at such stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders,
any notice to stockholders of the Corporation may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the DGCL.
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Section 7.2.
Waivers.
A
written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or a waiver by electronic transmission by such person or entity, whether given before or after the time of the event
for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person or entity. Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in the
waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except attendance for the sole purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
SECTION 8MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1.
Corporate Seal.
The
Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary of the Corporation. If and when so directed
by the Board of Directors, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or the Chief Financial Officer.
Section 8.2.
Reliance upon Books, Reports, and Records.
Each
director and each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon the books and records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers, agents or employees, or
committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person or entity as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person's or
entity's professional or expert competence and that has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 8.3.
Fiscal Year.
The
fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 8.4.
Time Periods.
In
applying any provision of these bylaws that requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days before an event or that an act be done during a specified number of
days before an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.
SECTION 9AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTIONS AND THE CHANGE IN CONTROL
VOTE AND VOTE REQUIRED
ACTION NO. 1 THE TRANSACTION AND ISSUANCE ACTIONS
ACTION NO. 2 AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
ACTION NO. 3 AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and Certificate of Designations
ACTION NO. 4 ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Executive Officer Biographies
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
ACTION NO. 5 AND ACTION NO. 6 CHANGES TO THE SIZE OF BOARD
NO DISSENTERS' RIGHTS
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HOUSEHOLDING
WHERE YOU CAN OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF 10.00% SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK OF SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
FORM OF SURGERY PARTNERS, INC. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
ARTICLE INAME
ARTICLE IIREGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
ARTICLE IIIPURPOSE
ARTICLE IVCAPITALIZATION
ARTICLE VBOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTICLE VILIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY
ARTICLE VIIMEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
ARTICLE VIIIAMENDMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
ARTICLE IXBUSINESS COMBINATIONS
ARTICLE XRENOUNCEMENT OF CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY
ARTICLE XIEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS
ARTICLE XIISEVERABILITY
SECTION 2BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 3COMMITTEES
SECTION 4OFFICERS
SECTION 5STOCK
SECTION 6INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
SECTION 7NOTICES
SECTION 8MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 9AMENDMENTS