Future issuances and sales of additional shares of preferred stock or common stock could reduce the market price of our shares of common stock.
Sales of our common stock or other securities in the public or private market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. This could also impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities. Under our certificate of incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 2,000,000,000 shares of our common stock and 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
In the future we may issue additional securities to raise capital or in connection with acquisitions. We may acquire interests in other companies by using a combination of cash and our common stock or just our common stock. Further, shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series as our board of directors may from time to time determine, each such series to be distinctively designated. Additionally, our directors and executive officers, selling stockholder and JAB BevCo are subject to a 30-day lock-up period following the date of this prospectus supplement, after the expiration of which a substantial portion of outstanding common stock may be eligible for resale, subject to company-imposed blackout periods. Any such issuances and sales of our preferred stock or common stock could have the effect of depressing the market price for our common stock, and the issuance of any such preferred stock could materially adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock. Any of these events may dilute your ownership interest in our company and have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or other securities or the effect, if any, that future sales and issuances of our common stock and other securities would have on the market price of our common stock.
Our shares of common stock will rank junior to all of our consolidated liabilities.
In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up, our assets will be available to pay obligations on the common stock only after all of our consolidated liabilities have been paid. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up, there may not be sufficient assets remaining, after paying our and our subsidiaries’ liabilities, to pay any amounts with respect to the common stock then outstanding. We have a significant amount of debt, which amounted to $13.5 billion (including commercial paper borrowings) as of March 31, 2021, with $3.9 billion of availability under our revolving credit facilities and access to up to an additional $500 million of availability subject to lender commitments.
Our corporate documents and provisions of Delaware law may prevent a change in control or management that stockholders may consider desirable.
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, laws of states in which we operate and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that might enable our management to resist a takeover of our company. These provisions could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control over us or a change in our management that stockholders may consider favorable or beneficial. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
Risks Related to this Offering
JAB is a significant stockholder of the Company, beneficially owning approximately 33.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and has the ability to exercise significant influence over decisions requiring stockholder approval, which may be inconsistent with the interests of our other stockholders.
JAB, as the controlling stockholder of JAB BevCo and beneficial owner of certain shares of the Company directly, is a significant stockholder beneficially owning approximately 33.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock as of May 31, 2021. As a result, JAB and its affiliates have the ability to exercise significant influence
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