Issuance of Preferred Stock
The Registrant’s board of directors has authority to issue preferred stock from time to time and to fix or alter the designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or special rights, and qualifications, limitations, or restrictions, of such preferred shares including without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, dividend rates, conversion rights, the rights of convertibility into common shares, voting rights, and rights, price (s) and terms of redemption. The Registrant’s board of directors has the authority to set the terms and conditions of convertibility, issuance of dividends, and priority claim of preferred shareholders on corporate assets.
Certain Anti-Takeover Effects
Certain provision of the Registrant’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect, as follows:
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations. The Bylaws provide advance notice procedures for stockholders seeking to bring business before meetings of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders and specify certain requirements regarding the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude the Registrant’s stockholders from bringing matters before meetings of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at meetings of stockholders if the proper procedures are not followed.
Additional Authorized Shares of Capital Stock. The additional shares of authorized common stock and preferred stock available for issuance under the Certificate of Incorporation could be issued at such times, under such circumstances and with such terms and conditions as to impede a change in control.
Choice of Forum
The Bylaws provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any current or former stockholder (including a current or former beneficial owner) to bring any claim relating to an Internal Matter (as defined in the Bylaws), other than as to any claim as to which the Court of Chancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery.
Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Registrant reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation.