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EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC | d71063exv10w1.htm |
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EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC | d71063exv99w1.htm |
EX-4.2 - EX-4.2 - VIASYSTEMS GROUP INC | d71063exv4w2.htm |
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Exhibit 3.2
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
VIASYSTEMS GROUP, INC.
The undersigned duly authorized officer of Viasystems Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
hereby certifies the following:
1. The name of the corporation is Viasystems Group, Inc. (the Corporation). The
name under which the Corporation originally was incorporated was Circo Craft Holding Company, and
the date of filing of the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was August 28, 1996.
2. Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the DGCL), this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Third
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) restates and integrates and further amends
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation.
3. The Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and restated hereby (the Certificate of
Incorporation), shall upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
read in its entirety as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Viasystems Group, Inc.
SECOND: The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The
name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any and all lawful
acts and activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL. The Corporation will
have perpetual existence.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is 125,000,000 shares consisting of (a) 25,000,000 shares of a class designated
as preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (the Preferred Stock) and (b) 100,000,000
shares of a class designated common stock, par value $.01 per share (the Common Stock).
The designations and the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and
restrictions of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock are as follows:
A. Provisions Relating to the Preferred Stock.
1. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or
series, the shares of each class or series to have such designations and powers,
preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof, as are stated
and expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such
class or series adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the Board)
as hereafter prescribed.
2. Authority is hereby expressly granted to and vested in the Board to authorize the
issuance of the Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more classes or series, and with
respect to each class or series of the Preferred Stock, to fix and state by the resolution
or resolutions from time to time adopted providing for the issuance thereof the following:
(a) whether or not the class or series is to have voting rights, full, special,
or limited, or is to be without voting rights, and whether or not such class or
series is to be entitled to vote as a separate class either alone or together with
the holders of one or more other classes or series of stock;
(b) the number of shares to constitute the class or series and the designations
thereof;
(c) the preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other special
rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, if
any, with respect to any class or series;
(d) whether or not the shares of any class or series shall be redeemable at the
option of the Corporation or the holders thereof or upon the happening of any
specified event, and, if redeemable, the redemption price or prices (which may be
payable in the form of cash, notes, securities, or other property), and the time or
times at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such shares shall be
redeemable and the manner of redemption;
(e) whether or not the shares of a class or series shall be subject to the
operation of retirement or sinking funds to be applied to the purchase or redemption
of such shares for retirement, and, if such retirement or sinking fund or funds are
to be established, the annual amount thereof, and the terms and provisions relative
to the operation thereof;
(f) the dividend rate, whether dividends are payable in cash, stock of the
Corporation, or other property, the conditions upon which and the times when such
dividends are payable, the preference to or the relation to the payment of dividends
payable on any other class or classes or series of stock, whether or not such
dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative, and if cumulative, the date or dates
from which such dividends shall accumulate;
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(g) the preferences, if any, and the amounts thereof which the holders of any
class or series thereof shall be entitled to receive upon the voluntary or
involuntary dissolution of, or upon any distribution of the assets of, the
Corporation;
(h) whether or not the shares of any class or series, at the option of the
Corporation or the holder thereof or upon the happening of any specified event,
shall be convertible into or exchangeable for, the shares of any other class or
classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock,
securities, or other property of the Corporation and the conversion price or prices
or ratio or ratios or the rate or rates at which such exchange may be made, with
such adjustments, if any, as shall be stated and expressed or provided for in such
resolution or resolutions; and
(i) such other special rights and protective provisions with respect to any
class or series as may to the Board seem advisable.
3. The shares of each class or series of the Preferred Stock may vary from the shares
of any other class or series thereof in any or all of the foregoing respects. The Board may
increase the number of shares of the Preferred Stock designated for any existing class or
series by a resolution adding to such class or series authorized and unissued shares of the
Preferred Stock not designated for any other class or series. The Board may decrease the
number of shares of the Preferred Stock designated for any existing class or series by a
resolution subtracting from such class or series authorized and unissued shares of the
Preferred Stock designated for such existing class or series, and the shares so subtracted
shall become authorized, unissued, and undesignated shares of the Preferred Stock;
provided, however, the Board may not decrease the number of shares of any
existing class or series of the Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares
of such any existing class or series that are then issued and outstanding.
B. Provisions Relating to the Common Stock.
1. Voting. Each share of Common Stock of the Corporation shall have identical
rights and privileges in every respect. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be
entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation
and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held.
2. Dividends. Subject to the prior rights and preferences, if any, applicable
to shares of the Preferred Stock or any series thereof, the holders of shares of the Common
Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends (payable in cash, stock, or otherwise) as
may be declared thereon by the Board any time and from time to time out of any funds of the
Corporation legally available therefor.
3. Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution, or winding-up of the Corporation, after distribution in full of the
preferential amounts, if any, to be distributed to the holders of shares of the Preferred
Stock or any class or series thereof, subject to the rights of the holders of shares of the
Preferred Stock
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or any class or series thereof to participate, the holders of shares of the Common
Stock shall be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation available
for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of the
Common Stock held by them. A liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Corporation, as
such terms are used in this Paragraph 3, shall not be deemed to be occasioned by or to
include any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or
corporations or other entity or a sale, lease, exchange, or conveyance of all or a part of
the assets of the Corporation.
C. General.
1. Subject to the foregoing provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the
Corporation may issue shares of its Preferred Stock and Common Stock from time to time for
such consideration (not less than the par value thereof) as may be fixed by the Board, which
is expressly authorized to fix the same in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion subject
to the foregoing conditions. Shares so issued for which the consideration shall have been
paid or delivered to the Corporation shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be
liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not
be liable for any further payments in respect of such shares.
2. The Corporation shall have authority to create and issue rights and options
entitling their holders to purchase shares of the Corporations capital stock of any class
or series or other securities of the Corporation, and such rights and options shall be
evidenced by instrument(s) approved by the Board. The Board shall be empowered to set the
exercise price, duration, times for exercise, and other terms of such options or rights;
provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock
subject thereto shall not be less than the par value thereof.
FIFTH: The number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be fixed by, or in the
manner provided in, the bylaws of the Corporation.
SIXTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to
such series of Preferred Stock, as long as VG Holdings, LLC and its affiliates (collectively,
Holdings) collectively beneficially own, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or
more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, any action required or
permitted to be taken by the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and
without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the
holders of record of capital stock of the Corporation having not less than the minimum number of
votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which the holders of
all shares of capital stock of the Corporation authorized by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation to vote on such action were present and voted, and such writing or writings are filed
with the permanent records of the Corporation. If Holdings collectively beneficially own, directly
or indirectly, less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation, then no action may be authorized by the stockholders without a meeting except for
action taken with the unanimous consent of all holders of capital stock of the Corporation
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authorized by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation to vote on such action, and such writing
or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation.
SEVENTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect
to such series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before the meeting may only be called by order of the Chairman of the
Board, the Board (pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors
that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies) or the President of the Corporation,
and shall be held at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be
specified by such order. If Holdings collectively beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation,
then a special meeting shall be called by the Board upon written request to the Secretary of the
Corporation of one or more record holders of shares of capital stock of the Corporation
representing in the aggregate not less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the total number of shares
of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before
the proposed special meeting. If such order fails to fix such place, the meeting shall be held at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation.
EIGHTH: The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot.
NINTH: The directors of the Corporation shall have the power to adopt, amend, and repeal the
bylaws of the Corporation.
TENTH: No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors,
officers, or stockholders or between the Corporation and any person (as used herein person means
other corporation, partnership, association, firm, trust, joint venture, political subdivision, or
instrumentality) or other organization in which one or more of its directors, officers, or
stockholders are directors, officers, or stockholders, or have a financial interest, shall be void
or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or
participates in the meeting of the Board or committee which authorizes the contract or transaction,
or solely because his, her, or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material
facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed
or are known to the Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the
contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even
though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or
her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to
the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved
in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the
Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified by the Board, a committee
thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the
presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or
transaction.
ELEVENTH: The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made
a party to a proceeding (as hereinafter defined) by reason of the fact that he or she (i) is or was
a director or officer of the Corporation or (ii) while a director or officer of the
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Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign
or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, as the same exists or
may hereafter be amended. Such right shall be a contract right and as such shall run to the
benefit of any director or officer who is elected and accepts the position of director or officer
of the Corporation or elects to continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation while
this Article Eleventh is in effect. Any repeal or amendment of this Article Eleventh or adoption
of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article Eleventh shall
be prospective only and shall not limit the rights of any such director or officer or the
obligations of the Corporation with respect to any claim arising from or related to the services of
such director or officer in any of the foregoing capacities prior to any such repeal or amendment
to this Article Eleventh or adoption of such provision of the Certificate of Incorporation. Such
right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in investigating or
defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the maximum extent permitted
under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. If a claim for indemnification or
advancement of expenses hereunder is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days
after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter
bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such
claim. It shall be a defense to any such action that such indemnification or advancement of costs
of defense are not permitted under the DGCL or other applicable law, but the burden of proving such
defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board
or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to have made its
determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of, or advancement of
costs of defense to, the claimant is permissible in the circumstances nor an actual determination
by the Corporation (including its Board or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or
stockholders) that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible shall be a defense to the
action or create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible. In the
event of the death of any person having a right of indemnification under the foregoing provisions,
such right shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, administrators, and personal
representatives. The rights conferred above shall not be exclusive of any other right which any
person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, bylaw, resolution of stockholders or
directors, agreement, or otherwise.
The Corporation may additionally indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation and such
other persons as may be permitted under the DGCL to the fullest extent permitted by law.
As used herein, the term proceeding means any threatened, pending, or completed action,
suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, any
appeal in such an action, suit, or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to
such an action, suit, or proceeding.
TWELFTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
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except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation
or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of Title 8 of the DGCL or (iv) for
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or
amendment of this Article Twelfth or of relevant portions of the DGCL or any applicable law or
adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article
Twelfth shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal
liability of a director of the Corporation arising from an act or omission occurring prior to the
time of such repeal, amendment or adoption. In addition to the circumstances in which a director
of the Corporation is not personally liable as set forth in the foregoing provisions of this
Article Twelfth, a director shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders to the
fullest extent as permitted by any law existing on the date hereof or hereafter enacted, including
without limitation any subsequent amendment to the DGCL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to be signed pursuant to Section 103(a)(2) of the DGCL by the undersigned duly
authorized officer of the Corporation as of February 12, 2010.
/s/ David M. Sindelar | ||||
David M. Sindelar | ||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Viasystems Group, Inc.
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Viasystems Group, Inc.