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Exhibit 3.2
TENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
VIRGIN AMERICA INC.
Virgin America Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name of the Corporation is Virgin America Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 26, 2004 under the original name of Best Air Holdings, Inc., was amended and restated on June 8, 2005, was amended and restated again on November 14, 2005, was amended and restated again on May 31, 2007, was amended and restated again on July 31, 2007, was amended and restated again on January 12, 2010, was amended and restated again on December 8, 2011, was amended and restated again on January 3, 2013, was amended and restated again on May 10, 2013 and was amended and restated again on June 10, 2014.
2. Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and recommended by the Board of Directors for approval by the Corporation’s stockholders. The Corporation’s stockholders have adopted this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner and by the vote prescribed by Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
a. The text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Virgin America Inc.
SECOND: The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.
THIRD: 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.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 212,229,176 shares, consisting of two classes, common stock and preferred stock, as follows:
| (A) | 2,219,624 shares of preferred stock, consisting of the following: |
(i) 1,109,812 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”);
(ii) 1,109,812 shares of undesignated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Undesignated Preferred Stock”), the rights, privileges and preferences of which may be from time to time designated as provided in section II(h) of this Article FOURTH; and
| (B) | 210,009,552 shares of common stock, consisting of the following: |
(i) 56,894,900 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Voting Common Stock”), 2,219,624 shares of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Preferred Stock, 29,143 shares of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Class A-1 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A-1 Common”), 924,867 shares of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Common”), 47,688,845 shares of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class C Common”), 2,251,973 shares of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Class G Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class G Common”) and 100,000,000 of which shall be reserved for issuance upon any conversion of the Non-Voting Common Stock (as defined below);
(ii) 29,143 shares of Class A-1 Common;
(iii) 924,867 shares of Class B Common;
(iv) 47,688,845 shares of Class C Common;
(v) 2,251,973 shares of Class G Common; and
(vi) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Non-Voting Common Stock”).
The Voting Common Stock, the Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common and the Non-Voting Common Stock are collectively referred to herein as the “Common Stock.”
The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation.
| I. | Common Stock |
Effective upon the date of filing of this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Filing Date”), each 7.5489352 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common”), issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock. All shares of Class A Common (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder
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equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Voting Common Stock (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Effective upon Filing Date, each 7.5489352 shares of Class A-1 Common issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Class A-1 Common. All shares of Class A-1 Common (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Class A-1 Common (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Effective upon Filing Date, each 7.5489352 shares of Class B Common issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Class B Common. All shares of Class B Common (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Class B Common (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Effective upon Filing Date, each 7.5489352 shares of Class C Common issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Class C Common. All shares of Class C Common (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Class C Common (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Effective upon Filing Date, each 7.5489352 shares of Class G Common issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Class G Common. All shares of Class G Common (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Class G Common (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all shares of Common Stock shall be identical and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same rights and privileges.
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(a) Voting Rights.
(i) Voting Common Stock, Class A-1 Common, and Class B Common. The holders of Voting Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote per share in respect of each share of Voting Common Stock held by such holders on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders. The holders of Class A-1 Common shall be entitled to twenty votes per share in respect of each share of Class A-1 Common held by such holders on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders. The holders of the Class B Common shall be entitled to the number of votes that they would be entitled to had they converted their shares of Class B Common into shares of Voting Common Stock pursuant to paragraph (c) below immediately prior to the record date for such vote on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders. Except as provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the holders of the Voting Common Stock, Class A-1 Common and Class B Common shall vote together as a single class on all matters brought before the stockholders of the Corporation.
(ii) Class C Common, Class G Common and Non-Voting Common Stock. Except as otherwise required by law or prescribed by this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of Class C Common, Class G Common and Non-Voting Common Stock shall have no right to vote on any matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders.
(b) Dividends and Distributions.
(i) Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding Preferred Stock, with respect to dividends paid in cash or property as permitted by applicable law, when, as and if dividends or distributions are declared on the Common Stock, whether payable in cash, property or shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock other than the Class G Common shall be entitled to share equally in such dividends or distributions on as-converted basis as if all shares of Common Stock were converted into shares of Voting Common Stock pursuant to subsection (c) below.
(ii) For purposes of this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (a) the “Initial Investment” shall mean $177.3 million; and (b) the “Initial Class B Holder Investment” shall mean $115 million.
(iii) Any cash dividends or distributions (other than in the form of capital stock of the Corporation) declared and/or paid on shares of Common Stock held by the Initial Stockholders shall be deemed a repayment to the Initial Stockholders of the Initial Investment (and, to the extent attributable to shares of Common Stock held by the Initial Class B Holder and its Permitted Transferees, shall be deemed a repayment to the Initial Class B Holder of the Initial Class B Holder Investment) in the amount of such dividends or distributions to the extent the Initial Investment (or Initial Class B Holder Investment, if applicable) has not already been repaid in full (any such amount deemed as repayment to an Initial Stockholder, collectively with any proceeds received by the Initial Stockholders in respect of the Initial Shares (or to the Initial Class B Holder and its Affiliates in respect of its debt and equity investments in the Corporation) upon a Public Offering, Sale or Additional Conversion Event, any amounts
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received on redemption of Preferred Stock held by the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder, any dividends paid out in cash on the Preferred Stock and any interest paid out in cash on any debt securities held by the Initial Stockholders and Affiliates of the Initial Class B Holder pursuant to their terms, a “Return Amount”).
(iv) Subject to the foregoing, if dividends are declared which are payable in shares of a particular class of Common Stock, dividends shall be declared which are payable in shares at the same rate on all classes of Common Stock. Such dividends payable in shares of a particular class shall be payable only to the holders of shares of such class, and such dividends payable in shares of such other classes shall be payable only to the holders of shares of such other classes.
(c) Conversion of Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common and Non-Voting Common Stock.
(i) Each share of Class A-1 Common shall be convertible into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock (x) at any time at the option of the holder and (y) automatically and immediately prior to the earliest to occur of a Public Offering, A-1 Transfer or Additional Conversion Event; provided, however, that no shares of Class A-1 Common shall be converted to the extent that, immediately after such conversion, the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, in the event that a portion but not all of the Class A-1 Common may be converted to Voting Common Stock without the Corporation being deemed to not be a United States Citizen under the Federal aviation laws codified in title 49 of the United States Code (the “Federal Aviation Laws”), the Class A-1 Common shall have a priority in right of conversion over the Class C Common and the Class G Common.
(ii) Each share of Class B Common shall be convertible into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock at any time at the option of the holder; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, each share of Class B Common shall automatically convert into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock upon the closing of a Qualified Public Offering.
(iii) At any time and from time to time, except as set forth in paragraph I(c)(vi) of this Article FOURTH, (A) upon any Transfer of shares of Class C Common to a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws, (B) upon and to the extent permitted by any change in United States federal regulatory restrictions with respect to the record or beneficial ownership of, or control by, any Person or Persons who are not United States Citizens in the airline industry, or (C) concurrently with an issuance of common stock by the Corporation to United States Citizens, each record holder of Class C Common shall be entitled to convert any or all of such holder’s shares into the same number of shares of Voting Common Stock; provided, however, that the aggregate number of shares of Class C Common converted into Voting Common Stock pursuant to clause (C) shall not exceed 33% of the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued to United States Citizens; and provided further that no holder of Class C Common shall be entitled to convert any share or shares of such class to the extent that, immediately after such conversion, the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws.
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(iv) Each share of Class C Common and Class G Common shall automatically convert into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock upon the closing of a Qualified Public Offering; provided, however, that no shares of Class C Common or Class G Common shall be converted to the extent that, immediately after such conversion, the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, in the event that a portion but not all of the Class C Common and Class G Common may be converted to Voting Common Stock without the Corporation being deemed to not be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws, the Class C Common shall have a priority in right of conversion over the Class G Common. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no conversion of the shares of Class G Common shall take place unless all outstanding shares of such class may be converted without the Corporation being deemed to not be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws.
(v) Each share of Non-Voting Common Stock shall be convertible into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock at any time at the option of the holder; provided, however, that no shares of Non-Voting Common Stock shall be converted to the extent that, immediately after such conversion, the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws.
(vi) Except to the extent that such shares automatically convert upon the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, each conversion of shares of Class A-1 Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, into the same number of shares of Voting Common Stock, and each conversion of shares of Class B Common into the number of shares of Voting Common Stock into which such shares of Class B Common are convertible, shall in each such case be effected by the surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares to be converted at the principal office of the Corporation at any time during normal business hours, together with a written notice by the holder of such shares of Class A1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, stating that such holder desires to convert the shares, or a stated number of the shares, of Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, represented by such certificate or certificates into Voting Common Stock and that, to the best knowledge of such holder, immediately after such conversion the Corporation would not be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws (and such written notice, subject to clause (viii) of this paragraph (c), shall obligate the Corporation to issue such Voting Common Stock and to enter the holder’s name in the appropriate register of stockholders unless the Corporation has actual knowledge that, immediately after such conversion the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws). Except to the extent that such shares automatically convert upon the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as of the close of business on the date on which such certificate or certificates have been surrendered and such notice has been received. Upon each conversion of shares of Class A-1 Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, into the same number of shares of Voting Common Stock, and each conversion of shares of Class B Common into the number of shares of Voting Common Stock into which such shares of Class B Common are convertible, the rights of the holder of the converted Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, as such holder shall cease (other
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than the right to receive any dividend or other distribution that has been declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to be payable on or following the date of conversion to holders of record of the converted Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, on a date prior to the date of conversion) and the Person or Persons in whose name or names the certificate or certificates representing shares of Voting Common Stock are to be issued upon such conversion shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the shares of Voting Common Stock represented thereby.
(vii) Upon each conversion of shares of Class A-1 Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, into the same number of shares of Voting Common Stock, and each conversion of shares of Class B Common into the number of shares of Voting Common Stock into which such shares of Class B Common are convertible (and promptly after the surrender and the receipt of written notice described above where applicable), the Corporation shall issue and deliver in accordance with the surrendering holder’s instructions (A) the certificate or certificates representing shares of the Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and (B) a certificate representing any shares of the Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, which were represented by the certificate or certificates delivered to the Corporation in connection with such conversion but which were not converted.
(viii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this paragraph (c), if immediately after any conversion or Transfer of or any other transaction in shares of Voting Common Stock, Class A-1 Common or Class B Common or any other class of voting securities, the Corporation is advised by the DOT that the DOT is of the opinion that the Corporation is not a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws, then the Corporation, without having to obtain the consent of the holder of such converted or transferred shares, shall have the power to, and shall, convert such converted or transferred shares of Voting Common Stock, Class A-1 Common or Class B Common or other voting securities into non-voting shares of Common Stock or other securities, respectively (but otherwise having the same rights, preferences, etc.), to the extent necessary to reduce the voting interest in the Corporation represented by Alien Owned Shares to the highest amount that would reinstate the Corporation as a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws.
(ix) If the Corporation in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of one class of Common Stock, the outstanding shares of each of the other classes of Common Stock simultaneously shall be proportionately subdivided or combined.
(x) The issuance of certificates representing shares of Voting Common Stock upon conversion of Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be, shall be made without charge to the holders of such shares for any issuance tax in respect thereof or other cost (including without limitation transfer taxes) incurred by the Corporation in connection with such conversion and the related issuance of Voting Common Stock. The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of Voting Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the
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case may be, in any manner which would interfere with the timely conversion of such Class A-1 Common, Class B Common, Class C Common, Class G Common or Non-Voting Common Stock, as the case may be.
(d) Preferences. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, reorganization in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation (a “Liquidation”), the holders of the outstanding shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock shall receive, pro rata on an as-converted basis (pursuant to paragraph (c) above), any distributions or proceeds in respect of assets or other remaining property of the Corporation, subject to (i) the prior payment to the Initial Stockholders and their Affiliates (and giving effect to any Return Amounts already distributed to or received by the Initial Stockholders, treating as part of the Return Amounts, for this purpose, any amounts received by a Permitted Transferee that were not treated as a Return Amount but would have been had such amounts been received by one of the Initial Stockholders) of an aggregate amount equal to all amounts paid by the Initial Stockholders and their Affiliates to purchase debt and equity securities of the Corporation (it being agreed that as of the Fifth Closing Date, the amount paid by the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder for its equity securities of the Corporation will be $18 million); and (ii) any preferential and participating rights of any then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
| II. | Preferred Stock |
Effective upon Filing Date, each 7.5489352 shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding shall, automatically and without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof, be combined and converted into one (1) share of Preferred Stock. All shares of Preferred Stock (including fractions thereof) held by a holder thereof shall be aggregated into the maximum number of resulting whole shares. For any remaining fraction of a share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing a fractional share, pay cash to such holder equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one (1) share of Preferred Stock (after giving effect to the foregoing reverse stock split) as determined by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
The Preferred Stock shall have the following rights, preferences, powers, privileges, restrictions, qualifications and limitations.
(a) Rank. The Preferred Stock shall, with respect to repurchase, repayment and redemption rights and rights on any Liquidation, rank prior to all classes of Common Stock. All equity securities of the Corporation to which the Preferred Stock may rank prior upon Liquidation or otherwise are collectively referred to herein as the “Junior Securities”; all equity securities of the Corporation as to which the Preferred Stock may rank on a parity upon Liquidation or otherwise and does not rank senior as to any of the same are collectively referred to herein as the “Parity Securities”; and all equity securities of the Corporation to which the Preferred Stock may rank junior upon Liquidation or otherwise, are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Securities”. The Preferred Stock shall be subject to the creation of Junior Securities, Parity Securities and Senior Securities.
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(b) Dividends. On the Fifth Closing Date, all prior accrued but unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock were cancelled (without any obligation on the part of the Corporation to pay such dividend). On and after the Fifth Closing Date, the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock shall participate pari passu in any dividends declared and paid on the Common Stock on an as-converted basis.
(c) Liquidation Preference. (i) In the event of a Liquidation, the holders of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount in cash equal to the greater of (A) the Per Share Preference Amount or (B) the amount that would be payable to the holders of Preferred Stock if the Preferred Stock were converted into Voting Common Stock immediately prior to the event requiring calculation of the Liquidation Preference (the greater of (A) and (B), the “Liquidation Preference”), pro rata among all holders of Preferred Stock, before any payment shall be made or any assets distributed to the holders of any of the Junior Securities.
Except as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph (c)(i), holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any distribution in the event of a Liquidation. If the assets of the Corporation are not sufficient to pay in full the liquidation payments payable to the holders of outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities which are on parity with respect to liquidation rights, after payment in full of any liquidation preference on any Senior Securities, then the holders of all such shares shall share ratably in such distribution of assets in accordance with the amount which would be payable on such distribution if the amounts to which the holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and the holders of outstanding shares of such Parity Securities which are on parity with respect to liquidation rights are entitled were paid in full.
(ii) After payment to the holders of Preferred Stock of the full Liquidation Preference to which they are entitled, the holders of Preferred Stock, in such capacity, will have no right or claim to any of the assets of the Corporation.
(iii) The value of any property not consisting of cash that is distributed by the Corporation to the holders of the Preferred Stock in payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be at Fair Market Value.
(d) Voting Rights. Each holder of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote per share of Voting Common Stock into which the shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder are then convertible (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section II), at each meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (and written actions of stockholders in lieu of meetings) with respect to any and all matters presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the holders of Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Voting Common Stock as a single class.
(e) Conversion Rights. (i) The Preferred Stock shall be convertible at any time into Voting Common Stock on the basis set forth below. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this paragraph (e), each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock.
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(ii) Each share of Preferred Stock shall convert into one (1) share of Voting Common Stock at any time at the option of the holder.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the exercise of any Class C-1 Warrants or Class C-3 Warrants by the holders thereof, a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of Class C-1 Warrant Shares or Class C-3 Warrant Shares (in each case, as defined in the applicable Warrant Agreement), as applicable, issuable upon exercise of such Class C-1 Warrants or Class C-3 Warrants, as the case may be, shall automatically convert into shares of Voting Common Stock (on a one-for-one basis unless adjusted pursuant to this paragraph (e)) without any action on the part of the holders of the Preferred Stock. Any conversion of Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph (e)(iii) shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of the Preferred Stock based upon each such holder’s relative holdings of Preferred Stock immediately prior to such conversion. The Corporation shall provide prompt notice to all applicable holders of Preferred Stock of any conversion of Preferred Stock pursuant to this paragraph (e)(iii), which notice shall state (1) the number of shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder that have been converted into Voting Common Stock, (2) any cash payments to be received by such holder in lieu of fractional shares, and (3) the method for surrendering to the Corporation any certificates representing shares of Preferred Stock and for the re-issuance of certificates representing (A) any shares of Preferred Stock held by such holder after the conversion and (B) the shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.
(iv) The shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible at the main office of the Corporation, and at such other office or offices, if any, as the Board of Directors may designate, into fully paid and non-assessable shares (calculated as to each conversion to the nearest one-hundredth of a share) of Voting Common Stock, at the Conversion Ratio in effect at the time of conversion set forth above. As used herein, “Conversion Ratio” shall mean a fraction of which the numerator shall be one and the denominator shall be the number of shares of Voting Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is convertible as provided herein. The Conversion Ratio shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth below. In order to convert shares of Preferred Stock into Voting Common Stock pursuant to paragraph (e)(ii), the holder thereof shall surrender at any office hereinabove mentioned the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed or assigned to the Corporation or in blank, and give written notice to the Corporation at such office that he or she elects to convert such shares. No payment or adjustment shall be made upon any conversion on account of any dividends accrued on the shares of Preferred Stock since the most recent dividend payment date, if any, surrendered for conversion or automatically converted, as applicable, or on account of any dividends on the Voting Common Stock issued upon conversion to the extent declared prior to such conversion.
(v) Shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been converted (1) in the case of a voluntary conversion pursuant to paragraph (e)(ii), immediately prior to the close of business on the day of such election or (2) in the case of an automatic conversion pursuant to paragraph (e)(iii), simultaneously with the receipt by the Corporation of the exercise price and warrant certificate in respect of the Class C-1 Warrants or Class C-3 Warrants, as applicable, exercised, and in each case the Person or Persons entitled to receive the Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Voting Common Stock at such time. As promptly as practicable on or
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after the conversion date and following the surrender of the certificates for the previously outstanding shares, the Corporation shall issue and shall deliver at such office a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Voting Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, together with payment of cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as hereinafter provided, to the Person or Persons entitled to receive the same.
(vi) In case at any time after the issuance of the Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall (A) issue rights or warrants (other than stock options or other securities granted in accordance with the Corporation’s stock option incentive program or warrants issued pursuant to the Subscription Agreement) to all holders of its Voting Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Voting Common Stock at a price per share less than the Original Purchase Price, (B) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of Voting Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Voting Common Stock, (C) combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of Voting Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Voting Common Stock, (D) reclassify the outstanding shares of Voting Common Stock into other securities of the Corporation, or (E) otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock to the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than upon any conversion of any class of capital stock into Voting Common Stock, Class B Common or Class G Common or upon the exercise of the warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreements), then, and in each such case, the Conversion Ratio shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share of Preferred Stock thereafter surrendered for conversion pursuant to this paragraph (e) shall be entitled to receive, upon such conversion, the number and kind of shares of Voting Common Stock or other securities that the holder of a share of Preferred Stock would have been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described in this paragraph (e)(vi) had such share of Preferred Stock been so converted immediately prior to the date of the happening of such event or the record date therefor, whichever is earlier. Any adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph (e)(vi) shall become effective (1) in the case of any such issuance, immediately after the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Voting Common Stock entitled to receive such rights or warrants, or (2) in the case of any such subdivision, reclassification or combination, at the close of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective.
(vii) In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (e)(vi) above, the holder of any Preferred Stock thereafter converted shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Corporation other than its Voting Common Stock, thereafter the number of such shares so receivable upon conversion shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Voting Common Stock contained in paragraph (e)(vi) above.
(viii) Whenever the Conversion Ratio is adjusted as herein provided, the Corporation shall compute the adjusted Conversion Ratio in accordance with this paragraph (e) and shall prepare a notice stating that the Conversion Ratio has been adjusted and setting forth the adjusted Conversion Ratio that shall forthwith be required, and such notice shall be provided by the Corporation to all holders of Preferred Stock.
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(ix) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Voting Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Voting Common Stock then deliverable upon the conversion of all shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding.
(x) The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Voting Common Stock on conversion of shares of the Preferred Stock (including transfer taxes, subject to the following sentence); provided, however, that the Corporation shall not pay any state or federal income taxes owed by any holder of the Preferred Stock.
(f) Redemption.
Each share of Preferred Stock is redeemable as provided in this paragraph (f).
(i) Subject to Section II(e)(iii) of this Article FOURTH, on the earlier of (A) the Expiration Date, (B) a Change of Control in which the entire outstanding principal amount of the Subordinated Notes is redeemed or (C) the repayment of the entire outstanding principal amount (together with any accrued but unpaid interest thereon) of the Subordinated Notes, if any shares of the Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, to the extent the Corporation shall have funds legally available for such payment, the Corporation shall redeem all (and not less than all) of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock at a price equal to the Liquidation Preference set forth in paragraph (c) of this Section II (such amount, the “Redemption Price”), payable in cash. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such redemption (x) shall be on a pari passu basis with the redemption or repayment, as applicable, of the Subordinated Notes and (y) shall not occur if, immediately after such redemption, the Corporation would be deemed not to be a United States Citizen under the Federal Aviation Laws; provided, however, that the Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to redeem the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as promptly as practicable after such restriction no longer applies to the Corporation. In particular, and without any limitation on the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be obligated to redeem any shares of Preferred Stock to the extent that, as a result of such redemption, the voting interest in the Corporation represented by Alien Owned Shares would exceed the permitted percentage allowable under DOT regulations.
(ii) In the event the Corporation shall redeem shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section II(f)(i), written notice of such redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 15 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for such redemption (the “Redemption Date”), to each holder of record of the shares to be redeemed at such holder’s address as the same appears on the stock register of the Corporation; provided, however, that no failure to give such notice nor any defect thereon shall affect the validity of the proceeding for the redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed except as to any holder to whom the Corporation has failed to give said notice and any holder whose notice was defective. Each such notice shall state: (A) the Redemption Date; (B) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (D) the place or places where certificates for such shares are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price; and (E) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on such Redemption Date.
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(iii) Notice having been mailed as aforesaid, from and after the Redemption Date (unless default shall be made by the Corporation in providing money for the payment of the Redemption Price), dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall cease to accrue and said shares shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and shall be canceled and cease to exist, and all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive from the Corporation the Redemption Price and the rights provided in paragraph (f)(iv)) shall cease. Upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for any shares so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares shall be redeemed by the Corporation at the Redemption Price.
(iv) Except in connection with a redemption on the Expiration Date, holders of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be permitted to convert such shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (e) of this Section II during the 15-90-day notice period set forth in clause (f)(ii).
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, any amounts payable with respect to the securities of the Corporation (including without limitation any payments of dividends on the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock whether in cash or in-kind) shall be paid net of any withholding taxes that may be required under applicable law.
(h) Additional Series of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Undesignated Preferred Stock of the Corporation, for series of preferred stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of preferred stock of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.
FIFTH: (a) Limitation of Voting Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, at no time shall Alien Owned Shares be voted, unless such shares are registered on the Foreign Stock Record (as defined in the Bylaws) maintained by the Corporation. The Bylaws may contain provisions to implement this provision.
(b) Bylaws, Legends, Etc. (i) The Bylaws of the Corporation may make appropriate provisions to effect the requirements of this Article FIFTH.
(ii) All certificates representing Voting Common Stock, Class A-1 Common or Class B Common or any other voting securities of the Corporation are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article FIFTH.
(iii) A majority of the directors of the Corporation shall have the exclusive power to determine all matters necessary to determine compliance with this Article FIFTH, and the good faith determination of a majority of the directors of the Corporation on such matters shall be conclusive and binding for all the purposes of this Article FIFTH.
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(c) Beneficial Ownership Inquiry. (i) The Corporation may by notice in writing (which may be included in the form of proxy or ballot distributed to stockholders of the Corporation in connection with the annual meeting (or any special meeting) of the stockholders of the Corporation, or otherwise) require a Person that is a holder of record of equity securities of the Corporation or that the Corporation knows to have, or has reasonable cause to believe has, Beneficial Ownership of equity securities of the Corporation to certify in such manner as the Corporation shall deem appropriate (including by way of execution of any form of proxy or ballot by such Person) that, to the knowledge of such Person:
(A) all equity securities of the Corporation as to which such Person has record ownership or Beneficial Ownership are owned and controlled only by United States Citizens, except for those shares of capital stock and warrants owned by the Initial Class B Holder; or
(B) the number and class or series of equity securities of the Corporation owned of record or Beneficially Owned by such Person that are owned or controlled by Persons who are not United States Citizens are as set forth in such certificate.
(ii) With respect to any equity securities identified by such Person in response to paragraph (c)(i) of this Article FIFTH, the Corporation may require such Person to provide such further information as the Corporation may reasonably require in order to implement the provisions of this Article FIFTH.
(iii) For purposes of applying the provisions of this Article FIFTH with respect to any equity securities of the Corporation, in the event of the failure of any Person to provide the certificate or other information to which the Corporation is entitled pursuant to this paragraph (c), the Corporation shall presume that the equity securities in question are owned or controlled by Persons who are not United States Citizens.
SIXTH: (a) The number of directors which shall constitute the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be up to nine (9). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Initial Class B Holder (and its Permitted Transferees and/or permitted assignees, if applicable) shall have the right to nominate two of the directors of the Corporation, as provided by the Bylaws, (ii) the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder (and its Permitted Transferees and/or permitted assignees, if applicable) shall have the right to nominate six of the directors of the Corporation, as provided by the Bylaws, and (iii) the then-current Chief Executive Officer shall have the right to serve as a director on the Board of Directors, as provided by the Bylaws.
SEVENTH: The following terms shall have the following meaning for the purpose of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation:
“A-1 Transfer” shall mean any sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, Transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation or exchange) of shares of A-1 Common, other than (i) in connection with a Public Offering or Additional Conversion Event or (ii) a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee.
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“Additional Conversion Event” shall mean any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other Person or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in which the Initial Stockholders participate, or any other transaction in which the Initial Stockholders participate and in which Control of the Corporation is transferred to Persons other than to the Initial Stockholders or their Affiliates.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such specified Person or (b) is a related co-investment vehicle, member or partner of such Person; provided, however, that solely for purposes of this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company shall not be deemed the Affiliate of any Initial Stockholder.
“Alien Owned Shares” shall mean any shares of any class of outstanding voting stock of the Corporation which are owned of record or Owned Beneficially, or otherwise controlled, by any Person or Persons who are not United States Citizens.
“Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Owned,” or “Owned Beneficially” refers to beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 (without regard to the 60-day provision in paragraph (d)(1)(i) thereof) under the Exchange Act.
“Change of Control” shall mean (i) any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries with or into any other entity, recapitalization, spin-off, distribution, stock sale or any other similar transaction, whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, where the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder, the Initial Class B Holder and/or their Affiliates, collectively, cease to Beneficially Own in excess of 50% of the common stock of the entity surviving or resulting from such transaction (or the ultimate sole parent thereof) (such ownership being based solely on the common stock owned by such Persons immediately prior to such event) or (ii) any sale, transfer, lease, assignment, conveyance, exchange, mortgage or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, property or business of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries.
“Class A Warrants” shall mean those warrants to purchase Class A Common (now Voting Common Stock ) pursuant to the Warrant Agreements.
“Class C-1 Warrants”, “Class C-2 Warrants”, “Class C-3 Warrants”, “Class C-4 Warrants” “Class C-5 Warrants”, “Fifth Closing C-6 Warrants”, “Fifth Closing C-7A Warrants”, “Fifth Closing C-7B Warrants”, “Fifth Closing C-8 Warrants”, “Fifth Closing C-9 Warrants”, “Class C-11 Warrants”, “Class C-12A Warrants”, “Class C-12B Warrants”, “Class C-12C Warrants”, “Class C-12D Warrants”, “Class C-12E Warrants”, “Class C-14A Warrants”, “Class C-14B Warrants”, “Class C-14C Warrants”, “Class C-15A Warrants”, “Class C-15B Warrants”, “Class C-15C Warrants”, “Class C-15D Warrants”, “Class C-15E Warrants” and “Class C-15F Warrants” shall mean those warrants to purchase Class C Common pursuant to the Warrant Agreements.
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“Control” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the direct or indirect ownership of more than 50% of the voting or economic interests of such Person.
“Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable Stockholders Agreement.
“DOT” shall mean the United States Department of Transportation or any other federal department or agency at the time administering the Federal Aviation Laws.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (or under any successor statute thereto).
“Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Warrant Agreements governing the Class C-1 Warrants and Class C-3 Warrants.
“Fair Market Value” shall mean, as to any securities or other property, the cash price at which a willing seller would sell and a willing buyer would buy such securities or property in an arm’s length negotiated transaction without time constraints, as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Corporation; provided that if an affected holder of Common Stock disagrees with such good faith determination, Fair Market Value, as to the relevant securities or other property, shall be as determined by a nationally recognized valuation firm with experience in the valuation of airline operations selected by mutual agreement of the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder and Initial Class B Holder, whose determination shall be final and binding on the parties hereto. The fees and expenses of such valuation firm shall be paid by the Corporation, unless the appraised value is 110% or less of the board of director’s determination of the fair market value, in which case the affected holder will bear the cost of such appraisal.
“Fifth Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in that certain Purchase and Restructuring Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2010, by and among the Corporation, the Initial Class B Holder, the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“Fifth Closing Investor LLC Warrant Agreement” shall mean the warrant agreement, dated as of January 12, 2010, entered into between the Corporation and Cyrus Aviation Investor, LLC relating to the issuance of Fifth Closing C-6 Warrants to purchase shares of Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Fifth Closing Investor LLC-MBO LLC Warrant Agreement” shall mean the warrant agreement, dated as of January 12, 2010, entered into among the Corporation, Cyrus Aviation Investor, LLC and VAI MBO Investors, LLC relating to the issuance of Fifth Closing C-7A Warrants, Fifth Closing C-7B Warrants, Fifth Closing C-8 Warrants, and Fifth Closing C-9 Warrants to purchase shares of Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Fifth Closing Warrant Agreement” shall mean the Fifth Closing Warrant Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2010, entered into among the Corporation and the Initial Class B Holder relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Initial Class B Holder” shall mean the Person that as of the effective date of the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, is the holder of record of the outstanding Class B Common.
“Initial Shares” shall mean 2,093,900 shares, together with any securities issued in respect thereof (other than share dividends payable on Common Stock), or in substitution therefor, whether upon conversion, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or similar reorganization unless the event constitutes a Sale.
“Initial Stockholders” shall mean (1) the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder and (2) the Initial Class B Holder, and shall expressly exclude the holders of the Class G Common.
“Initial Voting Common Stock Holder” shall mean the Person that as of the effective date of the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, is the holder of record of the outstanding Voting Common Stock and the Preferred Stock.
“Initial Warrant Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007, among the Corporation, the Initial Class B Holder and the other parties thereto relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase Class C Common and Class A Common (now Voting Common Stock), as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Liquidation Event” shall mean any Liquidation, Change of Control or initial Public Offering in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to consummation of such initial Public Offering do not own a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation after consummation of such initial Public Offering.
“Original Purchase Price” shall mean $12.97519 per share of Preferred Stock, subject to appropriate adjustment for the events described in paragraph II(e)(vi) of Article FOURTH.
“Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.
“Per Share Preference Amount” shall mean $10.81264 per share of Preferred Stock, subject to appropriate adjustment for the events described in paragraph II(e)(vi) of Article FOURTH.
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted, or any Group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.
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“Public Offering” shall mean an underwritten public offering of shares of the Common Stock.
“Qualified Public Offering” shall mean an underwritten public offering of shares of the Common Stock which generates net proceeds of at least $100 million, results in the listing of the Common Stock on NYSE or NASDAQ and results in the holding of at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock by the public.
“Sale” shall mean (i) prior to the repayment to the Initial Stockholders and their Affiliates of Return Amounts equal to or exceeding the Initial Investment, any sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, Transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation or exchange) of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, other than a Public Offering, Additional Conversion Event or Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, in which one or more of the Initial Stockholders sells shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon the repayment to the Initial Stockholders and their Affiliates of Return Amounts equal to or exceeding the Initial Investment, any sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, Transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger, consolidation or exchange) of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, other than a Public Offering, Additional Conversion Event or Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, in which a stockholder of the Corporation Transfers 5% or more of the Common Stock of the Corporation on a fully-diluted basis in a single transaction.
“Second Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in the Subscription Agreement.
“Seventh Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Seventh Closing Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2013, by and among the Corporation and the other parties named therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Seventh Closing Warrant Agreements” shall mean: (i) the Warrant Agreements, dated on or about the Seventh Closing Date, between the Corporation and each of Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund II, Ltd., CYR Fund, Ltd., Crescent 1, L.P., Cyrus Select Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd., CRS Fund, Ltd., Cyrus Aviation Partners IV, L.P. and CM Finance LLC; (ii) the Warrant Agreements, dated on or about the Seventh Closing Date, between the Corporation and each of Virgin Management Limited and VA Holdings (Guernsey) LP, and (iii) the Warrant Agreement, dated on or about the Seventh Closing Date, between the Corporation and VX Holdings, L.P., each relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Sixth Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Sixth Closing Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2011, by and among the Corporation and the other parties named therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
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“Sixth Closing Warrant Agreements” shall mean: (i) the Warrant Agreement, dated on or about the Sixth Closing Date, between the Corporation and each of Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund II, Ltd., CYR Fund, Ltd., Crescent 1, L.P., Cyrus Select Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd., Cyrus Aviation, Ltd., Cyrus Aviation Partners III, L.P., Cyrus Aviation Partners IIIA, L.P. and CCP Investments, L.P.; and (ii) the Warrant Agreement, dated on or about the Sixth Closing Date, between the Corporation and Virgin Management Limited, each relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Stockholders Agreement” shall mean the Sixth Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated on or about the Seventh Closing Date, among the Corporation and the stockholder parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Subordinated Notes” shall mean the subordinated notes of the Corporation issued, as amended, pursuant to the Subordinated Note Agreement and the Third Closing Subordinated Note Agreement, in each case, entered into between the Initial Class B Holder and the Corporation, as amended.
“Subordinated Note Agreement” means the Subordinated Note Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, between the Corporation and the Initial Class B Holder, as amended.
“Subscription Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among the Corporation, the Initial Stockholders and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any Person of which a majority of any class of equity security is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
“Third Closing Date” shall mean the date of the Third Closing Subscription Agreement.
“Third Closing Subordinated Note Agreement” means the Additional Subordinated Note Agreement dated as of July 31, 2007, between the Corporation and the Initial Class B Holder, as amended.
“Third Closing Subscription Agreement” shall mean the Third Closing Subscription Agreement, dated July 31, 2007, by and among the Corporation, the Initial Class B Holder, the Initial Voting Common Stock Holder and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Third Closing Warrant Agreement” shall mean the Third Closing Warrant Agreement, dated July 31, 2007, entered into among the Corporation, the Initial Class B Holder and certain other parties thereto relating to the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common (now Voting Common Stock ) and Class C Common, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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“Transfer” shall mean any transfer, sale, assignment, exchange, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any securities or any interest therein.
“United States Citizen” shall mean a “United States citizen,” as defined in 49 U.S.C. Section 40102(a)(15), as in effect on the date in question, or any successor statute or regulation, as interpreted by the DOT in applicable precedent.
“Warrant Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Warrant Agreement, the Third Closing Warrant Agreement, the Fifth Closing Warrant Agreement, the Fifth Closing Investor LLC Warrant Agreement, the Fifth Closing Investor LLC-MBO LLC Warrant Agreement, the Sixth Closing Warrant Agreements and the Seventh Closing Warrant Agreements.
EIGHTH: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, and the Directors need not be elected by ballot unless required by the Bylaws of the Corporation.
NINTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, may adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that any amendments of the Bylaws which would adversely or disproportionately affect, in any material respect, the rights of a class of capital stock of the Corporation shall be approved unanimously by the holders of that class.
TENTH: (a) 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, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived any improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware is hereafter amended to authorize, with the approval of a corporation’s stockholders, further reductions in the liability of a corporation’s directors for breach of fiduciary duty, then a director of the Corporation shall not be liable for any such breach to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article TENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
(b) The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or testifies in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law, and the Corporation may adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with any such person for the purpose of providing for such indemnification.
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To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraph (b) of this Article TENTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person may be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Expenses incurred by an director, officer, employee or agent in defending or testifying in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation against such expenses as authorized by this Article TENTH, and the Corporation may adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with such persons for the purpose of providing for such advances.
The indemnification permitted by this Article TENTH shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding an office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
ELEVENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend and repeal any provision contained in this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner from time to time prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the Initial Class B Holder shall be required to alter, change, amend, repeal or adopt any provision of this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation if such alteration, change, amendment, repeal or adoption would adversely or disproportionately affect, in any material respect, the interests of the Initial Class B Holder or any of its Permitted Transferees, except that no vote of the Initial Class B Holder shall be required for a change, alteration or amendment to Article FOURTH in order to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of any class of Common Stock or the Preferred Stock or (ii) authorize any new class of capital stock of the Corporation. In the event of any such change, alteration or amendment to Article FOURTH as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, any such change, alteration or amendment shall require a majority of the combined voting power of all securities of the Corporation entitled to vote on any matter, voting together as a single class. All rights herein conferred are granted subject to this reservation.
TWELFTH: The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Tenth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on , 2014.
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