Examples of Authorized Shares Amendment in a sentence
On the date that is 15 days following the receipt of the Requisite Shareholder Approval and the Authorized Shares Amendment each outstanding share of Series B Participating Preferred Stock shall automatically be exchanged into a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to the Participation Factor, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 7 (such automatic exchange pursuant to this Section 6(a), the “Mandatory Exchange”).
As promptly as practicable following adoption of the Authorized Shares Amendment and the Fair Price Charter Amendment by the requisite affirmative vote of the Buyer's shareholders but prior to Closing, the Buyer shall file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts articles of amendment, duly signed in accordance with the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law setting forth the Authorized Shares Amendment, the Fair Price Charter Amendment, and the due adoption thereof.
Third, no one challenged the validity of the New Charter or questioned whether the Authorized Shares Amendment was validly adopted (circumstances that remain true today).
Nevertheless, aspects of the Authorized Shares Amendment and the alterations and changes it made on New Spire’s capital structure and the lack of developed case law related to Section 242(b)(2) create doubt as to whether the shareholder vote approving the amendment fully satisfied DGCL Section 242(b)(2).
As disclosed in the company’s August 13, 2021 Form 8-K, the Authorized Shares Amendment was approved by 14,695,993 shares, a majority of the 28,531,727 shares entitled to vote, and over 82% of the 17,866,883 shares present at the meeting.
It has been over eighteen months since15the vote on the Authorized Shares Amendment and the Class A Common Stock has been actively traded on the New York Stock Exchange since that date.
As and solely to the extent required by applicable law, as promptly as possible following the effective date of the termination of registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, Holdings shall seek the adoption and approval of its stockholders, by written consent or by vote taken at a duly called meeting of stockholders, of the Series A Amendment, the Authorized Shares Amendment and, if applicable, the other transactions contemplated by the Restructuring.
The issuance of the Exchange Notes, the Bridge Note, the Consideration Shares and the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Authorized Shares Amendment.
New Spire is unable to ratify the Authorized Shares Amendment on a timely basis pursuant to Section 204 because any such ratification would require a vote of the holders of the company’s valid stock under DGCL Section 204(d) and Article Seven, paragraph 5 of the New Charter prohibits such ratification by written consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
Following the de-SPAC, New Spire, its board of directors and the other de-SPAC participants treated the New Charter, including the Authorized Shares Amendment, and the stock issued pursuant thereto as valid.