The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that this corporation shall have authority to issue shall be 220,000,000, of which 200,000,000 shares shall be shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 20,000,000 shares shall be shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share. The designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Stock shall be as follows:
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The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, with such voting powers, full or limited, or without voting powers, and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, and as are not stated and expressed in these Articles of Incorporation, or any amendment thereto, including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the following:
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the designation of and number of shares constituting such series;
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the dividend rate of such series, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes or of any other series of capital stock, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;
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whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by this corporation, and, if made subject to such redemption, the times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption;
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the terms and amounts of any sinking fund, if any, provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series;
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OCWEN金融公司,佛罗里达州公司(“公司”), certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “公司章程”), and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 607.0602 and 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “董事会”) at a meeting duly called and held on October 2, 2012 duly approved and adopted the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors does hereby designate, create, authorize and provide for the issue of a series of preferred stock having a par value of $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “清算优先权应指定为“A系列永续可转换优先股”,由两十万(200,000)股组成,具有以下表决权、优先权及相对、参与、选择权以及其他特别权利和资格、限制和限制:
2. 级别A系列优先股在支付股息、赎回以及公司清算、结清和解散时分配方面,均排名(i)优于公司所有类别的普通股以及本协议签订日期后由董事会设立的任何其他种类的股票或优先股系列,其条款明确规定不同于或与A系列优先股在股息、赎回以及公司清算、结清和解散时的分配方面处于优先或平级的(统称与公司普通股“初级证券”); (ii) on a parity with any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued by the Company in the future (subject to compliance with Section 8) and any other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock issued by the Company, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends, redemptions and distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company (collectively referred to as “奇偶证券”); and (iii) junior to each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock issued by the Company (subject to compliance with Section 8), the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends, redemptions and distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company (collectively referred to as “高级证券”). For the avoidance of doubt, a
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security shall not be deemed a Parity Security unless the dividend is payable in kind when the dividend of the Series A Preferred Stock is paid in kind, and a security shall not be deemed not to be a Parity Security solely because the dividend on such security has a coupon equal to or greater than the Series A Preferred Stock.
3. 股息.
(a) 股息. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, mandatory and cumulative dividends payable quarterly in arrears with respect to each dividend period ending on and including the last calendar day of each quarter ending December 31, March 31, June 30 and September 30, respectively (each such period, a “股息期” and each such date, a “股息支付日期”), at the rate per share equal to the greater of (x) 3.75% per annum multiplied by the Liquidation Preference and (y) in the event the Company pays a regular quarterly dividend on its Common Stock in such quarter, the rate per share payable in respect of such quarterly dividend (treating each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as being the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such holder’s shares would be converted if such shares were converted pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof as of the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend); 在每种情况下,该B类股东和/或该B类股东的家庭成员需独立控制在此类帐户、计划或信托中持有的B类普通股实时; that the initial Dividend Period will commence on the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date and end on the second Dividend Payment Date thereafter. The record date for payment of quarterly dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will be the 15th day of the calendar month of the applicable Dividend Payment Date, whether or not such date is a Trading Day. If any Dividend Payment Date is not a Trading Day, the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Trading Day.
(b) 特别分红. If and to the extent the Company intends to pay any dividend or make a distribution on shares of Common Stock (whether or not in the form of cash, but excluding any dividend which results in an adjustment to the Conversion Price as described below) other than a dividend as provided in 3(a) above (a “特别股息”), then any such dividend shall be payable to the holders of shares of Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock on a 平价, pro rata basis (treating each holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as being the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted if such shares were converted pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof as of the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend). The record date for payment of any Special Dividend will be the same date as the record date for payment of the Special Dividend to holders of Common Stock, whether or not such date is a Trading Day. The payment date of any Special Dividend will be the same date on which payment of such dividend is made to holders of Common Stock (“Special Dividend Payment Date”).
(c) Company’s Ability to Pay Dividends in Cash or Kind. Dividends shall be paid in full, in cash (“现金股息”) for each Dividend Period on the applicable Dividend Payment Date; provided, that at the Company’s option, the Company may pay all or any percentage of the dividends contemplated by paragraphs (a) and (b) above in cash or additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (“PIk Dividends”). The Company shall provide the holders with at least five (5) Trading Days’ notice of its election to pay all or any percentage of such dividend in shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the Company may indicate in such notice that the election contained in such notice shall continue for later periods until revised by a subsequent notice). If and to the extent that the Company does not for any reason pay the entire dividend payable for a particular Dividend Period either as a Cash Dividend, or a combination of Cash Dividend and PIk Dividend, on the applicable Dividend Payment Date for such period (whether or not the payment of dividends is permitted under applicable law or such dividends are declared by the Board of Directors of the Company), such unpaid dividends shall be paid in kind by issuance of additional Series A Preferred Stock (the “Additional PIk Dividends”) to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock as of the record date for the applicable Dividend Payment Date, on the first date on which such Additional PIk Dividend can be paid in accordance with applicable law.
(d) Dividend Calculations. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve (12), thirty (30) calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date, and shall be deemed to accrue from such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Company legally available for the payment of dividends. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Company pays dividends partially in cash and partially in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, then such payment shall be distributed ratably among
(o) For purposes of this Section 5, “Common Stock” includes any stock of any class of the Company which has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and which is not subject to redemption by the Company. However, subject to the provisions of Section 6(a) below, shares issuable on conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall include only shares of the class designated as Common Stock of the Company on the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date or shares of any class or classes resulting from any reclassification thereof and which have no preferences in respect of dividends or amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and which are not subject to redemption by the Company; 在每种情况下,该B类股东和/或该B类股东的家庭成员需独立控制在此类帐户、计划或信托中持有的B类普通股实时; that, if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class, the shares of each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such
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class resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes resulting from all such reclassifications.
(p) No adjustment in the Conversion Price shall reduce the Conversion Price below the then par value of the Common Stock.
(q) If: (A) the Company takes any action which requires an adjustment in the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 5; (B) the Company consolidates or merges with, or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation, and stockholders of the Company must approve the transaction; or (C) there is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company; the Company shall mail to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, first class, postage prepaid, a notice stating the proposed record or effective date, as the case may be. The Company shall mail the notice at least ten (10) days before such date. However, failure to mail the notice or any defect in it shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) of this Section. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to holders of Series A Preferred Stock, first class, postage prepaid, a notice of the adjustment. The Company shall file with the Transfer Agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, if other than the Company, a certificate from the Company’s chief financial officer briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it.
(a) The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole, or, from time to time, in part, at any time beginning on the second anniversary of the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date, payable by the Company through the issuance of shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered by the Company with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed (the “赎回付款”), shall be equal to (1) the Applicable Redemption Amount (as defined below) per share of the Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed, divided by (2) the Current Market Price on the Redemption Date.
(b) The “Applicable Redemption Amount“已定义项”是指:
(i) on and after the second anniversary of the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date and prior to the third anniversary of the Series A Preferred Stock Issue Date, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed equal to the product of (i) 103% and (ii) the Liquidation Preference (up to and including the Redemption Date), plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not declared;
如果根据本第7条发出赎回通知,并且任何 Series A 首选股的持有人在赎回日期前一天营业结束前已根据上述第5条向公司发出通知,要求转换任何或所有将被赎回的股份(附有适当背书或转让给公司的证书或证书,以及根据上述第5条要求的任何必要的过户税付款),则该赎回对于将被转换的股份不会生效,这种转换将根据上述第5条规定生效,公司为赎回这些转换为一般基金的 Series A 首选股而留用的任何资金将归还给公司的一般基金。
8. 投票权.
Series A 首选股持有人应有权根据公司章程和 FBCA 获得所有股东会议通知,并且除非适用法律另有规定,Series A 首选股持有人有权就提交给股东投票的所有事项投票,与普通股持有者共同投票为一类,每股普通股有权进行一票投票,每股 Series A 首选股有权进行一票投票,该投票权数等于按照投票截止日为普通股可转换的 Series A 首选股的股份数计算或者如果没有指定投票截止日,则按照投票日计算。
只要 Series A 首选股的任何股份尚未清偿,公司不得直接或间接地通过修正、合并、重组、再分类、资本重组、转换、合并或其他方式执行以下任何操作,而不经过(除了法律或公司章程要求的任何其他投票之外)股份占多数的股东的肯定投票或同意,他们可以亲自或通过代理投票,在特许书面同意或在年度或特别会议上通过的决议中投票,若未获得此类投票或同意而进行的任何行为或交易应无效且不具有法律效力。
修改公司章程的文件。 致 修订和重新制定的公司章程 OF ONITY集团公司。 设计、偏好和权利条款 b系列永久优先股
根据佛罗里达州商业公司法的第607.0602和607.1006节
佛罗里达商业公司法
佛罗里达州一家名为Onity Group Inc.的公司(以下简称“公司”), certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “公司章程”), and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 607.0602 and 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “董事会”) by unanimous written consent duly approved and adopted the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof (these “Articles of Designation”):
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board by the Articles of Incorporation, the Board does hereby designate, create, authorize and provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock having a par value of $0.01 per share, which shall be designated as Series b Perpetual Preferred Stock, consisting of two million four hundred thousand (2,400,000) shares having the following voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions:
1.Designation; Number of Shares; Certificated Shares; Book-Entry.
(a)The series of preferred stock shall be designated as “Series b Perpetual Preferred Stock”, with a par value of $0.01 per share (the “Series b Preferred Stock”), and the number of shares so authorized and designated shall be two million four hundred thousand (2,400,000). At all times the Company will have sufficient shares authorized and will take all actions necessary to authorize additional shares if required, in each case, to meet its obligations hereunder.
3.级别. The Series b Preferred Stock shall, with respect to payment of dividends, redemption and distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company, rank (i) senior to all classes of Common Stock of the Company and to each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the date hereof by the Board, the terms of which do not expressly provide that it ranks senior to or on a parity with the Series b Preferred Stock as to dividends, redemptions and distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company (collectively referred to with the Common Stock of the Company as “初级证券”); (ii) on a parity with any additional shares of Series b Preferred Stock issued by the Company in the future (subject to compliance with Section 7) and any other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock issued by the Company, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Series b Preferred Stock as to dividends, redemptions and distributions upon the
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liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company (collectively referred to as “奇偶证券”); and (iii) junior to each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock issued by the Company (subject to compliance with Section 7), the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series b Preferred Stock as to dividends, redemptions and distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company (collectively referred to as “高级证券为避免疑问,除非当Series b优先股的股息以实物支付时,该证券才不被视为等价证券;并且仅因该证券的股息具有与Series b优先股相等或更高的票面利率而不被视为非等价证券。
written request, after which repayment the holders of the Series b Preferred Stock entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Company.
(iv)If only a portion of the Series b Preferred Stock represented by a certificate has been called for redemption, upon surrender of the certificate to the Paying Agent (which will occur automatically if the certificate representing such shares is issued in the name of the Securities Depository or its nominee), the Paying Agent shall issue to the holder of such shares a new certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series b Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered certificate that have not been called for redemption.
(v)Notwithstanding any notice of redemption, there shall be no redemption of any Series b Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full redemption price of such shares, including all accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption, whether or not declared, have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.
6.Mandatory Offer to Purchase Upon a Change of Control.
(a)Change of Control Repurchase Right. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of a share of Series b Preferred Stock shall have the right to require that the Company or the acquiring or surviving entity, as applicable, purchase all or a portion of such holder’s shares of Series b Preferred Stock pursuant to the offer described below (the “控制变更要约”) at a purchase price equal to 100.0% of the Liquidation Preference plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but excluding, the date of purchase (subject to the rights of holders of shares of Series b Preferred Stock on the relevant regular record date to receive dividends that have been declared by the Board on the applicable Dividend Payment Date is on or prior to the applicable date of repurchase).
15.注册代理、转让代理和支付代理B系列优先股的注册处和支付代理应由公司自行决定选定。最初,B系列优先股的注册处和支付代理应为Computershare股份有限公司及其附属公司-Computershare Trust Company N.A.. 公司可以任命某一或多个此类角色的继任者(并可以根据与该继任者的任何协议中的规定删除任何此类继任者,并任命新的继任者)。在任何此类删除或任命发生后,公司应通知B系列优先股持有人。