AMSS 8-K
Amass Brands (AMSS)
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AMASS BRANDS INC | ||
By: | /s/ Mark T. Lynn | |
Mark T. Lynn | ||
Dated: August 21, 2026 | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 3.1
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations |
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Delivered 01:16 PM 08/19/2026 FILED 01:16 PM 08/19/2026 |
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SR 20264125682 – File Number 6160708 |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Of
AMASS Brands Inc,
a Delaware corporation
Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
The undersigned, Mark Lynn, hereby certifies that:
1. He is the duly elected Chief Executive Officer of AMASS Brands Inc, a Delaware corporation ("Corporation").
2. That the name of this Corporation is AMASS Brands Inc, and that this Corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") on September 22, 2016 under the name AMASS Brands Inc (the "Original Certificate") and which Original Certificate was fully amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of April 13, 2021, as further amended by that certain Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of lncorporation, dated as of April 28, 2021, and as further amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of lncorporation, dated as of January 6, 2023 and as further amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of February 14, 2023 and as further amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated as of January 30, 2025, and further amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of lncorporation, dated as of January 9, 2026 (collectively, the "Amended Certificate").
3. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") by unanimous written consent on May 19, 2026, adopted a resolution authorizing and approving the Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (this "Original Certificate of Designation"). The Original Certificate of Designation was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 19, 2026.
4. On August 18, 2026, the Board of Directors duly adopted a resolution approving and authorizing the amendment and restatement of the Original Certificate of Designation in its entirety.
5. On August 19, 2026, the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL, approved and adopted the amendment and restatement of the Original Certificate of Designation in its entirety, as required by Section 11(b) of the Original Certificate of Designation.
6. Pursuant to Article IV(A)(ii) of the Amended Certificate, the holders of the Corporation's Common Stock are not entitled to vote on this Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation because it relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock, and the holders of such affected series are entitled to vote thereon pursuant to the Original Certificate of Designation and the DGCL.
7. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 151 and 242 of the DGCL.
8. The Original Certificate of Designation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Addendum A attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does hereby execute this Amended and Restated Certificate and does hereby acknowledge that this instrument constitutes his act and deed and that the facts stated herein are true.
AMASS Brands Inc
By: | /s/ Mark Lynn |
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Name: | Mark Lynn |
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Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Dated: | August 19, 2026 |
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ADDENDUMA
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF
SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
of
AMASS Brands Inc,
a Delaware corporation
The undersigned Chief Executive Officer of AMASS Brands Inc ("Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify that, pursuant to the authority contained in the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation ("Certificate") and pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and in accordance with the provisions of the resolution creating a series of the class of the Corporation's authorized preferred stock designated as the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock as follows:
FIRST: The Certificate authorizes the issuance by the Corporation of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.00001 per share the "Common Stock"), and 41,192,462 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.00001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), and further, authorize the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Corporation, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from time to time, to divide and establish any or all of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock not then allocated to any series into one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences and limitations of each series.
SECOND: By unanimous written consent of the Board dated March 17, 2026, the Board designated thirty-five thousand (35,000) shares of the Preferred Stock as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to a resolution providing that a series of preferred stock of the Corporation be and hereby is created and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of such Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, are as follows:
SERIES C CONVERIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have meanings set forth in Section 14 below.
Section 2. Powers and Rights of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. There is hereby designated a class of Preferred Stock of the Corporation as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the "Series C Stock"). The number of shares, powers, terms, conditions, designations, preferences and privileges, relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series C Stock shall be as set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate ofDesignation of Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (this "Certificate ofDesignation"). For purposes hereof, a holder of a share or shares of Series C Stock, with respect to their rights as related to the Series C Stock, shall be referred to as a "Series C Holder."
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Section 3. Number and Stated Value. The number of authorized shares of the Series C Stock is thirty-five thousand (35,000) shares. Each share of Series C Stock shall have a stated value of $1,086.96 (the "Stated Value").
Section 4. Ranking. Except to the extent that the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series C Stock (the "Required Holders") expressly consent to the creation of Parity Stock (as defined below), all shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be junior in rank to all Series C Stock with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation (such junior stock is referred to herein collectively as "Junior Stock"). The rights of all such shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be qualified by the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Series C Stock. Without limiting any other provision of this Certificate of Designation, without the prior express written consent of the Required Holders, voting separately as a single class, the Corporation shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares of capital stock that is (i) of senior rank to the Series C Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation (collectively, the "Senior Preferred Stock"), or (ii) of pari passu rank to the Series C Stock in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Corporation (collectively, the "Parity Stock"). In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation wherein the Corporation is the surviving entity, the shares of Series C Stock shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall provide for a result inconsistent therewith, subject to the other terms and conditions herein.
Section 5. Preferred Return.
(a) | Each share of Series C Stock shall accrue a rate of return on the Stated Value at the rate of 2% per quarter, to be determined pro rata for any fractional year periods (the "Preferred Return"). The Preferred Return shall accrue on each share of Series C Stock from the date of its Issuance Date and shall be payable or otherwise settled as set forth herein. Following the occurrence of an Event ofDefault (as defined below), the Preferred Return will increase to 18% per annum simple interest. |
(b) | The Preferred Return shall compound daily and be payable on a quarterly basis, within five (5) Trading Days following the end of each calendar quarter, either in cash or via the issuance to the applicable Series C Holder of an additional number of shares of Series C Stock equal to (i) the Preferred Return then accrued and unpaid, divided by (ii) the $1,000.00 per share purchase price of the Series C Stock, with the election as to payment in cash or via the issuance of additional shares of Series C Stock to be determined in the discretion of the Corporation. |
(c) | In the event that the Corporation elects to pay any Preferred Return via the issuance of shares of Series C Stock, no fractional shares of Series C Stock shall be issued, and the Corporation shall pay in cash the Preferred Return that would otherwise be payable via the issuance of a fractional share of Series C Stock. |
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Section 6. Liquidation. Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.
(a) | Preferential Payments to Holders of Series C Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below), each share of Series C Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock equal to by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share of Series C Stock equal to the Stated Value at such time plus any accrued and unpaid Preferred Return (as applicable, the "Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount"). If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount, the Series C Holders with respect to their shares of Series C Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. Following the payment of the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount, if there are any remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, the Series C Stock shall not participate in such distributions. |
(b) | Deemed Liquidation Events. |
(i) | Definition. Each of the following events shall be considered a"Deemed Liquidation Event": |
(1) | a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party and in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the Corporation or any successor entity following such merger or consolidation; or |
(2) | the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. |
(c) | Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event. The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event referred to in Section 6(b)(i)(1) unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction (the "Merger Agreement") provides that the consideration payable to the Series C Stock shall be allocated in accordance with Section 6(a). |
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(d) | Amount Deemed Paid or Distributed. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the Series C Holders upon any such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to such Series C Holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other entity. The value of such property, right or securities shall be determined in good faith by the Board. |
(e) | Allocation of Escrow and Contingent Consideration. In the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event pursuant to Section 6(b)(i)(l), if any portion of the consideration payable to the Series C Holders of the Corporation is payable only upon satisfaction of contingencies (the "Additional Consideration"), the merger agreement or other agreement related to such event shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not Additional Consideration (such portion, the "Initial Consideration") shall be allocated among the Series C Holders in accordance with Section 6(a) as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event; and (b) any Additional Consideration which becomes payable to the Series C Holders upon satisfaction of such contingencies shall be allocated among the Series C Holders in accordance with Section 6(a) after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction. |
(f) | Form of Consideration. In the event of any Deemed Liquidation Event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Designation, the Series C Holders and the holders of all other classes and series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking equally with or junior to the Series C Stock as to payments and distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (including, without limitation, the holders of Common Stock) shall be entitled to receive the same form of consideration in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event, notwithstanding that such holders may be entitled to receive different amounts of consideration or that such consideration may be allocated or distributed among such holders with different priorities in accordance with this Section 6. If the consideration payable or distributable to the stockholders of the Corporation in connection with any Deemed Liquidation Event consists of more than one form of consideration, then each such holder shall be entitled to receive such consideration in the same proportionate mix of forms of consideration as each other such holder. |
(g) | No Redemption Requirement. Other than in connection with an actual liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the entitlement of the Series C Holders to the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount in connection with any Deemed Liquidation Event shall be satisfied solely by the allocation to the Series C Holders, in accordance with this Section 6, of the consideration or proceeds otherwise payable or distributable to the stockholders of the Corporation in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event, and nothing in this Section 6 shall require, or be construed to require, the Corporation to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any share of Series C Stock or to pay any cash or transfer any other assets to any Series C Holder, other than by means of such allocation. |
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Section 7. Conversions. The Series C Stock shall be convertible into Common Stock at any time or times following the applicable Issuance Date of such Series C Stock on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7.
(a) | Conversion Right. Any Series C Holder shall be entitled to convert its Series C Stock into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with this Section 7. The Corporation shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Corporation shall round such fractional share up to the nearest whole share. The Corporation shall pay any and all fees, transfer, stamp and similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Common Stock upon conversion of any Conversion Amount. Conversion notices in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a "Conversion Notice") may be effectively delivered to the Corporation at the email or other address provided to such Series C Holder by the Corporation. |
(b) | Limited Conversion Right. Following the occurrence of a Limited Conversion Event, Investor will have the right to submit a Conversion Notice during the Limited Conversion Window applicable to such Limited Conversion Event (each, a "Limited Conversion"). The applicable conversion price for Limited Conversions, regardless of when submitted, will be the lower of (i) the Fixed Price, and (ii) the Market Price. |
(c) | Conversion Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any Conversion Amount shall be determined by dividing (i) such Conversion Amount by (ii) the Conversion Price (the "Conversion Shares"). |
(d) | Method of Conversion Share Delivery. On or before the close of business on the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of delivery of a Conversion Notice (the "Delivery Date"), the Corporation shall, deliver or cause its transfer agent to issue and deliver the applicable Conversion Shares electronically to the account designated by holder in the applicable Conversion Notice. |
(e) | Conversion Delays. If the Corporation fails to deliver Conversion Shares by the applicable Delivery Date, holder may at any time prior to receiving the applicable Conversion Shares rescind in whole or in part such conversion. In addition, for each Conversion, in the event that Conversion Shares are not delivered by the Delivery Date, a late fee equal to 1% of the applicable Conversion Share Value rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.00 but with a floor of $500.00 per day (but in any event the cumulative amount of such late fees for each Conversion shall not exceed 200% of the applicable Conversion Share Value) will be assessed for each day after the Delivery Date until Conversion Share delivery is made ("Late Fees"); and such Late Fees will be paid either in cash or via the issuance to the applicable Series C Holder of an additional number of shares of Series C Stock equal to (i) the Late Fees then accrued and unpaid, divided by (ii) the $1,000.00 per share purchase price of the Series C Stock, with the election as to payment in cash or via the issuance of additional shares of Series C Stock to be determined in the discretion of the Corporation. On up to three (3) occasions, the Corporation will have five (5) Trading Days to deliver Conversion Shares without incurring any Late Fees. |
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(f) | Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Designation or any other agreement between the Corporation and a Series C Holder, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of Series C Stock to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion would cause the Series C Holder (together with its Affiliates) to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock exceeding 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such issuance) (the "Maximum Percentage"). For purposes of this section, beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock will be determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. The Maximum Percentage is enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all affiliates and assigns of each Series C Holder. |
Section 8. Trigger Events. The occurrence of any of the following events will be considered a "Trigger Event" hereunder:
(a) | the Corporation receives a letter of non-compliance from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department or other similar correspondence; |
(b) | beginning four (4) months following the Initial Listing Date, the average Market Capitalization of the Corporation during any ten (10) Trading Day period is less than $100,000,000; |
(c) | in any quarter beginning with the second quarter after the Initial Listing Date, the Corporation's stockholder equity is less than $3,000,000; or |
(d) | beginning four (4) months following the Initial Listing Date, any closing trade price of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg is fifty percent (50%) or more below the opening trade price of the Common Stock on the Initial Listing Date. |
Section 9. Corporation Optional Redemption.
(a) | Subject to the terms and conditions herein, at any time after the date that is six (6) months from the applicable Issuance Date, the Corporation may elect, in the sole discretion of the Board, to redeem all or any portion of the Series C Stock then issued and outstanding from all of the Series C Holders (a "Corporation Optional Redemption") by paying to the applicable Series C Holders an amount in cash equal to the Series C Preferred Liquidation Amount then applicable to such shares of Series C Stock being redeemed in the Corporation Optional Redemption multiplied by 115% (the "Redemption Price"). For the avoidance of doubt, any Corporation Optional Redemption effected by the Corporation in connection with a Fundamental Transaction or Deemed Liquidation Event will be paid at the Redemption Price; provided, however, that nothing in this Certificate of Designation shall require the Corporation to effect, or entitle any Series C Holder to require, any redemption of any share of Series C Stock in connection with any Fundamental Transaction or Deemed Liquidation Event, and any such redemption may be effected solely at the election of the Corporation in its sole and absolute discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 9 shall limit or modify the Series C Holders' rights pursuant to Section 12 below. |
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(b) | The Corporation shall provide written notice of any Corporation Optional Redemption to the Series C Holder(s) within ten (10) Trading Days following the determination of the Board to consummate the applicable Corporation Optional Redemption, and thereafter such Corporation Optional Redemption shall be completed on the tenth (10th) Trading Day following the delivery of such notice, and at such time the Corporation shall deliver to the Series C Holder(s) the Redemption Price in valid funds. Each Series C Holder agrees to execute and deliver to the Corporation such instruments and documents, and to take such actions, as reasonably required to consummate the Corporation Optional Redemption; provided. however, the Series C Holders will still have the right to exercise their right to convert the Series C Stock into Common Stock during the foregoing ten-day notice period. |
Section 10. Dividends and Distributions. The Series C Stock shall not participate in any dividends, distributions or payments to the holders of the Common Stock.
Section 11. Vote; Amendment.
(a) | Other than as set forth in Section 11(b), the Series C Stock shall not have any voting rights and shall not vote on any matter submitted to the holders of the Common Stock, or any class thereof, for a vote. |
(b) | The Corporation may not, and shall not, amend or repeal this Certificate of Designation without the prior written consent of Series C Holders holding a majority of the Series C Stock then issued and outstanding, in which vote each share of Series C Stock then issued and outstanding shall have one vote, voting separately as a single class, in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or at an annual or a special meeting of such Series C Holders, and any such act or transaction entered into without such vote or consent shall be null and void ab initio, and of no force or effect. |
Section 12. Covenants. Until such time as no shares of Series C Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation and any subsidiary (to the extent applicable) will at all times comply with the following covenants:
(a) | The Corporation will timely file on the applicable deadline all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and will take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to the Corporation, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, is publicly available, and will not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination. |
(b) | The Common Stock will be listed or quoted for trading on any of NYSE, NYSE American or Nasdaq. |
(c) | After the initial issuance of Series C Stock, the Corporation will not issue any new shares of Series C Stock (other than pursuant to Section 5 above) without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
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(d) | The Corporation will not increase or decrease the authorized shares of Common Stock or Series C Stock without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(e) | The Corporation will ensure that trading in the Common Stock will not be suspended, halted, chilled, frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease trading on the Corporation's principal trading market. |
(f) | The Corporation will not make any Restricted Issuance without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(g) | The Corporation shall not enter into or extend any agreement or otherwise agree to any covenant, condition, or obligation that locks up, restricts in any way or otherwise prohibits the Corporation (i) from entering into a variable rate transaction with any Series C Holder or any Affiliate of any Series C Holder, or (ii) from issuing Common Stock, Preferred Stock, warrants, convertible notes, other debt securities, or any other of the Corporation's securities to any Series C Holder or any Affiliate of any Series C Holder. |
(h) | The Corporation will not pledge or grant a security interest in any of its assets without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(i) | The Corporation will not, and will not enter into any agreement or commitment to, dispose of any assets or operations with a value of more than $500,000 without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(j) | Except in connection with satisfaction of a Nasdaq deficiency notice, the Corporation will not, and will not enter into any agreement or commitment to, undertake or complete any reverse split of any class of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted on withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(k) | The Corporation will not, and will not enter into any agreement or commitment to, create, authorize, or issue any class of Preferred Stock without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
(l) | The Corporation will not consummate a Fundamental Transaction or enter into an agreement to consummate a Fundamental Transaction without the Required Holders' prior written consent, which consent may be granted on withheld in the Required Holders' sole and absolute discretion. |
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Section 13. Covenant Default.
(a) | Event of Default. The Required Holders may elect to declare an "Event of Default" if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing: |
(i) | The Corporation fails to fully comply with any covenant, obligation or agreement of the Corporation in this Certificate of Designation (other than payment or issuance defaults which are addressed in subparagraph (ii) below) or a breach of any covenant owed to any Series C Holder in any other agreement between the Corporation and such Series C Holder, and such failure, if known to the Required Holders and reasonably possible of cure, is not cured within fifteen (15) Trading Days of written notice thereof from the Required Holders; |
(ii) | The Corporation fails to pay any amount due and payable to the Series C Holders pursuant to and as required by this Certificate of Designation, or fails to issue any additional shares of Series C Stock or Common Stock to the Series C Holders pursuant to and as required by this Certificate of Designation, and such failure, if known to the Series C Holders and reasonably possible of cure, is not cured within five (5) Trading Days of the occurrence of such event; |
(iii) | The Corporation shall (1) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator; (2) make a general assignment for the benefit of the Corporation's creditors; or (3) commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute; or |
(iv) | a proceeding or case shall be commenced, without the application or consent of the Corporation, in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (1) liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it or its assets or the composition or readjustment of its debts, or (2) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of any substantial part of its assets, and, in each case, such proceedings or case shall continue undismissed, or an order, judgment or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered and continue unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) days, if in the United States, or ninety (90) days, if outside of the United States; or an order for relief against the Corporation shall be entered in an involuntary case under any bankruptcy, insolvency, composition, readjustment of debt, liquidation of assets or similar Law of any jurisdiction. |
(b) | Consequences ofEvents of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event ofDefault, the Stated Value will automatically increase by fifteen percent (15%) (the "Default Effect"). The Default Effect may be applied up to three (3) times for three (3) separate Events ofDefault. If an Event of Default has occurred (i) the Series C Holders shall have the right to pursue any other remedies that the Required Holders may have under applicable law and/or in equity; and (ii) the Series C Holders shall have the right to seek and receive injunctive relief from a court or an arbitrator prohibiting the Corporation from issuing any of its Common Stock or Preferred Stock to any party (other than issuances of Common Stock upon conversion of Series C Stock pursuant to Section 7 hereof and issuances of Series C Stock pursuant to Section 5 hereof) unless all the shares of Series C Stock owned by the Series C Holders are redeemed in full simultaneously with such issuance. |
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(c) | Expenses. In the event that any Series C Holder incurs expenses in the enforcement of its rights hereunder, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees, then the Corporation shall immediately reimburse such Series C Holder the reasonable costs thereof. |
Section 14. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Certificate of Designation, the following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
(a) | "Affiliate" means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the specified Person. |
(b) | "Control" means (i) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote I0% or more of the securities or other equity interests of a Person having ordinary voting power, (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, by contractor otherwise, or (iii) being a director, officer, executor, trustee or fiduciary (or their equivalents) of a Person or a Person that controls such Person. |
(c) | "Conversion Amount" means the number of shares of Series C Stock being converted multiplied by the then-current Stated Value. |
(d) | "Conversion Price" means: (i) prior to the occurrence of a Trigger Event or Event of Default, the Fixed Price, and (ii) following the occurrence of a Trigger Event or Event of Default or after the date that is six (6) months from the Initial Listing Date, the lesser of (A) the Fixed Price, and (B) the Market Price, but in no event less than the Floor Price. |
(e) | "Conversion Share Value" means the product of the number of Conversion Shares deliverable pursuant to any Conversion Notice multiplied by the daily VWAP on the Delivery Date for such conversion. |
(f) | "Equity Securities" means Common Stock of the Corporation, Preferred Stock of the Corporation and any option, warrant, or right to subscribe for, acquire or purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock. |
(g) | "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulation promulgated thereunder. |
(h) | "Exempt Issuance" means (a) debt incurred in connection with a commercial bank loan, a commercial bank line of credit or a lease, but only so long as no Equity Securities are issued in connection with such loan, line of credit or lease; (b) issuances of Equity Securities in connection with an employee equity incentive plan approved by the Corporation's board of directors; (c) any financing which results in the redemption of all issued and outstanding shares of Series C Stock at the Stated Value, along with any accrued and unpaid Preferred Return, and any and all other amounts due and payable to the Series C Holders; or (d) up $15,000,000.00 in Equity Securities issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions (an "M&A Exempt Issuance Right"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the issuance of any security containing a term or feature that varies with the market price of the Common Stock be considered an Exempt Issuance, and no issuances after the date that is twenty-four (24) months following the Initial Listing Date pursuant to the M&A Exempt Issuance Right will be considered Exempt Issuances if any shares of Series C Stock remain outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, the M&A Exempt Issuance Right does not include the issuance of any debt or Equity Securities to finance the applicable merger or acquisition. |
(i) | "Fixed Price" means the Nasdaq Valuation Price. |
(j) | "Floor Price" means forty percent (40%) of the Nasdaq Valuation Price prior to the Initial Listing Date, and thereafter forty percent (40%) of the "Minimum Price" as defined in Nasdaq Rule 5635 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar events) calculated as of the most recent Issuance Date following the initial issuance of Series C Stock; provided, however, that in no event shall the Floor Price be less than $4.00 per share. |
(k) | "Fundamental Transaction" means that (i) (A) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other person or entity, (B) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other person or entity, (C) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, allow any other person or entity to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of voting stock of the Corporation held by the person or persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the persons or entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), (D) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation (not including any shares of voting stock of the Corporation held by the other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), (E) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify either class of the Common Stock, other than an increase in the number of authorized shares of either class of the Corporation's Common Stock, (F) the Corporation transfers any material asset to any subsidiary, affiliate, person or entity under common ownership or control with the Corporation, or (G) the Corporation pays or makes any monetary or non-monetary dividend or distribution to its stockholders; or (ii) any "person" or "group" (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of the Corporation. |
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(l) | "Initial Listing Date" means the first day that shares of the Common Stock trade on Nasdaq. |
(m) | "Issuance Date" means the date that the applicable shares of Series C Stock are issued to a Series C Holder. |
(n) | "Liabilities" means liabilities, obligations or responsibilities of any nature whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, matured or un-matured, fixed or unfixed, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, choate or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, contingent or otherwise, including any direct or indirect indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, cost or expense. |
(o) | "Limited Conversion Event" means a Trading Day where the shares of Common Stock trade at a price ten percent (10%) or more than the Nasdaq Minimum Price. |
(p) | "Limited Conversion Window" means the Trading Day that a Limited Conversion Event occurs and the immediately following Trading Day. |
(q) | "Market Capitalization" means a number equal to (a) the average VWAP of the Common Stock for the immediately preceding fifteen (15) Trading Days, multiplied by (b) the aggregate number of outstanding Common Stock as reported on the Corporation's most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K. |
(r) | "Market Price" means 90% multiplied by the lowest daily VWAP during the ten (10) Trading Day period prior to the applicable measurement date but in no event will be lower than$0.75. |
(s) | "Nasdaq" means the Nasdaq Stock Market. |
(t) | "Nasdaq Valuation Price" means either (a) the Valuation based Bid Price or (b) the Compelling Evidence-based Bid Price, as submitted by the Corporation and accepted by Nasdaq in Company's direct listing application with Nasdaq, and calculated in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5405-1 or 5505-1, as applicable. |
(u) | "Person" means a natural person, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof. |
(v) | "Restricted Issuance" means the (i) the issuance, incurrence or guaranty of any debt or additional Liabilities other than trade payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the issuance of (a) any Equity Securities of the Corporation, including, without limitation any Common Stock or any class or series of Preferred Stock; or (b) any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or any class or series of Preferred Stock, other than in each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), for any such issuances or sales to a Series C Holder as contemplated in this Certificate of Designation or otherwise to a Series C Holder or any of its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of Common Stock under, pursuant to, in exchange for or in connection with any contract or instrument, whether convertible or not, is deemed a Restricted Issuance for purposes hereof if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued is based upon or related in any way to the market price of the Common Stock, including, but not limited to, Common Stock issued in connection with a Section 3(a)(9) exchange, a Section 3(a)(l0) settlement, or any other similar settlement or exchange. Exempt Issuances will not be considered Restricted Issuances. |
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(w) | "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. |
(x) | "Securities Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulation promulgated thereunder. |
(y) | "Trading Day" means any day on which Nasdaq is open for trading. |
(z) | "VWAP" means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the principal market for a particular Trading Day or set of Trading Days, as the case may be, as reported by Bloomberg, LP. |
Section 15. Miscellaneous.
(a) | Legend. Any certificates representing the Series C Stock shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates): |
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR REGISTERED NOR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, DELIVERED AFTER SALE, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. ANY TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO OTHER RESTRICTIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH ARE SET FORTH HEREIN.
(b) | Uncertificated Shares Lost or Mutilated Series C Stock Certificate. The Series C Stock shall be issued to each Series C Holder in uncertificated (book entry) form by the stock transfer agent of the Corporation unless a Series C Holder requests such Series C Stock be issued to such Series C Holder in certificated form. If any certificate for the Series C Stock held by the Series C Holder thereof shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the share of Series C Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof, and indemnity, if requested, all reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation. |
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(c) | Intemretation. If the Corporation or any Series C Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorney's fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. |
(d) | Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or the Series C Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation. The failure of the Corporation or the Series C Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation. Any waiver must be in writing. |
(e) | Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. |
(f) | No Cash Redemption at Option of Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Designation, no Series C Holder shall have the right to require the Corporation to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any share of Series C Stock, or to pay to any Series C Holder any cash or other assets in respect of any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of any share of Series C Stock, in each case whether upon or following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Trigger Event, Limited Conversion Event, Fundamental Transaction, Deemed Liquidation Event or any other event or circumstance, other than in connection with an actual liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation as provided in Section 6(a) hereof, and no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall be construed to create any such right. Any redemption of Series C Stock other than upon such an actual liquidation, dissolution or winding up may be effected solely at the election of the Corporation in its sole and absolute discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 15(f) shall limit or otherwise affect the rights of the Series C Holders to seek and receive injunctive relief pursuant to Section 13(b)(ii), including the continued effectiveness of any such injunctive relief unless and until the Corporation elects to redeem all outstanding shares of Series C Stock in cash at the Redemption Price in accordance with Section 9. |
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EXIDBIT A
AMASS Brands Inc
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of AMASS Brands Inc (the "Certificate of Designation"). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Series C Preferred Shares"), of AMASS Brands Inc, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), indicated below into shares of Common stock, par value ($0.0001), of the Corporation, as of the date specified below.
A. | Date of Conversion: | ______________ |
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B. | No. of Series C Preferred Shares Being Converted: | ______________ |
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C. | Conversion Amount: | ______________ |
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D. | Conversion Price: | ______________ |
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E. | Conversion Shares: | ______________ | (C divided by D) |
F. | Remaining Series C Preferred Shares Held: | ______________ |
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Please transfer the Conversion Shares electronically to the following account:
Broker: __________________________ | Address: _____________________ |
DTC#: __________________________ | _____________________ |
Account#: _______________________ | _____________________ |
Account Name: ___________________ |
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| Series C Holder: |
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| By: ______________________ |
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