{"id":41394,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/amended-and-restated-certificate-of-incorporation-of-acnielsen-er.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"amended-and-restated-certificate-of-incorporation-of-acnielsen-er","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/formation\/amended-and-restated-certificate-of-incorporation-of-acnielsen-er.html","title":{"rendered":"Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ACNielsen eRatings.com &#8211; ACNielsen Corp."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Certificate of Incorporation of ACNielsen eRatings.com<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>AMENDED AND RESTATED <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>OF <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pursuant to \u00c2\u00a7242 and \u00c2\u00a7245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The undersigned, a duly authorized officer of ACNielsen eRatings.com, a<br \/>\nDelaware corporation (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Corporation<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d), does hereby<br \/>\ncertify as follows:<\/p>\n<p>A. The name of the Corporation is ACNielsen eRatings.com.<\/p>\n<p>B. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed<br \/>\nwith the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Secretary<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) on September\u00a021,1999, a Restated<br \/>\nCertificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary on September\u00a022,1999<br \/>\nand a Certificate of Designation, Powers, Preferences and Rights of Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock was filed with the Secretary on<br \/>\nSeptember\u00a022, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>C. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in<br \/>\naccordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law<br \/>\n(the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>DGCL<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d), and amends, restates and integrates the<br \/>\nprovisions of the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore<br \/>\namended and supplemented. The holders of all of the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s outstanding<br \/>\nstock have approved the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by<br \/>\nwritten consent, given in accordance with Section\u00a0228 of the DGCL.<\/p>\n<p>D. The text of the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore<br \/>\namended or supplemented, is hereby further amended and restated to read in its<br \/>\nentirety as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1. The name of the corporation is ACNielsen eRatings.com (the<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Corporation<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d).<\/p>\n<p>2. The address of the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s registered office in Delaware is<br \/>\nCorporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New<br \/>\nCastle, Delaware 19801. The Corporation Trust Company is the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s<br \/>\nregistered agent at that address.<\/p>\n<p>3. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity<br \/>\nfor which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation<br \/>\nLaw (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>DGCL<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d).<\/p>\n<p>4. The Corporation shall have authority to issue a total number of<br \/>\n202,000,000 shares of stock, initially consisting of (i)\u00a0200,000,000 shares of<br \/>\ncommon stock, $.0001 par value per share (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Common<br \/>\nStock<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) and (ii)\u00a02,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par<br \/>\nvalue per share (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Preferred Stock<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d), undesignated<br \/>\nas to class or scries other than as contemplated by paragraphs<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>5, 6 and 7 hereof with respect to the Class\u00a0A Preferred and the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred, respectively. The number of shares of the Common Stock may be<br \/>\nincreased or decreased by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power<br \/>\nof the Common Stock and Preferred Stock, voting together, entitled to vote on<br \/>\nthe election of directors, irrespective of the provisions of \u00c2\u00a7242(b)(2) of the<br \/>\nDGCL. Effective at the time of the filing with the Secretary of State of the<br \/>\nState of Delaware of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,<br \/>\neach share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time<br \/>\nshall, without any action on the part of the respective holders thereof be<br \/>\nreclassified as and subdivided into ten shares of Common Stock, and each stock<br \/>\ncertificate that, immediately prior to the time of such filing, represented<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock shall, from and after such time and without the necessity<br \/>\nof presenting the same for exchange, represent the number of shares of Common<br \/>\nStock into which the shares represented by such stock certificate were<br \/>\nreclassified and subdivided pursuant hereto. Subject to any limitations<br \/>\nprescribed by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Board<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) is authorized to provide for the issuance of<br \/>\nthe shares of unissued and undesignated Preferred Stock, in one or more classes<br \/>\nor series, and, in accordance with the DGCL, to fix the designation, powers,<br \/>\npreferences and rights of the shares of each such class and series and the<br \/>\nqualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof and to establish from time<br \/>\nto time the number of shares to be included in each such class or series.<br \/>\nWithout limiting the generality of the grant of authority contained in the<br \/>\npreceding sentence, the Board is authorized to determine any or all of the<br \/>\nfollowing, and the shares of each series may vary from the shares of any other<br \/>\nseries in any or all of the following aspects:<\/p>\n<p>(a) the number of shares of such series (which may subsequently be increased,<br \/>\nexcept as otherwise provided by the resolutions of the Board providing for the<br \/>\nissue of such series, or decreased to a number not less than the number of<br \/>\nshares then outstanding) and the distinctive designation thereof;<\/p>\n<p>(b) the dividend rights, if any, of such series, the dividend preferences, if<br \/>\nany, as between such series and any other class or series of stock, whether and<br \/>\nthe extent to which shares of such series shall be entitled to participate in<br \/>\ndividends with shares of any other series or class of stock, whether and the<br \/>\nextent to which dividends on such series shall be cumulative and any<br \/>\nlimitations, restrictions or conditions on the payment of such dividends;<\/p>\n<p>(c) the time or times during which, the price or prices at which, and any<br \/>\nother terms or conditions on which, the shares of such series may be redeemed,<br \/>\nif redeemable;<\/p>\n<p>(d) the rights of such series, and the preferences, if any, as between such<br \/>\nseries and any other class or series of stock, in the event of any voluntary or<br \/>\ninvoluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation and<br \/>\nwhether and the extent to which shares of any such series shall be entitled to<br \/>\nparticipate in such event with any other class or series of stock;<\/p>\n<p>(e) the voting powers, if any, in addition to the voting powers prescribed by<br \/>\nlaw of shares of such series and the terms of exercise of such voting powers;\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(f) whether shares of such series shall be convertible into or exchangeable<br \/>\nfor shares of any other series or class of stock, or any other securities, and<br \/>\nthe terras and conditions, if any, applicable to such right; and<\/p>\n<p>(g) the terms and conditions, if any, of any purchase, retirement or sinking<br \/>\nfund which may be provided for the shares of such series.<\/p>\n<p>5. The Certificate of Designation, Powers, Preferences and Rights of Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Certificate of<br \/>\nDesignation<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State<br \/>\nof Delaware on September\u00a022, 1999. The provisions of Exhibits A and B to the<br \/>\nresolutions set forth in the Certificate of Designation, as amended and restated<br \/>\nhereby, are incorporated herein as paragraphs 6 and 7.<\/p>\n<p>6. <u>Class\u00a0A Preferred Stock<\/u>. The designation, powers, preferences and<br \/>\nrelative, participating, optional and other rights of the Class\u00a0A Preferred<br \/>\nStock of the Corporation shall be as follows:<\/p>\n<p>(a) This class of preferred stock shall be designated as the \u00e2\u0080\u009cClass A<br \/>\nPreferred Stock\u00e2\u0080\u009d (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Preferred<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d). Shares of<br \/>\nthe Class\u00a0A Preferred shall have a par value of $.001 per share. The number of<br \/>\nauthorized shares constituting this class shall be 50,000 shares. Each share of<br \/>\nthe Class\u00a0A Preferred shall have a stated value of $1,000 (the<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Stated Value<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d).<\/p>\n<p>(b) Whenever the board of directors declares a dividend on the Common Stock<br \/>\npayable other than in equity securities of the Corporation, the holders of<br \/>\nshares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred shall be entitled to receive such dividends as<br \/>\nif the shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred had been converted into shares of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock immediately prior to the date the board of directors declares the<br \/>\ndividend. The number of shares of the Common Stock on which the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred shall be paid a dividend shall be calculated using the conversion<br \/>\nformula set forth in subparagraph (d)\u00a0of this paragraph 6. The Class\u00a0A Preferred<br \/>\nshall not be entitled to receive any dividend payable in equity securities of<br \/>\nthe Corporation without the consent of a majority of the holders of the Common<br \/>\nStock (voting as a separate class).<\/p>\n<p>(c) Liquidation Preference.<\/p>\n<p>(i) In the event of any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of<br \/>\nthe affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of<br \/>\nshares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred then issued and outstanding shall be entitled to<br \/>\nreceive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or<br \/>\nfunds of the Corporation to the holders of shares of Class\u00a0A Junior Stock (as<br \/>\ndefined below) by reason of their ownership of such stock, an amount per share<br \/>\nof the Class\u00a0A Preferred equal to the Class\u00a0A Stated Value of such share on the<br \/>\ndate of liquidation (as adjusted for any stock dividends or splits with respect<br \/>\nto the Class\u00a0A Preferred after September\u00a022, 1999 (the date of filing of the<br \/>\nCertificate of Designation). If the assets and funds legally available for<br \/>\ndistribution among the holders of the Class\u00a0A Preferred shall be insufficient to<br \/>\npermit the payment in full<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>of any such preference amount then the assets and funds shall be distributed<br \/>\nratably among holders of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred in proportion to the<br \/>\nnumber of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred owned by each holder. If the assets<br \/>\nand funds of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be<br \/>\ninsufficient to permit the payment in full of the aforesaid amount and any and<br \/>\nall amounts payable in such event to holders of outstanding Class\u00a0A Parity<br \/>\nSecurities (as defined below), the holders of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred<br \/>\nand the holders of such other Class\u00a0A Parity Securities shall share ratably (as<br \/>\nto cash, in-kind or other distributions) in any distribution of assets of the<br \/>\nCorporation in proportion to the fall respective preferential amounts to which<br \/>\nsuch shares are entitled \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Junior Stock<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall<br \/>\nmean shares of the Common Stock or any other capital stock of the Corporation<br \/>\nranking with respect to liquidation junior to the Class\u00a0A Preferred.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Parity Securities<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall mean any class or<br \/>\nseries of capital stock that, in the event that the amounts payable thereon on<br \/>\nliquidation are not paid in full, is entitled to share ratably with the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred in any distribution of assets.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) In the event the outstanding shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred shall be<br \/>\ndivided (by stock split or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares<br \/>\nof the Class\u00a0A Preferred, the Class\u00a0A Stated Value then in effect for each share<br \/>\nof the Class\u00a0A Preferred shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such<br \/>\ndivision, be proportionately decreased or increased, as applicable, by<br \/>\nmultiplying the Class\u00a0A Stated Value by a fraction, (1)\u00a0the numerator of which<br \/>\nis the number of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred outstanding immediately prior<br \/>\nto such subdivision and (2)\u00a0the denominator of which is the number of shares of<br \/>\nthe Class\u00a0A Preferred outstanding immediately after such division.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Conversion.<\/p>\n<p>(i) Upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten initial public<br \/>\noffering of the Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement<br \/>\nunder the Securities Act of 1933 (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Securities<br \/>\nAct<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d), other than a registration statement relating solely to an<br \/>\nemployee benefit plan or transaction covered by Rule 145 of the Securities Act,<br \/>\nor upon the written election of the holders holding a majority of the issued and<br \/>\noutstanding shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred, all the issued and outstanding<br \/>\nshares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Preferred<br \/>\nOutstanding<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) shall be automatically converted, as an aggregate<br \/>\n(and regardless of the number of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding),<br \/>\ninto such number of shares of the Common Stock as will give the holders of the<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Preferred, in the aggregate, voting power over such percentage of the<br \/>\nCorporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Voting Securities (as defined below) as is equal to the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nConversion Percentage (as defined in the next sentence). For purposes hereof,<br \/>\nthe \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class A Conversion Percentage<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d for the entire<br \/>\nclass of the Class\u00a0A Preferred shall initially (<u>i.e.<\/u>, at<br \/>\nSeptember\u00a022,1999) be 80.1%, but shall be subject to adjustment from time to<br \/>\ntime after September\u00a022, 1999 as provided herein.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) (A)\u00a0In order to exercise the conversion right, a holder of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred shall surrender all its certificates representing shares of the<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding to the Corporation, with a written notice of<br \/>\nelection to convert, duly completed and signed. Upon notice from the Corporation<br \/>\nthat holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Class\u00a0A Preferred have exercised the conversion right, any other holder of<br \/>\nshares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred that has not given notice of its intent to<br \/>\nexercise the conversion right shall surrender immediately all its certificates<br \/>\nrepresenting shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding to the Corporation,<br \/>\naccompanied by a written notice of election to convert, duly completed and<br \/>\nsigned Upon notice from the Corporation feat an initial public offering, as<br \/>\nprovided in subparagraph (d)(i) above, has occurred, all holders of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred shall surrender immediately all their certificates representing shares<br \/>\nof the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding to the Corporation for conversion.<\/p>\n<p>(B) As promptly as practicable after the surrender by the holders of<br \/>\ncertificates representing all the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding and in any event<br \/>\nwithin five (5)\u00a0business days after such surrender, the Corporation shall issue<br \/>\nand deliver to the holders a certificate or certificates for the number of<br \/>\nshares of the Common Stock into which the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding<br \/>\nconverted.<\/p>\n<p>(C) The conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to<br \/>\nthe close of business on the date on which all of the precedent conditions shall<br \/>\nhave been satisfied, and the person in whose name any certificate for the Common<br \/>\nStock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be deemed to have became the<br \/>\nholder of record of the Common Stock represented by such certificate at such,<br \/>\ntime, on such date and at the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage in effect at such<br \/>\ntime, unless the stock transfer books of the Corporation shall be closed on the<br \/>\ndate, in which event such person shall be deemed to have become such holder of<br \/>\nrecord at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock<br \/>\ntransfer books are open, and such conversion shall be at the Class\u00a0A Conversion<br \/>\nPercentage in effect on the date such transfer books are open. All shares of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock delivered upon conversion of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding<br \/>\nshall upon delivery in accordance with the provisions hereof be duly and validly<br \/>\nissued and fully paid and nonassessable, free of all liens and charges and not<br \/>\nsubject to any preemptive rights. Upon the surrender for conversion of<br \/>\ncertificates representing the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding, the shares shall no<br \/>\nlonger be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of a holder with respect to<br \/>\nthe shares surrendered for conversion shall immediately terminate, except the<br \/>\nright to receive shares of the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other<br \/>\nassets as herein provided.<\/p>\n<p>(iii) (A)\u00a0The Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage shall be adjusted each time the<br \/>\nCorporation sells or issues shares of its Voting Securities (a \u00e2\u0080\u009cClass A<br \/>\nAdjustment Event\u00e2\u0080\u009d). The Common Stock and any other securities of the Corporation<br \/>\nthat have voting rights in the election of directors together with the Common<br \/>\nStock are collectively referred to herein as the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Voting<br \/>\nSecurities<\/em><\/strong>.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Upon the issuance of any Voting Securities, the<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Conversion Percentage shall be adjusted by multiplying the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nConversion Percentage in effect immediately prior to the Class\u00a0A Adjustment<br \/>\nEvent giving rise to the adjustment by a fraction, (1)\u00a0the numerator of which<br \/>\nshall be the number of votes to which the Voting Securities outstanding<br \/>\nimmediately prior to the Class\u00a0A Adjustment Event giving rise to the adjustment<br \/>\nare entitled and (2)\u00a0the denominator of which shall be the number of votes equal<br \/>\nto the sum of the (x)\u00a0numerator and (y)\u00a0the number of votes to which the shares<br \/>\nof Voting Securities giving rise to the Class\u00a0A Adjustment Event are entitled.<br \/>\nThe adjustment provided for in this subparagraph (d)(iii)(A) shall become<br \/>\neffective immediately. No further<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>adjustments in the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage shall be made upon (he<br \/>\nsubsequent conversion or exchange, as applicable, of such Voting Securities<br \/>\npursuant to the original terms of any convertible Voting Securities. The<br \/>\nissuance of any convertible securities which are not Voting Securities, but are<br \/>\nconvertible or exchangeable into Voting Securities, shall not give rise to an<br \/>\nadjustment hereunder until such securities are converted or exchanged.<\/p>\n<p>(B) Notwithstanding any provision of this subparagraph (d)(iii) to the<br \/>\ncontrary and without limitation of any other provision contained in this<br \/>\nsubparagraph (d)(iii), if any securities of the Corporation other than the<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Preferred (collectively, the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Subject<br \/>\nSecurities<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d), are amended or otherwise modified by operation of<br \/>\ntheir terms or otherwise (including without limitation by operation of<br \/>\nanti-dilution provisions applicable to the Subject Securities) in any manner<br \/>\nwhatsoever that causes such Subject Securities to become convertible into a<br \/>\ngreater number of Voting Securities, then such amendment or modification shall<br \/>\nbe treated for purposes of this subparagraph (d)(iii) as if the Subject<br \/>\nSecurities that have been so amended or modified have been terminated and new<br \/>\nsecurities have been issued with the amended or modified terms. The Corporation<br \/>\nshall make all necessary adjustments (including successive adjustments if<br \/>\nrequired) to the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage in accordance with subparagraph<br \/>\n(d)(iii).<\/p>\n<p>(C) Whenever the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage is adjusted as herein<br \/>\nprovided, the Corporation shall promptly file in the stock books of the<br \/>\nCorporation an officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s certificate setting forth the Class\u00a0A Conversion<br \/>\nPercentage after the adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts<br \/>\nrequiring the adjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the<br \/>\ncorrectness of the adjustment Promptly after delivery of the certificate, the<br \/>\nCorporation shall prepare a notice of the adjustment of the Class\u00a0A Conversion<br \/>\nPercentage, setting forth the adjusted Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage and the<br \/>\ndate on which the adjustment becomes effective, and shall mail such notice<br \/>\n(together with a copy of the officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s certificate setting forth the facts<br \/>\nreaching such adjustment) to the holders of the outstanding shares of the<br \/>\nCompany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital stock at each holder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s last address as shown on the stock<br \/>\nbooks of the Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>(iv) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of<br \/>\nthe aggregate of its authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock, for the<br \/>\npurpose of effecting conversions of the Class\u00a0A Preferred, the full number of<br \/>\nshares of the Common Stock deliverable upon the conversion of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred Outstanding not theretofore converted For purposes of this<br \/>\nsubparagraph (d)(iii), the number of shares of the Common Stock deliverable upon<br \/>\nconversion of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding shall be computed as if, at the<br \/>\ntime of computation, all of the outstanding shares were held by a single holder.<br \/>\nThe Corporation shall from time to time, in accordance with the laws of the<br \/>\nState of Delaware, increase the authorized amount of the Common Stock if at any<br \/>\ntime the number of shares of the Common Stock remaining unissued is not be<br \/>\nsufficient to permit the conversion of all the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding.\n<\/p>\n<p>(v) Except where registration is requested in a name other than the name of<br \/>\nthe registered holder, the Corporation shall pay any and all documentary stamp<br \/>\nor similar issue<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of<br \/>\nthe Common Stock upon conversion of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>(vi) In case of any reclassification or change of outstanding shares of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock (other than a change in par value, or as a result of a subdivision<br \/>\nor combination), or in case of any consolidation of the Corporation with, or<br \/>\nmerger of the Corporation with or into, any other entity that results in a<br \/>\nreclassification, change, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding<br \/>\nshares of the Common Stock or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all<br \/>\nof the assets of the Corporation, each holder of the Class\u00a0A Preferred<br \/>\nOutstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert his shares of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred into the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that<br \/>\nhe would have been entitled to receive upon such reclassification, change,<br \/>\nconsolidation, merger, sale or transfer had he converted his shares of the<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Preferred into shares of the Common Stock immediately prior to the<br \/>\nreclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer.<\/p>\n<p>(vii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no change in the<br \/>\nnumber of outstanding and\/or authorized shares of the Voting Securities that<br \/>\nresults from the subdivision or combination of the shares of any class or series<br \/>\nof Voting Securities into a larger or smaller, as the case may be, number of<br \/>\nshares shall cause an adjustment to the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage. The<br \/>\nClass\u00a0A Conversion Percentage shall be the same immediately after giving effect<br \/>\nto any such subdivision, combination or issuance as it was immediately prior<br \/>\nthereto.<\/p>\n<p>(e) The Class\u00a0A Preferred shall be entitled to vote the number of votes equal<br \/>\nto the number of shares of the Common Stock into which all shares of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred could be converted on the record date fixed for determining the<br \/>\nholders of the Class\u00a0A Preferred entitled to vote at the meeting or to give the<br \/>\nconsent sought The number of shares of the Common Stock into which such shares<br \/>\nof the Class\u00a0A Preferred could be converted is such number of shares of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock as would give the holders of the Class\u00a0A Preferred, in the<br \/>\naggregate, voting power over such percentage of the Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Voting<br \/>\nSecurities as is equal to the Class\u00a0A Conversion Percentage. Except as otherwise<br \/>\nspecifically provided herein or as provided by law, holders of the Class\u00a0A<br \/>\nPreferred shall vote together with holders of the Common Stock as a single class<br \/>\non all matters brought before the stockholders of the Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>(f) As long as any shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred are outstanding, the<br \/>\nCorporation shall not, without first obtaining the written consent of the<br \/>\nholders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred, voting<br \/>\nas a single class, (1)\u00a0authorize or issue any capital stock or any options,<br \/>\nwarrants or other rights exchangeable or exercisable therefor, which are senior<br \/>\nin rights to the Class\u00a0A Preferred with respect to liquidation preference or<br \/>\n(2)\u00a0amend, repeal, modify or supplement any provision of this Amended and<br \/>\nRestated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended from time to time and<br \/>\nincluding any certificate of designation that may be filed hereafter and form a<br \/>\npart thereof) of the Corporation, the bylaws of the Corporation as in effect on<br \/>\nthe date of issuance of the Class\u00a0A Preferred or any other charter or bylaws<br \/>\nwhich may govern the Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such amendment, repeal,<br \/>\nmodification or supplement would adversely affect the powers, preferences or<br \/>\nother rights of the Class\u00a0A Preferred.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(g) Miscellaneous Provisions.<\/p>\n<p>(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever pursuant to this<br \/>\nparagraph 6 notices or other communications are to be made, delivered or<br \/>\notherwise given to holders of shares of the Class\u00a0A Preferred Stock, the notice<br \/>\nor other communication shall be made in writing and shall be by registered or<br \/>\ncertified first class mail, return receipt requested, facsimile transmission,<br \/>\ncourier service or personal delivery, addressed to the persons shown on the<br \/>\nstock books of the Corporation as such holders at the addresses as they appear<br \/>\nin the books of the Corporation, as of a record date or dates determined in<br \/>\naccordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the<br \/>\nbylaws of the Corporation and applicable law, as in effect from time to time.<br \/>\nAll such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given<br \/>\n(i)\u00a0when delivered by hand, if personally delivered, (ii)\u00a0when delivered by<br \/>\ncourier, if delivered by commercial overnight courier service, (iii)\u00a0five<br \/>\n(5)\u00a0business days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage<br \/>\nprepaid, if mailed and (iv)\u00a0when receipt is acknowledged, if sent by facsimile<br \/>\ntransmission.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) If any right, preference or limitation of the Class\u00a0A Preferred set<br \/>\nforth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of<br \/>\nany rule or law or public policy, all other rights, preferences and limitations<br \/>\nset forth herein that can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or<br \/>\nunenforceable right, preference or limitation herein set forth shall be deemed<br \/>\ndependant upon any other such right, preference or limitation unless otherwise<br \/>\nexpressed herein.<\/p>\n<p>7. <u>Class B Preferred Stock<\/u>. The designation, powers, preferences and<br \/>\nrelative, participating, optional and other rights of the Class B Preferred<br \/>\nStock of the Corporation shall be as follows:<\/p>\n<p>(a) This class of preferred stock shall be designated as the \u00e2\u0080\u009cClass B<br \/>\nConvertible Preferred Stock\u00e2\u0080\u009d (the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B<br \/>\nPreferred<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d) and shall include any issued Class B Preferred Series<br \/>\n(as defined). Shares of the Class B Preferred shall have a par value of $.001<br \/>\nper share and shall be issuable in one or more series (each, a<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Preferred Series<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d); <u>provided<\/u><br \/>\n<u>that<\/u> each Class B Preferred Series shall be identical in all respects<br \/>\nexcept with respect to the initial Class B Conversion Price, which shall be<br \/>\ndetermined in accordance with subparagraph (d)\u00a0of this paragraph 7. The number<br \/>\nof authorized shares constituting this class shall be 50,000 shares. Each share<br \/>\nof the Class B Preferred shall have a stated value of $1000 (the<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Stated Value<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d).<\/p>\n<p>(b) Whenever the board of directors declares a cash dividend on the Common<br \/>\nStock, the holders of shares of the Class B Preferred shall be entitled to<br \/>\nreceive such dividends as if the shares of the Class B Preferred had been<br \/>\nconverted into shares of the Common Stock immediately prior to the date the<br \/>\nboard of directors declares the dividend. The number of shares of the Common<br \/>\nStock on which the Class B Preferred shall be paid a dividend shall be<br \/>\ncalculated using the conversion formula set forth in subparagraph (d)\u00a0of this<br \/>\nparagraph 7.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Liquidation Preference.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(i) In the event of any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of<br \/>\nthe affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred then issued and outstanding shall be entitled to receive,<br \/>\nprior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or funds of the<br \/>\nCorporation to the holders of shares of Class B Junior Stock (as defined below)<br \/>\nby reason of their ownership of such stock, an amount per share of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred equal to the Class B Stated Value of such share plus any dividends<br \/>\ndeclared but unpaid on such share on the date of liquidation. If the assets and<br \/>\nfunds legally available for distribution among the holders of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred shall be insufficient to permit the payment in full of any such<br \/>\npreference amount, then the assets and funds shall be distributed ratably among<br \/>\nholders of shares of the Class B Preferred in proportion to the number of shares<br \/>\nof the Class B Preferred owned by each holder. If the assets and funds of the<br \/>\nCorporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be insufficient to<br \/>\npermit the payment in full of the aforesaid amount and any and all amounts<br \/>\npayable in such event to holders of outstanding Class B Parity Securities (as<br \/>\ndefined below), the holders of shares of the Class B Preferred and the holders<br \/>\nof such other Class B Parity Securities shall share ratably (as to cash, in-kind<br \/>\nor other distributions) in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in<br \/>\nproportion to the full respective preferential amounts to which such shares are<br \/>\nentitled. The merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another<br \/>\ncorporation, partnership or other business entity in which the Corporation is<br \/>\nnot the surviving entity, or a transaction in which the holders of the issued<br \/>\nand outstanding voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately<br \/>\nprior to such transaction beneficially own or control less than a majority of<br \/>\nthe Voting Securities of the Corporation or surviving entity immediately<br \/>\nfollowing such transaction, shall be deemed a liquidation, dissolution or<br \/>\nwinding up of the Corporation for purposes of this paragraph 7(c).<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Junior Stock<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall mean shares of the Common<br \/>\nStock, or any other capital stock of the Corporation ranking with respect to<br \/>\nliquidation junior to the Class B Preferred. \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Parity<br \/>\nSecurities<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall mean any class or class of capital stock that,<br \/>\nin the event that the amounts payable thereon on liquidation are not paid in<br \/>\nfull, is entitled to share ratably with the Class B Preferred in any<br \/>\ndistribution of assets.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) In the event the outstanding shares of the Class B Preferred shall be<br \/>\ndivided (by stock split or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares<br \/>\nof the Class B Preferred, the Class B Stated Value then in effect for each share<br \/>\nof the Class B Preferred shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such<br \/>\ndivision, be proportionately decreased or increased, as applicable, by<br \/>\nmultiplying the Class B Stated Value by a fraction, (1)\u00a0the numerator of which<br \/>\nis the number of shares of the Class B Preferred outstanding immediately prior<br \/>\nto such subdivision and (2)\u00a0the denominator of which is the number of shares of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred outstanding immediately after such division.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Conversion.<\/p>\n<p>(i) Upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten initial public<br \/>\noffering of the Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement<br \/>\nunder the Securities Act, other than a registration statement relating solely to<br \/>\nan employee benefit plan or transaction covered by Rule 145 of the Securities<br \/>\nAct, each then outstanding share of the Class B Preferred shall be automatically<br \/>\nconverted into such number of shares of the Common Stock calculated by<br \/>\nmultiplying<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(i) the number of shares of the Class B Preferred to be so converted by<br \/>\n(ii)\u00a0the Class B Conversion Rate (as defined below). For purposes hereof,<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Conversion Rate<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall mean the Class B<br \/>\nStated Value per share divided by the Class B Conversion Price per share as then<br \/>\nin effect. For purposes hereof, the \u00e2\u0080\u009c<strong><em>Class B Conversion<br \/>\nPrice<\/em><\/strong>\u00e2\u0080\u009d per share shall be determined on a series by series basis.<br \/>\nThe initial Class B Conversion Price per share shall be equal to the fair market<br \/>\nvalue of the Common Stock as of the date of the event giving rise to the<br \/>\nissuance of the Class B Preferred Series, but shall be subject to adjustment<br \/>\nfrom time to time as provided herein. The fair market value shall represent the<br \/>\nBoard of Directors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 good faith estimate of the current fair market value of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) (A) In order to exercise his conversion right, a holder of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred to be converted shall surrender the certificate or certificates<br \/>\nrepresenting the shares to be converted to the conversion agent, with a notice<br \/>\nof election to convert, duly completed and signed, at the principal office of<br \/>\nthe conversion agent Upon notice from the Corporation that the closing of an<br \/>\ninitial public offering, as provided in subparagraph (d)(i) of this paragraph 7,<br \/>\nhas occurred, all holders of the outstanding Class B Preferred shall surrender<br \/>\nimmediately all their certificates representing shares of the Class B Preferred<br \/>\nto the conversion agent for conversion. Unless the shares issuable upon<br \/>\nconversion are to be issued in the same name as the name in which the shares of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred are registered, each share surrendered for conversion<br \/>\nshall be accompanied by instruments of transfer duly executed by the holder or<br \/>\nhis duly authorized attorney. If the Corporation fails to designate a conversion<br \/>\nagent, the conversion agent shall be the Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>(B) As promptly as practicable after the surrender by a holder of<br \/>\ncertificates representing shares of the Class B Preferred and in any event<br \/>\nwithin five (5)\u00a0business days after such surrender, the Corporation shall issue<br \/>\nand deliver to the person for whose account such shares of the Class B Preferred<br \/>\nwas surrendered, or his nominee or nominees (subject to compliance with<br \/>\napplicable agreements restricting transfer), a certificate or certificates for<br \/>\nthe number of full shares of the Common Stock. Any fractional interest in<br \/>\nrespect of a share of the Common Stock arising upon the conversion shall be<br \/>\nsettled as provided in subparagraph (d)(iii) of this paragraph. In the event<br \/>\nthat a holder of the Class B Preferred converts less than all of the shares of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred evidenced by the certificates surrendered by such holder,<br \/>\nthe Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder or in accordance with the<br \/>\ninstructions of the holder, simultaneously with the issuance of certificates<br \/>\nrepresenting shares of the Common Stock, a new certificate for the balance of<br \/>\nthe shares of the Class B Preferred not so converted. For purposes hereof, a<br \/>\n\u00e2\u0080\u009cperson\u00e2\u0080\u009d shall include any individual, firm, corporation, limited liability<br \/>\ncompany, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint<br \/>\nventure, joint stock company, governmental authority or other entity of any<br \/>\nkind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of any such<br \/>\nentity.<\/p>\n<p>(C) Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior<br \/>\nto the close of business on the date on which all of the precedent conditions<br \/>\nshall have been satisfied, and the person in whose name any certificate for<br \/>\nshares of the Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be<br \/>\ndeemed to have become the holder of record of the Common Stock represented by<br \/>\nsuch certificate at such time, on such date and at the Class B<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Conversion Price in effect at such time, unless the stock transfer books of<br \/>\nthe Corporation shall be closed on the date, in which event such person shall be<br \/>\ndeemed to have become such holder of record at the close of business on the next<br \/>\nsucceeding day on which such stock transfer books are open, and such conversion<br \/>\nshall be at the Class B Conversion Price in effect on the date such transfer<br \/>\nbooks are open. All shares of the Common Stock delivered upon conversion of the<br \/>\nClass B Preferred shall upon delivery in accordance with the provisions hereof<br \/>\nbe duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free of all liens<br \/>\nand charges and not subject to any preemptive rights. Upon the surrender of<br \/>\ncertificates representing the shares of the Class B Preferred to be converted,<br \/>\nsuch shares of Class B Preferred shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding and<br \/>\nall rights of a holder with respect to the shares surrendered for conversion<br \/>\nshall immediately terminate, except the right to receive shares of the Common<br \/>\nStock or other securities, cash or other assets as herein provided.<\/p>\n<p>(iii) No fractional shares or securities representing fractional shares of<br \/>\nthe Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of the Class B Preferred. Any<br \/>\nfractional interest in a share of the Common Stock resulting from conversion of<br \/>\na share of the Class B Preferred shall be paid in cash (computed to the nearest<br \/>\ncent) equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value per share as<br \/>\ndetermined by the board of directors in good faith. If more than one certificate<br \/>\nrepresenting shares of the Class B Preferred shall be surrendered for conversion<br \/>\nat one time by the same holder, the number of full shares issuable upon<br \/>\nconversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of<br \/>\nshares of the Class B Preferred so surrendered for conversion.<\/p>\n<p>(iv) The Class B Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as follows<br \/>\nif any of the events listed below occurs prior to the date on which conversion<br \/>\noccurs or is elected:<\/p>\n<p>(A) If the Corporation shall (1)\u00a0pay a dividend or make a distribution on the<br \/>\nCommon Stock in shares of the Common Stock, (2)\u00a0subdivide or reclassify its<br \/>\noutstanding shares of the Common Stock into a greater number of shares or<br \/>\n(3)\u00a0combine or reclassify its outstanding shares of the Common Stock into a<br \/>\nsmaller number of shares, the Class B Conversion Price in effect immediately<br \/>\nprior to such event shall be adjusted so that the holder of any share of the<br \/>\nClass B Preferred thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to<br \/>\nreceive the number of shares of the Common Stock which he would have owned or<br \/>\nhave been entitled to receive after the happening of such event had the share of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred been converted immediately prior to the occurrence of such<br \/>\nevent An adjustment made pursuant to this subparagraph (d)(ivXA) shall become<br \/>\neffective immediately after the record date in the case of a dividend or<br \/>\ndistribution and shall become effective on the effective date in the case of a<br \/>\nsubdivision, combination or reclassification. If any dividend or distribution is<br \/>\nnot paid or made, the Class B Conversion Price then in effect shall be<br \/>\nappropriately readjusted.<\/p>\n<p>(B) If the Corporation shall distribute to all holders of the Common Stock<br \/>\nany shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than shares of the Common<br \/>\nStock), evidences of indebtedness, cash, other assets (other than regular cash<br \/>\ndividends or distributions paid from retained earnings of the Corporation and<br \/>\ndividends or distributions referred to in<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>subparagraph (d)(iv)(A) of this paragraph 7) or rights, options or warrants<br \/>\nto subscribe for or purchase any of its securities then in each such case the<br \/>\nClass B Conversion Price shall be adjusted to equal the price determined by<br \/>\nsubtracting from the Class B Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the<br \/>\ndate of the distribution the then fair market value (as determined by the board<br \/>\nof directors, whose determination shall be conclusive if made in good faith) of<br \/>\nthe portion of the capital stock, cash, assets or evidences of indebtedness so<br \/>\ndistributed, of the subscription rights, options or warrants so distributed or<br \/>\nof such convertible or exchangeable securities with respect to one share of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is<br \/>\nmade and shall become effective retroactive to the record date for the<br \/>\ndetermination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution. If any such<br \/>\ndistribution is not made or if any or all of such rights, options or warrants<br \/>\nexpire or terminate without having been exercised, the Class B Conversion Price<br \/>\nthen in effect shall be appropriately readjusted.<\/p>\n<p>(C) Whenever the Class B Conversion Price is adjusted as herein provided, the<br \/>\nCorporation shall promptly file with the books of the Corporation an officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s<br \/>\ncertificate setting forth the Class B Conversion Price and Conversion Rate alter<br \/>\nthe adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring the<br \/>\nadjustment, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of<br \/>\nthe adjustment Promptly after delivery of the certificate, the Corporation shall<br \/>\nprepare a notice of the adjustment of the Class B Conversion Price and<br \/>\nConversion Rate, setting forth the Class B Conversion Price and Conversion Rate<br \/>\nand the date on which the adjustment becomes effective, and shall mail such<br \/>\nnotice (together with a copy of the officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s certificate setting forth the<br \/>\nfacts requiring such adjustment) to each holder of the Class B Preferred at such<br \/>\nholder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s last address as shown on the stock books of the Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>(D) The Corporation shall not, by amendment of this Amended and Restated<br \/>\nCertificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,<br \/>\nconsolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other<br \/>\naction, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any term hereof<br \/>\nand shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all such terms and<br \/>\nin taking all action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of<br \/>\nthe holders of the Class B Preferred against dilution or other impairment<br \/>\nWithout limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation (A)\u00a0shall not<br \/>\nincrease the par value of any shares of stock receivable on the conversion of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred, (B)\u00a0shall at all times reserve and keep available the<br \/>\nmaximum number of authorized but unissued shares of the Common Stock, free from<br \/>\nall preemptive rights therein, sufficient to permit the full conversion of the<br \/>\nClass B Preferred and (C)\u00a0shall take such action as may be necessary or<br \/>\nappropriate in order that all shares of the Common Stock as may be issued<br \/>\npursuant to the conversion of shares of the Class B Preferred will, upon<br \/>\nissuance, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free<br \/>\nfrom all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.<\/p>\n<p>(v) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of the<br \/>\naggregate of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, for the purpose<br \/>\nof effecting conversions of the Class B Preferred, the full number of shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class<br \/>\nB Preferred not theretofore converted. For purposes of this subparagraph (d)(v),<br \/>\nthe number of shares of the Common Stock deliverable upon<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>conversion of all outstanding shares of the Class B Preferred shall be<br \/>\ncomputed as if, at the time of computation, all of the outstanding shares were<br \/>\nheld by a single holder. The Corporation shall from time to time, in accordance<br \/>\nwith the laws of the State of Delaware, increase the authorized amount of shares<br \/>\nof the Common Stock if at any time the number of shares of the Common Stock<br \/>\nremaining unissued is not be sufficient to permit the conversion of ail the then<br \/>\noutstanding shares of the Class B Preferred. Before taking any action that would<br \/>\ncause an adjustment reducing the Class B Conversion Price below the then par<br \/>\nvalue of the shares of the Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of shares of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred, the Corporation shall take any corporate action that may<br \/>\nbe necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and legally issue fully<br \/>\npaid and nonassessable shares of the Common Stock at the adjusted Class B<br \/>\nConversion Price.<\/p>\n<p>(vi) Except where registration is requested in a name other than the name of<br \/>\nthe registered holder, the Corporation shall pay any and all documentary stamp<br \/>\nor similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery<br \/>\nof shares of the Common Stock on conversion of shares of the Class B Preferred.\n<\/p>\n<p>(vii) In case of any reclassification or change of outstanding shares of the<br \/>\nCommon Stock (other than a change in par value, or as a result of a subdivision<br \/>\nor combination), or in case of any consolidation of the Corporation with, or<br \/>\nmerger of the Corporation with or into, any other entity that results in a<br \/>\nreclassification, change, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding<br \/>\nshares of the Common Stock or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all<br \/>\nof the assets of the Corporation, each holder of the Class B Preferred then<br \/>\noutstanding shall have the right thereafter to convert his shares of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred into the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property that<br \/>\nhe would have been entitled to receive upon such reclassification, change,<br \/>\nconsolidation, merger, sale or transfer had he held shares of the Common Stock<br \/>\nimmediately prior to the reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale<br \/>\nor transfer.<\/p>\n<p>(e) Each share of the Class B Preferred shall be entitled to a number of<br \/>\nvotes equal to the number of shares of the Common Stock into which such share of<br \/>\nthe Class B Preferred could be converted on the record date fixed for<br \/>\ndetermining the holders of the Class B Preferred entitled to vote at the meeting<br \/>\nor to give the consent sought Except as otherwise specifically provided herein<br \/>\nor as provided by law, holders of the Class B Preferred shall vote together with<br \/>\nholders of the Common Stock as a single class on all matters brought before the<br \/>\nstockholders of the Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>(f) As long as any shares of the Class B Preferred ever issued are<br \/>\noutstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the written<br \/>\nconsent of the holders of at least 51% of the outstanding shares of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred, voting as a single class, amend, repeal, modify or supplement any<br \/>\nprovision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended<br \/>\nfrom time to time and including any certificate of designation that may be filed<br \/>\nhereafter and form a part thereof) of the Corporation, the bylaws of the<br \/>\nCorporation as in effect on the date of issuance of the Class B Preferred or any<br \/>\nother charter or bylaws which may govern the Corporation or<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>its subsidiaries, if such amendment, repeal, modification or supplement would<br \/>\nadversely affect the powers, preferences or other rights of the Class B<br \/>\nPreferred.<\/p>\n<p>(g) Miscellaneous Provisions.<\/p>\n<p>(i) Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever pursuant to this<br \/>\nparagraph 7 notices or other communications are to be made, delivered or<br \/>\notherwise given to holders of the Class B Preferred Stock, the notice or other<br \/>\ncommunication shall be made in writing and shall be by registered or certified<br \/>\nfirst class mail, return receipt requested, facsimile transmission, courier<br \/>\nservice or personal delivery, addressed to the persons shown on the stock books<br \/>\nof the Corporation as such holders at the addresses as they appear in the books<br \/>\nof the Corporation, as of a record date or dates determined in accordance with<br \/>\nthis Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the<br \/>\nCorporation and applicable law, as in effect from time to time. All such notices<br \/>\nand communications shall be deemed to have been duly given (1)\u00a0when delivered by<br \/>\nhand, if personally delivered, (2)\u00a0when delivered by courier, if delivered by<br \/>\ncommercial overnight courier service, (3)\u00a0five (5)\u00a0business days after being<br \/>\ndeposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, if mailed and (4)\u00a0when<br \/>\nreceipt is acknowledged, if sent by facsimile transmission.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) If any right, preference or limitation of the Class B Preferred set<br \/>\nforth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of<br \/>\nany rule or law or public policy, all other rights, preferences and limitations<br \/>\nset forth herein that can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or<br \/>\nunenforceable right, preference or limitation herein set forth shall be deemed<br \/>\ndependant upon any other such right, preference or limitation unless otherwise<br \/>\nexpressed herein.<\/p>\n<p>8. The Board shall have the power to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the<br \/>\nCorporation.<\/p>\n<p>9. The election of the Board need not be by written ballot<\/p>\n<p>10. The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by \u00c2\u00a7 145<br \/>\nof the DGCL, as amended, from time to time, each person who is or was a director<br \/>\nor officer of the Corporation and the heirs, executors and administrators of<br \/>\neach such person.<\/p>\n<p>11. No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its<br \/>\nstockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director for<br \/>\nany act or omission occurring subsequent to the date when this provision becomes<br \/>\neffective, except that a director may be liable (i)\u00a0for any breach of such<br \/>\ndirector\u00e2\u0080\u0099s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii)\u00a0for acts<br \/>\nor omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a<br \/>\nknowing violation of law, (iii)\u00a0under \u00c2\u00a7 174 of the DGCL or (iv)\u00a0for any<br \/>\ntransaction from which such director derived an improper personal benefit<\/p>\n<p>12. The Corporation elects not to be governed by \u00c2\u00a7203 of the DGCL.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>13. The Corporation shall not file in any court, pursuant to any statute of<br \/>\nthe United States or any state, any petition in any bankruptcy, reorganization,<br \/>\ninsolvency proceeding or dissolution proceeding, undertake an assignment for<br \/>\nbenefit of creditors or appoint a receiver without the affirmative vote of each<br \/>\ndirector then holding office, including each such director holding office who<br \/>\nwas nominated at the request of NetRatings, Inc. and its permitted transferees<br \/>\nand each such director holding office who was nominated at the request of<br \/>\nACNielsen Corporation and its permitted transferees. The provisions of this<br \/>\nparagraph 13 shall be null, void and of no further force or effect following<br \/>\nconsummation by the Corporation of an initial public offering pursuant to a<br \/>\nregistration statement filed and declared effective under the Securities Act of<br \/>\n1933.<\/p>\n<p>14. The Corporation shall not acquire or invest in any business (whether by<br \/>\nacquisition of capital stock or other equity interests of such business, or of<br \/>\nsubstantially all of its assets) which is not primarily engaged in a business<br \/>\nwhich is reasonably ancillary or related to or otherwise in furtherance of the<br \/>\nCorporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s business of tracking or measuring audience, advertising and<br \/>\nviewing activities on the Internet, compiling data from such measurement,<br \/>\nlicensing such data to third parties and selling consulting services related to<br \/>\nsuch data without the affirmative vote of each director holding office who was<br \/>\nnominated at the request of NetRatings, Inc. and its permitted transferees and<br \/>\neach director holding office who was nominated at the request of ACNielsen<br \/>\nCorporation and its permitted transferees. The provisions of this paragraph 14<br \/>\nshall be null, void and of no further force or effect following consummation by<br \/>\nthe Corporation of an initial public offering pursuant to a registration<br \/>\nstatement filed and declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">[Intentionally left blank]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">15<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated<br \/>\nCertificate of Incorporation to be executed by its President and attested by its<br \/>\nVice-President thereunto duly authorized, who acknowledge and affirm under<br \/>\npenalties of perjury that this certificate is the act and deed of the<br \/>\nCorporation and that the facts stated herein are true this 26<sup>th<\/sup> day<br \/>\nof October 2001.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE\" width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"12%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"87%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" valign=\"bottom\">ACNIELSEN ERATINGS.COM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>\/s\/ Michael Elias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Name:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Michael Elias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Vice President<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table style=\"BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE\" width=\"40%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>ATTEST<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Ellenore O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Hanrahan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Name: Ellenore O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Hanrahan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Title: Assistant Secretary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[6557],"corporate_contracts_industries":[],"corporate_contracts_types":[9573,9575],"class_list":["post-41394","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-acnielsen-corp","corporate_contracts_types-formation","corporate_contracts_types-formation__incorporation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/41394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=41394"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=41394"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=41394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}