{"id":41634,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/correction-to-amended-and-restated-certificate-of-inc.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"correction-to-amended-and-restated-certificate-of-inc","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/formation\/correction-to-amended-and-restated-certificate-of-inc.html","title":{"rendered":"Correction to Amended and Restated Certificate of Inc. &#8211; Bristol-Myers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION OF THE<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY<\/p>\n<p>Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), in<br \/>\naccordance with the provisions of Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of<br \/>\nthe State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:<\/p>\n<p>1. The name of the Company is Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.<\/p>\n<p>2. An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company was<br \/>\nfiled with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;Secretary of<br \/>\nState&#8221;) on May 24, 2005 (the &#8220;Certificate of Incorporation&#8221;) and said<br \/>\nCertificate of Incorporation requires correction as permitted by subsection (f)<br \/>\nof Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>3. The inaccuracy or defect of said Certificate of Incorporation to be<br \/>\ncorrected is that it inadvertently omitted the Certificate of the Designation,<br \/>\nPreferences and Relative, Participating, Optional or Other Special Rights of the<br \/>\n$2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock which was filed with the Secretary of State on<br \/>\nDecember 22, 1967.<\/p>\n<p>4. The Certificate of Incorporation is corrected by inserting the following<br \/>\nas a new paragraph immediately preceding the heading &#8220;Common Stock&#8221; in Article<br \/>\nFOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the<br \/>\ncorporation by this Article FOURTH, the Board of Directors created a series of<br \/>\n1,300,188 shares of Preferred Stock of the corporation designated as the $2.00<br \/>\nConvertible Preferred Stock (the &#8220;$2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock&#8221;) by filing<br \/>\na Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of<br \/>\nDelaware on December 22, 1967, and the voting powers, designations, preferences<br \/>\nand relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and<br \/>\nqualifications, limitations or restrictions of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred<br \/>\nStock are set forth in Appendix A hereto and are incorporated herein by<br \/>\nreference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>5. The Certificate of Incorporation is further corrected by attaching<br \/>\nAppendix A hereto as Appendix A to the Certificate of Incorporation of the<br \/>\nCompany.<\/p>\n<p>6. All other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation remain unchanged.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Correction to<br \/>\nbe executed as of the 17<sup>th<\/sup> day of December, 2009.<\/p>\n<table 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=\"top\">\n<p>BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Sandra Leung<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Name:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Sandra Leung<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\">Appendix A<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>CERTIFICATE OF THE DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES AND<br \/>\nRELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF THE $2.00<br \/>\nCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>STOCK, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS, OR<br \/>\nRESTRICTIONS THEREOF <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF<br \/>\nINCORPORATION OR <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>IN ANY AMENDMENT THERETO <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(a) <em>Designation<\/em>. The shares of such series shall be designated<br \/>\n&#8220;$2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock&#8221;, and the number of shares constituting such<br \/>\nseries shall initially be 1,300,188.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <em>Dividends<\/em>. The holders of the shares of such series shall be<br \/>\nentitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation legally available<br \/>\ntherefor and as and when declared by the Board of Directors, cash dividends at,<br \/>\nbut not exceeding, the rate of Two Dollars ($2.00) per share per annum, payable<br \/>\nquarterly on the 1st day of the months of March, June, September and December in<br \/>\neach year, accruing from the first day of the quarter-yearly dividend period in<br \/>\nwhich the respective shares of such series shall be issued. For the purpose of<br \/>\nthis paragraph (b), the quarter-yearly dividend period shall begin on the 1st<br \/>\nday of the third calendar month prior to the month in which the payment date<br \/>\noccurs. Dividends upon the shares of such series shall be cumulative, so that if<br \/>\nin any dividend period or periods full dividends upon the outstanding shares of<br \/>\nsuch series at the rate fixed therefor shall not have been paid, the deficiency<br \/>\nshall be declared and paid or set apart for payment before any dividend shall be<br \/>\ndeclared and paid or set aside for payment on the Common Stock, and before any<br \/>\nassets which are by law available for the payment of dividends shall be paid or<br \/>\nset apart for the purchase or redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock or for<br \/>\nthe purchase of any shares of Common Stock.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <em>Voting Rights<\/em>. Each holder of shares of such series shall be<br \/>\nentitled to one vote for each share held and, except as otherwise by the<br \/>\nCertificate of Incorporation or by law provided, the shares of such series and<br \/>\nthe shares of Common Stock of the Corporation (and any other capital stock of<br \/>\nthe Corporation at the time entitled thereto) shall vote together as one class,<br \/>\nexcept that while holders of shares of Preferred Stock, voting as a class, are<br \/>\nentitled to elect two directors as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation<br \/>\nof the Corporation, they shall not be entitled to participate with the Common<br \/>\nStock (or any other capital stock as aforesaid) in the election of any other<br \/>\ndirectors.<\/p>\n<p>So long as any shares of such series are outstanding, the consent of the<br \/>\nholders of at least two-thirds of the shares of such series at the time<br \/>\noutstanding, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting at<br \/>\nwhich the holders of the shares of such series shall vote separately as a class,<br \/>\nshall be necessary for effecting the amendment, alteration or repeal of any<br \/>\nprovision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, any<br \/>\ncertificate amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, or the by-laws of the<br \/>\nCorporation so as to affect materially any of the powers, preferences and rights<br \/>\nof the shares of such series.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(d) <em>Redemption<\/em>. The Corporation at its option, at any time, or from<br \/>\ntime to time, on or after December 23, 1972 (except as otherwise provided in<br \/>\nparagraph (b) above), may redeem all or any of the shares of such series at the<br \/>\nfollowing applicable prices:<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" width=\"68%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"75%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"19%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p><strong>If Redeemed During<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>the 12-Month Period<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beginning December 23,<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"bottom\"><strong>Per Share <br \/>\nRedemption Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1972<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>53.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1973<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>52.50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1974<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>52.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1975<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>51.50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1976<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>51.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1977<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>50.50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>1978 and thereafter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>$<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>50.00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>together in each case with an amount equal to any dividends accrued and<br \/>\nunpaid thereon to the date of redemption.<\/p>\n<p>In the event the Corporation shall determine to redeem less than all the<br \/>\nshares of such series then outstanding, the Board of Directors shall determine<br \/>\nthe shares of such series so to be redeemed by lot; and the certificate of the<br \/>\nSecretary of the Corporation, filed with the Transfer Agent or Agents for the<br \/>\nshares of such series to be redeemed, of such determination by the Board of<br \/>\nDirectors shall be conclusive. Notice of any proposed redemption of shares of<br \/>\nsuch series shall be given by the Corporation by mailing a copy of such notice<br \/>\nat least 30 days prior to the date fixed for such redemption to the holders of<br \/>\nrecord of the shares of such series to be redeemed, at their respective<br \/>\naddresses appearing on the books of the Corporation. From and after the date<br \/>\nfixed in such notice as the date of redemption (unless default be made by the<br \/>\nCorporation in providing moneys for the payment of the redemption price) all<br \/>\ndividends upon the shares of such series thereby called for redemption shall<br \/>\ncease to accrue, and all rights of the holders thereof as stockholders of the<br \/>\nCorporation (except the right to receive payment of said redemption price) shall<br \/>\ncease and determine; or, if the Corporation shall so elect, from and after the<br \/>\ndate (which date shall be the date of redemption or prior thereto) on which the<br \/>\nCorporation shall deposit with a bank or trust company doing business in the<br \/>\nBorough of Manhattan, The City of New York, State of New York as Paying Agent,<br \/>\nmoneys sufficient in amount to pay at the office of such Paying Agent, on the<br \/>\nredemption date, the said redemption price (provided the notice of redemption<br \/>\nshall state the name and address of such Paying Agent and the intention of the<br \/>\nCorporation to deposit said moneys on or before the date of redemption with such<br \/>\nPaying Agent), all dividends on the shares of such series so called for<br \/>\nredemption shall cease to accrue, and all rights of the holders thereof as<br \/>\nstockholders of the Corporation (except the right to receive from said Paying<br \/>\nAgent said redemption price, and the right, if any, to convert or exchange<br \/>\nshares thereof for shares of the Common Stock) shall thereupon cease and<br \/>\ndetermine, and<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>by the deposit of said moneys with said Paying Agent the shares of such<br \/>\nseries so called for redemption shall be redeemed. Any moneys so deposited with<br \/>\nsaid Paying Agent which shall remain unclaimed by the holders of shares of such<br \/>\nseries so called for redemption at the end of five full calendar years after the<br \/>\nredemption date shall be paid by said Paying Agent to the Corporation, and<br \/>\nthereafter the holders of the shares of such series called for redemption shall<br \/>\nlook only to the Corporation for the payment thereof.<\/p>\n<p>(e) <em>Liquidation<\/em>. In the event of the voluntary or involuntary<br \/>\nliquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the<br \/>\nshares of such series shall be entitled to receive for each share thereof<br \/>\n$50.00, together with an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends thereon,<br \/>\nbefore any distribution of assets shall be made to the holders of the Common<br \/>\nStock. The holders of the shares of such series shall be entitled to no further<br \/>\nparticipation in any such distribution. Neither the merger nor consolidation of<br \/>\nthe Corporation into or with any other corporation, nor the merger or<br \/>\nconsolidation of any other corporation into or with the Corporation, nor a sale,<br \/>\ntransfer or lease of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation, shall be<br \/>\ndeemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within<br \/>\nthe meaning of this paragraph (e).<\/p>\n<p>(f) <em>Conversion.<\/em> The holders of shares of the $2.00 Convertible<br \/>\nPreferred Stock shall have the right, at their option, to convert such shares<br \/>\ninto shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at any time on the following<br \/>\nterms and conditions:<\/p>\n<p>The shares of such series shall be convertible at the office of a Transfer<br \/>\nAgent for such series into full paid and non-assessable shares (calculated as to<br \/>\neach conversion to the nearest 1\/100th of a share) of Common Stock of the<br \/>\nCorporation at the conversion rate in effect at the time of conversion. The rate<br \/>\nat which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered upon conversion (herein<br \/>\ncalled the &#8220;conversion rate&#8221;) shall be initially <strong>.<\/strong>53 shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock for each share of such series, provided, however, that such initial<br \/>\nconversion rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in certain<br \/>\ninstances as hereinafter provided. The Corporation shall make no payment or<br \/>\nadjustment on account of any dividends accrued on the shares of such series<br \/>\nsurrendered for conversion or on account of any dividends accrued on the Common<br \/>\nStock. In case of the call for redemption of any shares of such series such<br \/>\nright of conversion shall cease and terminate, as to the shares designated for<br \/>\nredemption, at the close of business on the date fixed for redemption unless<br \/>\ndefault shall be made in the payment of the redemption price.<\/p>\n<p>Before any holder of shares of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be<br \/>\nentitled to convert the same into Common Stock he shall surrender the<br \/>\ncertificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of a Transfer<br \/>\nAgent, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at said office that he<br \/>\nelects to convert the same or part thereof and shall state in writing therein<br \/>\nthe name or names in which he wishes the certificate or certificates for Common<br \/>\nStock to be issued. The Corporation will, as soon as practicable thereafter,<br \/>\nissue and deliver at said office to such holder of shares of such series, or to<br \/>\nhis nominee or<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>nominees, certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which<br \/>\nhe shall be entitled as aforesaid, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of<br \/>\na share as hereinafter provided. Shares of such series shall be deemed to have<br \/>\nbeen converted as of the date of the surrender of such shares for conversion as<br \/>\nprovided above, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common Stock<br \/>\nissuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record<br \/>\nholder or holders of such Common Stock on such date.<\/p>\n<p>In case the Corporation shall at any time subdivide its outstanding shares of<br \/>\nCommon Stock into a greater number of shares, by way of a dividend payable in<br \/>\nCommon Stock or a stock-split, or in case the outstanding shares of Common Stock<br \/>\nof the Corporation shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the<br \/>\nconversion rate in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or combination<br \/>\nshall be adjusted proportionately. In the event that the Corporation shall, at<br \/>\nany time or from time to time prior to the conversion or redemption of all of<br \/>\nthe shares of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock, grant to the holders of its<br \/>\nCommon Stock the right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any<br \/>\nclass of the Corporation, the Corporation shall concurrently therewith grant to<br \/>\nthe holders of shares of such series the same purchase or subscription rights in<br \/>\nthe same proportion as if each share of such series had been converted into<br \/>\nshares of Common Stock at the then existing conversion rate.<\/p>\n<p>Anything in this subdivision (f) to the contrary notwithstanding, the<br \/>\nCorporation shall not be required to give effect to any adjustment in the<br \/>\nconversion rate unless and until the net effect of one or more adjustments,<br \/>\ndetermined as above provided, shall have resulted in a change of the conversion<br \/>\nrate by at least one-hundredth of one share of Common Stock, and when the<br \/>\ncumulative net effect of more than one adjustment so determined shall be to<br \/>\nchange the conversion rate by at least one-hundredth of one share of Common<br \/>\nStock, such change in the conversion rate shall thereupon be given effect.<\/p>\n<p>In case of any capital reorganization or any reclassification of the capital<br \/>\nstock of the Corporation or in case of the consolidation or merger of the<br \/>\nCorporation with or into another corporation or the conveyance of all or<br \/>\nsubstantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another corporation, each<br \/>\nshare of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be convertible<br \/>\ninto the number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which a<br \/>\nholder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation deliverable<br \/>\nupon conversion of such share of such series would have been entitled upon such<br \/>\nreorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or conveyance; and, in<br \/>\nany such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined by the Board of Directors)<br \/>\nshall be made in the application of the provisions herein set forth with respect<br \/>\nto the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of such series, to the end<br \/>\nthat the provisions set forth herein (including provisions with respect to<br \/>\nchanges in and other adjustments of the conversion rate) shall thereafter be<br \/>\napplicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock<br \/>\nor other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of the shares of<br \/>\nsuch series.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Whenever the conversion rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Treasurer of<br \/>\nthe Corporation shall compute the adjusted conversion rate in accordance with<br \/>\nthis subdivision (f) and shall prepare a certificate setting forth such adjusted<br \/>\nconversion rate and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is<br \/>\nbased, and such certificate shall forthwith be filed with the Transfer Agent or<br \/>\nAgents for the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock and a notice thereof mailed to<br \/>\nthe holders of record of the outstanding shares of such series.<\/p>\n<p>In case:<\/p>\n<p>(a) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution)<br \/>\npayable upon its Common Stock otherwise than in cash or in its Common Stock; or\n<\/p>\n<p>(b) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to the holders of its Common<br \/>\nStock of rights to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or<br \/>\nto receive any other rights; or<\/p>\n<p>(c) of any capital reorganization of the Corporation, reclassification of the<br \/>\ncapital stock of the Corporation, consolidation or merger of the Corporation<br \/>\nwith or into another corporation, or conveyance of all or substantially all of<br \/>\nthe assets of the Corporation to another corporation; or<\/p>\n<p>(d) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of<br \/>\nthe Corporation<\/p>\n<p>then, and in any such case, the Corporation shall cause to be mailed to the<br \/>\nTransfer Agent or Agents for the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock and to the<br \/>\nholders of record of the outstanding shares of such series, at least twenty (20)<br \/>\ndays prior to the date hereinafter specified, a notice describing such event and<br \/>\nstating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such<br \/>\ndividend, distribution or rights, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date<br \/>\nas of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such<br \/>\ndividend, distribution or rights are to be determined, or (y) the date on which<br \/>\nsuch reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance,<br \/>\ndissolution, liquidation or winding up is to take place, and the date, if any is<br \/>\nto be fixed, as of which holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to<br \/>\nexchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property<br \/>\ndeliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger,<br \/>\nconveyance, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its<br \/>\nauthorized but unissued Common Stock or out of shares of Common Stock held in<br \/>\nits Treasury, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares<br \/>\nof the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common<br \/>\nStock deliverable upon the conversion of all shares of such series from time to\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>time outstanding. The Corporation shall from time to time, in accordance with<br \/>\nthe laws of the State of Delaware, increase the authorized amount of its Common<br \/>\nStock if at any time the authorized number of shares of Common Stock remaining<br \/>\nunissued shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of all of the shares<br \/>\nof such series at the time outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion, but<br \/>\nthe Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of any fraction of a<br \/>\nshare which would otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction<br \/>\nof the market price (determined as hereinafter provided) per share of Common<br \/>\nStock on the day of conversion. For the purposes of the foregoing, such market<br \/>\nprice shall be the last sale price regular way, or, in case no such sale takes<br \/>\nplace on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices regular way,<br \/>\nin either case as officially quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if the<br \/>\nCommon Stock is not at the time listed on such Exchange, the average of the<br \/>\nclosing bid and asked prices as furnished by any recognized dealer in securities<br \/>\nselected by the Corporation for the purpose.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporation will pay any and all issue and other taxes that may be<br \/>\npayable in respect of any issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on<br \/>\nconversion of shares of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant hereto.<br \/>\nThe Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any tax which may be<br \/>\npayable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares<br \/>\nof Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of such series so<br \/>\nconverted were registered, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless<br \/>\nand until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Corporation the<br \/>\namount of any such tax, or has established, to the satisfaction of the<br \/>\nCorporation, that such tax has been paid.<\/p>\n<p>(g) <em>Status of Reacquired Shares<\/em>. Shares of the $2.00 Convertible<br \/>\nPreferred Stock which have been issued and reacquired in any manner (excluding,<br \/>\nuntil the Corporation elects to retire them, shares which are held as treasury<br \/>\nshares, but including shares redeemed, shares purchased and retired and shares<br \/>\nwhich have been converted into shares of Common Stock) shall (upon compliance<br \/>\nwith any applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware) have the<br \/>\nstatus of authorized and unissued shares of the class of Preferred Stock<br \/>\nundesignated as to series and may be redesignated and reissued.<\/p>\n<p>(h) The shares of the $2.00 Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any<br \/>\nrelative, participating, optional or other special rights and powers other than<br \/>\nas set forth above in this Resolution and in the Certificate of Incorporation of<br \/>\nthe Corporation, as amended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[6948],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9407],"corporate_contracts_types":[9573,9575],"class_list":["post-41634","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-bristol-myers-squibb-co","corporate_contracts_industries-drugs__pharma","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\/41634","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=41634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=41634"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=41634"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=41634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}