Exhibit
3.3
CERTIFICATE
OF DESIGNATIONS OF
5.75%
SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
Pursuant
to Section 151 of the
General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Constellation
Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
certifies that, pursuant to the authority contained in Article 5 of its Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Restated
Certificate of Incorporation”), and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”), a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board
of Directors”) by resolution adopted by unanimous written consent,
pursuant to Section 141(f) of the DGCL, on July 24, 2003, duly approved and
adopted the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and
effect on the date hereof:
RESOLVED,
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors and by the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a duly authorized committee of the Board
of Directors does hereby designate, create, authorize and provide for the issue
of a series of the Company’s preferred stock having a par value of $.01 per
share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment
as provided herein, which shall be designated as 5.75% Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, consisting of 170,500 shares, no shares of which
have heretofore been issued by the Company, having the following powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other
special rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof:
Section
1. Designation;
Number of Shares; Ranking.
There
is hereby created from the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share, of the Company, a series of convertible Preferred
Stock designated as the Company’s “5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock” (the “Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock”)
The
number of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be
170,500. The Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank, with
respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company, (i) senior to the Class A Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Class
A Common Stock”),
the
Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the
“Class
B Common Stock”
and,
together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common
Stock”)
and to
each other class or series of stock of the Company (including any series of
preferred stock established after July 30, 2003 by the Board of Directors or
a
duly authorized committee thereof) the terms of which do not expressly provide
that such class or series will rank senior to or pari
passu
with the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions
and
distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company
(collectively referred to as “Junior
Securities”);
(ii)
pari
passu
with
each class or series of stock of the Company the terms of which expressly
provide that such class or series will rank pari
passu
with the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions
and
distributions upon liquidation, dissolution
or
winding-up of the Company (collectively referred to as “Parity
Securi-
ties”);
and
(iii) junior to each class or series of stock of the Company, the terms of
which
expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions and
distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company
(collectively referred to as “Senior
Securities”).
Section
2. Dividends.
(i)
General.
Dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable
quarterly, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof, out of the assets of the Company legally available
therefor, on the first calendar day (or the first following Business Day if
the
first calendar day is not a Business Day) of March, June, September and December
of each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Dividend
Payment Date”)
at the
annual rate of $57.5000 per share subject to adjustment as provided in Section
12(ii). The initial dividend on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock for the dividend period commencing on July 30, 2003, to but excluding
December 1, 2003, shall be $19.3264 per share, and shall be payable, when,
as
and if declared, on December 1, 2003. The dividend on the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock for each subsequent dividend period shall be
$14.3750 per share. The amount of dividends payable for any other period that
is
shorter or longer than a full quarterly dividend period will be computed on
the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
A
dividend period with respect to a Dividend Payment Date is the period commencing
on the preceding Dividend Payment Date or, if none, the date of issue and ending
on the day immediately prior to the next Dividend Payment Date. Dividends
payable, when, as and if declared, on a Dividend Payment Date shall be payable
to Holders of record as they appear on the stock books of the Company on the
later of (i) the close of business on the 15th calendar day (or the first
following Business Day if such 15th calendar day is not a Business Day) of
the
calendar month preceding the month in which the applicable Dividend Payment
Date
falls and (ii) the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors
or a duly authorized committee thereof declares the dividend payable (each,
a
“Dividend
Record Date”).
Dividends
on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be cumulative if
the
Company fails to declare one or more dividends on the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock in any amount, whether or not there are assets
of
the Company legally available for the payment of such dividends in whole or
in
part.
The
Company may pay dividends, at its sole option, (a) in cash, (b) by delivering
shares of Class A Common Stock to the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Holders,
to be sold on the Holders’ behalf for cash or (c) in any combination thereof. By
and upon acquiring the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, each
Holder is deemed to appoint the Transfer Agent as such Holder’s agent for any
such sale, and the Transfer Agent shall serve as a designated agent of the
Holders in making any such sales. To pay dividends in shares of Class A Common
Stock, the Company must deliver to the Transfer Agent, not less
than
five Business Days prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date, a number
of
shares of Class A Common Stock which, when sold by the Transfer Agent on the
Holders’ behalf, will result in net cash proceeds to be
distributed
to the Holders in an amount equal to the cash dividend otherwise payable to
the
Holders.
The Transfer Agent will sell such shares of Class A Common Stock on the Holders’
behalf and make payment of the cash proceeds from the sale of such Class A
Common Stock on or prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date or such other
date as is fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee
thereof pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the last paragraph
of
this Section 2(i).
If
the
Company pays dividends in shares of Class A Common Stock by delivering them
to
the Transfer Agent, those shares shall be owned beneficially by the Holders
upon
delivery to the Transfer Agent, and the Transfer Agent shall hold those shares
and the net cash proceeds from the sale of those shares for the exclusive
benefit of the Holders until the Dividend Payment Date, or such other date
as is
fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in the last paragraph of this Section
2(i), at which time the portion of such net cash proceeds equal to the non-cash
component of the declared dividend on the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock shall be distributed to the Holders entitled thereto with any
remainder distributed to the Company.
Holders
shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or
stock, in excess of the then applicable full dividends calculated pursuant
to
this Section 2(i) (including accrued dividends, if any) on shares of Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. No interest or sum of money in lieu
of
interest shall be payable in respect of any dividend or payment which may be
in
arrears.
Dividends
in arrears on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock not declared
for payment or paid on any Dividend Payment Date may be declared by the Board
of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof and paid on any date fixed
by
the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whether or not
a
Dividend Payment Date, to the Holders of record as they appear on the stock
register of the Company on a record date selected by the Board of Directors
or a
duly authorized committee thereof, which shall (i) not precede the date the
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof declares the dividend
payable and (ii) not be more than 60 days prior to such fixed dividend payment
date.
(ii)
In
order to pay dividends on any Dividend Payment Date, or such other date as
is
fixed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in the last paragraph of Section 2(i)
hereof, in shares of Class A Common Stock, (a) the shares of Class A Common
Stock delivered to the Transfer Agent shall have been duly authorized, (b)
the
Company shall have provided to the Transfer Agent a prospectus and evidence
of
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Securities
Act”)
permitting the immediate sale of the shares of Class A Common Stock in the
public market, (c) the shares of Class A Common Stock, once purchased by the
purchasers thereof, shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and
(d) such shares shall have been registered under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, if required, and
shall be listed or admitted for trading on each United States securities
exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed.
(iii)
Payment
Restrictions.
The
Company may not (x) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution of
assets (other than dividends paid or other distributions made in Junior
Securities) on, whether in cash, property or otherwise, or (y) redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire (except upon conversion or exchange for Junior Securities),
pay or make available any monies for a sinking fund for, Junior Securities,
unless, in each case, all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock for all prior dividend periods have been or
contemporaneously are declared and paid and the full quarterly dividend on
the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the current dividend period
has been or contemporaneously is declared and paid or declared and set apart
for
payment.
Unless
all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock for all prior dividend periods have been or contemporaneously are declared
and paid and the full quarterly dividend on the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock for the current dividend period has been or contemporaneously
is
declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment, the Company may not
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (except upon conversion or exchange for
Parity Securities or Junior Securities) Parity Securities.
Section
3. Liquidation
Preference.
In the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of
the Company, the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of
the
Company available for distribution to stockholders, before any distribution
of
assets is made on the Common Stock of the Company or any other class or series
of stock of the Company ranking junior to the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock as to the distribution of assets upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company, $1,000.00 per share, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 12(ii) hereof (the “Liquidation
Preference”),
plus
an
amount equal to the sum of all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not
declared) for the then-current dividend period and all dividend periods prior
thereto.
Neither
the sale of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Company
(other than in connection with the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company), nor the merger, conversion or
consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person, nor the merger,
conversion or consolidation of any other Person into or with the Company shall
constitute a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of
the Company for the purposes of the foregoing paragraph. After the payment
to
the Holders of the full preferential amounts provided for above, the Holders
as
such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company.
In
the
event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders upon
any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
Company shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders
are entitled as provided above, no such distribution shall be made on account
of
any other stock of the Company ranking pari
passu
with the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to the distribution of assets
upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, unless a pro
rata
distribution is made on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
and
such other Capital Stock of the Company, with the amount allocable to each
series of such stock determined on the basis of the aggregate
liqui-
dation
preference of the outstanding shares of each series and distributions to the
shares of each series being made on a pro
rata
basis.
Section
4. Voting
Rights.
(i)
The
Holders shall have no voting rights, except as set forth below or as expressly
required by applicable state law. In exercising any such vote, each outstanding
share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
one
vote.
(ii)
So
long as any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are
outstanding, in addition to any other vote of stockholders of the Company
required under applicable law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the
affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least 66
2/3%
of the
outstanding shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will
be
required for the amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any provision of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or of this Certificate of Designations which would
materially
and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or of the Holders.
(iii)
So
long as any shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are
outstanding, in addition to any other vote of stockholders of the Company
required under applicable law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the
affirmative vote or consent of the Holders of at least 66
2/3%
of the
outstanding shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and
all
shares of any other series of our preferred stock which expressly provide that
such class or series will rank pari
passu
with the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions
and
distributions upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, voting
together as a single class, will be required to (a) issue, authorize or increase
the authorized amount of, or issue or authorize any obligation or security
convertible into or evidencing a right to purchase, by merger, consolidation
or
otherwise, any class or series of stock ranking senior to the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions or distributions upon
the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or (b) reclassify,
by
merger, consolidation or otherwise, any authorized stock of the Company into
any
class or series of stock, or any obligation or security convertible into or
evidencing a right to purchase any class or series of stock, ranking senior
to
the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend distributions
or distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company;
provided,
however,
that no
such vote shall be required for the Company to issue, authorize or increase
the
authorized amount of, or issue or authorize any obligation or security
convertible into or evidencing a right to purchase, any class or series of
stock
ranking pari
passu
with or
junior to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend
distributions or distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Company.
Section
5. Automatic
Conversion.
Each
share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically
convert (unless previously converted at the option of the Company in accordance
with Section 6 or at the option of the Holder in accordance with
Section
7, or a Merger Early Conversion has occurred in accordance
with Section 8), on September 1, 2006 (the “Automatic
Conversion Date”),
into
a number of newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Automatic
Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Holders on the Automatic Conversion
Date
shall have the right to receive a dividend payment of cash, shares
of Class
A
Common Stock, or any combination thereof, as the Company determines in its
sole
discretion, in an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as of the Automatic Conversion Date
(other than previously declared dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock payable to a Holder of record as of a prior date), whether
or
not declared, out of legally available assets of the Company. To the extent
the
Company pays some or all of such dividend in shares of Class A Common Stock,
the
number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to a Holder in respect of
such
accrued and unpaid dividends shall equal the amount of accrued and unpaid
dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the Automatic
Conversion Date that the Company determines to pay in shares of Class A Common
Stock divided by the Current Market Price (as defined below) of the Class A
Common Stock on the Automatic Conversion Date.
Dividends
on the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease
to
accrue and such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall
cease to be outstanding on the Automatic Conversion Date. The Company shall
make
such arrangements as it deems appropriate for the issuance of certificates,
if
any, representing shares of Class A Common Stock (both for purposes of the
automatic conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock
and for purposes of any dividend payment by the Company of shares of Class
A
Common Stock in respect of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), and for any payment of cash in respect
of accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock or cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, in exchange for and
contingent upon the surrender of certificates representing the shares of Series
A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (if such shares are held in certificated
form), and the Company may defer the payment of dividends on such shares of
Class A Common Stock and the voting thereof until, and make such payment and
voting contingent upon, the surrender of such certificates representing the
shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided,
however,
that the
Company shall give the Holders such notice of any such actions as the Company
deems appropriate and upon such surrender such Holders shall be entitled to
receive such dividends declared and paid on such shares of Class A Common Stock
subsequent to the Automatic Conversion Date. Amounts payable in cash in respect
of the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or in respect
of
such shares of Class A Common Stock shall not bear interest.
Section
6. Provisional
Conversion at the Option of the Company.
(i)
Prior
to the Automatic Conversion Date, if the Closing Price of the Class A Common
Stock has exceeded 150% of the Threshold Appreciation Price (as defined below)
for at least 20 Trading Days (as defined below) within a period of 30
consecutive Trading Days the Company may, at its option, cause the conversion
of
all, but not less
than
all,
the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding
into shares of Class A Common Stock at a rate of 29.2760 shares of Class A
Common Stock for each share of Series A
Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Provisional
Conversion Rate”),
subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 9(ii) below (as though references
in Section 9(ii) to the Automatic Conversion Rate were replaced with references
to the Provisional Conversion Rate); provided,
that
the
Company notifies the Holders (pursuant to paragraph (ii) below) that it is
exercising its option to cause the conversion of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to
this
Section 6 (the “Provisional
Conversion Notice Date”)
prior
to the end of such thirty (30) day period. The Company shall be able to cause
this conversion only if, in addition to issuing the Holders shares of Class
A
Common Stock, the Company pays the Holders (a) in cash, (b) by delivering shares
of Class A Common Stock to the Transfer Agent on behalf of the Holders, to
be
sold on the Holders’ behalf for cash (in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section 2(i)) or (c) in any combination thereof, (x) an amount equal
to
any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock then outstanding, whether or not declared, and (y) the present
value of all remaining dividend payments on the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, through and including September
1,
2006, in each case, out of legally available assets of the Company. The present
value of the remaining dividend payments will be computed using a discount
rate
equal to the Treasury Yield.
(ii)
A
written notice (the “Provisional
Conversion Notice”)
shall
be sent by or on behalf of the Company, by first class mail, postage prepaid,
to
the Holders of record as they appear on the stock register of the Company on
the
Provisional Conversion Notice Date (a) notifying such Holders of the election
of
the Company to convert and of the Provisional Conversion Date (as defined
below), which date shall not be less
than 30
days nor be more than 60 days after the Provisional Conversion Notice Date,
and
(b) stating the Corporate Trust Office of the Transfer Agent at which the shares
of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock called for conversion shall,
upon presentation and surrender of the certificate(s) (if such shares are held
in certificated form) evidencing such shares, be converted, and the Provisional
Conversion Rate to be applied thereto.
(iii)
The
Company shall deliver to the Transfer Agent irrevocable written instructions
authorizing the Transfer Agent, on behalf and at the expense of the Company,
to
cause the Provisional Conversion Notice to be duly mailed as soon as practicable
after receipt of such irrevocable instructions from the Company and in
accordance with the above provisions. The shares of Class A Common Stock to
be
issued upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 6 and all funds necessary for the payment (a) in cash,
(b) by delivering shares of Class A Common Stock to the Transfer Agent on behalf
of the Holders, to be sold on the Holders’ behalf for cash (in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 2(i)) or (c) in any combination thereof,
of
(x) any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, whether or not declared, and
(y)
the present value of all remaining dividend payments on the shares of Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding through and including
September 1, 2006, shall be deposited with the Transfer Agent in trust at least
two Business Days prior to the Provisional Conversion Date, for the pro
rata
benefit
of the Holders of record as they appear on the stock register of the Company,
so
as to be and continue to be available therefor. Neither failure to mail such
Provisional Conversion Notice to one or more such Holders nor any defect
in
such
Provisional Conversion Notice shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings
for conversion as to other Holders.
(iv)
If a
Provisional Conversion Notice shall have been given as hereinbefore provided,
then each Holder shall be entitled to all preferences and relative,
participating, optional and other special rights accorded by this Certificate
of
Designations until and including the Provisional
Conversion Date. From and after the Provisional Conversion Date, upon delivery
by the Company of the Class A Common Stock and payment of the funds and/or
delivery of the shares of Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, to the
Transfer Agent as described in paragraph (iii) above, the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and
all
rights of such Holders shall cease and terminate, except the right of the
Holders, upon surrender of certificates therefor, to receive Class A Common
Stock and any amounts to be paid hereunder.
(v)
The
deposit of monies and/or shares of Class A Common Stock, as the case may be,
in
trust with the Transfer Agent shall be irrevocable except that the Company
shall
be entitled to receive from the Transfer Agent the interest or other earnings,
if any, earned on any monies and/or shares of Class A Common Stock, as the
case
may be, so deposited in trust, and the Holders of the shares converted shall
have no claim to such interest or other earnings, and any balance of monies
so
deposited by the Company and unclaimed by the Holders entitled thereto at the
expiration of two years from the Provisional Conversion Date shall be repaid,
together with any interest or other earnings thereon, to the Company, and after
any such repayment, the Holders of the shares entitled to the funds so repaid
to
the Company shall look only to the Company for such payment without interest.
Section
7. Early
Conversion at the Option of the Holder.
(i)
Shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible, in
whole or in part, at the option of the Holders thereof (“Optional
Conversion”),
at
any time prior to the Automatic Conversion Date, into shares of Class A Common
Stock at a rate of 29.2760 shares of Class A Common Stock for each share of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Optional
Conversion Rate”),
subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 9(ii) below (as though references
in Section 9(ii) to the Automatic Conversion Rate were replaced with references
to the Optional Conversion Rate).
(ii)
Optional Conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
may be effected by delivering certificates evidencing such shares (if such
shares are held in certificated form), together with written notice of
conversion and a proper assignment of such certificates to the Company or in
blank (and, if applicable, payment of an amount equal to the dividend payable
on
such shares pursuant to paragraph (iii) below), to the Corporate Trust Office
of
the Transfer Agent for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or
to
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose. Each
Optional Conversion shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior
to
the close of business on the date on which the foregoing requirements shall
have
been satisfied.
(iii)
Holders of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at the
close
of business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive the dividend
payable on such shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date (if such
dividend has been declared) notwithstanding the Optional Conversion of such
shares following such Dividend Record Rate and prior to such Dividend Payment
Date. However, shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
surrendered for Optional Conversion after the close of business on a Dividend
Record Date and before the opening of business on the corresponding Dividend
Payment Date must be accompanied by payment in cash of an amount equal to the
dividend payable on
such
shares on such Dividend Payment Date. Except as provided above, upon any
Optional Conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock,
the Company shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid preferred dividends,
whether or not in arrears, on such shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock as to which Optional Conversion has been effected or for
dividends or distributions on the shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon
such Optional Conversion.
Section
8. Early
Conversion upon Cash Merger.
(i)
In
the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company of the type described
in
Section 9(iii)(a) in which all or any class of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation is exchanged for consideration
consisting of at least 30% cash or cash equivalents (any such event, a
“Cash
Merger”),
then
the Company (or the successor to the Company hereunder) shall be required to
offer all Holders of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
that remain outstanding after the Cash Merger (if any) the right to convert
their shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock prior to the
Automatic Conversion Date (“Merger
Early Conversion”)
as
provided herein.
On
or
before the fifth Business Day after the consummation of a Cash Merger, the
Company or, at the request and expense of the Company, the Transfer Agent,
shall
give all Holders notice of the occurrence of the Cash Merger and of the right
of
Merger Early Conversion arising as a result thereof. The Company shall also
deliver a copy of such notice to the Transfer Agent. Each such notice shall
contain:
(a)
the
date, which shall be not less
than 20
nor more than 30 calendar days after the date of such notice, on which the
Merger Early Conversion will be effected (the “Merger
Early Conversion Date”);
(b)
the
date, which shall be on or one Business Day prior to the Merger Early Conversion
Date, by which the Merger Early Conversion right must be exercised;
(c)
the
Automatic Conversion Rate in effect immediately before such Cash Merger and
the
kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable by the Holder
upon conversion of its shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
pursuant to Section 9(iii); and
(d)
the
instructions a Holder must follow to exercise the Merger Early Conversion right.
(ii)
To
exercise a Merger Early Conversion right, a Holder shall deliver to the Transfer
Agent at the Corporate Trust Office (as defined below) by 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on or before the date by which the Merger Early Conversion right
must
be exercised as specified in the notice, the certificate(s) (if such shares
are
held in certificated form) evidencing the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which the Merger Early Conversion
right is being exercised duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank
with a written notice to the Company stating the Holder’s intention to convert
early in connection with the Cash Merger and providing the Company with payment
instructions.
(iii)
On
the Merger Early Conversion Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered the cash, securities and other property to be received by such
exercising Holder determined by assuming the Holder had converted the shares
of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for which such Merger Early
Conversion right was exercised into Class A Common Stock immediately before
the
Cash Merger at the Automatic Conversion Rate (as adjusted pursuant to Section
9(ii)).
(iv)
Upon
a Merger Early Conversion, the Transfer Agent shall, in accordance with the
instructions provided by the Holder thereof on the notice provided to the
Company as set forth in paragraph (ii) above, deliver to the Holder such cash,
securities or other property issuable upon such Merger Early Conversion together
with payment in lieu of any fractional shares, as provided herein.
(v)
In
the event that Merger Early Conversion is effected with respect to shares of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less
than all
the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder,
upon such Merger Early Conversion the Company (or the successor to the Company
hereunder) shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall authenticate, countersign
and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a certificate
evidencing the shares as to which Merger Early Conversion was not effected.
Section
9. Definition
of Automatic Conversion Rate; Anti-dilution Adjustments.
(i)
Subject to the immediately following sentence, the “Automatic
Conversion Rate”
is
equal to:
(a)
if
the Applicable Market Value (as defined below) is greater than or equal to
$34.16 (the “Threshold
Appreciation Price”),
29.2760 shares of Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock;
(b)
if
the Applicable Market Value is less
than the
Threshold Appreciation Price, but is greater than $28.00, the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock per
share
of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock equal to (1) $25.00 divided
by
the Applicable Market Value times (2) $40.00;
and
(c)
if
the Applicable Market Value is equal to or less than $28.00, 35.7160 shares
of
Class A Common Stock per share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock,
in
each
case subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9(ii) (and in each case
rounded upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share). In each of
the
clauses in the immediately preceding sentence, the number of newly issued shares
of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of each share of the Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the Automatic Conversion Date in
respect of a conversion pursuant to Section 5 shall be increased by an amount
equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock on the Automatic Conversion Date (taking into account any
payment of such dividends on the Automatic Conversion Date) divided by the
Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the Automatic Conversion
Date.
(ii)
In
connection with the Automatic Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 9(i),
the
formula for determining the Automatic Conversion Rate and the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock to be delivered on any conversion date upon an early
conversion as set forth in Section 6, 7 or 8 shall be subject to the following
adjustments (in the case of an early conversion as set forth in Section 6,
7 or
8, as though references to the Automatic Conversion Rate were replaced with
references to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered
on
such early conversion):
(a)
Stock
Dividends.
In case
the Company shall pay or make a dividend or other distribution on any class
of
Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, the Automatic Conversion Rate, as in
effect at the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or other
distribution, shall be increased by dividing such Automatic Conversion Rate
by:
(1)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class A Common Stock, a fraction of which the numerator shall
be
the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date fixed for such determination and the denominator shall
be
the sum of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at the
close
of business on the date fixed for such determination, and the total number
of
shares constituting such dividend or other distribution;
(2)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class B Common Stock, a fraction of which the numerator shall
be
the sum of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the number of shares
of Class B Common Stock, in each case outstanding at the close of business
on
the date fixed for such determination and the denominator shall be the sum
of
(x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date fixed
for
such
determination, (y) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (z) the
total
number of shares constituting such dividend or other distribution with respect
to the Class B Common Stock; or
(3)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the greater
of:
(i)
the
fraction described in clause (1) above; or
(ii)
a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the sum of the number of shares of
Class A Common Stock and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each
case outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such
determination and the denominator shall be the sum of (w) the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed
for
such
determination, (x) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination, (y) the total
number of shares constituting such dividend or other distribution with respect
to the Class A Common Stock and (z) the total number of shares constituting
such
dividend or other distribution with respect to the Class B Common
Stock;
in
each
of clauses (1), (2) and (3) with such increase to become effective immediately
after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such
determination
(b)
Stock
Purchase Rights.
In case
the Company shall issue to all holders of any class of Common Stock (such
issuance not being available on an equivalent basis to Holders of the shares
of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock upon conversion) (1) rights,
options or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of such
class of Common Stock, or (2) securities convertible or exchangeable into shares
of such class of Common Stock or rights, options or warrants to purchase or
acquire securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of such class of
Common Stock, in each case at a price per share of such class of Common Stock
less
than the
Current Market Price of such class of Common Stock on the date fixed for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options, warrants
or securities (other than pursuant to a dividend reinvestment, share purchase
or
similar plan), the Automatic Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of
business on the day following the date fixed for such determination shall be
increased by dividing such Automatic Conversion Rate by:
(1)
in
the case such class of Common Stock is Class A Common Stock, a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination
plus
the
number of shares of Class A Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
expected to be received by the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange
of such rights, options, warrants or securities (as determined in good faith
by
the Board of Directors or a
duly
authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall be conclusive and
described in a Board Resolution) would purchase at such Current Market Price
of
the Class A Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be the sum of (x)
the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date fixed for such determination and (y) the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, either directly
or indirectly, or into which such securities are convertible or exchangeable;
(2)
in
the case such class of Common Stock is Class B Common Stock, a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such
determination, (y) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (z) the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
expected to be received by the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange
of such rights, options, warrants or securities (as determined in good faith
by
the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose
determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution)
would purchase at such Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock and
the
denominator of which shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Class
A
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such
determination, (B) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at
the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (C) the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock so offered for subscription or
purchase, either directly or indirectly, or into which such securities are
convertible or exchangeable; or
(3)
in
the case such class of Common Stock is both Class A Common Stock and Class
B
Common Stock, the greater of:
(i)
the
fraction described in clause (1) above; or
(ii)
a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the sum of (w) the number of shares
of
Class A Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed
for
such determination, (x) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination, (y) the
number of shares of Class A Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
expected to be received by the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange
of such rights, options, warrants or securities (as determined in good faith
by
the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose
determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) would
purchase at such Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock and (z) the
number of shares of Class B Common Stock which the aggregate consideration
expected to be received by the Company upon the exercise, conversion or exchange
of such rights, options, warrants or securities (as determined in good faith
by
the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose
determination shall be conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) would
purchase
at such Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock and the denominator
of
which shall be the sum of (A) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination,
(B) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding at the close of
business on the date fixed for such determination, (C) the number of shares
of
Class A Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, either directly
or
indirectly, or into which such securities are convertible or exchangeable and
(D) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock so offered for subscription
or
purchase, either directly or indirectly, or into which such securities are
convertible or exchangeable; or
in
each
of clauses (1), (2) and (3) with such increase to become effective immediately
after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such
determination
(c)
Stock
Splits, Reverse Splits and Combinations.
In case
outstanding shares of any class of Common Stock shall be subdivided, split
or
reclassified into a greater number of shares of such class of Common Stock,
the
Automatic Conversion Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day
following the day upon which such subdivision, split or reclassification becomes
effective shall be proportionately increased (in the case of a subdivision,
split or reclassification
of the Class B Common Stock, assuming the Class A Common Stock and the Class
B
Common Stock were a single class), and, conversely, in case outstanding shares
of any class of Common Stock shall each be combined or reclassified into a
smaller number of shares of such class of Common Stock, the Automatic Conversion
Rate in effect at the opening of business on the day following the day upon
which such combination or reclassification becomes effective shall be
proportionately reduced (in the case of a combination or reclassification of
the
Class B Common Stock, assuming the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common
Stock were a single class), such increase or reduction, as the case may be,
to
become effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following
the day upon which such subdivision, split, reclassification or combination
becomes effective.
(d)
Debt,
Asset or Security Distributions.
(1) In
case the Company shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders
of
any class of the Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness, assets or
securities (but excluding (w) dividend or distribution referred to in Section
9(ii)(a), (x) any rights, options, warrants or securities referred to in Section
9(ii)(b) with respect to such class of Common Stock, (y) any dividend, shares
of
capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or
relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company in the case
of a
Spin-Off referred to in Section 9(ii)(d) or (z) any dividend or distribution
paid in cash referred to in Section 9(ii)(e)), the Automatic Conversion Rate
shall be increased by dividing the Automatic Conversion Rate in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by:
(i)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class A Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be
the Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date
fixed
for
such
determination less
the then
aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall
be
conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets
or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to the Class A Common Stock
and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current Market Price of
the
Class A Common Stock;
(ii)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class B Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be
the Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date
fixed
for such determination plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date fixed
for
such determination less
the
then
aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall
be
conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets
or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to the Class B Common Stock
and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current Market Price of
the
Class A Common Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock; or
(iii)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the greater
of:
(A)
the
fraction described in clause (i) above; or
(B)
a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Aggregate Current Market Price
of
the Class A Common Stock on the date fixed for such determination plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date fixed
for
such determination less
the then
aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall
be
conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets
or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to the Class A Common Stock
less
the then
aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall
be
conclusive and described in a Board Resolution) of the portion of the assets
or
evidences of indebtedness so distributed applicable to the Class B Common Stock
and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current Market Price of
the
Class A Common Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock;
in
each
of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) with such adjustment to become effective
immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the date
fixed
for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution.
In
any case in which this subparagraph (d)(1) is applicable, subparagraph (d)(2)
of
this Section 9(ii) shall not be applicable.
(2)
In
the case of a Spin-Off, the Automatic Conversion Rate in effect immediately
before the close of business on the record date fixed for determination of
such
class of Common Stock stockholders entitled to receive that distribution will
be
increased by multiplying the Automatic Conversion Rate by:
(i)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class A Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which is
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date referred
to in the succeeding sentence plus
the
aggregate Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the portion of those shares
of
Capital Stock or similar equity interests so distributed applicable to the
Class
A Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current
Market Price of the Class A Common Stock;
(ii)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class B Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which is
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date referred
to in the succeeding sentence plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date referred
to in the succeeding sentence plus
the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the portion of those shares of Capital Stock
or
similar equity interests so distributed applicable to the Class B Common Stock
and the denominator of which shall be
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock; or
(iii)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the greater
of:
(A)
the
fraction described in clause (i) above; or
(B)
a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Aggregate Current Market Price of the
Class A Common Stock on the date referred to in the succeeding sentence
plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date referred
to in the succeeding sentence plus
the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the portion of those shares of Capital Stock
or
similar equity interests so distributed applicable to the Class A Common Stock
plus
the
aggregate Fair Market Value of the portion of those shares of Capital Stock
or
similar equity interests so distributed applicable to the Class B Common Stock
and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current Market Price of
the
Class A Common Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock.
Any
adjustment to the Automatic Conversion Rate under this subparagraph (d)(2)
will
occur at the earlier of (A) the tenth Trading Day from, and including, the
effective date of the Spin-Off and (B) the date of the securities being offered
in the Initial Public Offering of the Spin-Off, if that Initial Public Offering
is effected simultaneously with the Spin-Off.
(e)
Cash
Distributions.
In case
the Company shall by dividend or otherwise, distribute to all holders of any
class of the Common Stock cash (excluding any cash that is distributed in a
Reorganization Event to which Section 9(iii) applies), the Automatic Conversion
Rate shall be increased by dividing the Automatic Conversion Rate in effect
immediately prior to the close of business on the date fixed for determination
of the stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by:
(1)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class A Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be
equal to the Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on
the
date fixed for such determination less
an
amount
equal to the aggregate amount of such cash distribution applicable to the Class
A Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current
Market Price of the Class A Common Stock;
(2)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is Class B Common Stock, a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be
equal to the Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on
the
date fixed for such determination plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date fixed
for
such determination less
an
amount
equal to the aggregate amount of such cash distribution applicable to the Class
B Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current
Market Price of the Class A
Common
Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock; or
(3)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the greater
of:
(i)
the
fraction described in clause (1) above; or
(ii)
a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to the Aggregate Current Market
Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date fixed for such determination
plus
the
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date fixed
for
such determination less
an
amount
equal to the aggregate amount of such cash distribution applicable to the Class
A Common Stock less
an
amount
equal to the aggregate amount of such cash distribution applicable to the Class
B Common Stock and the denominator of which shall be such Aggregate Current
Market Price of the Class A Common Stock plus
such
Aggregate Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock;
in
each
of clauses (1), (2) and (3) with such increase to become effective immediately
after the opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such
determination
(f)
Tender
Offers.
In case
(x) a tender or exchange offer made by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company for all or any portion of the Common Stock shall expire
and
such
tender or exchange offer (as amended through the expiration thereof) shall
require the payment to stockholders (based on the acceptance (up to any maximum
specified in the terms of the tender or exchange offer) of Purchased Shares
(as
defined below)) of an aggregate consideration having a fair market value (as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized
committee thereof, whose determination shall be conclusive and described in
a
Board Resolution) that combined together with (y) the aggregate of the cash
plus
the fair
market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof, whose determination shall be conclusive and
described in a Board Resolution), as of the expiration of such tender or
exchange offer, of consideration payable in respect of any other tender or
exchange offer by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company for all or any
portion of the Common Stock expiring within the 12 months preceding the
expiration of such tender or exchange offer and in respect of which no
adjustment pursuant to this Section 9(ii)(f), exceeds 10% of the product of
the
Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock as of the last time (the
“Expiration
Time”)
tenders could have been made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as
amended through the expiration thereof) times the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) at the Expiration Time, then,
and in each such case, immediately prior to the opening of business on the
day
after the date of the Expiration Time, the Automatic Conversion Rate shall
be
increased by dividing the Automatic Conversion Rate immediately prior to the
close of business on the date of the Expiration Time by:
(1)
in
the case such class of Common Stock is Class A Common Stock, a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be equal to (x) the product of (I) the Current Market
Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II)
the number
of
shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares of
Class A Common Stock of Class A Common Stock) on the date of the Expiration
Time
less
(y)
the
amount of cash plus
the fair
market value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable
to
holders of Class A Common Stock based on the transactions described in clauses
(1) and (2) of this paragraph (f) (assuming in the case of clause (1) the
acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange
offer, of Class A Purchased Shares), and the denominator of which shall be
equal
to the product of (x) the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock
on
the date of the Expiration Time and (y) the number of shares of Class A Common
Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares) on the date of the Expiration
Time less
the
number of all shares of Class A Common Stock validly tendered, not withdrawn
and
accepted for payment on the date of the Expiration Time (such validly tendered
shares, up to any such maximum, being referred to as the “Class
A Purchased Shares”);
and
(2)
in
the case such class of Common Stock is Class B Common Stock, a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be equal to (x) the product of (I) the Current Market
Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II)
the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered
shares of Class A Common Stock) on the date of the Expiration Time plus
(y)
the
product of (I) the Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the
date
of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding (including any tendered shares of Class B Common Stock) on the
date
of the Expiration Time less
(z)
the
amount of cash plus
the fair
market value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable
to
holders of Class B Common Stock based on the transactions described in clauses
(1) and (2) of this paragraph (f) (assuming in the case of clause (1) the
acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange
offer, of Class B Purchased Shares), and the denominator of which shall be
equal
to the sum of (x) the product of (I) the Current Market Price of the Class
A
Common Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares
of
Class A Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares of Class A
Common Stock) on the date of the Expiration Time plus (y) the product of (I)
the
Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the date of the Expiration
Time and (II) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding
(including any tendered shares of Class B Common Stock) on the date of the
Expiration Time less
the
number of all shares of Class B Common Stock validly tendered, not withdrawn
and
accepted for payment on the date of the Expiration Time (such validly tendered
shares, up to any such maximum, being referred to as the “Class
B Purchased Shares”);
or
(3)
in
the case such class of Common Stock on which the dividend or other distribution
is declared is both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, the greater
of:
(i)
the
fraction described in clause (1) above; or
(ii)
a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be equal to (w) the product of (I) the
Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date of the
Expiration
Time and (II) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding
(including any tendered shares of Class A Common Stock) on the date of the
Expiration Time plus
(x)
the
product of (I) the Current Market Price of the Class B Common Stock on the
date
of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding (including any tendered shares of Class B Common Stock) on the
date
of the Expiration Time less
(y) the
amount of cash plus
the fair
market value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable
to
holders of Class A Common Stock based on the transactions described in clauses
(1) and (2) of this paragraph (f) (assuming in the case of clause (1) the
acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange
offer, of Class A Purchased Shares) less
(z) the
amount of cash plus
the fair
market value (determined as aforesaid) of the aggregate consideration payable
to
holders of Class B Common Stock based on the transactions described in clauses
(1) and (2) of this paragraph (f) (assuming in the case of clause (1) the
acceptance, up to any maximum specified in the terms of the tender or exchange
offer, of Class B Purchased Shares), and the denominator of which shall be
equal
to the sum of (x) the product of (I) the Current Market Price of the Class
A
Common Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares
of
Class A Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares of Class A
Common Stock) on the date of the Expiration Time less
the
number of Class A Purchased Shares plus (y) the product of (I) the Current
Market Price of the Class
B
Common
Stock on the date of the Expiration Time and (II) the number of shares of Class
B Common Stock outstanding (including any tendered shares of Class B Common
Stock) on the date of the Expiration Time less
the
number of Class B Purchased Shares
(g)
Calculation
of Adjustments.
All
adjustments to the Automatic Conversion Rate shall be calculated to the nearest
1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (or if there is not a nearest 1/10,000th
of a share to the next lower 1/10,000th of a share). No adjustment in the
Automatic Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require
an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein; provided,
however,
that
any adjustments which by reason of this paragraph are not required to be made
shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment.
If
an adjustment is made to the Automatic Conversion Rate pursuant to paragraph
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (h) of this Section 9(ii), an adjustment shall
also be made to the Applicable Market Value solely to determine which of clause
(a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Automatic Conversion Rate will apply on
the
applicable conversion date. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying the
Applicable Market Value by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the
Automatic Conversion Rate immediately before such adjustment and the denominator
of which shall be the Automatic Conversion Rate immediately after such
adjustment pursuant to paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (h) of this
Section 9(ii); provided,
however,
that if
such adjustment to the Automatic Conversion Rate is required to be made pursuant
to the occurrence of any of the events contemplated by paragraph (a), (b),
(c),
(d), (e), (f) or (h) of this Section 9(ii) during the period taken into
consideration for determining the Applicable Market Value, appropriate and
customary adjustments shall be made to the Automatic Conversion Rate.
(h)
Increase
of Automatic Conversion Rate.
The
Company may make such increases in the Automatic Conversion Rate, in addition
to
those required by this Section 9(ii), as it considers to be advisable in order
to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holders of shares of Common Stock
resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock or issuance of rights
or
warrants to purchase or subscribe for stock or from any event treated as such
for income tax purposes or for any other reasons.
(i)
Notice
of Adjustment.
Whenever the Automatic Conversion Rate (or the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock to be delivered on any conversion date upon an early conversion
as
set forth in Section 6, 7 or 8) is adjusted in accordance with this Section
9(ii), the Company shall: (1) forthwith compute the Automatic Conversion Rate
(or the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered on any
conversion date upon an early conversion as set forth in Section 6, 7 or 8)
in
accordance with this Section 9(ii) and prepare and transmit to the Transfer
Agent and the Depositary an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Automatic
Conversion Rate (or the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered
on any conversion date upon an early conversion as set forth in Section 6,
7 or
8), the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail, and the facts
requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based; and (2)
as
soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an
adjustment to the Automatic Conversion Rate (or the number of shares of Class
A
Common Stock to be delivered on any conversion date upon an early conversion
as
set forth in
Section
6, 7 or 8) pursuant to this Section 9(ii) (or if the Company is not aware of
such occurrence, as soon as practicable after becoming so aware), provide a
written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event and a statement
setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustment to the
Automatic Conversion Rate (or the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
to be
delivered on any conversion date upon an early conversion as set forth in
Section 6, 7 or 8) was determined and setting forth the adjusted Automatic
Conversion Rate (or the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered
on any conversion date upon an early conversion as set forth in Section 6,
7 or
8).
(iii)
In
the event of:
(a)
any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person or of another
Person with or into the Company;
(b)
any
sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of the property of the
Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety; or
(c)
any
reclassification (other than a reclassification to which paragraph (c) of
Section 9(ii) applies),
(any
such
event, a “Reorganization
Event”),
each
share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock prior to such
Reorganization Event shall, after such Reorganization Event, be converted into
the right to receive the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property
receivable in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and
without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a record
date
that is prior to the date of the Reorganization Event) per share of Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock by a holder of Class A Common Stock that
(1) is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which
the
Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or
transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “Constituent
Person”),
or an
Affiliate (as defined below) of a Constituent Person to the extent such
Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held
by
Affiliates of the Company and non-Affiliates, and (2) has failed to exercise
the
rights of election, if any, as to the kind or amount of securities, cash and
other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event (provided,
however, that
if
the kind or amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such
Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of Class A Common Stock
held
immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by other than a Constituent
Person or an Affiliate thereof and in respect of which such rights of election
shall not have been exercised (“Non-electing
Share”),
then
for the purpose of this Section 9(iii) the kind and amount of securities, cash
and other property receivable upon such Reorganization Event by each
Non-electing Share shall be deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable
per
share by a plurality of the Non-electing Shares). On the Automatic Conversion
Date, the Automatic Conversion Rate then in effect shall be applied to the
value
or amount on the Automatic Conversion Date of such securities, cash or other
property.
On
the
occurrence of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such
consolidation or merger or the Person which acquires the assets of the Company
shall execute
and
deliver to the Transfer Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that
the Holder of each share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
that
remains outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the
rights provided by this Section 9(iii). Such supplemental agreement shall
provide for adjustments which, for events subsequent to the effective date
of
such supplemental agreement, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable
to the adjustments provided for in this Section 9. The above provisions of
this
Section 9(iii) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.
Section
10. Definitions.
(i)
“Affiliate”
has the
same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of the Securities Act or any
successor rule thereunder.
(ii)
“Aggregate
Market Price”
of any
class of Common Stock as of any date means the product of the number of shares
or such Class of Common Stock outstanding as of such date and the Current Market
Price of such class of Common Stock as of such date.
(iii)
“Applicable
Market Value”
means
the average of the Closing Prices per share of Class A Common Stock on each
of
the 20 consecutive Trading Days ending on the third Trading Day immediately
preceding the Automatic Conversion Date.
(iv)
“Board
Resolution”
means a
copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary
of
the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof and to be in full force and effect and filed with
the Transfer Agent.
(v)
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banks in
The
City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
(vi)
“Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests,
participations or other equivalents however designated of corporate stock
or
other equity participations, including partnership interests, whether general
or
limited, of such Person and any rights (other than debt securities convertible
or exchangeable into an equity interest), warrants or options to acquire
an
equity interest in such Person.
(vii)
“Certificate
of Designations”
means
this Certificate of Designations of the 5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock of Constellation Brands, Inc.
(viii)
The “Closing
Price”
of the
Common Stock or any securities distributed in a Spin-Off, as the case may be,
on
any date of determination means the closing sale price (or, if no closing sale
price is reported, the last reported sale price) per share on the New York
Stock
Exchange (“NYSE”)
on
such date or, if such security is not listed for trading on NYSE on any such
date, as reported in the composite transactions for the principal U.S.
securities exchange on which such security is so listed or quoted or, if such
security is not so listed or quoted on a U.S. national or regional securities
exchange, as reported by the Nasdaq stock market or, if such secu-
rity
is
not so reported, the last quoted bid price for such security in the
over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar
organization or, if such bid price is not available, the market value of such
security on such date as determined by a nationally recognized independent
investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company.
(ix)
“Corporate
Trust Office”
means
the principal corporate trust office of the Transfer Agent at which, at any
particular time, its corporate trust business shall be administered.
(x)
“Current
Market Price”
with
respect to any class of Common Stock means (a) on any day the average of the
Closing Prices of such class of Common Stock for the five consecutive Trading
Days preceding the earlier of the day preceding the day in question and the
day
before the “ex date” with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring
computation, (b) in the case of any Spin-Off that is effected simultaneously
with an Initial Public Offering of the securities being distributed in the
Spin-Off, the Closing Price of such class of Common Stock on the Trading Day
on
which the initial public offering price of the securities being distributed
in
the Spin-Off is determined, and (c) in the case of any other Spin-Off, the
average of the Closing Prices of such class of Common Stock over the first
10
Trading Days after the effective date of such Spin-Off. For purposes of this
paragraph, the term “ex date,” when used with respect to any issuance or
distribution, shall mean the first date on which such class of Common Stock
trades in a regular way on such exchange or in such market without the right
to
receive such issuance or distribution.
(xi)
“Depositary”
means
Mellon Investor Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and any
successor as Depositary relating to the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock.
(xii)
“Fair
Market Value”
means
(a) in the case of any Spin-Off that is effected simultaneously with an Initial
Public Offering of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off, the initial
public offering price of those securities, and (b) in the case of any other
Spin-Off, the average of the Closing Prices of the securities being distributed
in the Spin-Off over the first 10 Trading Days after the effective date of
such
Spin-Off.
(xiii)
“Holder”
means
the Person in whose name a share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock is registered.
(xiv)
“Initial
Public Offering”
means
the first time securities of the same class or type as the securities being
distributed in a Spin-Off are offered to the public for cash.
(xv)
“Officer”
means
the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary
of
the Company.
(xvi)
“Officer’s
Certificate”
means a
certificate signed by two Officers.
(xvii)
“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
(xviii)
“Provisional
Conversion Date”
means
the date fixed for conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 6 above
or, if the Company shall default in the cash payment of (a) an amount equal
to
any accrued and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock then outstanding, whether or not declared and (b) the present
value of all remaining dividend payments on the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, through and including September
1,
2006, in connection with such conversion on such date, the date the Company
actually makes such payment.
(xix)
“Spin-Off”
means a
dividend or other distribution of shares of Capital Stock of any class or
series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other
business unit of the Company.
(xx)
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association or other business
entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital
Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote
in
the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned
or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other
Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof) and (b) any partnership
(1) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such
Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (2) the only general partners of which
are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination
thereof).
(xxi)
“Trading
Day”
means a
day on which the applicable class of Common Stock or any security distributed
in
a Spin-Off, as the case may be, (A) is not suspended from trading on any
national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter
market at the close of business and (B) has traded at least once on the national
or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that
is the primary market for the trading of such security.
(xxii)
“Transfer
Agent”
means
Mellon Investor Services LLC unless and until a successor is selected by the
Company, and then such successor.
(xxiii)
“Treasury
Yield”
means
the yield to maturity at the time of computation of U.S. Treasury securities
with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal
Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become publicly available
at
least two Business Days prior to the Provisional Conversion Date (or, if such
Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source for
similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining term to September
1, 2006; provided,
however,
that if
the then remaining term to September 1, 2006 is not equal to the constant
maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given,
the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to
the
nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury
se-
curities
for which such yields are given, except that if the then remaining term to
September 1, 2006 is less
than one
year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities
adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
Section
11. Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued to Holders upon
conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In lieu of
any
fraction of a share of Class A Common Stock which would otherwise be issuable
in
respect of the aggregate number of shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock surrendered by the same Holder upon a conversion as described
in
Section 5, 6, 7 or 8 or which would otherwise be issuable in respect of a stock
dividend payment upon a conversion as described in Section 5, such Holder shall
have the right to receive an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent)
equal
to the same fraction of (a) in the case of Section 5, the Current Market Price
of the Class A Common Stock or (b) in the case of Section 6, 7 or 8, the Closing
Price of the Class A Common Stock determined as of the second Trading Day
immediately preceding the effective date of conversion. If more than one share
of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be surrendered for
conversion at one time by or for the same Holder, the number of full shares
of
Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on
the
basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock so surrendered.
Section
12. Miscellaneous.
(i)
Procedures for conversion of shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred
Stock, in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 or 8, not held in certificated form
will be governed by arrangements among the depositary of the shares of Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, its participants and Persons that may
hold beneficial interests through such participants designed to permit
settlement without the physical movement of certificates. Payments, transfers,
deliveries, exchanges and other matters relating to beneficial interests in
global security certificates may be subject to various policies and procedures
adopted by the depositary from time to time.
(ii)
The
Liquidation Preference and the annual dividend rate set forth herein each shall
be subject to equitable adjustment whenever there shall occur a stock split,
combination, reclassification or other similar event involving the Series A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such adjustments shall be determined
in
good faith by the Board of Directors or a duly
authorized committee thereof and submitted by the Company to the Transfer Agent.
(iii)
For
the purposes of Section 9, the number of shares of any class of Common Stock
at
any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the
Company but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates
issued in lieu of fractions of shares of such class of Common Stock.
(iv)
If
the Company shall take any action affecting all or any portion of the Common
Stock, other than any action described in Section 9, that in the opinion of
the
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof would materially
adversely affect the conversion rights of the Holders, then the Automatic
Conversion Rate, the Provisional Conversion Rate and/or the Optional Conversion
Rate for the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be adjusted,
to
the extent permitted by law, in such manner, and at such time, as the Board
of
Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof may determine to be equitable
in the circumstances.
(v)
The
Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available, free
from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued
shares of Class A Common Stock for the purpose of effecting conversion of the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the maximum number of shares
of
Class A Common Stock deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares
of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock not theretofore converted.
For
purposes of this Section 12(v), the number of shares of Class A Common Stock
that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the
time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.
(vi)
The
Company covenants that any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion
of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or issued in respect
of a
stock dividend payment upon a conversion described in Section 5 shall be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(vii)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to list the shares of Class A Common Stock
required to be delivered upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock or upon issuance in respect of a stock dividend payment upon
a
conversion described in Section 5, prior to such delivery, upon each national
securities exchange or quotation system, if any, upon which the outstanding
Class A Common Stock is listed at the time of such delivery.
(viii)
Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Company shall be obligated
to
deliver upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
or
upon issuance in respect of a stock dividend payment upon a conversion described
in Section 5, the Company shall use its best efforts to comply with all federal
and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such
securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by,
any
governmental authority.
(ix)
The
Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer
taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock
or
other securities or property upon conversion of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant thereto or upon issuance in respect of
a
stock dividend payment upon a conversion described in Section 5;
provided,
however,
that
the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect
of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares of Class A Common
Stock or other securities or property in a name other than that of the Holder
of
the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted and no such
issue
or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issue
or
delivery has paid to the Company the amount of any such tax or established,
to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Company, that such tax has been paid or
is
not applicable.
(x)
The
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is not redeemable.
(xi)
The
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is not entitled to any preemptive
or subscription rights in respect of any securities of the Company.
(xii)
Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in a manner as
to
be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof is
held
to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions hereof.
If a court of competent jurisdiction should determine that a provision hereof
would be valid or enforceable if a period of time were extended or shortened
or
a particular percentage were increased or decreased, then such court may make
such change as shall be necessary to render the provision in question effective
and valid under applicable law.
(xiii)
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of
a
share which shall entitle the Holder, in proportion to such Holder’s fractional
shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in
distributions and have the benefit of all other rights of Holders of Series
A
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.
(xiv)
Subject to applicable escheat laws, any monies set aside by the Company in
respect of any payment with respect to shares of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, or dividends thereon, and unclaimed at the end
of
two years from the date upon which such payment is due and payable shall revert
to the general funds of the Company, after which reversion the Holders of such
shares shall look only to the general funds of the Company for the payment
thereof. Any interest accrued on funds so deposited shall be paid to the Company
from time to time.
(xv)
Except as may otherwise be required by law, the shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any voting powers, preferences and
relative, participating, optional or other special rights, other than those
specifically set forth in this Certificate of Designations or the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
(xvi)
The
headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
(xvii)
If
any of the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional
and
other special rights of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof set forth herein is
invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law
or
public policy, all other voting powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional and other special rights of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof set
forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or
unenforceable voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional
and other special rights of the Series A Mandatory Converti-
ble
Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof shall,
nevertheless,
remain
in full force and effect, and no voting powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of the Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions
thereof herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other such voting
powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and qualifications,
limitations and restrictions thereof unless so expressed herein.
(xviii)
Shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that (a) have not
been
issued on or before September 5, 2003 or (b) have been issued and reacquired
in
any manner, including shares purchased or exchanged or converted, shall (upon
compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware) have the
status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Company
undesignated as to series and may be designated or redesignated and issued
or
reissued, as the case may be, as part of any series of preferred stock of the
Company; provided,
however,
that
any issuance of such shares as Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
must be in compliance with the terms hereof.
(xix)
If
any of the Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificates shall
be
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange
and
in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for
the
Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or
destroyed, a new Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate
of
like tenor and representing an equivalent number of shares of Series A Mandatory
Convertible Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss,
theft or destruction of such Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the
Transfer Agent. The Company is not required to issue any certificates
representing Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on or after the
Automatic Conversion Date. In place of the delivery of a replacement certificate
following the Automatic Conversion Date, the Transfer Agent, upon delivery
of
the evidence and indemnity described above, will deliver the shares of Class
A
Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Series A Mandatory Convertible
Preferred Stock evidenced by the certificate.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be duly executed
by
Thomas S. Summer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and
attested by H. Elaine Farry, its Assistant Secretary, this 29th day of July,
2003.
CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Thomas S. Summer
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Name:
Thomas S. Summer
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Title:
Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
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ATTEST:
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By:
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/s/
H. Elaine Farry
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Name:
H. Elaine Farry
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Title:
Assistant Secretary
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