Exhibit 3.3
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY
Certificate of Designation,
Preferences and Rights
Pursuant to Section 151
of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
Certificate of Designation,
Preferences and Rights
of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
I, Stephen A. Hellrung, being the Secretary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a Delaware
corporation (the Corporation), do hereby certify that, pursuant to authority expressly vested in
the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation (the Restated Certificate of Incorporation), the Board of
Directors duly adopted the following resolution and that this
Certificate of Designation was the Certificate of Designation
attached as an Exhibit to such resolution:
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Designation set forth in Exhibit A to the
Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto, be, and hereby is, adopted in all respects;
Section 1. Designation and Number of Shares. 500,000 shares of the Preferred Stock of the
Corporation shall constitute a series of Preferred Stock designated as Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock (hereinafter referred to as the Series A Preferred Stock). Such
number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided,
that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less
than (a) the number of shares then outstanding plus (b) the number of shares reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any
outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into or exchangeable for Series A
Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any
other stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to
dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 of the Corporation (the Common Stock) and of any other class or
series of junior stock that may be outstanding, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if
declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, annual
dividends payable in cash on the fifteenth day of December in each year (each such date being
referred to herein as a Dividend Payment Date), commencing on the first Dividend Payment Date
after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an
amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (i) $10.00 per share, or
(ii) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate
per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable
in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in
shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding
Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Dividend Payment Date, since the first
issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the
Corporation shall at any time after March 10, 2008 declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock
payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or
lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause
(ii) of the
preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
(b) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as
provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2 immediately after it declares a dividend or
distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock);
provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common
Stock during the period between any Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Dividend
Payment Date, a dividend of $10.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless
be payable on such subsequent Dividend Payment Date.
(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock from the Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares
of Series A Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date
for the first Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to
accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Dividend Payment
Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Dividend Payment Date,
in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such
Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall accumulate but shall not bear
interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the
total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated
pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of
Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record
date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the
following voting rights:
(a) Subject to the provisions for adjustment as hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A
Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes (and each one one-thousandth of
a share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote) on all matters
submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall
at any time after March 10, 2008 declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of
Common Stock or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of
Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by
multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, in any other
certificate of designation creating a series of preferred stock or any similar stock, or by law,
the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and
any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as
one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(c) Except as provided herein, in Section 10 or by applicable law, holders of Series A Preferred
Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the
extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for
authorizing or taking any corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A
Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred
Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
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(i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) to the Series
A Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock
ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up)
with the Series A Preferred Stock except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred
Stock, and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion
to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking
junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) to the Series
A Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the
Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or
winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or
(iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
or any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a
purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors)
to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration
of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the
respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and
equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(b) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise
acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could,
under paragraph (a) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time
and in such manner.
Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise
acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall be retired and canceled promptly after
the acquisition thereof. The Corporation shall take all such actions as are necessary to cause all
such shares to become authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to
series, and may be reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock to be created by resolution
or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance
set forth herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation, in any other certificate of designation
creating a series of preferred stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-Up. Upon any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (a) to the
holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution
or winding-up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless prior thereto, the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall have received the higher of (i) $1,000 per share, plus an amount
equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the
date of such payment, or (ii) an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per
share to holders of Common Stock; nor shall any distribution be made (b) to the holders of stock
ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up) with
the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and
all other such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such
shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. In the event the Corporation
shall at any time after March 10, 2008 declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of
Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common
Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the provision in clause (a) of the
preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
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Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any
consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, or
otherwise changed, then in any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same
time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share (subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities,
cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each
share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the
Corporation shall at any time after March 10, 2008 declare or pay any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect
a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in
each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or
change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
Section 9. Rank. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or a
certificate of designation relating to a subsequent series of preferred stock of the Corporation,
the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporations preferred
stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up, and senior to the Common Stock.
Section 10. Amendment. The Certificate of Incorporation shall not be amended in any manner,
including in any merger or consolidation, which would materially alter or change the powers,
preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely
without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.
Section 11. Fractional Shares. Series A Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share
(in one one-thousandths of a share and integral multiples thereof) which shall entitle the holder,
in proportion to such holders fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends,
participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A
Preferred Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Designation is executed on behalf of the Corporation
by the undersigned, its duly authorized officer this 10th day of
March 2008.
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/s/ Stephen A. Hellrung |
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Stephen A. Hellrung |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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