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Exhibit 3.1

 

pavmed INC.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

 

The undersigned, Lishan Aklog, M.D., does hereby certify that:

 

  1. He is the Chief Executive Officer of PAVmed Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”).
     
  2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
     
  3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”):

 

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 20,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized, without further stockholder approval, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and

 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of up to 60,000 shares of the preferred stock designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:

 

TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

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Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

 

Attribution Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

 

Bankruptcy Event” means (a) the institution of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors by or against the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary and, if instituted against the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary by a third party, which proceedings have not been dismissed within thirty (30) days of their initiation; (b) the commencement by the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal, state or foreign law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any Person to commence a Uniform Commercial Code foreclosure sale or any other similar action under federal, state or foreign law; or (c) the entry by a court of (i) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document in respect of the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary of a voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (ii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document adjudging the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary under any applicable federal, state or foreign law or (iii) a decree, order, judgment or other similar document appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Controlled Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree, order, judgment or other similar document or any such other decree, order, judgment or other similar document unstayed and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days.

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

 

Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Controlled Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having the power to vote for directors or comparable managers are owned, directly or indirectly, by the first Person. For avoidance of doubt, no Designated Subsidiary shall be considered a Controlled Subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

Conversion Amount” means the sum of the Stated Value of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock then to be converted.

 

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Conversion Shares Registration Statement” means a registration statement that registers the resale of any Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein.

 

Deemed Liquidation Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c).

 

Designated Subsidiary” means Lucid Diagnostics Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

 

Effective Date” shall mean February 2, 2026.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Existing Note” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Convertible Note, issued by the Company on September 8, 2022 (as the same has been amended from time to time)

 

Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

 

Holder” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.

 

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Holder Optional Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

Holder Optional Redemption Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

Junior Stock” shall mean the Common Stock and any other class of the Corporation’s capital stock that is not by its terms expressly senior to, or pari passu with, the Series D Preferred Stock.

 

Liquidation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Mandatory Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

 

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Optional Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Parity Stock” shall mean any class of the Corporation’s capital stock that is by its terms expressly pari passu with the Series D Preferred Stock, including without limitation the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Preferred Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).

 

Redemption Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

Redemption Multiplier” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

 

Redemption Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

 

Required Majority” means Holders holding and having the right to hold at least a majority of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding (or issuable upon exercise of the Warrants).

 

Securities” means the Series D Preferred Stock.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

Series D Liquidation Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

 

Series D Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

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Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(i).

 

Stated Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Corporation and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of this Certificate of Designation.

 

Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

 

Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTCQB, OTCQX or OTCPink (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

Transaction Documents” means this Certificate of Designation, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection therewith.

 

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Corporation, with a mailing address of 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004-1561, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.

 

Triggering Event” means (a) if the Existing Note remains outstanding, the earlier of (i) the receipt by the Company of an Event of Default Redemption Notice or a Change of Control Redemption Notice (as such terms are defined in the Existing Note) and (ii) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event of Default (as defined in the Existing Note), or (b) if the Existing Note is no longer outstanding, the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event.

 

Warrants” means the Preferred Stock Purchase Warrants issued by the Corporation from time to time, which warrants are exercisable for Series D Preferred Stock.

 

Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value, Ranking. The series of preferred stock shall be designated as Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 60,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of holders of the Corporation’s Series D Preferred Stock (each a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”) representing the Required Majority). Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.001 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000.00 (the “Stated Value”). The Series D Preferred Stock shall be senior to all Junior Stock with respect to dividends and, as more fully set forth in Section 5, assets distributed in a Liquidation. It shall be pari passu with the Parity Stock, and shall be junior to any class of security that is expressly by its terms senior and approved by the Series D Preferred Stock under Section 4. The Series D Preferred Stock shall not be redeemed for cash and under no circumstances shall the Corporation be required to net cash settle the Series D Preferred Stock, or to pay any liquidated damages on account of any failure to satisfy any of its obligations under this Certificate of Designation, except as expressly set out herein.

 

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Section 3. Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends or other distributions on shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than dividends on shares of Series B Preferred Stock payable in additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock) other than as provided in Section 7(b).

 

Section 4. Voting Rights.

 

a) General Voting Rights. On any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), other than a proposal to approve the issuance of the Conversion Shares in accordance with the requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, each holder of outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter (it being agreed and understood that in so calculating the number of votes, (1) the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 6(e), (2) the Primary Market Limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 6(f), and (3) if the Conversion Price is less than the Minimum Price (as defined in the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market), the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the Minimum Price solely for the purposes of this Section 4). Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class and on an as-converted to Common Stock basis. In addition, as long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation may not, and the Company shall cause each Controlled Subsidiary not to, without the consent of the Required Majority, (a) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Certificate of Designation, the Certificate of Incorporation the bylaws of the Corporation or any Controlled Subsidiary or any other document similar to the foregoing, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of substantially all of its assets, or otherwise, in a manner that adversely affects the powers, preferences or rights of the Series D Preferred Stock, (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock, (c) issue, or obligate itself to issue shares of, any additional class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, unless the same ranks junior or pari passu to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or distribution of assets on Liquidation, (d) redeem, purchase or make a liquidation payment with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any Controlled Subsidiary (other than the redemption of shares of Series C Preferred Stock), (e) reclassify existing shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any Controlled Subsidiary or any securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into, or exercisable for, capital stock of the Corporation, (f) effect any Liquidation or Deemed Liquidation (other than any transaction described in clause (ii) of the definition of Deemed Liquidation Event with respect to the Designated Subsidiary), (g) voluntarily dissolve, liquidate or wind up the affairs of the Corporation or voluntarily petition for bankruptcy or assignment for the benefit of creditors; (h) make or commit to make capital expenditures of more than $500,000 or aggregate capital expenditures of more than $1,000,000 (other than any capital expenditures made that were committed to as of the Effective Date and, with respect to any Controlled Subsidiary, any capital expenditures paid for from the proceeds of funding received directly by such Controlled Subsidiary); (i) enter into any joint venture, partnership, strategic relationship or similar agreement involving the sharing of profits or revenues; (j) increase the compensation of directors or officers above such director’s or such officer’s compensation as of the date hereof, or pay compensation to a new officer that exceeds the compensation of such officer’s immediate predecessor if the new officer has replaced an existing officer, or pay such new officer more than any current officer other than the Chief Executive Officer, or pay new directors more than what current directors receive, or pay a new director fees that exceed what current directors receive, or award any discretionary award to officers or directors; or (k) agree or commit to do or take any action described in this Section 4; provided that the limitations set forth in clause (f), (h), (i) and (j) shall only apply until the Mandatory Conversion Date.

 

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b) Election of Preferred Director. In addition to the voting rights set out in Section 4(a) above, so long as there are at least 10,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding (the “Preferred Director Ownership Condition”), the holders of Series D Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive right, voting together as a separate class, to appoint and elect one (1) director of the Corporation (the “Preferred Director”) irrespective of whether the Corporation has nominated such director. Any Preferred Director appointed and elected as provided in this Section 4(b) may be removed with or without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Series D Preferred Stock, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called by such stockholders for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of such stockholders, and any such notification may be made by electronic mail directed to the Secretary of the Corporation. In the event that a Preferred Director resigns or is unable to serve as a member of the Board, so long as the Preferred Director Ownership Condition is satisfied, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive right, voting together as a separate class, to appoint and elect a director to fill such vacancy. Any appointment or removal of any Preferred Director shall be effective immediately upon delivery to the Corporation of a notification of the results of the applicable special meeting or upon delivery of the applicable written consent, as the case may be. So long as the Preferred Director Ownership Condition is satisfied, if the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock fail to appoint a Preferred Director (including following the removal or resignation of any such director or the inability of any such director to serve on the Board), then such directorship shall remain vacant until such time as the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock appoint and elect an individual to fill such directorship voting exclusively and together as a separate class, pursuant to the terms of this Section 4(b); and no such directorship may be filled other than by the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock, voting exclusively and together as a separate class, pursuant to the terms of this Section 4(b). If elected, the Preferred Director shall be entitled to the same D&O insurance and indemnification for the Preferred Director’s service on the Board of Directors as is provided to any other non-management member of the Board of Directors and shall also be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to his or her service on the Board of Directors in accordance with the Corporation’s then current policies.

 

c) Preferred Director Consent Right. So long as the Preferred Director Ownership Condition is satisfied, the Company shall not, without the approval of the Board of Directors (including the Preferred Director), exercise its optional redemption right under the Existing Note; amend the Existing Note in a manner that accelerates the maturity of the Existing Note, in whole or in part, or requires the redemption of the Existing Note, in whole or in part, prior to the Maturity Date; or otherwise voluntarily repay or redeem such note (in whole or in part). Upon the Preferred Director Ownership Condition ceasing to be satisfied, any Preferred Director then serving on the Board of Directors shall be added to the class of directors whose term expires at the annual meeting of stockholders in the following calendar year.

 

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Section 5. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales.

 

a) Preferential Payments to Holders of Series D Preferred Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (a “Liquidation”) or Deemed Liquidation Event, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, and on a pari passu basis with holders of any Parity Stock, an amount per outstanding share equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value, plus any dividends accrued but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(b) immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series D Liquidation Amount”). If upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock the full amount to which they shall be entitled under this subparagraph a) and to pay the holders of any Parity Stock the full amount to which they are entitled pursuant to the terms of such Parity Stock, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.

 

b) Payments to Holders of Common Stock. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Deemed Liquidation Event, after the payment of all preferential amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.

 

c) Deemed Liquidation Events. A “Deemed Liquidation Event” shall mean (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, provided, however, a Deemed Liquidation Event shall not include any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of (1) the surviving or resulting corporation; or (2) if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or (ii) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, in each case, only to the extent not a Fundamental Transaction.

 

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d) Effecting a Deemed Liquidation Event. The Corporation shall not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

Section 6. Conversion

 

a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation set forth in Section 6(e) and any Primary Market Limitation set forth in Section 6(f)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series D Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”) and by surrendering such Holder’s certificate or certificates (if any) for all such shares of Series D Preferred Stock being converted (or, if such Holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at the place designated in such notice. (For purposes hereof, the date upon which both the Notice of Conversion is received and the certificate (if any) is surrendered (or a lost certificate affidavit and an indemnity agreement in a form acceptable to the Corporation is received) is hereafter referred to as the “Optional Conversion Date.”) Within three (3) Trading Days after the Optional Conversion Date, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such Holder, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of such Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the further provisions hereof. If a certificate has not been converted in full, the Corporation shall within three (3) Trading Days after the Share Delivery Date issue to Holder a new certificate representing the shares of Series D Preferred Stock underlying the certificate that was surrendered which were not converted. To the extent that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained in Section 6(e) applies to the converting Holder, the determination of whether the Series D Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of how many shares of Series D Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the shares of Series D Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and how many shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this Section and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.

 

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b) Mandatory Conversion. Upon the earlier of (i) receipt of the approval (the “Stockholder Approval”) of the Corporation’s stockholders for issuances of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock in excess of the Primary Market Limitation (as defined in Section 6(f) below) or (ii) delivery of written notice by the Corporation to each Holder that it has determined that the Stockholder Approval is not required by the applicable rules of the applicable Trading Market for issuances of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock in excess of the Primary Market Limitation (the date of receipt or such approval or delivery of such notice, whichever occurs first, the “Mandatory Conversion Date”), each outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock will automatically convert into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing the Stated Value by the Conversion Price in effect on the Mandatory Conversion Date (a “Mandatory Conversion”). Within three (3) Trading Days of (x) the date of receipt of the Stockholder Approval, if the applicable shares of Series D Preferred Stock are held in book entry form, or (y) such Holder’s surrender of its certificated Series D Preferred Stock, if the Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock is certificated (or, if such Holder alleges that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate), the Corporation shall deliver to each Holder, the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of such Holder’s applicable shares of Series D Preferred Stock; provided that, any failure by the Holder to return certificated Series D Preferred Stock, if any, will have no effect on the Mandatory Conversion pursuant to this Section 6(b), which Mandatory Conversion will be deemed to occur immediately upon receipt of the Stockholder Approval or upon delivery of written notice by the Corporation, as applicable.

 

c) Conversion Price. The conversion price for any Series D Preferred Stock shall be $6.50, subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”).

 

d) Mechanics of Conversion.

 

(i) Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (but, in the case of a Mandatory Conversion, no later than the date of receipt of the Stockholder Approval) (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) Conversion Shares, which shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions if the Conversion Shares may be sold without the requirement for public information and without volume or manner of sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the applicable shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends payable in cash, if any. If the Conversion Shares are eligible to be issued without restrictive legends, the Corporation shall, at the request of the converting Holder, deliver the Conversion Shares required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. The Series D Preferred Stock shall not be redeemed for cash and under no circumstances shall the Corporation be required to net cash settle the Series D Preferred Stock, or to pay any liquidated damages on account of any failure to satisfy any of its obligations under this Certificate of Designation, except as expressly set out herein.

 

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(ii) Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Series D Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Conversion Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph shall not apply to a Mandatory Conversion.

 

(iii) Obligation Absolute. The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Series D Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Series D Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Stated Value of Series D Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash (for accrued and declared and unpaid dividends only), upon a properly noticed conversion.

 

(iv) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Series D Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if a Conversion Shares Registration Statement with respect to such shares of Common Stock is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement.

 

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(v) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of or as dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which a Holder would otherwise be entitled to upon such conversion or in respect of any such dividend, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share of Common Stock.

 

(vi) Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such Conversion Shares upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Series D Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such Conversion Shares unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.

 

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e) Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to receive dividends hereunder or convert any portion of the Series D Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the receipt of dividends hereunder or conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock received as dividends or issuable upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Series D Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Series D Preferred Stock) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Corporation is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith (other than as it relates to a Holder relying on the number of shares issued and outstanding as provided by the Corporation pursuant to this Section). In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request (which may be via email) of a Holder, the Corporation shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, at the written election of any Holder delivered to the Corporation pursuant to the terms of Section 9 prior to the issuance of any shares of Series D Preferred Stock, 19.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. A Holder, upon at least sixty-one (61) days advance notice to the Corporation, may terminate, increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 6(e); provided, however, that the Holder shall not be entitled to increase above 19.99% or terminate the limitation contained in this Section 6(e) if the Holder has acquired (or if any of the Holder’s Attribution Parties has indirectly acquired) the Series D Preferred Stock with the purpose or effect of changing the control of the Corporation. The limitations contained in this Section 6(e) shall apply to a successor holder of Series D Preferred Stock, and shall cease to apply from and after the Mandatory Conversion Date.

 

f) Primary Market Limitation. Unless the Stockholder Approval is not required by the applicable rules of the applicable Trading Market for issuances of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock in excess of the Primary Market Limitation (as defined below), or the Corporation has obtained such approval, the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to receive dividends hereunder or convert any portion of the Series D Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the receipt of dividends hereunder or conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder would have received in respect of its shares of Series D Preferred Stock in excess of its pro rata share of the Primary Market Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the Holder’s pro rata share of the Primary Market Limitation shall be equal to (i) the original purchase price paid to the Corporation for all the shares of Series D Preferred Stock acquired by the Holder (and not subsequently disposed of, other than pursuant to a conversion hereunder), divided by (ii) the aggregate original purchase price paid to the Corporation for all the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock and all other securities aggregated with the Series D Preferred Stock for the purposes of the applicable rules of the applicable Trading Market. The “Primary Market Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately before the first sale of Series D Preferred Stock (or the first sale of any other securities aggregated with the Series D Preferred Stock for the purposes of the applicable rules of the applicable Trading Market, if earlier). The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of the Series D Preferred Stock, and shall cease to apply from and after the Mandatory Conversion Date.

 

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Section 7. Certain Adjustments

 

a) In the event that on or prior to April 15, 2026, the Corporation issues additional shares of preferred stock in the same series as the Series D Preferred Stock (e.g., Series D-1, Series D-2, etc.), with a conversion price that is lower than the Conversion Price, then the Conversion Price hereunder for the Series D Preferred Stock shall be reduced, concurrently with such issuance, to such lower conversion price.

 

b) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while this Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Series D Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

 

c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Series D Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any Primary Market Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation or any Primary Market Limitation).

 

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d) Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding and other than in connection with a Liquidation, including a Deemed Liquidation Event, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and/or any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Series D Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(c) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Series D Preferred Stock, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Series D Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Series D Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Series D Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.

 

e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

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f) Notice to the Holders.

 

(i) Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

(ii) Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series D Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Series D Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the twenty (20) day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

Section 8. Redemption

 

a) General.

 

(i) At any time and from time to time, from and after the three-year anniversary of the Effective Date (or if earlier, the occurrence of a Triggering Event), each Holder may cause the Company to redeem all of its outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, in cash at a redemption price per share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the Redemption Price (a “Holder Optional Redemption”).

 

(ii) Any election by a Holder pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall be made by delivery to the Company of written notice of the Holder’s election to cause the Company to redeem, at least 15 days prior to the elected redemption date (such date, the “Redemption Date”), which notice shall indicate (1) the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be redeemed, (2) the Redemption Date as of which such Holder desires the Company to effect such Holder Optional Redemption and (3) the bank or trust company designated by the Holder with which the aggregate Redemption Price shall be deposited (the “Holder Optional Redemption Notice”). Following receipt by the Company of the Holder Optional Redemption Notice, the Company shall send written notice to such Holder not less than 7 days prior to the Redemption Date, indicating the Redemption Price and the manner of and place designated for surrender of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be redeemed. If, on the Redemption Date, the Company is prohibited by law from redeeming all shares of Series D Preferred Stock indicated in the Holder Optional Redemption Notice, then the Company shall immediately provide written notice to the Holder of such prohibition and redeem such Series D Preferred Stock to the fullest extent not so prohibited. Any shares of Series D Preferred Stock that are not redeemed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall remain outstanding and entitled to all of the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series D Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designation and, under such circumstances, the redemption rights provided hereby shall be continuous, so that at any time thereafter when the Company is not prohibited by law from redeeming such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, the Company shall immediately redeem such shares of Series D Preferred Stock at a price per share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the Redemption Price as of the Redemption Date in accordance with this Section 8.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the occurrence of any Triggering Event described in clause (a)(ii) or (b) of the definition of such term, each Holder of Series D Preferred Stock shall automatically be deemed to have exercised its right under this Section 8(a) to a Holder Optional Redemption with respect to all of its shares of Series D Preferred Stock upon the occurrence of such event, and in such case the Redemption Date shall be deemed to be the fifth business day following such event..

 

(iv) The Company agrees to provide each Holder with written notice of any Triggering Event within one (1) business day of the occurrence thereof.

 

b) Redemption Price. The total price for each share of Series D Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to Section 8(a) (the “Redemption Price”) shall be payable in cash and shall initially be equal to (i) the Stated Value multiplied by the Redemption Multiplier, plus (ii) any declared but unpaid dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock being redeemed. The “Redemption Multiplier” shall be (A) with respect to any Holder Optional Redemption the notice for which is delivered (or deemed delivered) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, 300%, (B) with respect to any Holder Optional Redemption the notice for which is delivered (or deemed delivered) after the first anniversary of, but on or prior to the second anniversary of, the Effective Date, 400%, and (C) with respect to any Holder Optional Redemption the notice for which is delivered (or deemed delivered) after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, 500%.

 

c) Redemption Mechanics. On or before any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit the amount of the applicable aggregate Redemption Price with a bank, trust company or exchange agent having an office in New York City irrevocably in trust for the benefit of such Holders. On the Redemption Date, the Company shall immediately cause to be paid in cash the applicable Redemption Price for such shares of Series D Preferred Stock to the account designated by such Holders. Upon such payment in full, such shares of Series D Preferred Stock will be deemed to have been redeemed and all designations, rights, preferences, powers, qualifications, restrictions and limitations of such redeemed shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall forthwith terminate

 

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Section 9. Miscellaneous

 

a) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 360 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, e-mail address of la@pavmed.com or such other e-mail address or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, e-mail or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number, e-mail address or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth herein. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered electronically prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered electronically on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

b) Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages and accrued dividends, as applicable, on the shares of Series D Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

c) Lost or Mutilated Stock Certificate. If a Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series D Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

 

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d) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the “New York Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

e) Waiver. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.

 

f) Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

 

g) Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

h) Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

i) Status of Converted or Redeemed Series D Preferred Stock. Shares of Series D Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Offering. If any shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series D Preferred Stock.

 

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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 2nd day of February, 2026.

 

   

Name: Lishan Aklog, M.D.

Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES
OF PREFERRED STOCK)

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of PAVmed Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance herewith. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

Conversion calculations:

 
Date to Effect Conversion:
 
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:
 
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be Converted:
 
Stated Value of shares of Series D Preferred Stock to be Converted:
 
Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:
 
Applicable Conversion Price:
 
Number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock subsequent to Conversion:
 

Address for Delivery:

 

or

 

DWAC Instructions:

Broker no:

Account no:

 

  [HOLDER]
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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Name of Investing Entity:  
   
   
   
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity:  
   
   
   
Name of Authorized Signatory:  
   
   
   
Title of Authorized Signatory:  
   
   
   
   

Date: