EX-3.1 2 ex3-1.htm EX-3.1

 

EXHIBIT 3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of

SRM Entertainment, Inc.

 

 

 

Pursuant to Section 78.1955 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes

 

 

 

SRM Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to the authority contained in its Articles of Incorporation (“Articles”), as amended, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”), the Corporation’s Board of Directors has duly adopted the following resolutions creating a series of Preferred Stock designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

RESOLVED, that this Certificate of Designation amends and restates in its entirety that certain Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock previously filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada;

 

RESOLVED, that the Corporation hereby designates and creates a series of the authorized Preferred Shares of the Corporation, designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as follows:

 

FIRST: that, of the 10,000,000 Preferred Shares, having a par value of one-tenth of a cent ($0.0001) per share (“Preferred Stock”) authorized to be issued by the Corporation, 5,000 shares are hereby designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.” The rights, preferences and limitations granted to and imposed upon the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are as set forth below:

 

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

 

Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.

 

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

 

Conversion Period Commencement Date” means May 22, 2025.

 

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

 

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

 

Original Issue Date” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock under the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

 

Series A Preferred Stock” means the Corporation’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Stated Value” means the stated value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which shall be $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for stock splits, dividends, combinations and related transactions as set forth herein.

 

Section 2. Designation and Amount. Five Thousand (5,000) shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation are hereby designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.”

 

Section 3. No Dividends. Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

 

Section 4. Voting Rights. Except as required by law, the listing rules of any applicable exchange, or the Bylaws of the Company, holders of Series A Preferred Stock (each, a “Holder,” and collectively, the “Holders”) 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 A Preferred Stock are convertible on the basis of a conversion price of $0.56. Except as provided by law, the listing rules of any applicable exchange, or by the other provisions of this Certificate of Designation, the Holders shall vote together with the holders of shares of Common Stock as a single class. However, for as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (ii) amend its articles of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock, or (iii) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 5. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the entire remaining assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed among the holders of Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock in proportion to the shares of Common Stock then held by them and the shares of Common Stock which they then have the right to acquire upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then held by them.

 

Section 6. Conversion. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following rights with respect to the conversion (“Conversion”) of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock:

 

(a) Conversions at Option of Holder. Subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this Section 6, upon the Conversion Period Commencement Date, each share of Series A Preferred Stock may, at the option of the Holder, be converted into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as set forth in this Section 6, upon notice (a “Notice of Conversion”) to the Corporation. The Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with a Notice of Conversion that shall specify the Conversion Price, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the Holder delivers such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. To effect conversions, as the case may be, of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case the Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. The Corporation shall issue certificates representing the Conversion Shares promptly, but in no event more than five (5) business days following surrender by a Holder of the certificate(s) representing the converted shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation (such date that the Corporation is required to deliver such certificate(s), the “Delivery Date”).

 

(b) Conversion Price; Conversion Shares. The “Conversion Price” of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be $0.56. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible into such number of Conversion Shares that results from dividing the Stated Value by the Conversion Price.

 

(c) Limitations of Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the number of Conversion Shares that may be acquired by the Holder upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (or otherwise in respect hereof) shall be limited to the extent necessary to ensure that, following such conversion (or other issuance), the total number of shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates and any other persons whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Holder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), does not exceed 4.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion) (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), and such Conversion Shares that may otherwise be acquired by the Holder upon such conversion (or other issuance) shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). For such purposes, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Holder, upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Corporation, may increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitations provision of this Section, provided that the beneficial ownership limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder.

 

 

 

 

(d) Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time after the Original Issue Date and while at least one share of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (ii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iii) issues by reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then in each case the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which (x) the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and (y) the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the effective date of the applicable event described in subsections (i) through (iii) above.

 

(d) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 6(d) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, 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 grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

 

(e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 6 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be.

 

(f) Reservation of Shares. The Corporation covenants and agrees that any Conversion Shares issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. The Corporation further covenants and agrees that the Corporation will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(g) Payment of Taxes. The Corporation and its paying agent shall be entitled to withhold taxes on all payments on the Series A Preferred Stock and Conversion Shares to the extent required by law. Prior to the date of any such payment, each Holder shall deliver to the Corporation or its paying agent a duly executed, valid, accurate and properly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or an appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, as applicable. The Corporation shall pay any and all documentary, stamp and similar issue or transfer tax due on (A) the issue of the Series A Preferred Stock and (B) the issue of Conversion Shares; provided, however, in the case of any conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Conversion Shares in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares to be converted, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or duty, or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax or duty has been paid.

 

 

 

 

(h) Buy-In. If the Corporation fails, prior to the applicable Delivery Date, to, at its option, (i) deliver to such Holder the applicable certificate or certificates or (ii) cause its transfer agent to credit the account of such Holder or such Holder’s broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, and if after such Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm is required to purchase, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder the amount by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue (or, if less, the number of shares actually delivered in satisfaction of such sale) multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock submitted for conversion or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements. For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i) Partial Liquidated Damages. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder shares of Common Stock by the Delivery Date, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $5,000 of Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock being converted, $50 per business day (increasing to $100 per business day on the third business day and increasing to $200 per business day on the sixth business day after such damages begin to accrue) for each business day after the Delivery Date until such shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver the shares or pay the cash within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

 

Section 7. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock 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.

 

Section 8. Liquidation. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation the same amount that a holder of Common Stock would receive if the Series A Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations hereunder) to Common Stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of Common Stock. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.

 

SECOND: That such determination of the designation, rights, preferences and limitations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, was duly made by the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of the Corporation, and in accordance with the provisions of NRS 78.1955.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Designation to be duly executed to be effective May 23, 2025.

 

  SRM Entertainment, Inc., a Nevada corporation
     
  By: /s/ Richard Miller
   

Richard Miller

Chief Executive Officer