EXHIBIT 4.1

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

Repro Med Systems, Inc. (“we” or “our”) has authorized capital stock consisting of 77,000,000 shares, of which 75,000,000 are designated common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 2,000,000 are designated preferred stock. As of March 3, 2020, we had 39,502,557 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Unless stated otherwise, the following discussion summarizes the terms and provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws. This description is summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Common Stock

 

The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and there are no cumulative rights. The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends that may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. Our common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Preferred Stock

 

We are authorized to issue “blank check” preferred stock, which may be issued in one or more series upon authorization of our board of directors. Our board of directors is authorized to fix the designation of the series, the number of authorized shares of the series, dividend rights and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences and any other rights, powers, preferences and limitations applicable to each series of preferred stock. The authorized shares of our preferred stock are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless such action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. If the approval of our stockholders is not required for the issuance of shares of our preferred stock, our board may determine not to seek stockholder approval.

 

A series of our preferred stock could, depending on the terms of such series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. Our board of directors will make any determination to issue preferred shares based upon its judgment as to the best interests of our stockholders. Our directors, in so acting, could issue preferred stock having terms that could discourage an acquisition attempt through which an acquirer may be able to change the composition of our board of directors, including a tender offer or other transaction that some, or a majority, of our stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which stockholders might receive a premium for their stock over the then-current market price of the stock.

 

Registration Rights

 

On December 17, 2018, RMS and certain of its existing stockholder and other parties named therein entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement providing for the sale in a private placement transaction of certain shares of our common stock from the existing stockholders to the selling stockholders. The initial closing of the private placement occurred on December 18, 2018 and the final closing occurred on December 20, 2018.  We did not issue any securities and did not receive any proceeds from sale of these shares.  Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we filed a resale registration statement under the Securities Act covering these shares.

 

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Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Charter Documents

 

Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain certain provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company or otherwise take shareholder action. These provisions, for example:

 

 

empower our board of directors, without shareholder approval, to issue our preferred stock, the terms of which, including voting power, are set by our board of directors;

 

 

 

 

preclude cumulative voting in elections of directors;

 

 

 

 

permit our board of directors to alter, amend or repeal our amended and restated bylaws or to adopt new bylaws;

 

 

 

 

prescribe the procedure that a shareholder must follow to nominate directors or bring business before shareholders meetings; and

 

 

 

 

require the request of holders of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at a meeting to call a special shareholders’ meeting.

 

Limitations of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Our restated certificate of incorporation includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where such liability is imposed under the New York Business Corporation Law (the “NYBCL”). The NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual made a party to a proceeding because he is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding unless (i) the act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the director actually received an improper personal benefit; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe the act or omission was unlawful, provided however, that if the proceeding was by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made if the director is adjudged liable to the corporation. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may also indemnify an employee or agent of the corporation who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was an employee or agent of the corporation.

 

Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by the New York law and the federal securities laws, we must indemnify and, upon request advance, expenses to a director or officer made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding (other than a shareholder derivative action) by reason of such person being a director or officer, if such director or officer acted in good faith for a purpose which he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.  Indemnification would cover reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees).

 

The limitation of liability, indemnification and advancement provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Transfer Agent

 

The stock transfer agent for our securities is Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company of New York, New York.  Their address is 1 State Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10004. Their phone number is (212) 509-4000.

 

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