Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

EX-4.2 2 f10k2022ex4-2_nukkleusinc.htm DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Exhibit 4.2

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

The following summary, which includes applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), describes material provisions of the capital stock of Nukkleus Inc. (“we”, “us” or the “Company”) and is intended as a summary only and therefore is not a complete description of our capital stock. The description of our capital stock and provisions of our certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and bylaws, (the “Bylaws”), are summaries and are qualified entirely by reference to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, which are included as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, of which this Exhibit 4.2 is a part. You should review these documents for a description of the rights, restrictions and obligations relating to our capital stock.

 

General

 

We have one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which is our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 914,800,000 shares of capital stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which (i) 900,000,000 shares are designated as common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 14,800,000 shares are designated as preferred stock, which includes 200,000 shares that have been designated as Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, the terms of which are to be determined, from time to time, by our board of directors.

 

Common Stock

 

Dividends.

 

The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, ratably, out of the funds legally available, any dividends only if, and as declared by our board of directors, or a duly authorized committee of our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend or other rights of the then outstanding preferred stock.

 

Voting Rights.

 

Each share of common stock entitles the holders of our common stock to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote by our stockholders, including the election of directors; provided, that, unless otherwise required by law, holders of our common stock are not entitled to vote on any amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation (or on any amendment to a certificate of designations of any series of undesignated preferred stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of our preferred stock, if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation. Holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights.

 

Rights Upon Liquidation and Dissolution.

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, ratably, the net assets of the Company available for distribution to our stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential or other rights of any then outstanding preferred stock.

 

 

 

Other Rights.

 

Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Preferred Stock

 

In accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation, our board of directors is authorized to direct us to issue shares of undesignated preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, repurchase rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred stock.

 

The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third-party to acquire, or could discourage a third-party from seeking to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.

 

Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock

 

Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could make it more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise. In addition, if we issue preferred stock in the future, the issuance could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.

 

Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

The DGCL, our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws contain provisions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another party from acquiring control of us. The purpose of these provisions, which are summarized below, is to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with our board of directors.

 

Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by statute and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of our undesignated preferred stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the board of directors acting pursuant to a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of the stockholders will be determined by a presiding officer designated by our board of directors.

 

Removal of Directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our directors may be removed only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

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Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Any action that is permitted to be taken by our stockholders by written consent without a meeting must first satisfy the requirements and procedures set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws.

 

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals. Our Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors. Stockholders at an annual meeting are only able to consider proposals or nominations specified in the notice of meeting or brought before the meeting by or at the direction of our board of directors or by a stockholder of record on the record date for the meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has delivered timely written notice in proper form to our secretary of the stockholder’s intention to bring such business before the meeting. These provisions could have the effect of delaying until the next stockholder meeting stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares entitled to vote.

 

Delaware Business Combination Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Subject to certain exceptions, Section 203 of the DGCL prevents a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for three (3) years following the date that the person became an interested stockholder, unless the interested stockholder attained such status with the approval of our board of directors or unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger or consolidation involving us and the “interested stockholder” and the sale of more than ten percent (10%) of our assets. In general, an “interested stockholder” is any entity or person beneficially owning fifteen percent (15%) or more of our outstanding voting stock and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

 

 

Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, as the case may be, requires a greater percentage.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent for our common stock is Issuer Direct Corporation, 500 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite D, Morrisville, NC 27560, telephone: (919) 481-4000.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock trades on the OTC Markets under the symbol “NUKK”.

 

 

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