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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 11 CAPITAL STRUCTURE In connection with the 1998 Offerings discussed in Note 4, the Company effected a Recapitalization of its capital stock. Pursuant to the Recapitalization, which has been given retroactive effect in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the following occurred: (i) to facilitate the Stock Split described below and future issuances of capital stock, the total number of authorized shares of capital stock of the Company was increased to one billion, consisting of 475,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 475,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, issuable in series; (ii) each of the existing shares of Common Stock was converted into one share of Class B Common Stock, and the Class B Common Stock resulting from that conversion was split on a 700-for-1 basis (the "Stock Split"), effected as a stock dividend of 699 additional shares of Class B Common Stock for each outstanding share; and (iii) immediately following the Stock Split, each of the existing shares of Class A Preferred Stock and Class B Preferred Stock (collectively, the "Existing Preferred Stock") was converted into that number of shares of Class B Common Stock determined by dividing their redemption values ($103 and $2,000, respectively) by the initial public offering price of $28 per share of Class A Common Stock.
Terms of Class A Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock Except for the voting and conversion features, the terms of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are generally similar. That is, the holders are entitled to equal dividends when declared by the Board and generally will receive the same per share consideration in the event of a merger, and be treated on an equal per share basis in the event of a liquidation or winding up of the Company. In addition, the Company is not entitled to issue additional shares of Class B Common Stock, or issue options, rights or warrants to subscribe for additional shares of Class B Common Stock, except that the Company may make a pro rata offer to all holders of Common Stock of rights to purchase additional shares of the class of Common Stock held by them.
Preferred Stock
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