the trustee, the interest of the charitable beneficiary will
terminate, and the sales proceeds would be paid, first, to the
original intended transferee, to the extent of the lesser of
(1) such transferee’s original purchase price (or the market
value of such shares on the date of the violative transfer if
purportedly acquired by gift or devise) and (2) the price
received by the trustee, and, second, any remainder to the
charitable beneficiary. In addition, shares of stock held in such
trust are purchasable by AIR for a 90-day period at a price equal to the
lesser of the price paid for the stock by the original intended
transferee (or the original market value of such shares if
purportedly acquired by gift or devise) and the market price for
the stock on the date that AIR determines to purchase the stock.
The 90-day period commences
on the date of the violative transfer or the date that AIR’s Board
of Directors determines in good faith that a violative transfer has
occurred, whichever is later. All certificates or book entries
representing shares of the Capital Stock bear a legend referring to
the restrictions described above.
Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire
beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of the Capital Stock
that will or may violate the foregoing restrictions on
transferability and ownership will be required to give notice to
AIR immediately and provide AIR with such other information as it
may request to determine the effect, if any, of such transfer on
AIR’s qualification as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the
ownership limits.
In addition to the foregoing, if AIR’s Board of Directors
determines that a proposed or purported transfer would violate the
restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Capital Stock set
forth in AIR’s charter, the Board of Directors may take such action
as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent
such violation, including but not limited to, causing AIR to
repurchase shares of the Capital Stock, refusing to give effect to
the transfer on its books or instituting proceedings to enjoin the
transfer.
All persons who own, directly or by virtue of the attribution
provisions of the Code and Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, more than
a specified percentage of the outstanding shares of the Capital
Stock must file a written statement or an affidavit with AIR
containing the information specified in AIR’s charter within 30
days after January 1 of each year. In addition, each
stockholder shall upon demand be required to disclose to AIR in
writing such information with respect to the direct, indirect and
constructive ownership of shares as AIR’s Board of Directors deems
appropriate or necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code
applicable to a REIT or to comply with the requirements of any
taxing authority or governmental agency.
The restrictions on ownership and transfer of the Capital Stock
described above could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a
change in control that might involve a premium price for the
Class A Common Stock or otherwise be in the best interests of
AIR’s stockholders.
The restrictions on transfer and ownership described above and the
other provisions described below, along with other provisions of
the MGCL, alone or in combination, could have the effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing a proxy contest, tender offer,
merger, or other change in control of AIR that might involve a
premium price for shares of the Class A Common Stock or
otherwise be in the best interest of AIR’s stockholders, and could
increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.
Provisions of Maryland Law Applicable to the Capital
Stock
Power to Increase or Decrease Authorized Stock and Reclassify
Unissued Shares
AIR’s Board of Directors has the power, without stockholder
approval, to amend AIR’s charter to increase or decrease the
aggregate number of authorized shares of the Capital Stock or the
number of authorized shares of stock of any class or series of the
Capital Stock, to authorize AIR to issue additional authorized but
unissued shares of the Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock
and to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of the
Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock into other classes or
series of the Capital Stock, including one or more classes or
series of the Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock that
have priority with respect to voting rights, dividends, or upon
liquidation over shares of the Class A Common Stock. Prior to
the issuance of shares of each new class or series, AIR’s Board of
Directors will be required by the MGCL and our charter to set,
subject to the provisions of AIR’s charter regarding restrictions
on transfer and ownership of stock, the terms, preferences,
conversion, or other rights, voting powers, restrictions,
limitations as to dividends, or other distributions,
qualifications, or terms or conditions of redemption for each class
or series of stock.
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