Exhibit
4.2


 


DESCRIPTION
OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 


References
to “Glassbridge” and the “Company” herein are, unless the context otherwise indicates, only to Glassbridge
Enterprises , Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2019, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report
on Form 10-K, Glassbridge has two classes of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company’s Preferred Stock Purchase Rights and Common Stock.


 


The
following description of the Company’s capital stock and provisions of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws. Copies
of these documents have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 10-K to which this description has been
filed as an exhibit. Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s authorized
capital stock consists of 50,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (referred to as the Company’s common
stock), and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (referred to as the Company’s preferred stock),
to be designated from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors.


 


Common
Stock


 


Holders
of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on any matter to be voted upon by stockholders. All shares rank equally as
to voting and all other matters. The shares of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights, no redemption or sinking
fund provisions, are not liable for further call or assessment and are not entitled to cumulative voting rights. For as long as
such stock is outstanding, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably any dividends when and as declared from
time to time by Company’s board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Upon a liquidation or dissolution
of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, creditors will be paid before any distribution to holders of common stock. After
such distribution, holders of common stock are entitled to receive a pro rata distribution per share of any excess amount.


 


As
of February 28, 2020, there were 25,170 shares of common stock outstanding.


 


Preferred
Stock Purchase Right


 


In
2015, the Board of Directors adopted a rights plan intended to avoid an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section
382 of the Code, and thereby preserve the current ability of the Company to utilize certain net operating loss carryforwards and
other tax benefits of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Tax Benefits”). If the Company experiences an “ownership
change,” as defined in Section 382 of Code, the Company’s ability to fully utilize the Tax Benefits on an annual basis
will be substantially limited, and the timing of the usage of the Tax Benefits and such other benefits could be substantially
delayed, which could therefore significantly impair the value of those assets. The rights plan is intended to act as a deterrent
to any person or group acquiring “beneficial ownership” of 4.9% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares
of common stock, without the approval of the Board. The description and terms of the Rights (as defined below) applicable to the
rights plan are set forth in the 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2015 (the “Rights Agreement”), by and between
the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Rights Agent.


 






    	 	 	 



    	 



    

 


As
part of the Rights Agreement, the Board authorized and declared a dividend distribution of one right (a Right) for each outstanding
share of the Company’s common stock, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2015. Each Right
entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a unit consisting of one one-hundredth of a share (a “Unit”) of Series
A Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price
of $15.00 per Unit, subject to adjustment (the “Purchase Price”). Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as
such, will have no separate rights as a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote or to receive dividends in respect
of Rights.


 


Under
the Rights Agreement, an Acquiring Person is any person or group of affiliated or associated persons (a “Person”) who
is or becomes the beneficial owner of 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock other than as
a result of repurchases of stock by the Company, dividends or distribution by the Company, stock issued under certain benefit
plans or certain inadvertent actions by stockholders. For purposes of calculating percentage ownership under the Rights Agreement,
outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock include all of the shares of common stock actually issued and outstanding.
Beneficial ownership is determined as provided in the Rights Agreement and generally includes, without limitation, any ownership
of securities a Person would be deemed to actually or constructively own for purposes of Section 382 of the Code or the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Rights Agreement provides that the following shall not be deemed an Acquiring Person for
purposes of the Rights Agreement: (i) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company and any employee benefit plan of the Company,
or of any subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant
to the terms of any such plan or (ii) any Person that, as of August 7, 2015, is the beneficial owner of 4.9% or more of the shares
of Common Stock outstanding (such Person, an “Existing Holder”) unless and until such Existing Holder acquires beneficial
ownership of additional shares of common stock (other than pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company
on the outstanding shares of common stock or pursuant to a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of common stock) in
an amount in excess of 0.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock.


 


The
Rights Agreement provides that a Person shall not become an Acquiring Person for purpose of the Rights Agreement in a transaction
that the Board determines is exempt from the Rights Agreement, which determination shall be made in the sole and absolute discretion
of the Board, upon request by any Person prior to the date upon which such Person would otherwise become an Acquiring Person,
including, without limitation, if the Board determines that (i) neither the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock by
such Person, directly or indirectly, as a result of such transaction nor any other aspect of such transaction would jeopardize
or endanger the availability to the Company of the Tax Benefits or (ii) such transaction is otherwise in the best interests of
the Company.


 


Initially,
the Rights will not be exercisable and will be attached to all common stock representing shares then outstanding, and no separate
Rights certificates will be distributed. Subject to certain exceptions specified in the Rights Agreement, the Rights will separate
from the common stock and become exercisable and a distribution date (a “Distribution Date”) will occur upon the earlier
of (i) 10 business days (or such later date as the Board shall determine) following a public announcement that a Person has become
an Acquiring Person or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as the Board shall determine) following the commencement of a
tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction that, upon consummation thereof, would result in a Person becoming an Acquiring
Person.


 


Until
the Distribution Date, common stock held in book-entry form, or in the case of certificated shares, common stock certificates,
will evidence the Rights and will contain a notation to that effect. Any transfer of shares of common stock prior to the Distribution
Date will constitute a transfer of the associated Rights. After the Distribution Date, the Rights may be transferred on the books
and records of the Rights Agent as provided in the Rights Agreement.


 


If
on or after the Distribution Date, a Person is or becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than certain Rights
including those beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which will have become void), will have the right to receive upon
exercise common stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities of the Company) having a value equal to
two times the Purchase Price.


 


In
the event that, at any time following the first date of a public announcement that a Person has become an Acquiring Person or
that discloses information which reveals the existence of an Acquiring Person or such earlier date as a majority of the Board
becomes aware of the existence of an Acquiring Person (any such date, the Stock Acquisition Date), (i) the Company engages in
a merger or other business combination transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, (ii) the Company engages
in a merger or other business combination transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation and the common stock of
the Company is changed or exchanged or (iii) 50% or more of the Company’s assets, cash flow or earning power is sold or
transferred, each holder of a Right (except Rights which have previously been voided as set forth above) shall thereafter have
the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the Purchase Price.


 




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At
any time following the Stock Acquisition Date and prior to an Acquiring Person obtaining shares that would lead to a more than
50% change in the outstanding common stock, the Board may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such Person which have
become void), in whole or in part, for common stock or Preferred Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock, or one
one-hundredth of a share of Preferred Stock (or of a share of a class or series of the Company’s preferred stock having
equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right, subject to adjustment.


 


The
Rights and the Rights Agreement will expire on the earliest of (i) 5:00 P.M. New York City time on August 7, 2021, which was extended
by stockholder approval on June 18, 2018, pursuant to a Resolution of the Board of Directors at its Meeting on April 13, 2018,
(ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged pursuant to the Rights Agreement, (iii) the date on which the Board
determines that the Rights Agreement is no longer necessary for the preservation of material valuable Tax Benefits or is no longer
in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders, (iv) the beginning of a taxable year to which the Board determines that
no Tax Benefits may be carried forward and (v) the first anniversary of the adoption of the Agreement if stockholder approval
has not been received by or on such date.


 


At
any time until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the expiration date of the Rights, the Company may redeem the Rights in
whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per Right. Immediately upon the action of the Board ordering redemption of the Rights,
the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the $0.001 redemption price.


 


Preferred
Stock


 


Under
the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s board of directors has authority to
issue up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock without stockholder approval. The Company’s board of directors may also
determine or alter for each class of preferred stock the voting powers, designations, preferences, and special rights, qualifications,
limitations, or restrictions as permitted by law. The Company’s board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred
stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common
stock. Issuing preferred stock provides flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, but
could also, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Glassbridge and may
adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common
stock.


 


The
Company’s board of directors will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred
stock of each series that Glassbridge issues in the certificate of designation relating to that series. This will include:


 


	 	●	the
    title and stated value;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    number of shares being authorized;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    liquidation preference per share;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    purchase price per share;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    currency for which the shares may be purchased;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    dividend rate per share, dividend period and payment dates and method of calculation for dividends;
	 	 	 
	 	●	whether
    dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;



 






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	 	●	the
    Company’s right, if any, to defer payment of dividends and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    provisions for a sinking fund, if any;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on the Company’s ability to exercise those
    redemption and repurchase rights;
	 	 	 
	 	●	any
    listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;
	 	 	 
	 	●	whether
    the preferred stock will be convertible into the Company’s common stock or other securities of the Company, and, if
    applicable, the conversion period, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and under what circumstances it may
    be adjusted;
	 	 	 
	 	●	voting
    rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
	 	 	 
	 	●	restrictions
    on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
	 	 	 
	 	●	the
    relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if the Company liquidates, dissolves
    or winds up its affairs;
	 	 	 
	 	●	any
    limitations on issuances of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred
    stock being issued as to dividend rights and rights if the Company liquidates, dissolves or winds up its affairs; and
	 	 	 
	 	●	any
    other specific terms, rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications or restrictions of the preferred stock.


 


As
of February 28, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding.


 


Certain
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Provisions of Glassbridge’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws


 


The
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws include a number of provisions
that may have the effect of encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to
negotiate with the Company’s board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include:


 


	 	●	No
    written consent of stockholders. The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that all
    stockholder actions are required to be taken by a vote of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting, and that stockholders
    may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
	 	 	 
	 	●	Meetings
    of stockholders and the board. A majority of the total number of authorized directors shall constitute a quorum at any
    meeting of the board of directors. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws limit the business that may be conducted
    at an annual meeting of stockholders to those matters properly brought before the meeting.
	 	 	 
	 	●	Advance
    notice requirements. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to
    stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before
    meetings of stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to
    Glassbridge’s corporate secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely,
    notice must be received at the Company’s principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th
    day, prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year. The notice must contain certain information
    specified in the Amended and Restated Bylaws.



 






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	 	●	Amendment
    to bylaws and certificate of incorporation. As required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, any amendment of the
    Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation must first be approved by a majority of the Company’s
    board of directors and 80 percent of the voting power of all of the shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled
    to vote generally in any election of directors, voting together as a single class. The Company’s Amended and Restated
    Bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of a majority vote of the directors then in officeor by the affirmative vote
    of at least 80 percent of the voting power of all of the shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
    generally in any election of directors, voting together as a single class.
	 	 	 
	 	●	Blank
    check preferred stock. As described above, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes
    25,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock may enable Glassbridge’s
    board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of Glassbridge by means of a merger,
    tender offer, proxy contest, or otherwise. For example, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, the Company’s
    board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal is not in the best interests of the Company or its stockholders,
    the board of directors could cause shares of preferred stock to be issued without stockholder approval in one or more private
    offerings or other transactions that might dilute the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or insurgent stockholder
    or stockholder group. In this regard, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation grants the board
    of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock. The
    issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders
    of shares. The issuance may also adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of these holders and may
    have the effect of delaying, deterring, or preventing a change in control of Glassbridge.


 


In
addition, Glassbridge is subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section
203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested
stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless
the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things,
a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested
stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the
determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.


 


Because
of these provisions, persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals may be more likely to
negotiate with the Company’s board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. As a result, these
provisions may make it more difficult for stockholders to benefit from transactions that are opposed by an incumbent board of
directors.


 




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