Table of Contents WEWORK COMPANIES INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2018 Redemption—The Senior Preferred Stock, Acquisition Preferred Stock, and Junior Preferred Stock are not redeemable at the option of any holder thereof (except in limited circumstances as set forth in the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation). Voting—The holders of Senior Preferred Stock and Acquisition Preferred Stock have the right to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock into which such Senior Preferred Stock or Acquisition Preferred Stock could then be converted, except as expressly provided by the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation or as provided by law. Except as expressly provided by the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation or as provided by law, the holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Senior Preferred Stock and Acquisition Preferred Stock vote together as a single class on an as converted to common stock basis on all matters upon which holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Senior Preferred Stock and Acquisition Preferred Stock have the right to vote. At any time when a specified number of shares of Senior Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company may not take certain enumerated actions without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority or two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Senior Preferred Stock, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class on an as converted to common stock basis. Additionally, at any time when a specified number of shares of Acquisition Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company may not take certain enumerated actions without (in addition to any other vote required by law or the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation) the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Acquisition Preferred Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class on an as converted to Common Stock basis. The holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, are each entitled to elect one director of the Company, the holders of the shares of Class B Common Stock, exclusively and as a separate class, are entitled to elect five directors of the Company, and the holders of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock, exclusively and as a separate class are entitled to elect two directors of the Company. Any director elected as provided in the preceding sentence may be removed without cause by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of capital stock entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders. The holders of record of the common stock and of any other class of voting stock, exclusively and voting together as a single class on an as-converted to common stock basis, are entitled to elect the balance of the total number of directors of the Company. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation, holders of the Junior Preferred Stock are not entitled to vote on any matter presented to the stockholders. Dividends—Dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock are noncumulative and are payable when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, and prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of dividends on any other series or class of capital stock. After dividends in the full preferential amount are paid to the holders of Senior Preferred Stock, any additional dividends declared by the Company’s Board of Directors shall be declared ratably among all holders of Common Stock, Senior Preferred Stock and Acquisition Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each holder on an as converted basis. The holders of Junior Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive any dividends. Anti-Dilution—The conversion ratio for the Senior Preferred Stock is adjusted on a broad weighted-average basis in the event of an issuance (or deemed issuance) below the applicable Senior Preferred Stock price, as adjusted. F-49
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