EX-2.1 2 ex2-1.htm

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

DRAGONFLY ENERGY HOLDINGS CORP.

 

PLAN OF CONVERSION

 

This Plan of Conversion (this “Plan”) sets forth certain terms of the conversion of Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Chardan NexTech Acquisition 2 Corp., f/k/a Chardan Global Acquisition 3 Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Delaware Corporation”), to a Nevada corporation (the “Nevada Corporation”), pursuant to the terms of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as amended, the “DGCL”) and the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended, the “NRS”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Delaware Corporation was incorporated on June 23, 2020;

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan, and in accordance with Section 266 of the DGCL and Section 92A.105 of the NRS, the Delaware Corporation will be converted to a Nevada Corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Delaware Corporation (the “Board”) has unanimously (i) determined that the Conversion (as defined below) is advisable and in the best interests of the Delaware Corporation and its stockholders and (ii) approved and adopted this Plan, the Conversion, and the other documents and transactions contemplated by this Plan, including the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Nevada Corporation, the Delaware Certificate of Conversion and the Nevada Articles of Conversion (as each is defined below);

 

WHEREAS, the stockholders of the Delaware Corporation have approved and adopted this Plan, the Conversion, and the other documents and transactions contemplated by this Plan, including the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Nevada Corporation, the Delaware Certificate of Conversion and the Nevada Articles of Conversion; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Conversion, at the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), each share of Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Delaware Common Stock”), of the Delaware Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into one share of Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Nevada Common Stock”), of the Nevada Corporation.

 

The mode of carrying out the Conversion into effect shall be as described in this Plan.

 

ARTICLE I

 

THE CONVERSION

 

1.1 Conversion. At the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), the Delaware Corporation will be converted to the Nevada Corporation, pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 266 of the DGCL and Section 92A.105 of the NRS (the “Conversion”), whereupon the Delaware Corporation will continue its existence in the organizational form of the Nevada Corporation, which will be subject to the laws of the State of Nevada. The Board and the stockholders of the Delaware Corporation have approved and adopted this Plan, the Conversion, and the other documents and transactions contemplated by this Plan, including the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Nevada Corporation, the Delaware Certificate of Conversion and the Nevada Articles of Conversion.

 

 
 

 

1.2 Certificate of Conversion. The Delaware Corporation shall file a certificate of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Delaware Certificate of Conversion”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”) and shall file articles of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Nevada Articles of Conversion”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and the Delaware Corporation or the Nevada Corporation, as applicable, shall make all other filings or recordings required by the DGCL or the NRS in connection with the Conversion.

 

1.3 Effective Time. The Conversion will become effective upon the filing of the Delaware Certificate of Conversion with the Delaware Secretary of State and the Nevada Articles of Conversion filed with the Nevada Secretary of State or at such later time as specified in the Delaware Certificate of Conversion and the Nevada Articles of Conversion (the “Effective Time”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

ORGANIZATION

 

2.1 Nevada Governing Documents. At the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Nevada Corporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibits C and D (the “Nevada Governing Documents”), shall govern the Nevada Corporation until amended and/or restated in accordance with the Nevada Governing Documents and applicable law.

 

2.2 Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, by virtue of the Conversion and without any further action on the part of the Delaware Corporation or its stockholders, the members of the Board and the officers of the Delaware Corporation holding their respective offices in the Delaware Corporation existing immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue in their respective offices as members of the Board and officers of the Nevada Corporation.

 

ARTICLE III

 

EFFECT OF THE CONVERSION

 

3.1 Effect of Conversion. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Conversion will be as provided by this Plan and by the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the NRS. Without limitation of the foregoing, for all purposes of the laws of the State of Delaware, all of the rights, privileges and powers of the Delaware Corporation, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to the Delaware Corporation, as well as all other things and causes of action belonging to the Delaware Corporation, shall remain vested in Nevada Corporation and shall be the property of the Nevada Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Delaware Corporation shall remain attached to the Nevada Corporation, and may be enforced against the Nevada Corporation to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had originally been incurred or contracted by the Nevada Corporation.

 

 
 

 

3.2 Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Conversion and without any further action on the part of the Delaware Corporation or the stockholders, each share of Delaware Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into one share of Nevada Common Stock.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1 Abandonment or Amendment. At any time prior to the filing of the Certificate of Conversion with the Delaware Secretary of State, the Board may abandon the proposed Conversion and terminate this Plan to the extent permitted by law or may amend this Plan.

 

4.2 Captions. The captions in this Plan are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part, or to affect the construction or interpretation, of any provision of this Plan.

 

4.3 Tax Reporting. The Conversion is intended to be a “reorganization” for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and this Plan of Conversion is hereby adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of the Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code.

 

4.4 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Certificate of Conversion

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Nevada Articles of Conversion

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Nevada Articles of Incorporation

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Nevada Bylaws