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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2009
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction
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of incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
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225 West Station Square Drive, Suite 700 |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (412) 454-2200
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The Board of Directors of WESCO International, Inc. (the Company)
approved an amendment and restatement of the Companys By-Laws
to be effective as of September 28, 2009 (the Amended and Restated By-Laws). The principal
differences between the Amended and Restated By-Laws and the Companys prior By-Laws are as
follows:
Advance Notice Requirements
Section 1.02 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws is a new section which requires stockholders
intending to bring business other than a director nomination at a stockholders meeting to have
provided the Company advance written notice of such nominations or business, generally between 90
and 120 days before the stockholders meeting. Section 1.02 (i) explicitly provides that, other
than nominations of directors (which must be made in compliance with Section 2.15 of the Amended
and Restated By-Laws), Section 1.02 is the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit such
business, other than proposals governed by Rule 14a-8 of the federal proxy rules (which provides
its own procedural requirements) and (ii) sets forth the required disclosure regarding the
stockholders making such proposals, which include, among other things, all ownership interests,
hedges, economic incentives (including synthetic and temporary stock ownership) and rights to vote
any shares of any security of the Company. In addition, the amended bylaws provide that a
stockholder bringing business at a stockholders meeting must not only be a stockholder at the time
of the notice, but also at the time of the meeting.
Section 2.15 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws is a new section which requires stockholders
intending to make a director nomination at a stockholders meeting to have provided the Company
advance written notice of such nominations or business, generally between 70 and 90 days before the
stockholders meeting. Section 2.15 (i) explicitly provides that it is the exclusive means for a
stockholder to make such nominations and (ii) sets forth the required disclosure regarding (A) the
stockholders making such nominations, which include, among other things, all ownership interests,
hedges, economic incentives (including synthetic and temporary stock ownership) and rights to vote
any shares of any security of the Company and (B) the nominee, which include, among other things,
all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for elections of directors and a description of compensation and other material
arrangements between the nominee and the stockholder making the nomination. In addition, the
amended bylaws provide that a stockholder making a director nomination at a stockholders meeting
must not only be a stockholder at the time of the notice, but also at the time of the meeting.
Director Removal
Section 2.12 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws clarifies that directors may be removed in
accordance therewith only for cause.
Miscellaneous
The Amended and Restated By-Laws contain a number of conforming changes and other non-material
changes, such as providing for electronic transmission of communications and
clarifying the applicability of certain provisions to uncertificated shares and various other
The Amended and Restated By-Laws, and a copy marked to show changes from the prior By-Laws,
are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit 3.1
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of WESCO International, Inc., effective as of
September 28, 2009. |
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Exhibit 3.2
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of WESCO International, Inc., marked to show
changes against the prior By-Laws, effective as of September 28, 2009. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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/s/ Richard P. Heyse
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Richard P. Heyse |
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Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: September 30, 2009
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Exhibit 3.1
WESCO International, Inc.
BY-LAWS
As
amended and restated on September 28, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS |
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Section 1.01. Annual Meetings |
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Section 1.02. Business to be Conducted at Annual Meeting |
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Section 1.03. Special Meetings |
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Section 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver |
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Section 1.05. Quorum |
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Section 1.06. Voting |
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Section 1.07. Voting by Ballot |
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Section 1.08. Adjournment |
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Section 1.09. Proxies |
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Section 1.10. Organization; Procedure |
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Section 1.11. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting |
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Section 1.12. Inspectors of Election; Polls |
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Section 1.13. Voting Lists |
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ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 2.01. General Powers |
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Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships |
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Section 2.03. Election of Directors |
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Section 2.04. Annual and Regular Meetings |
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Section 2.05. Special Meetings; Notice |
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Section 2.06. Quorum; Voting |
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Section 2.07. Adjournment |
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Section 2.08. Action Without a Meeting |
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Section 2.09. Regulations; Manner of Acting |
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Section 2.10. Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 2.11. Resignations |
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Section 2.12. Removal of Directors |
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Section 2.13. Compensation |
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Section 2.14. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc |
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Section 2.15. Nomination of Directors |
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ARTICLE III EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES |
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Section 3.01. How Constituted |
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Section 3.02. Powers |
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Section 3.03. Proceedings |
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Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting |
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Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 3.06. Absent or Disqualified Members |
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Section 3.07. Resignations |
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Section 3.08. Removal |
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Section 3.09. Vacancies |
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS |
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Section 4.01. Number |
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Section 4.02. Election |
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Section 4.03. Salaries and Other Compensation |
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Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies |
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Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers |
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Section 4.06. The Chairman |
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Section 4.07. The Chief Executive Officer |
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Section 4.08. The President |
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Section 4.09. The Vice Presidents |
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Section 4.10. The Secretary |
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Section 4.11. The Treasurer |
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Section 4.12. Additional Officers |
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ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK |
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Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock |
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Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile |
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Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock |
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Section 5.05. Record Date |
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Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders |
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Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar |
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity |
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Section 6.02. Successful Defense |
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Section 6.03. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper |
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Section 6.04. Advance Payment of Expenses |
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Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
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Section 6.06. Survival; Preservation of Other Rights |
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Section 6.07. Insurance |
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Section 6.08. Severability |
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Section 7.01. Registered Office |
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Section 7.02. Other Offices |
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ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.01. Dividends |
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Section 8.02. Reserves |
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Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments |
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Section 8.04. Corporate Indebtedness |
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Section 8.05. Deposits |
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Section 8.06. Checks |
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Section 8.07. Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities |
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Section 8.08. Voting as Stockholder |
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Section 8.09. Fiscal Year |
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Section 8.10. Seal |
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Section 8.11. Books and Records; Inspection |
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Section 9.01. Amendment |
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ARTICLE X CONSTRUCTION |
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Section 10.01. Construction |
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WESCO International, Inc.
BY-LAWS
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amended and restated on September 28, 2009
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for
the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come
before such meeting shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as
may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice
or waiver of notice of the meeting.
Section 1.02. Business to be Conducted at Annual Meeting. At an annual meeting of
stockholders, only such business (other than nominations of directors, which must be made in
compliance with, and shall be exclusively governed by, Section 2.15 of these By-Laws) shall be
conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting (i) pursuant to the Corporations notice of
the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of
the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice provided for in
this Section 1.02 and at the time of the annual meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at such
meeting and who shall have complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.02.
Clause (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder
to submit such business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and included in the Corporations notice of
meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
For any such business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder
pursuant to this Section 1.02, notice in writing must be delivered or mailed by certified mail to
the Secretary and received at the principal offices of the Corporation, not less than 90 days nor
more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided,
however, that in the event that the date of the meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60
days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be received not earlier than the
120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the
later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement
of the date of such advanced or delayed annual meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of
such annual meeting, the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of
the annual meeting is first made. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual
meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the
giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
Such stockholders notice shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring
before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business to be brought before the annual
meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting, and the text of the
proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in
the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the Corporation, the text
of the proposed amendment); (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (A) the name and address, as they appear on the
Corporations books, of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, (B) the class or series and
number of shares of the Corporations stock which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially
and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (C) any option, warrant, convertible
security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a
settlement payment or mechanism related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with
a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the
Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the
underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a Derivative
Instrument) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or beneficial owner and
any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase
or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (D) any proxy, contract, arrangement,
understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or beneficial owner has a right
to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (E) any short interest of such stockholder
or beneficial owner in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of this Section 1.02, a person
shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to
profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (F)
any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or
beneficial owner that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (G)
any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or
indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or beneficial owner is a
general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (H)
any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder or beneficial
owner is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or
Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any
such interests held by members of such stockholders or beneficial owners immediate family sharing
the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial
owner not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of
the record date), and (I) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner
that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in
connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election
of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder; (iii) any material interest of the stockholder, and of the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such business; (iv) a
description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder and
beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection
with the proposal of such business by the stockholder; (v) a representation that the stockholder is
a holder of record of stock of the Corporation, entitled to vote at such meeting, and intends to
appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business; and (vi) a representation as
to whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is or intends to be part of
a group that intends, (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least
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percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the
proposal and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal.
For purposes of these By-Laws, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release
reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service or in a
document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(b) of the Exchange Act, and the meaning of the term group shall
be within the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at
an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.02 (other
than nominations of directors, which must be made in compliance with, and shall be exclusively
governed by, Section 2.15 of these By-Laws). The Chairman may, if the facts warrant, determine
that the business was not properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 1.02; and if the Chairman should so determine, the Chairman shall so
declare to the annual meeting, and any such business not properly brought before the annual meeting
shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.02, a
stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.02; provided,
however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated
thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the applicable requirements pursuant to this
Section 1.02. Nothing in this Section 1.02 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to
request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Exchange Act. The provisions of this Section 1.02 shall also govern what constitutes timely
notice for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.
Section 1.03. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any
time by the Chairman or by the Board of Directors. Such special meetings of the stockholders shall
be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be specified in the
respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.
Section 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver. The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall
cause written notice of the place (or if held by remote communications, the means of remote
communications by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and
vote at such meeting), date and hour of each meeting of the stockholders, and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, to be given personally
or by mail or electronic transmission, not less than ten nor more than sixty days prior to the
meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. No notice of an adjourned
meeting need be given except when required under these By-Laws or by applicable laws. If such
notice is mailed, it shall be deemed to have been given to a stockholder when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on
the record of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to
him at such other address. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. Notice
given by electronic transmission shall be deemed given (i) if by
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facsimile, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder
has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with
separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and
(B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) by any other form of electronic transmission, when
directed to the stockholder. For purposes of these By-Laws, electronic transmission means any
form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a
record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be
directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
No notice of any meeting of stockholders need be given to any stockholder who properly waives
notice, whether before or after the meeting and whether in writing or by electronic transmission or
otherwise. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special
meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a waiver of notice. The attendance, whether in
person or by proxy, of any stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of
notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground that
the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 1.05. Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the
shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business at such meeting. The stockholders present at any duly organized meeting may continue
to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of sufficient stockholders
to otherwise render the remaining stockholders less than a quorum.
Section 1.06. Voting. If, pursuant to Section 5.05 of these By-Laws, a record date has been
fixed, every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be
entitled to one vote for each share outstanding in his name on the books of the Corporation at the
close of business on such record date. If no record date has been fixed, then every holder of
record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for
each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business
on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given, or, if notice is waived,
at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. Except as
otherwise required by law, by these By-Laws or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative
vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote and voting
thereon at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the stockholders.
Section 1.07. Voting by Ballot. No vote of the stockholders need be taken by written ballot
or conducted by Inspectors of Election unless otherwise required by law. Any vote which need not
be taken by ballot may be conducted in any manner approved by the meeting. If authorized by the
Board of Directors, a written ballot may be submitted by electronic transmission, provided that any
such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it
can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder or
proxyholder.
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Section 1.08. Adjournment. Whether or not a quorum is present at any meeting of the
stockholders, the Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer
chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors, or the holders of a majority of the voting power of
the shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have the
power to adjourn any such meeting from time to time to another time or place or means of remote
communications, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place, if
any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be
deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting; provided, however, that if the
adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date for the
adjourned meeting is fixed pursuant to Section 5.05 of these By-Laws, a notice of the adjourned
meeting, conforming to the requirements of Section 1.04 of these By-Laws, shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum
is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of
the meeting.
Section 1.09. Proxies. Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders
may authorize another person or persons to vote at any such meeting for such stockholder by proxy.
A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy in any manner permitted by applicable laws, including,
without limitation, by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing
such stockholders signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but
not limited to, by facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing an electronic
transmission to the person designated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a
like authorized agent. No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after the expiration of three
years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy
shall be revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it, unless such proxy states that
it is irrevocable and if, and so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to
support an irrevocable power, and except in those other cases where applicable laws provide that a
proxy shall be irrevocable. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by
attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy
or by filing another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary. Proxies by
electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be
determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or electronic transmission created
pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic
transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission
could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be
a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission.
Section 1.10. Organization; Procedure. At every meeting of stockholders, the presiding
officer shall be the Chairman or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer
chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors. The Secretary, or in the event of his absence or
disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence
of the Secretary, an appointee of the presiding officer, shall act as Secretary of the meeting.
The order of business and all other matters of procedure at every meeting of stockholders may be
determined by such presiding officer.
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Section 1.11. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. No action required to be taken or
which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken
without a meeting; and the power of stockholders to effect any action by any consent in writing,
without a meeting, is specifically denied.
Section 1.12. Inspectors of Election; Polls. Before each meeting of stockholders, the
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or another officer of the Corporation
designated by resolution of the Board of Directors shall appoint one or more inspectors of election
for the meeting and may appoint one or more inspectors to replace any inspector unable to act. If
any of the inspectors appointed shall fail to attend, or refuse or be unable to serve, substitutes
shall be appointed by the Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding
officer chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors. Each inspector, who may be an employee of
the Corporation, shall have such duties as are provided by law, and, upon request, shall take and
sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according
to the best of such persons ability. The Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability,
a presiding officer chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors, shall fix and announce at the
meeting the date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the
stockholders will vote at the meeting.
Section 1.13. Voting Lists. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation
shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of
the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The list shall be arranged in alphabetical order,
showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each
stockholder; provided, that the Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail
addresses or other electronic contact information for stockholders on such list. Such list shall be
open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary
business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting either (i) on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list
is provided with the notice of the meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal
place of business of the Corporation. If the Corporation determines to make the list available on
an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is
available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the
time and place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at a place, during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held
solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any
stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and
the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. The
list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting
and the number of shares that each such stockholder may vote at the meeting.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, by the Certificate
of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, the property, affairs and business of the
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Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors and the Board
of Directors may exercise all the powers of the Corporation. In addition to the powers and
authorities expressly conferred upon it by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may exercise all
such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done
by the stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. The
number of members of the Board of Directors will be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, but (subject to vacancies)
in no event may there be less than three Directors.
The Directors shall be divided into three classes, each consisting of one-third of such
Directors, as nearly as may be. At each annual stockholders meeting, successors to the class of
Directors whose term expires at such annual stockholders meeting shall be elected for a three-year
term. If the number of such Directors is changed, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors
then in office, an increase or decrease in such Directors shall be apportioned among the classes so
as to maintain the number of Directors comprising each class as nearly equal as possible, and any
additional Directors of any class shall hold office for a term which shall coincide with the
remaining term of such class. A director shall hold office until the annual stockholders meeting
for the year in which his term expires and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify,
subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from
office.
Except as otherwise required by law, any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from
an increase in the number of Directors shall be filled only by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy occurring in the
Board of Directors shall be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than
a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting
from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his or
her predecessor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of
stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to
elect Directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office,
filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the
Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto, and such Directors so elected shall not be divided
into classes pursuant to this Article VI, in each case unless expressly provided by such terms.
Section 2.03. Election of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, the
Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders. If the annual meeting for
the election of Directors is not held on the date designated therefor, the Directors shall cause
the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient, subject to adjournment thereof. At each
meeting of the stockholders for the election of Directors, provided a quorum is present, the
Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes validly cast in such election.
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Section 2.04. Annual and Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for
the purpose of electing officers and for the transactions of such other business as may come before
the meeting shall be held as soon as possible following adjournment of the annual meeting of the
stockholders at the place of such annual meeting of the stockholders, unless otherwise designated
by the Board of Directors. Notice of such annual meeting of the Board of Directors need not be
given. The Board of Directors from time to time may by resolution provide for the holding of
regular meetings and fix the place (which may be within or without the State of Delaware) and the
date and hour of such meetings. Notice of regular meetings need not be given; provided, however,
that if the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any regular meeting, notice
of such action shall be sent by regular mail, electronic mail or other electronic transmission,
telegram, telephone, facsimile or personal delivery, to each Director who shall not have been
present at the meeting at which such action was taken, addressed to him at his usual place of
business, or shall be delivered to him personally. Notice of such action need not be given to any
Director who attends the first regular meeting after such action is taken without protesting the
lack of notice to him, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who
submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting.
Section 2.05. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
held whenever called by the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer or, in the event of either such
persons absence or disability, by a majority of the Board of Directors, at such place (within or
without the State of Delaware), date and hour as may be specified in the respective notices or
waivers of notice of such meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called on 48
hours notice, if notice is given to each Director by regular mail, electronic mail or other
electronic transmission, telegram, telephone, facsimile or personal delivery. Notice of any
special meeting need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the
lack of notice to him, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who
submits a waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting, and any business may be
transacted thereat.
Section 2.06. Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence of a
majority of the total authorized number of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. Except as otherwise required by law, the vote of a majority of the Directors present
at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.07. Adjournment. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is
present, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time or place. No notice
need be given of any adjourned meeting unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are not
announced at the time of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements of
Section 2.05 of these By-Laws shall be given to each Director.
Section 2.08. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of
Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or
electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of
Directors.
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Section 2.09. Regulations; Manner of Acting. To the extent consistent with applicable laws,
the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may adopt such rules and
regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for the management of the
property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.
The Directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual Directors shall have no power as such.
Section 2.10. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board of Directors may
participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.
Section 2.11. Resignations. Any Director may resign at any time by delivering a notice of
resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer,
the President or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take
effect upon delivery.
Section 2.12. Removal of Directors. Any Director may be removed at any time, only for cause,
upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote for the election of such Director, cast at a special meeting of
stockholders called for the purpose. Any vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by any such
removal may be filled at such meeting by the stockholders entitled to vote for the election of the
Director so removed. If such stockholders do not fill such vacancy at such meeting, such vacancy
may be filled in the manner otherwise provided in these By-Laws.
Section 2.13. Compensation. The amount, if any, which each Director shall be entitled to
receive as compensation for his services as such shall be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors also shall be reimbursed for their expenses of
attending Board of Directors and committee meetings as determined from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.14. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc. A Director, or a member of any Committee
designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in
relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon information, opinions, reports
or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporations officers or employees, or
Committees designated by the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to the matters the
member reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert competence and who
has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 2.15. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in these By-Laws shall be eligible for election as Directors. In addition to
the right of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to make nominations for the election of
Directors, nominations for the election of Directors may be made by any person that is a
stockholder of record both at the time of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.15
and at the time of the annual meeting and that shall be entitled to vote for the election of
Directors at the annual meeting and that complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
Section 2.15.
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To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation,
the prospective nominee (whether nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by a
stockholder), or someone acting on such prospective nominees behalf, must deliver (in accordance
with any applicable time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 2.15) to the
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with
respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person
or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by
the Secretary upon written request). Upon request, the prospective nominee must also provide a
written representation and agreement, in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request,
that such prospective nominee: (A) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement,
arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or
entity as to how such prospective nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or
vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to the
Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such prospective
nominees ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such prospective
nominees fiduciary duties under applicable laws; (B) is not and will not become a party to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with
respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with
service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein; and (C) would be in compliance
if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable corporate
governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and
guidelines of the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.15, a nominee shall include any
person being considered to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors.
Advance written notice of a proposed nomination by a stockholder shall be received by the
Secretary of the Corporation by certified mail no later than (i) with respect to an election to be
held at an annual meeting, 90 days prior to the anniversary of the previous years annual meeting
of stockholders, or (ii) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of
stockholders or at an annual meeting that is held more than 70 days prior to the anniversary of the
previous years annual meeting, the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which
notice of such meeting is first given to the stockholders. In no event shall any adjournment or
postponement of a meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any
time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Each such notice shall
set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
reelection as a Director, (A) all information relating to such person that would be required to be
disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each
case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including such
persons written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected) and
(B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements,
arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships,
between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is
being made, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith,
on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her
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respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other
hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant
to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any
beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate
thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the registrant for purposes of such rule and
the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; (ii) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, (A) the name and
address, as they appear on the Corporations books, of such stockholder and of such beneficial
owner, (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporations stock which are, directly
or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record, by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (C)
any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or
beneficial owner and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit
derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (D) any proxy,
contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or
beneficial owner has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (E) any short
interest of such stockholder or beneficial owner in any security of the Corporation (for purposes
of this Section 2.15, a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such
person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the
value of the subject security), (F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned
beneficially by such stockholder or beneficial owner that are separated or separable from the
underlying shares of the Corporation, (G) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation
or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in
which such stockholder or beneficial owner is a general partner or, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (H) any performance-related fees (other than an
asset-based fee) that such stockholder or beneficial owner is entitled to based on any increase or
decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the
date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such
stockholders or beneficial owners immediate family sharing the same household (which information
shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner not later than ten days after the
record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), and (I) any other
information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner that would be required to be
disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with
solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a
contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder; (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock
of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at
the meeting to propose such nomination; and (iv) a representation as to whether the stockholder or
the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is or intends to be part of a group that intends, (A) to
deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the
Corporations outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to
solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination. In addition, the stockholder
making such nomination shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the
Corporation, including, without limitation, information to determine the eligibility of such
proposed nominee to serve as an independent Director of the Corporation
or that could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the independence, or
lack thereof, of such nominee.
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ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Section 3.01. How Constituted. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the whole Board, designate one or more Committees, including an Executive Committee,
each such Committee to consist of such number of Directors as from time to time may be fixed by the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate
members of any such Committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member or members at any
meeting of such Committee. Thereafter, members (and alternate members, if any) of each such
Committee may be designated at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors. Any such Committee
may be abolished or re-designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, subject to
applicable laws. Each member (and each alternate member) of any such Committee (whether designated
at an annual meeting of the Board of Directors or to fill a vacancy or otherwise) shall hold office
until his successor shall have been designated or until he shall cease to be a Director, or until
his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.02. Powers. During the intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors,
the Executive Committee, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the property,
affairs and business of the Corporation. Each such other Committee, except as otherwise provided
in this Section 3.02, shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be
provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to applicable provisions
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Executive Committee shall have, and
any such other Committee may be granted by the Board of Directors, power to authorize the seal of
the Corporation to be affixed to any or all papers which may require it. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Section 3.02, no Committee shall have any power or authority prohibited from
being vested in such a committee by applicable laws.
Section 3.03. Proceedings. Each such Committee may fix its own rules of procedure and may
meet at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), at such time and upon such notice, if
any, as it shall determine from time to time. Each such Committee shall keep minutes of its
proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the Board
of Directors next following any such proceedings.
Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as may be otherwise provided in the
resolution creating such Committee, at all meetings of any Committee the presence of members (or
alternate members) constituting a majority of the total authorized membership of such Committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of the majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such Committee. In the
event that any member or members of a Committee is or are in any way interested in or connected
with any other party to a contract or transaction being approved at such meeting, or are themselves
parties to such contract or transaction, the act of a majority of
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the members present who are not so interested or connected, or are not such parties, shall be
the act of the Committee. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any such
Committee may be taken without a meeting, if all members of such Committee shall consent to such
action in writing or by electronic transmission and such writing or writings or electronic
transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee. The
members of any such Committee shall act only as a Committee, and the individual members of such
Committee shall have no power as such.
Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of any Committee designated by the
Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Committee by means of conference telephone
or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.06. Absent or Disqualified Members. In the absence or disqualification of a member
of any Committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of
the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified
member.
Section 3.07. Resignations. Any member (and any alternate member) of any Committee may resign
at any time by delivering a notice of resignation in writing or by electronic transmission, signed
by such member, to the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Unless otherwise
specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.
Section 3.08. Removal. Any member (and any alternate member) of any Committee may be removed
at any time, either for or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board of
Directors.
Section 3.09. Vacancies. If any vacancy shall occur in any Committee, by reason of
disqualification, death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining members (and any
alternate members) shall continue to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01. Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of
Directors and shall include a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Chief Executive Officer, a
President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as may be
elected in accordance with Section 4.12 of these By-Laws. Any number of offices may be held by the
same person. Except for the Chairman of the Board who shall be a member of the Board of Directors,
no officer need be a Director of the Corporation.
Section 4.02. Election. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the officers
of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the
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Board of Directors, and shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual
meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office until his successor has been
elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 4.03. Salaries and Other Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of all
officers of the Corporation identified in Section 4.01 of these By-Laws shall be fixed by the Board
of Directors or a Committee designated by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the
salaries and other compensation of any additional officers appointed pursuant to Section 4.12 of
these By-Laws also may be fixed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or without
cause at any time by the Board of Directors. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering a
written notice of resignation, signed by such officer, to the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall
take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death,
resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have
such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in these
By-Laws, except that in any event each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties
as may be required by law.
Section 4.06. The Chairman. The Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a
presiding officer chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors, shall preside at all meetings of
the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may from time
to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.07. The Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
shall have general control and supervision of the policies and operations of the Corporation
subject, however, to the control of the Board of Directors. He shall manage and administer the
Corporations business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers
usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer of a corporation. He shall have the
authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases,
notes, drafts and other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the
Corporation, and together with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, conveyances of real estate
and other documents and instruments to which the seal of the Corporation is affixed. He shall have
the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees and agents of the
Corporation as the conduct of the business of the Corporation may require, to fix their
compensation, and to remove or suspend any employee or agent elected or appointed by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chairman may
from time to time prescribe and may delegate any such powers or duties to other officers of the
Corporation in his discretion.
Section 4.08. The President. The President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers
as may be assigned or delegated to him from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chief Executive
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Officer, the duties of the Chief Executive Officer shall be performed and his powers may be
exercised by the President as shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, or failing such
designation, such duties shall be performed and such powers may be exercised by the President;
subject in any case to review and superseding action by the Board of Directors
Section 4.09. The Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers as may be assigned or delegated to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the
Chief Executive Officer or the President. In the event of the absence or disability of the Chief
Executive Officer and/or the President, the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and/or President,
as the case may be, shall be performed and his powers may be exercised by such Vice President as
shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, or failing such designation,
such duties shall be performed and such powers may be exercised by each Vice President in the order
of their earliest election to that office; subject in any case to review and superseding action by
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
In the case of a Vice President who is designated as the Chief Financial Officer, he shall
perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him from time to time by the
Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, including without limitation, the
power and duty to render to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President,
whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation, and to render a full
financial report at the annual meeting of the stockholders, if called upon to do so, and to require
from all officers or agents of the Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he
may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation.
Section 4.10. The Secretary. The Secretary shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) He shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all the proceedings of the meetings of the
stockholders and of the Board of Directors in books provided for that purpose.
(b) He shall cause all notices to be duly given in accordance with the provisions of these
By-Laws and as required by law.
(c) Whenever any Committee shall be appointed pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors, he shall furnish a copy of such resolution to the members of such Committee.
(d) He shall be the custodian of the records and of the seal of the Corporation and cause such
seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be affixed to all certificates representing shares of the
Corporation prior to the issuance thereof and to all instruments the execution of which on behalf
of the Corporation under its seal shall have been duly authorized in accordance with these By-Laws,
and when so affixed he may attest the same.
(e) He shall properly maintain and file all books, reports, statements, certificates and all
other documents and records required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
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(f) He shall have charge of the stock books and ledgers of the Corporation and shall cause the
stock and transfer books to be kept in such manner as to show at any time the number of shares of
stock of the Corporation of each class issued and outstanding, the names (alphabetically arranged)
and the addresses of the holders of record of such shares, the number of shares held by each holder
and the date as of which each became such holder of record.
(g) He shall sign (unless the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary shall
have signed) certificates representing shares of the Corporation the issuance of which shall have
been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(h) He shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of secretary and such
other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him from time to time by
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.11. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) He shall have charge and supervision over and be responsible for the moneys, securities,
receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, and shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate
records of all receipts of the Corporation.
(b) He shall cause the moneys and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be deposited in
the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or trust companies or with such bankers
or other depositaries as shall be selected in accordance with Section 8.05 of these By-Laws.
(c) He shall cause the moneys of the Corporation to be disbursed by checks or drafts (signed
as provided in Section 8.06 of these By-Laws) upon the authorized depositaries of the Corporation
and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed.
(d) He may sign (unless an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
shall have signed) certificates representing stock of the Corporation the issuance of which shall
have been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(e) He shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such
other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him from time to time by
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.12. Additional Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and
agents as it may deem appropriate (including, without limitation, Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers), and such other officers and agents shall hold their offices for such terms
and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Board of Directors from
time to time may delegate to any officer or agent the power to appoint subordinate officers or
agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties. Any such
officer or agent may remove any such subordinate officer or agent appointed by him, for or without
cause. Any Assistant Treasurer, any Assistant General Counsel, and any Assistant Secretary, and
any other such assistant to any officer, shall perform such duties as are, from time to time,
delegated to him by the officer to whom he is an assistant,
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by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. At the request of the
Board of Directors, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, an officer of the
Corporation may temporarily perform the duties of Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer, and
when so acting shall have the powers of and be subject to the restrictions imposed upon that
officer.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by
certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that
some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated
shares evidenced by registration in book-entry accounts. Any such resolution shall not apply to
shares represented by a certificate until each certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock
in the Corporation represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated
shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation, by the
Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number of shares registered
in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may
determine, to the extent consistent with applicable laws, the Certificate of Incorporation and
these By-Laws.
Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile. All of such signatures on the certificate may be a
facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by law. In case any officer, transfer
agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate
shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is
issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer,
transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct that
a new certificate be issued or an appropriate book-entry be recorded in place of any certificate
therefore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery
to the Board of Directors of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth
such allegation. The Board of Directors may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it
against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction
of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate or the recording of any such
appropriate book-entry.
Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of
the Corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence
of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate
to the person entitled thereto or record the succession, assignment or transfer by appropriate
book-entry procedures, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its
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books. Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation
shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to
be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to applicable laws. Subject to the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may prescribe such
additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and
registration of shares of the Corporation.
Section 5.05. Record Date. In order to determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in
advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing
the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which shall not be more than sixty nor
less than ten days before the date of such meeting. A determination of stockholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the
meeting, provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights of the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record
date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the
record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on
the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of shares, whether or not
certificated, for registration of transfer, the Corporation may treat the registered owner thereof
as the person exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to
receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares
represented by such certificate, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable
or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the
Corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be
made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the
transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated
shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation
to do so.
Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more
transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates representing shares to
bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
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the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation,
or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or
officer, of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by
reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, and may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to such an action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of
the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as
an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; except
that in the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment
in its favor (1) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or
suit, and (2) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 6.02. Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 6.03. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper. Any indemnification of a director
or officer of the Corporation under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court) shall
be made by the Corporation unless a determination is made that indemnification of the director or
officer is not proper in the circumstances because he has not met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws. Any indemnification of an employee or agent of
the Corporation under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court) may be made by the
Corporation upon a determination that indemnification of the employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of
these By-Laws. Any such determination shall be made (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding,
or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
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obtainable, a quorum of disinterested Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 6.04. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by a
director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit
or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by
the Corporation as authorized in this Article. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred
by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board
of Directors deems appropriate. The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporations counsel to
represent such director, officer, employee or agent in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or
not the Corporation is a party to such action, suit or proceeding.
Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Any indemnification of
a director or officer of the Corporation under Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of these By-Laws, or advance
of costs, charges and expenses to a director or officer under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws, shall
be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days, upon the written request of the director or
officer. If a determination by the Corporation that the director or officer is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Article VI is required, and the Corporation fails to respond
within 60 days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved
such request. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnity or advancement of
expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within 30
days, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article VI shall be enforceable
by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such persons costs and
expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his right to indemnification, in
whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a
defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of
costs, charges and expenses under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws where the required undertaking, if
any, has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct
set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the
Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its
independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances
because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws,
nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of
Directors, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the
claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 6.06. Survival; Preservation of Other Rights. The foregoing indemnification
provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director, officer,
employee and agent who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as
the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law are in effect and any repeal or
modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any
state of facts then or previously existing or any action, suit or proceeding previously or
thereafter
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brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such a
contract right may not be modified retroactively without the consent of such director, officer,
employee or agent.
The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 6.07. Insurance. The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him
and incurred by him or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
the provisions of this Article VI, provided that such insurance is available on acceptable terms,
which determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 6.08. Severability. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any
ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify
each director or officer and may indemnify each employee or agent of the Corporation as to costs,
charges and expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent
permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated and to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws.
ARTICLE VII
OFFICES
Section 7.01. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle.
Section 7.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may maintain offices or places of business at
such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.01. Dividends. Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of
Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and any such dividend may be
paid in cash, property, or shares of the Corporations capital stock.
A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of
Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and
upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its
officers or employees, or Committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to
matters the Director reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to
the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other
facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might
properly be declared and paid.
Section 8.02. Reserves. There may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available
for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute
discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing
dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other
purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the
Board of Directors may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.
Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments. The Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice
President, the Secretary or the Treasurer may enter into any contract or execute and deliver any
instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. The Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President may authorize any other officer or agent to enter into any
contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Any
such authorization may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.
Section 8.04. Corporate Indebtedness. No loan shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation, and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name, unless authorized by the
Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Such authorization may be
general or confined to specific instances. Loans so authorized may be effected at any time for the
Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or
individual. All bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the
Corporation issued for such loans shall be made, executed and delivered as the Board of Directors,
the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall authorize. When so authorized by the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, any part of or all the properties,
including contract rights, assets, business or good will of the Corporation, whether then owned or
thereafter acquired, may be mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or conveyed or assigned in trust as
security for the payment of such bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of
indebtedness of the Corporation, and of the interest thereon, by instruments executed and delivered
in the name of the Corporation.
Section 8.05. Deposits. Any funds of the Corporation may be deposited from time to time in
such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as may be determined by the Board of Directors,
the Chief Executive Officer or the President, or by such officers or agents as may be
authorized by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President to make
such determination.
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Section 8.06. Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be
signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner,
as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President from time to time may
determine.
Section 8.07. Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities. To the extent authorized by the Board of
Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or
the Treasurer or any other officers designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President may sell, transfer, endorse, and assign any shares of stock, bonds or
other securities owned by or held in the name of the Corporation, and may make, execute and deliver
in the name of the Corporation, under its corporate seal, any instruments that may be appropriate
to effect any such sale, transfer, endorsement or assignment.
Section 8.08. Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board
of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President shall have full power
and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation
in which the Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise
in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such
stock. Such officers acting on behalf of the Corporation shall have full power and authority to
execute any instrument expressing consent to or dissent from any action of any such corporation
without a meeting. The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time confer such power
and authority upon any other person or persons.
Section 8.09. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on the first day
of January of each year and shall terminate in each case on the last day of December.
Section 8.10. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain
the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words Corporate Seal and
Delaware. The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board of Directors. The
seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or
may be used in any other lawful manner.
Section 8.11. Books and Records; Inspection. Except to the extent otherwise required by law,
the books and records of the Corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or without
the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
Section 9.01. Amendment. These By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed only:
(a) by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors at any special or regular
meeting of the Board of Directors if notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in
the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting; or
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(b) by vote of the stockholders at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders if
notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of
such meeting.
ARTICLE X
CONSTRUCTION
Section 10.01. Construction. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these By-Laws
as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the
Corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such certificate of incorporation
shall be controlling. Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of
construction, and definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall govern the
construction of these By-Laws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular
number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, the term person includes a
natural person, a corporation or any other entity of any type, and the masculine gender includes
the feminine gender and vice versa. All restrictions, limitations, requirements and other
provisions of these By-Laws shall be construed, insofar as possible, as supplemental and additional
to all provisions of law applicable to the subject matter thereof and shall be fully complied with
in addition to the said provisions of law unless such compliance shall be illegal. Any article,
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of these By-Laws which upon being
construed in the manner provided in this Section 10.01 shall be contrary to or inconsistent with
any applicable provisions of law, shall not apply so long as said provisions of law shall remain in
effect, but such result shall not affect the validity or applicability of any other portions of
these By-Laws, it being hereby declared that these By-Laws would have been adopted and each
article, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or
phrases is or are illegal. All references in these By-Laws to any statute, law, regulation or rule
also shall include any successor statute, law, regulation or rule, as the case may be.
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WESCO International, Inc.
BY-LAWS
As amended and restated on May 11, 1999September 28, 2009
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Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office; Vacancies and Newly Created
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WESCO International, Inc.
BY-LAWS
As amended and restated on May 11, 1999September 28, 2009
ARTICLE I
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.01. Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of Directors and
for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before such meeting shall be held
at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice of the
meeting.
Section 1.02. Business to be Conducted at Annual Meeting. At an annual meeting of stockholders, only such business (other than nominations of
directors, which must be made in compliance with, and shall be exclusively governed by, Section
2.15 of these By-Laws) shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting (i)
pursuant to the Corporations notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time
of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1.02 and at the time of the annual meeting,
who shall be entitled to vote at such meeting and who shall have complied with the notice
procedures set forth in this Section 1.02. Clause (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence
shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit such business (other than matters properly
brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)
and included in the Corporations notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of
stockholders.
For any such business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder
pursuant to this Section 1.02, notice in writing must be delivered or mailed by certified mail to
the Secretary and received at the principal offices of the Corporation, not less than 90 days nor
more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the meeting is more than 30
days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be
received not earlier than the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if
the first public
announcement of the date of such advanced or delayed annual meeting is less than
100 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made. In no event shall any adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend
any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
Such stockholders notice shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to
bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business to be brought before the
annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at such meeting, and the text of the
proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the
event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the Corporation, the text of
the proposed amendment); (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if
any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (A) the name and address, as they appear on the
Corporations books, of such stockholder and of such beneficial owner, (B) the class or series and
number of shares of the Corporations stock which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially
and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (C) any option, warrant, convertible
security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a
settlement payment or mechanism related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with
a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the
Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the
underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a Derivative
Instrument) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder or beneficial owner and
any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase
or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (D) any proxy, contract, arrangement,
understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or beneficial owner has a right
to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (E) any short interest of such stockholder
or beneficial owner in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of this Section 1.02, a person
shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to
profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security), (F)
any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder or
beneficial owner that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (G)
any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or
indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder or beneficial owner is a
general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (H)
any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder or beneficial
owner is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or
Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any
such interests held by members of such stockholders or beneficial owners immediate family sharing
the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial
owner not later than 10 days after the record
date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), and (I) any other
information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner that would be required to be
disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with
solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a
contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
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promulgated thereunder; (iii) any material interest of the stockholder, and of the beneficial
owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such business; (iv) a description of all
agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any,
and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such
business by the stockholder; (v) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of
stock of the Corporation, entitled to vote at such meeting, and intends to appear in person or by
proxy at the meeting to propose such business; and (vi) a representation as to whether the
stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is or intends to be part of a group that
intends, (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the
percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal
and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal.
For purposes of these By-Laws, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press
release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service or in a
document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(b) of the Exchange Act, and the meaning of the term group shall
be within the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at
an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.02 (other
than nominations of directors, which must be made in compliance with, and shall be exclusively
governed by, Section 2.15 of these By-Laws). The Chairman may, if the facts warrant, determine
that the business was not properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 1.02; and if the Chairman should so determine, the Chairman shall so
declare to the annual meeting, and any such business not properly brought before the annual meeting
shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.02, a
stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.02; provided,
however, that any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated
thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the applicable requirements pursuant to this
Section 1.02. Nothing in this Section 1.02 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to
request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Exchange Act. The provisions of this Section 1.02 shall also govern what constitutes timely
notice for purposes of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Exchange Act.
Section 1.03. Section 1.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Chairman or by the
Board of Directors. Such special meetings of the stockholders shall be held
at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be specified in the
respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.
Section 1.04. Section 1.03. Notice of Meetings; Waiver. The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall cause written notice of the place (or
if held by remote communications, the means of remote communications by which stockholders and
proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting), date and hour
of each meeting of the stockholders, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes
for which such
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meeting is called, to be given personally or by mail or electronic
transmission, not less than ten nor more than sixty days prior to the meeting, to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. No notice of an adjourned meeting
need be given except when required under these By-Laws or by applicable laws. If such
notice is mailed, it shall be deemed to have been given to a stockholder when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on
the record of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if he shall have filed with the Secretary of the
Corporation a written request that notices to him be mailed to some other address, then directed to
him at such other address. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law.
Notice given by electronic transmission shall be deemed given (i) if by facsimile, when directed to
a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when
directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of
such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate
notice; and (iv) by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
For purposes of these By-Laws, electronic transmission means any form of communication, not
directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained,
retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by
such a recipient through an automated process.
No notice of any meeting of stockholders need be given to any stockholder who
submits a signed waiver ofproperly waives notice, whether before
or after the meeting. and whether in writing or by electronic
transmission or otherwise. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of,
any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a written
waiver of notice. The attendance, whether in person or by proxy, of any
stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting,
except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not
lawfully called or convened.
Section 1.05. Section 1.04. Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in
person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such
meeting. The stockholders present at any duly organized meeting may continue to transact
business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of sufficient stockholders to otherwise
render the remaining stockholders less than a quorum.
Section 1.06. Section 1.05. Voting. If, pursuant to Section 5.05 of these By-Laws, a record date has been fixed, every holder
of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for
each share outstanding in his name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on such
record date. If no record date has been fixed, then every holder of record of shares entitled to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in
his name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the day next preceding the day
on which notice of the meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the
day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. Except as otherwise required by
law, by these By-Laws or by
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the Certificate of Incorporation, the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote and voting thereon at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be
sufficient for the transaction of any business at such meetingthe act of
the stockholders.
Section 1.07. Section 1.06. Voting by Ballot. No vote of the stockholders need be taken by written ballot or conducted by Inspectors of
ElectionsElection unless otherwise required by law. Any vote
which need not be taken by ballot may be conducted in any manner approved by the meeting. If
authorized by the Board of Directors, a written ballot may be submitted by electronic transmission,
provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with
information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the
stockholder or proxyholder.
Section 1.08. Section 1.07. Adjournment. IfWhether or not a quorum is not
present at any meeting of the stockholders, the
stockholdersChairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a
presiding officer chosen by a majority of the Board of Directors, or the holders of a majority of
the voting power of the shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereat, present in person
or by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn any such meeting from time to time
until a quorum is present. Notice of any adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation need not be given if the place, date and hour thereof are announced at the meeting at
which the adjournment is taken,to another time or place or means of remote
communications, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place, if
any, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be
deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting; provided, however, that
if the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date for
the adjourned meeting is fixed pursuant to Section 5.05 of these By-Laws, a notice of the adjourned
meeting, conforming to the requirements of Section 1.03 hereof1.04 of
these By-Laws, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted
that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting.
Section 1.09. Section 1.08. Proxies. Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or to express
consent to or dissent from corporate action without a meeting may authorize another
person or persons to vote at any such meeting and expressfor such
consent or dissent for himstockholder by proxy. A stockholder
may authorize a valid proxy in any manner permitted by applicable laws, including, without
limitation, by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing
his or hersuch stockholders signature to be affixed to such
writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature, or by
transmitting or authorizing an electronic transmission to the person designated as the holder of
the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. No such proxy shall be voted or
acted upon after the expiration of three years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy
provides for a longer period. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder
executing it, except in thoseunless such proxy states that it is
irrevocable and if, and so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an
irrevocable power, and except in those other cases where applicable law
provideslaws provide that a proxy shall be irrevocable. A stockholder may
revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by
filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by filing
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another duly executed proxy bearing
a later date with the Secretary. Proxies by electronic transmission must either set forth or be
submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was
authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable
reproduction of a writing or electronic transmission created pursuant to this section
may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission
for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission
could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be
a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission.
Section 1.10. Section 1.09. Organization; Procedure. At every meeting of stockholders, the presiding officer shall be the Chairman
or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer chosen by a majority of the
Board of Directors. The Secretary, or in the event of his absence or disability, the Assistant
Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence of the Secretary, an
appointee of the presiding officer, shall act as Secretary of the meeting. The order of business
and all other matters of procedure at every meeting of stockholders may be determined by such
presiding officer.
Section 1.11. Section 1.10. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of
Meeting. No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting; and the power of stockholders to
effect any action by any consent in writing, without a meeting, to the
taking of any action is specifically denied.
ARTICLE II
Section 1.12. Inspectors of Election; Polls. Before each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President or another officer of the Corporation designated by resolution of the Board of Directors
shall appoint one or more inspectors of election for the meeting and may appoint one or more
inspectors to replace any inspector unable to act. If any of the inspectors appointed shall fail
to attend, or refuse or be unable to serve, substitutes shall be appointed by the Chairman, or, in
the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer chosen by a majority of the Board of
Directors. Each inspector, who may be an employee of the Corporation, shall have such duties as
are provided by law, and, upon request, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the
duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such persons ability.
The Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer chosen by a
majority of the Board of Directors, shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the
opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the
meeting.
Section 1.13. Voting Lists. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and
make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting. The list shall be arranged in alphabetical order, showing the
address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder;
provided, that the Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other
electronic contact information for stockholders on such list.
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Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business
hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting either (i) on a reasonably accessible
electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided
with the notice of the meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of
business of the Corporation. If the Corporation determines to make the list available on an
electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is
available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the
time and place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at a place, during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held
solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any
stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and
the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. The
list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting
and the number of shares that each such stockholder may vote at the meeting.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.01. Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these
By-Laws, the property, affairs and business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors may exercise all the powers of the
Corporation. In addition to the powers and authorities expressly conferred upon it by these
By-Laws, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such
lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these
By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 2.02. Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office;
Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. The number of members of the Board of Directors will be fixed from time to time by
resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, but
(subject to vacancies) in no event may there be less than three Directors.
The Directors shall be divided into three classes, each consisting of one-third of such
Directors, as nearly as may be. In 1999, the stockholders shall designate that one class
of such Directors shall be elected for a one-year term, one class for a two-year term and one class
for a three-year term. Commencing with the stockholders meeting in 2000, and at each
succeeding At each annual stockholders meeting, successors to the class
of Directors whose term expires at such annual stockholders meeting shall be elected for a
three-year term. If the number of such Directors is changed, by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors then in office, an increase or decrease in such Directors shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain the number of Directors comprising each class as nearly equal as
possible, and any additional Directors of any class shall hold office for a term which shall
coincide with the remaining term of such class. A director shall hold office until the annual
stockholders meeting for the year in which his term expires and until his successor shall be
elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement,
disqualification, or removal from office.
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Except as otherwise required by law, any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from
an increase in the number of Directors shall be filled only by a majority vote of the Board of
Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancy occurring in the
Board of Directors shall be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, even if less than
a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting
from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his or
her predecessor. A director may be removed only for cause by the stockholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of
stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to
elect Directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office,
filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of
this Restatedthe Certificate of Incorporation applicable
thereto, and such Directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant
to this Article VI, in each case unless expressly provided by such terms.
Section 2.03. Section 2.03. Election of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, the Directors shall be elected at each
annual meeting of the stockholders. If the annual meeting for the election of Directors is not
held on the date designated therefor, the Directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon
thereafter as convenient., subject to adjournment thereof. At
each meeting of the stockholders for the election of Directors, provided a quorum is present, the
Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes validly cast in such election.
Section 2.04. Section 2.04. Annual and Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing officers and for
the transactions of such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held as soon as
possible following adjournment of the annual meeting of the stockholders at the place of such
annual meeting of the stockholders., unless otherwise designated by the
Board of Directors. Notice of such annual meeting of the Board of Directors need not be
given. The Board of Directors from time to time may by resolution provide for the holding of
regular meetings and fix the place (which may be within or without the
stateState of Delaware) and the date and hour of such meetings.
Notice of regular meetings need not be given,; provided, however,
that if the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any regular meeting, notice
of such action shall be sent by regular mail or, electronic mail or
other electronic transmission, telegram, telephone, facsimile or personal
delivery, to each Director who shall not have been present at the meeting at which such
action was taken, addressed to him at his usual place of business, or shall be delivered to him
personally. Notice of such action need not be given to any Director who attends the first regular
meeting after such action is taken without protesting the lack of notice to him, prior to or at the
commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether
before or after such meeting.
Section 2.05. Section 2.05. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman
or the Chief Executive Officer or, in the event of
hiseither such persons absence or disability, by a majority of
the Board of Directors, at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), date and hour as
may
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be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Special meetings
of the Board of Directors may be called on 48 hours notice, if notice is given to each Director
personally or by telephone, regular mail, or on five days notice, if notice is mailed by
overnight delivery service to each Director, addressed to him at his usual place of
business.by regular mail, electronic mail or other electronic transmission,
telegram, telephone, facsimile or personal delivery. Notice of any special meeting need not
be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him,
prior to or
at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed
waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting, and any business may be
transacted thereat.
Section 2.06. Section 2.06. Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence of a majority of the total
authorized number of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except
as otherwise required by law, the vote of a majority of the Directors present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.07. Section 2.07. Adjournment. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any
meeting of the Board of Directors to another time or place. No notice need be given of any
adjourned meeting unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are not announced at the time
of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements of Section 2.05 of these
By-Laws shall be given to each Director.
Section 2.08. Section 2.08. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may
be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in
writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or
electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the
Board of Directors.
Section 2.09. Section 2.09. Regulations; Manner of Acting. To the extent consistent with applicable lawlaws, the
Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may adopt such rules and
regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for the management of the
property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.
The Directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual Directors shall have no power as such.
Section 2.10. Section 2.10. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by
means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.11. Section 2.11. Resignations. Any Director may resign at any time by delivering a written notice of
resignation, signed by such Director, to in writing or by electronic
transmission to the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary.
Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.
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Section 2.12. Section 2.12. Removal of Directors. Any Director may be removed at any time, eitheronly
for or without cause, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of such
Director, cast at a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose. Any vacancy in the
Board of Directors caused by any such removal may be filled at such meeting by the stockholders
entitled to vote for the election of the Director so removed. If such stockholders do not fill
such vacancy at such meeting, such vacancy may be filled in the manner otherwise
provided in these By-Laws.
Section 2.13. Section 2.13. Compensation. The amount, if any, which each Director shall be entitled to receive as compensation for
his services as such shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors. Directors also shall be reimbursed for their expenses of attending Board of
Directors and committee meetings as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
Section 2.14. Section 2.14. Reliance on Accounts and Reports,
etc. A Director, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the
performance of his duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the
Corporation and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by
any of the Corporations officers or employees, or Committees designated by the Board of Directors,
or by any other person as to the matters the member reasonably believes are within such other
persons professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on
behalf of the Corporation.
Section 2.15. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these
By-Laws shall be eligible for election as Directors. In addition to the right of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation to make nominations for the election of Directors, nominations for the
election of Directors may be made by any person that is a stockholder of record both at the time of
giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.15 and at the time of the annual meeting and
that shall be entitled to vote for the election of Directors at the annual meeting and that
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.15.
To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation,
the prospective nominee (whether nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by a
stockholder), or someone acting on such prospective nominees behalf, must deliver (in
accordance with any applicable time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section
2.15) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written
questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of
any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall
be provided by the Secretary upon written request). Upon request, the prospective nominee must
also provide a written representation and agreement, in the form provided by the Secretary upon
written request, that such prospective nominee: (A) is not and will not become a party to (i) any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any
person or entity as to how such prospective nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation,
will act or vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to
the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere
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with such prospective
nominees ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such prospective
nominees fiduciary duties under applicable laws; (B) is not and will not become a party to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with
respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with
service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein; and (C) would be in compliance
if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable corporate
governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and
guidelines of the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.15, a nominee shall include any
person being considered to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors.
Section 2.15. Nomination of Directors. In addition to the right of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation to make nominations for the election of Directors,
nominations for the election of Directors may be made by any stockholder entitled to vote for the
election of Directors. Advance written notice of sucha
proposed nomination by a stockholder shall be received by the Secretary of the
Corporation by certified mail no later than (i) with respect to an election to be held at an
annual meeting, 90 days prior to the anniversary of the previous years annual meeting of
stockholders, or (ii) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders
or at an annual meeting that is held more than 70 days prior to the anniversary of the previous
years annual meeting, the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which notice of
such meeting is first given to the stockholders. In no event shall any adjournment or
postponement of a meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any
time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Each such notice
shall set forth (i) the name, age, business address and, if known, residence address of
each nominee proposed in such notice, (ii) the principal occupation of employment of each such
nominee, and (iii) the number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by
each such nominee.as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for
election or reelection as a Director, (A) all information relating to such person that would be
required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise
required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act
(including such persons written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a Director
if elected) and (B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material
monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other
material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the nomination is being made, and their respective affiliates and
associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee,
and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the
other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed
pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and
any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate
thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the registrant for purposes of such rule and
the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; (ii) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, (A) the name and
address, as they appear on the Corporations books, of such stockholder and of such beneficial
owner, (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporations stock which are, directly
or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record, by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (C)
any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly
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owned beneficially by such stockholder or
beneficial owner and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit
derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (D) any proxy,
contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder or
beneficial owner has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation, (E) any short
interest of such stockholder or beneficial owner in any security of the Corporation (for purposes
of this Section 2.15, a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such
person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the
value of the subject security), (F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned
beneficially by such stockholder or beneficial owner that are separated or separable from the
underlying shares of the Corporation, (G) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation
or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in
which such stockholder or beneficial owner is a general partner or, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (H) any performance-related fees (other than an
asset-based fee) that such stockholder or beneficial owner is entitled to based on any increase or
decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the
date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such
stockholders or beneficial owners immediate family sharing the same household (which information
shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner not later than ten days after the
record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), and (I) any other
information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner that would be required to be
disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with
solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a
contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder; (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock
of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at
the meeting to propose such nomination; and (iv) a representation as to whether the stockholder or
the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is or intends to be part of a group that intends, (A) to
deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the
Corporations outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to
solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination. In addition, the
stockholder making such nomination shall promptly provide any other information reasonably
requested by the Corporation, including, without limitation, information to determine the
eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an
independent Director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable
stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
ARTICLE III
ARTICLE III
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Section 3.01. Section 3.01. How Constituted. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board,
designate one or more
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Committees, including an Executive Committee, each such Committee to consist
of such number of Directors as from time to time may be fixed by the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any such Committee, who
may replace any absent or disqualified member or members at any meeting of such Committee.
Thereafter, members (and alternate members, if any) of each such Committee may be designated at the
annual meeting of the Board of Directors. Any such Committee may be abolished or re-designated
from time to time by the Board of Directors., subject to applicable
laws. Each member (and each alternate member) of any such Committee (whether designated at
an annual meeting of the Board of Directors or to fill a vacancy or otherwise) shall hold office
until his successor shall have been designated or until he shall cease to be a Director, or until
his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.02. Section 3.02. Powers. During the intervals between the meetings of the Board of Directors, the Executive
Committee, except as otherwise provided in this section,Section
3.02, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in
the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation. Each such other
Committee, except as otherwise provided in this Section, 3.02,
shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be provided by resolution
or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to applicable provisions of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Executive Committee shall have, and any such other
Committee may be granted by the Board of Directors, power to authorize the seal of the Corporation
to be affixed to any or all papers which may require it. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Section 3.02, no Committee shall have any power or authority prohibited from being vested
in such a committee by applicable laws.
Section 3.03. Section 3.03. Proceedings. Each such Committee may fix its own rules of procedure and may meet at such place (within
or without the State of Delaware), at such time and upon such notice, if any, as it shall determine
from time to time. Each such Committee shall keep minutes of its
proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the
Board of Directors next following any such proceedings.
Section 3.04. Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as may be otherwise provided in the resolution creating such Committee, at all
meetings of any Committee the presence of members (or alternate members) constituting a majority of
the total authorized membership of such Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. The act of the majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of such Committee. In the event that any member or members of a
Committee is or are in any way interested in or connected with any other party to a contract or
transaction being approved at such meeting, or are themselves parties to such contract or
transaction, the act of a majority of the members present who are not so interested or connected,
or are not such parties, shall be the act of the Committee. Any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of any such Committee may be taken without a meeting, if all
members of such Committee shall consent to such action in writing or by electronic
transmission and such writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions
are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee. The members of any such
Committee shall act only as a Committee, and the individual members of such Committee shall have no
power as such.
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Section 3.05. Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting
of such Committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting
pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.06. Section 3.06. Absent or Disqualified Members. In the absence or disqualification of a member of any Committee, the member or members
thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they
constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the
meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
Section 3.07. Section 3.07. Resignations. Any member (and any alternate member) of any Committee may resign at any time by delivering
a written notice of resignation in writing or by electronic
transmission, signed by such member, to the Chairman, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take
effect upon delivery.
Section 3.08. Section 3.08. Removal. Any member (and any alternate member) of any Committee may be removed at any time, either
for or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board of Directors.
Section 3.09. Section 3.09. Vacancies. If any vacancy shall occur in any Committee, by reason of disqualification, death,
resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining members (and any alternate members) shall continue
to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01. Section 4.01. Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall
beinclude a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Chief
Executive Officer, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and
such other officers as may be elected in accordance with Section 4.11
hereof.4.12 of these By-Laws. Any number of offices may be held by the
same person. Except for the Chairman of the Board who shall be a member of the Board of Directors,
no officer need be a Director of the Corporation.
Section 4.02. Section 4.02. Election. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the officers of the Corporation
shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and
shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of Directors.
Each officer shall hold office until his successor has been elected and qualified, or until his
earlier death, resignation or removal.
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Section 4.03. Section 4.03. Salaries and Other
Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of all officers and agents
of the Corporation identified in Section 4.01 of these By-Laws shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors or a Committee designated by the Board of Directors;
provided, however, that the salaries and other compensation of any additional officers appointed
pursuant to Section 4.12 of these By-Laws also may be fixed by the Chief Executive Officer or the
President.
Section 4.04. Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors. Any
officer may resign at any time by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such
officer, to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy
occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be
filled by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.05. Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers
and perform such duties as may be specified in these By-Laws, except that in any event each officer
shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by law.
Section 4.06. Section 4.06. The Chairman. The Chairman, or, in the event of his absence or disability, a presiding officer chosen by
a majority of the Board of Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the
Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him
by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.07. The Chief Executive Officer Section 4.07. The President. The President shall be
the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have
general control and supervision of the policies and operations of the Corporation subject, however,
to the control of the Board of Directors. He shall manage and administer the Corporations
business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining
to the office of a chief executive officer of a corporation. He shall have the authority to sign,
in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and
other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the Corporation, and together
with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, conveyances of real estate and other documents and
instruments to which the seal of the Corporation is affixed. He shall have the authority to cause
the employment or appointment of such employees and agents of the Corporation as the conduct of the
business of the Corporation may require, to fix their compensation, and to remove or suspend any
employee or agent elected or appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President
or the Board of Directors. The PresidentChief Executive Officer
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the
Chairman may from time to time prescribe and may delegate any such powers or duties to other
officers of the Corporation in his discretion.
Section 4.08. The President. The President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned
or delegated to him from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In
the event of the absence or disability of the Chief Executive
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Officer, the duties of the Chief
Executive Officer shall be performed and his powers may be exercised by the President as shall be
designated by the Chief Executive Officer, or failing such designation, such duties shall
be performed and such powers may be exercised by the President; subject in any case to review
and superseding action by the Board of Directors
Section 4.09. Section 4.08. The Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned
or delegated to him from time to time by the Board of Directors
or, the officer who is the Chief Executive
Officer. or the President. In the event of the
absence ofor disability of the Chief Executive Officer
and/or the President, the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and/or
President, as the case may be, shall be performed and his powers may be
exercised by such Vice President as shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer
or the President, or failing such designation, such duties shall be performed and such
powers may be exercised by each Vice President in the order of their earliest election to that
office; subject in any case to review and superseding action by the Board of Directors, the
Chief Executive Officer or the President.
In the case of a Vice President who is designated as the Chief Financial Officer, he shall
perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him from time to time by the
Board of Directors or, the officer who is
Chief Executive Officer or the President, including without limitation, the power and
duty to render to the Board of Directors or, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President, whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition
of the Corporation, and to render a full financial report at the annual meeting of the
stockholders, if called upon to do so, and to require from all officers or agents of the
Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he may desire with respect to any and
all financial transactions of the Corporation.
Section 4.10. Section 4.09. The Secretary. The Secretary shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) (a) He shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all the
proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors in books provided for
that purpose.
(b) (b) He shall cause all notices to be duly given in
accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws and as required by law.
(c) (c) Whenever any Committee shall be appointed pursuant to a
resolution of the Board of Directors, he shall furnish a copy of such resolution to the members of
such Committee.
(d) (d) He shall be the custodian of the records and of the seal
of the Corporation and cause such seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be affixed to all certificates
representing shares of the Corporation prior to the issuance thereof and to all instruments the
execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal shall have been duly authorized in
accordance with these By-Laws, and when so affixed he may attest the same.
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(e) (e) He shall properly maintain and file all books, reports,
statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws.
(f) (f) He shall have charge of the stock books and ledgers of
the Corporation and shall cause the stock and transfer books to be kept in such manner as to show
at any time the number of shares of stock of the Corporation of each class issued and outstanding,
the names (alphabetically arranged) and the addresses of the holders of record of such shares, the
number of shares held by each holder and the date as of which each became such holder of record.
(g) (g) He shall sign (unless the Treasurer, an Assistant
Treasurer or Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing shares of the
Corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(h) (h) He shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the
office of secretary and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be
assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer
or the President.
Section 4.11. Section 4.10. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) (a) He shall have charge and supervision over and be
responsible for the moneys, securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, and shall
keep or cause to be kept full and accurate records of all receipts of the Corporation.
(b) (b) He shall cause the moneys and other valuable effects of
the Corporation to be deposited in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or
trust companies or with such bankers or other depositaries as shall be selected in accordance with
Section 8.05 of these By-Laws.
(c) (c) He shall cause the moneys of the Corporation to be
disbursed by checks or drafts (signed as provided in Section 8.06 of these By-Laws) upon the
authorized depositaries of the Corporation and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for
all moneys disbursed.
(d) (d) He may sign (unless an Assistant Treasurer or the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing stock of the
Corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(e) (e) He shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the
office of treasurer and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be
assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President.
Section 4.12. Section 4.11. Additional Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem
appropriate (including, without
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limitation, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant
Treasurers), and such other officers and agents shall hold their offices for such terms and
shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors., the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
The Board of Directors from time to time may delegate to any officer or agent the power to
appoint subordinate officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office,
authorities and duties. Any such officer or agent may remove any such subordinate officer or agent
appointed by him, for or without cause. Any Assistant Treasurer, any Assistant General
Counsel, and any Assistant Secretary, and any other such assistant to any officer, shall perform
such duties as are, from time to time, delegated to him by the officer to whom he is an assistant,
by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. At the request of the
Board of Directors, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, an officer of the
Corporation may temporarily perform the duties of Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer, and
when so acting shall have the powers of and be subject to the restrictions imposed upon that
officer.
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01. Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board
of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or
series of the stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares.
evidenced by registration in book-entry accounts. Any such resolution shall not apply to
shares represented by a certificate until each certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock
in the Corporation represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated
shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation, by the
Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number of shares
registered in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board of Directors
may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable lawlaws,
the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws.
Section 5.02. Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile. All of such signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the
extent permitted by law. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose
facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer,
transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at
the date of issue.
Section 5.03. Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct that a new certificate be issued or an appropriate
book-entry be recorded in place of any certificate therefore issued by the Corporation
alleged to have been lost,
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stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Board of Directors of an
affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Board of
Directors may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal
representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that
may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate
or the issuance of any such new certificate or the recording of any such appropriate
book-entry.
Section 5.04. Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate
for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto or record the succession, assignment or transfer by appropriate book-entry
procedures, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Within a
reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the
registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or
stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.applicable laws. Subject to the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may
prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue,
transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation.
Section 5.05. Section 5.05. Record Date. In order to determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date,
which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is
adopted by the Board of Directors, and which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days
before the date of such meeting. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of
or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting, provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights of the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is
adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action. If no
record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at
the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating
thereto.
Section 5.06. Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of a certificateshares, whether or not
certificated, for registration of transfer, the Corporation may treat the registered owner
thereof as the person exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other
distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of
the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and the Corporation shall not be bound to
recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other
person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests. Whenever any
transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not
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absolutely, it shall be so
expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation
for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and
transferee request the Corporation to do so.
Section 5.07. Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars,
and may require all certificates representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer
agents or registrars.
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01. Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was or has agreed to
become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the
request of the Corporation as a director or officer, of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, and may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to such an action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was or has
agreed to become an employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to
serve at the request of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or
on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any
appeal therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; except that in the case of
an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (1) such
indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or suit, and (2) no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the
Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with
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respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 6.02. Section 6.02. Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
Section 6.01 hereofof these By-Laws or in defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
Section 6.03. Section 6.03. Determination That Indemnification
Is Proper. Any indemnification of a director or officer of the Corporation under Section 6.01
hereofof these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court) shall be made
by the Corporation unless a determination is made that indemnification of the director or officer
is not proper in the circumstances because he has not met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in Section 6.01 hereof.of these By-Laws. Any
indemnification of an employee or agent of the Corporation under Section 6.01
hereofof these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court) may be made by
the Corporation upon a determination that indemnification of the employee or agent is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01
hereof.of these By-Laws. Any such determination shall be made
(1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, a quorum of disinterested Directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a
written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders.
Section 6.04. Section 6.04. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the
Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of
an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized
in this Article. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by other employees and agents
may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporations counsel to represent such director,
officer, employee or agent in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a
party to such action, suit or proceeding.
Section 6.05. Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification of
Directors and Officers. Any indemnification of a director or officer of the Corporation under Sections 6.01 and
6.02,6.02 of these By-Laws, or advance of costs, charges and
expenses to a director or officer under Section 6.04 of this
Articlethese By-Laws, shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30
days, upon the written request of the director or officer. If a determination by the Corporation
that the director or officer is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VI
is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within
sixty60 days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation
shall be deemed to have approved such request. If the Corporation denies a written request for
indemnity or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such
request is not made within 30 days, the right to indemnification
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or advances as granted by this
Article VI shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Such persons costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully
establishing his right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be
indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action
brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 6.04 of
this Articlethese By-Laws where the required undertaking, if any,
has been received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set
forth in Section 6.01 of this Articlethese By-Laws, but the
burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation
(including its Board of Directors, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have
made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant
is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
Section 6.01 of this Articlethese By-Laws, nor the fact that
there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its
independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable
standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has
not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 6.06. Section 6.06. Survival; Preservation of Other
Rights. The foregoing indemnification provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the
Corporation and each director, officer, employee and agent who serves in any such capacity at any
time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation
Law are in effect and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation
then existing with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any action, suit or
proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such
state of facts. Such a contract right may not be modified retroactively without the consent of
such director, officer, employee or agent.
The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 6.07. Section 6.07. Insurance. The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was
or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him
or on his behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of
this Article VI, provided that such insurance is available on acceptable terms, which
determination shall be made by a vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
Section 6.08. Section 6.08. Severability. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of
competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer
and may indemnify each
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employee or agent of the Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an
action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable lawlaws.
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ARTICLE VII
ARTICLE VII
OFFICES
Section 7.01. Section 7.01. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
Section 7.02. Section 7.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within
or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as
the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE VIII
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.01. Section 8.01. Dividends. Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends
upon the shares of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting of the Board of Directors and any such dividend may be paid in cash, property, or
shares of the Corporations Capital Stockcapital stock.
A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of
Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and
upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its
officers or employees, or Committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to
matters the Director reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to
the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other
facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might
properly be declared and paid.
Section 8.02. Section 8.02. Reserves. There may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum
or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a
reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing
dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other
purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the
Board of Directors may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.
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Section 8.03. Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments. The Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary
or the Treasurer may enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and
on behalf of the Corporation. The Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or
the President may authorize any other officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and
deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Any such authorization may be
general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.
Section 8.04. Section 8.04. Corporate Indebtedness. No loan shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation, and no evidence of indebtedness
shall be issued in its name, unless authorized by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer or the President. Such authorization may be general or confined to specific
instances. Loans so authorized may be effected at any time for the Corporation from any bank,
trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or individual. All bonds,
debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation issued for
such loans shall be made, executed and delivered as the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President shall authorize. When so authorized by the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, any part of or all the
properties, including contract rights, assets, business or good will of the Corporation, whether
then owned or thereafter acquired, may be mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or conveyed or assigned
in trust as security for the payment of such bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, and of the interest thereon, by instruments executed
and delivered in the name of the Corporation.
Section 8.05. Section 8.05. Deposits. Any funds of the Corporation may be deposited from time to time in such banks, trust
companies or other depositaries as may be determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer or the President, or by such officers or agents as may be authorized by
the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President to make such
determination.
Section 8.06. Section 8.06. Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such
officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President from time to time may
determine.
Section 8.07. Section 8.07. Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities. To the extent authorized by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer,
the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer or any other officers
designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may
sell, transfer, endorse, and assign any shares of stock, bonds or other securities owned by or held
in the name of the Corporation, and may make, execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation,
under its corporate seal, any instruments that may be appropriate to effect any such sale,
transfer, endorsement or assignment.
Section 8.08. Section 8.08. Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer, President or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on
behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the
Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or
by proxy all other rights, powers and
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privileges incident to the ownership of such stock. Such
officers acting on behalf of the Corporation shall have full power and authority to execute any
instrument expressing consent to or dissent from any action of any such corporation without a
meeting. The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time confer such power and
authority upon any other person or persons.
Section 8.09. Section 8.09. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on the first day of January of each year
(except for the Corporations first fiscal year which shall commence on the date of
incorporation) and shall terminate in each case on the last day of December.
Section 8.10. Section 8.10. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the
Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words Corporate Seal and Delaware. The form
of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board of Directors. The seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or may be used in any
other lawful manner.
Section 8.11. Section 8.11. Books and Records; Inspection. Except to the extent otherwise required by law, the books and records of the Corporation
shall be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined
from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
Section 9.01. Section 9.01. Amendment. These By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed only:
(a) (a) by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of
Directors at any special or regular meeting of the Board if, in the case of such special
meeting only,of Directors if notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal
is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting; or
(b) (b) by vote of the stockholders at any
regular or special meeting of the stockholders if, in the case of such special meeting
only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or
waiver of notice of such meeting.
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ARTICLE X
ARTICLE X
CONSTRUCTION
Section 10.01. Section 10.01. Construction. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these By-Laws as in effect from time to
time and the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation as in effect from
time to time, the provisions of such certificate of incorporation shall be controlling.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and
definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall govern the construction of these
By-Laws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the
plural, the plural number includes the singular, the term person includes a natural person, a
corporation or any other entity of any type, and the masculine gender includes the feminine gender
and vice versa. All restrictions, limitations, requirements and other provisions of these By-Laws
shall be construed, insofar as possible, as supplemental and additional to all provisions of law
applicable to the subject matter thereof and shall be fully complied with in addition to the said
provisions of law unless such compliance shall be illegal. Any article, section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase of these By-Laws which upon being construed in the manner
provided in this Section 10.01 shall be contrary to or inconsistent with any applicable provisions
of law, shall not apply so long as said provisions of law shall remain in effect, but such result
shall not affect the validity or applicability of any other portions of these By-Laws, it being
hereby declared that these By-Laws would have been adopted and each article, section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
articles, sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses or phrases is or are illegal.
All references in these By-Laws to any statute, law, regulation or rule also shall include any
successor statute, law, regulation or rule, as the case may be.
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