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EXHIBIT 3.4
DESIGNLINE CORPORATION
BYLAWS
ADOPTED EFFECTIVE
AS OF
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. OFFICES |
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1.1 Registered Office |
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1.2 Other Offices |
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2. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS |
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2.1 Place of Meetings |
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2.2 Annual Meetings |
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2.3 Special Meetings |
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2.4 Notice of Meetings |
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2.5 Waiver of Notice |
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2.6 List of Stockholders |
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2.7 Quorum at Meetings |
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2.8 Adjournment of Meetings |
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2.9 Voting and Proxies |
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2.10 Required Vote |
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2.11 Joint Owners of Stock |
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2.12 Action Without a Meeting |
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2.13 Organization |
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3. DIRECTORS |
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3.1 Powers |
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3.2 Number and Election |
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3.3 Classes of Directors |
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3.4 Resignations; Removal; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships |
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3.5 Meetings |
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3.5.1 Regular Meetings |
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3.5.2 Special Meetings |
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3.5.3 Telephone Meetings |
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3.5.4 Action Without Meeting |
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3.5.5 Waiver of Notice of Meeting |
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3.5.6 Quorum and Vote at Meetings |
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3.5.7 Adjournment of Meetings; Notice |
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3.6 Committees of Directors |
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3.7 Compensation of Directors |
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3.8 Organization |
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4. OFFICERS |
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4.1 Officers Designated |
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4.2 Tenure and Duties of Officers |
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4.3 Delegation of Authority |
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4.4 Resignations |
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4.5 Removal |
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4.6 Compensation |
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4.7 Fidelity Bonds |
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5. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS |
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5.1 Certificate of Stock; Uncertificated Shares |
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5.2 Duty of Corporation to Register Transfers of Shares |
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5.3 Lost Certificates |
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5.4 Record Date |
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5.4.1 Actions by Stockholders |
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5.4.2 Payments to Stockholders |
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5.5 Stockholders of Record |
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5.6 Execution of Other Securities |
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6. INDEMNIFICATION |
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6.1 Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers,
Employees and Other Agents |
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6.2 Certain Definitions |
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7. NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION |
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7.1 Notice by Electronic Transmission |
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7.2 Definition of Electronic Transmission |
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7.3 Inapplicability |
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8. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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8.1 Inspection of Books and Records |
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8.2 Dividends |
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8.3 Reserves |
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8.4 Execution of Instruments |
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8.5 Fiscal Year |
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8.6 Seal |
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8.7 Amendment of Bylaws |
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BYLAWS
OF
DESIGNLINE CORPORATION
1. OFFICES
1.1. Registered Office
The registered office of the Corporation shall be as set forth in the Corporations
Certificate of Incorporation.
1.2. Other Offices
The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and outside of the
State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as may be necessary
or useful in connection with the business of the Corporation.
2. MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1. Place of Meetings
All meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place, within or outside the State of
Delaware, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any officer appointed by
the Board of Directors to make this decision.
2.2. Annual Meetings
(a) Generally. The Corporation shall hold annual meetings of stockholders on such date and at
such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or any officer
appointed by the Board of Directors to make this decision. At the meeting, stockholders shall
elect members of a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting.
(b) Matters Under Consideration. At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business
shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought
before an annual meeting, business must be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any
supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise properly
brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (C) otherwise
properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation who (i) was a stockholder
of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose
behalf such business is proposed, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares
of the Corporation) both at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.2(b) is delivered to
the Secretary of the Corporation and on the record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complied with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(b). For business to be properly brought before
an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in
writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders notice must be
delivered to the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of
business on the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided,
however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the
annual meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the date contemplated at the time of the
previous years proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not
earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or, in the event
public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made by the Corporation fewer than
70 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the close of business on the 10th day following
the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation.
A stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes
to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought
before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii)
the name and address, as they appear on the Corporations books, of the stockholder proposing such
business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record or
beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such
business and (v) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant
to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), in his
capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to
include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy
for a stockholders meeting, stockholders must provide notice as required by the regulations
promulgated under the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no
business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this paragraph (b). The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and
in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (b), and, if he should so determine, he shall
so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not
be transacted.
(c) Nominations for Directors. Only persons who are confirmed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this paragraph (c) shall be eligible for election as directors.
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a
meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of
the Corporation who (i) was a stockholder of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any
beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such nomination or nominations are made, only if
such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time the
notice provided for in Section 2.2(b) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation and on the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, (ii) who is
entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) who complies with the notice provisions set forth in
this Section 2.2(c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board
of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2. Such
stockholders notice shall set forth (i) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes
to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and
residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C)
the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record or beneficially owned
by such person, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and
each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the
nominations are to be made by the stockholder, and (E) any other information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or
is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including
without limitation such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as
a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to such stockholder giving notice,
the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2. At the
request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for
election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation that information
required to be set forth in the stockholders notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.
No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (c) of Section 2.2. The chairman of the
meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not
made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if he should so determine,
he shall so declare at the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
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(d) Public Announcements. For purposes of this bylaw, public announcement shall mean
disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or
comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
2.3. Special Meetings
Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed
by statute, may be called by: (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chief Executive
Officer, or (iii) the Board of Directors pursuant to a properly adopted resolution.
2.4. Notice of Meetings
Notice of any meeting of stockholders, stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, and,
if it is a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given
to each stockholder entitled to notice of such meeting. Notice shall be given not less than 10 nor
more than 60 days before the date of the meeting (except to the extent that such notice is waived
or is not required as provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
Delaware Law) or these Bylaws). Such notice shall be given in accordance with, and shall be
deemed effective as set forth in, Section 222 (or any successor section) of the Delaware Law.
2.5. Waiver of Notice
Whenever notice is required to be given by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic
transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein,
shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose
of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any regular or special meeting of stockholders, directors or members of a committee of
directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic
transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
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2.6. List of Stockholders
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at
least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders
entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the
stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical
order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing contained in this Section 2.6
shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact
information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any
purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (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. In the event that 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. If the meeting
is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the
meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined 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.
2.7. Quorum at Meetings
Stockholders may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum exists with respect to
that matter. Except as otherwise provided by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation, the
holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, and
who are present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the
stockholders for the transaction of business. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is
required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or classes, present in person or
represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote
on that matter. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting (other than for the
express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened), it is deemed present for quorum purposes
for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date
is or must be set for the adjourned meeting.
2.8. Adjournment of Meetings
Either the chairman of the meeting or the vote of a majority of voting shares casting votes,
excluding abstentions and without regard to whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a
meeting of stockholders meeting from time to time. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or
place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. If the adjournment is for more than 30
days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to
vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote
is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice
of such adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 5.4 of these Bylaws, and shall give notice of
the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meetings as
of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the
Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
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2.9. Voting and Proxies
Unless otherwise provided in the Delaware Law or in the Certificate of Incorporation, and
subject to the other provisions of these Bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote on
each matter, in person or by proxy, for each share of the Corporations capital stock that has
voting power and that is held by such stockholder. No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after
three years from its date, unless the proxy
provides for a longer period. A duly executed appointment of proxy shall be irrevocable if
the appointment form states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with
an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. Shares of capital stock held by the
Corporation as treasury stock shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders nor
shall such shares be counted for the purposes of determining quorum.
2.10. Required Vote
When a quorum is present at any meeting of stockholders, all matters shall be determined,
adopted and approved by the affirmative vote (which need not be by ballot) of the holders of a
majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to
vote with respect to the matter, unless the proposed action is one upon which, by express provision
of applicable statutes, rules or regulations (including any applicable stock exchange regulations),
these Bylaws, or the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is specified and required, in
which case such express provision shall govern and control with respect to that vote on that
matter. Without regard to the foregoing, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of
the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the
election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or classes present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
directors shall be elected in the manner specified by Section 3, applicable law, or the Certificate
of Incorporation.
2.11. Joint Owners of Stock
If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names of 2 or more
persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants
by the entirety, or otherwise, or if 2 or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship
respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is given written notice to the contrary and is
furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship
wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a)
if only 1 votes, his act binds all; (b) if more than 1 votes, the act of the majority so voting
binds all; (c) if more than 1 votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each
faction may vote the securities in question proportionally, or may apply to the Delaware Court of
Chancery for relief as provided in the Delaware Law, Section 217(b). If the instrument filed with
the Secretary shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even split
for the purpose of subsection (c) shall be a majority or even split in interest.
2.12. Action Without a Meeting
No action required or permitted to be taken at a stockholders meeting may be taken without a
meeting.
2.13. Organization
1. (a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, if
a Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the
Chief Executive Officer is absent, a chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority in
interest of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, shall act as
chairman. The Secretary, or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by
the Chief Executive Officer, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
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2. (b) The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to make such rules
or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary,
appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors,
if any, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such
rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such
chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting,
including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting,
rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present,
limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation
and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman
shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement
thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and
regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which are to be
voted on by ballot. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the
chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in
accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.
3. DIRECTORS
3.1. Powers
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the
Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful
acts and things, subject to any limitation set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or as
otherwise may be provided in the Delaware Law.
3.2. Number and Election
The number of directors which shall constitute the whole board shall not be fewer than 1 nor
more than 13. Except as set forth herein with respect to vacancies and newly created directorships
as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the
votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote
on the election of directors. Within the limits above specified, the number of directors shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, provided that no such resolution that decreases
the number of directors may shorten the term of any incumbent director. Subject to the Certificate
of Incorporation, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except
as provided in Section 3.4.
3.3. Classes of Directors
The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes to be known as Class I, Class II,
and Class III, which shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Except in the case of death,
resignation, disqualification, or removal for cause, each director shall serve for a term ending on
the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting at which the
director was elected; provided, however, that each initial director in Class I
shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders after his election; each initial
director in Class II shall hold office until the second annual meeting of stockholders after his
election; and each initial director in Class III shall hold office until the third annual meeting
of stockholders after his election; provided further, that a director may serve for
additional terms beyond those set forth herein as a result of being nominated pursuant to Section
3.2 for an additional term or terms. Despite the expiration of a directors term, such director
shall continue to serve until his or her successor, if there is to be any, has been elected and has
qualified. In the event of any increase or decrease in
the authorized number of directors, the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting
from such an increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the three classes of directors so that
the three classes remain as nearly equal in size as possible; provided, however,
that there shall be no classification of additional directors elected by the Board of Directors
until the next meeting of stockholders called for the purposes of electing directors, at which
meeting the terms of all such additional directors shall expire, and such additional directors
positions, if they are to be continued, shall be apportioned among the classes of directors and
nominees therefor shall be submitted to the stockholders for their vote.
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3.4. Resignations; Removal; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships
Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. No director may
be removed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Corporation then entitled to vote, with cause. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation,
vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although fewer than a
quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, whenever the
holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more
directors, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be
filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof in office,
or by a sole remaining director so elected or, if no such directors remain, by a majority of the
applicable class or classes of stock or series thereof. Each director so chosen shall hold office
until the next election of directors, and until such directors successor is elected and qualified,
or until the directors earlier death, resignation or removal. Subject to the Certificate of
Incorporation, in the event that one or more directors resigns from the board, effective at a
future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned,
shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such
resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office
through the remaining term of the resigned director, and until such directors successor is elected
and qualified, or until the directors earlier death, resignation or removal.
3.5. Meetings
3.5.1 Regular Meetings
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such
place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall hold an annual meeting immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders for the purposes
of electing officers and transaction such other business as may lawfully come before it. No notice
need be given of such an annual meeting of the Board of Directors. Notice of the time and place of
all regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be orally or in writing, by telephone,
facsimile, telegraph, telex or electronic transmission, during normal business hours, at least 24
hours before the date and time of the first regularly scheduled meeting, or sent in writing to each
director by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least three days before the date of the first
regularly scheduled meeting.
3.5.2 Special Meetings
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the chairman of the Board of Directors, the
Chief Executive Officer, or any two directors then in office. No notice of a special meeting need
describe the purpose of the special meeting. Notice of the time and place of all special meetings
of the Board of Directors
shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, facsimile, telegraph, telex or electronic
transmission, during normal business hours, at least 24 hours before the date and time of the
meeting, or sent in writing to each director by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least three
days before the date of the meeting.
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3.5.3 Telephone Meetings
Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by any
communication by means of which all participating directors can simultaneously hear each other
during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in
person at the meeting.
3.5.4 Action Without Meeting
Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be
taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board in accordance with
applicable law.
3.5.5 Waiver of Notice of Meeting
A director may waive any notice required by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws before or after the date and time of the event as to which such notice is required. Except
as set forth below, the waiver must be in writing or by electronic transmission, given by the
director entitled to the notice, and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minute book.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a directors attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any
required notice to the director of the meeting unless the director attends the meeting for the
express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
3.5.6 Quorum and Vote at Meetings
At all meetings of the Board, a quorum of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the
total number of directors prescribed pursuant to Section 3.2. The vote of a majority of the
directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of
Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these Bylaws.
3.5.7 Adjournment of Meetings; Notice
If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors
present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement
at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
3.6. Committees of Directors
(a) Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist
of 1 or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted
by law and provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors shall have and may exercise all the
powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation.
(b) Other Committees. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint such other
committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors
shall consist of 1 or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform
such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees.
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(c) Term. Each member of a committee of the Board of Directors shall serve a term on the
committee coexistent with such members term on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors,
subject to the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Bylaw may at any time increase or
decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The
membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his death or voluntary resignation
from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any
reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee
vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the
committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, and,
in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a 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.
(d) Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the
Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this bylaw shall be held at such
times and places as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and when
notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such regular
meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at any place
which has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any director
who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the time and
place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to members of
the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice
of any special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at
any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat,
except when the director attends such special meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. A majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at
any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.
3.7. Compensation of Directors
Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the
Board of Directors, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors, a fixed sum
and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board
of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as
an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor.
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3.8. Organization
At every meeting of the directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairman
has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer, or if the Chief Executive Officer
is absent,
the President or most senior Vice-President, or, in the absence of any such officer, a
chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside over the
meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the Chief
Executive Officer, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
4. OFFICERS
4.1. Officers Designated
The officers of the Corporation shall include, if and when designated by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one
or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, and the
Controller, all of whom shall be elected at the annual organizational meeting of the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant
Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as
it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more
of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person may hold any number of offices of the
Corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by law. The salaries and
other compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner designated
by the Board of Directors.
4.2. Tenure and Duties of Officers
(a) General. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and
until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any
officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of
Directors. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled
by the Board of Directors.
(b) Duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,
when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The
Chairman of the Board of Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and
shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall
designate from time to time. If there is no Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairman of the
Board of Directors shall also serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall
have the powers and duties prescribed in paragraph (c) of this bylaw.
(c) Duties of Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all
meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless the Chairman of
the Board of Directors has been appointed and is present. The Chief Executive Officer shall,
subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control
of the business and officers of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the
President of the Corporation, shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and shall
also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate
from time to time.
(d) Duties of Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents may assume and perform the duties of the
Chief Executive Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or whenever the
office of Chief Executive Officer is vacant. The Vice Presidents shall perform other duties
commonly incident to their office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
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(e) Duties of Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of
the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the
Corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of
the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring
notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties given him in these Bylaws and other duties
commonly incident to his office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer may
direct any Assistant Secretary to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or
disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties commonly
incident to his office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the
Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
(f) Duties of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be
kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render
statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the
Board of Directors or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the
Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The
Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and shall also
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer may direct the
Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Controller or any Assistant Controller to assume and
perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief
Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and each Controller and Assistant
Controller shall perform other duties commonly incident to his office and shall also perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate
from time to time.
4.3. Delegation of Authority
The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to
any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
4.4. Resignations
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to
the Chief Executive Officer or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when
received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified
therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless
otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary
to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the
Corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.
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4.5. Removal
Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time, or by the unanimous written
consent of the directors in office at the time, or by any committee or superior officers upon whom
such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of Directors.
4.6. Compensation
The compensation of officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by
any officers(s) authorized by the Board of Directors to prescribe the compensation of such other
officers.
4.7. Fidelity Bonds
The Corporation may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers or agents by bond or
otherwise.
5. CAPITAL STOCK AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
5.1. Certificate of Stock; Uncertificated Shares
The shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as
provided under the Delaware Law, and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation and
registered as they are issued. Any certificates representing shares of the capital stock shall be
in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe, certifying the number and class of shares
of the capital stock of the Corporation owned by the stockholder, and shall be signed in the name
of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President and the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation.
Any such certificate may bear the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof or may be
represented by a global certificate through the Depository Trust Company. Each such certificate
shall state on the face thereof the name of the Corporation and that it is organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware, the name of the holder, the number and class of shares, the par value of
shares covered thereby or a statement that such shares are without par value, and such other
matters as are required by law.
Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the
Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice that shall set forth the
name of the Corporation, that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware,
the name of the stockholder, the number and class (and the designation of the series, if any) of
the shares represented, and any restrictions on the transfer or registration of such shares of
stock imposed by the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement among
stockholders or any agreement between stockholders and the Corporation, and such other matters as
are required by law.
Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be by facsimile. In case any officer,
transfer agent or registrar whose signature or facsimile signature appears on 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 such person were such officer, transfer
agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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5.2. Duty of Corporation to Register Transfers of Shares
Subject to applicable law and the conditions provided herein, the Corporation shall register
the transfer of shares of its capital stock, which may be certificated or uncertificated as
provided under the Delaware Law, presented to it for transfer upon the books of the Corporation,
cancel such certificated or
uncertificated shares and issue a new certificate or new equivalent uncertificated shares of
its capital stock to the stockholder entitled thereto if:
(a) Endorsement or Instruction.
(i) Upon surrender of the certificate to the Corporation (or its transfer agent, as the case
may be) for transfer, the certificate (or an appended stock power) is properly endorsed by the
registered owner, or by his duly authorized legal representative or attorney-in-fact, with proper
written evidence of the authority and appointment of such representative, if any, accompanying the
certificate; or
(ii) In the case of uncertificated shares, the Corporation receives proper instructions from
the registered owner of uncertificated shares, or by his duly authorized legal representative or
attorney-in-fact, with proper written evidence of the authority and appointment of such
representative, if any, accompanying such instruction.
(b) Additional Requirements Satisfied. Such additional conditions and documentation as the
Corporation (or its transfer agent, as the case may be) shall reasonably require, including without
limitation thereto, the delivery with the surrender of such stock certificate or certificates of
proper evidence of succession, assignment or other authority to obtain transfer thereof, as the
circumstances may require, and such legal opinions with reference to the requested transfer as
shall be required by the Corporation (or its transfer agent) pursuant to the provisions of these
Bylaws and applicable law, shall have been satisfied.
The Board of Directors may appoint a transfer agent and one or more co-transfer agents and
registrar and one or more co-registrars and may make or authorize such agent to make all such rules
and regulations deemed expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the
capital stock of the Corporation.
5.3. Lost Certificates
The Corporation may issue a new certificate or uncertificated shares, in place of any
certificate for shares previously issued if the registered owner of the certificate satisfies the
following conditions:
(a) Proof of Loss. Submits proof in affidavit form satisfactory to the Corporation that such
certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken;
(b) Timely Request. Requests the issuance of a new certificate or uncertificated shares
before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value
in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;
(c) Bond. Gives a bond in such form, and with such surety or sureties, with fixed or open
penalty, as the Corporation may direct, to indemnify the Corporation (and its transfer agent and
registrar, if any) against any claim that may be made or otherwise asserted by virtue of the
alleged loss, destruction, or theft of such certificate or certificates; and
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(d) Other Requirements. Satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the
Corporation.
In the event a certificate has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the
registered owner of record fails to notify the Corporation within a reasonable time after he has
notice of such loss, destruction, or wrongful taking, and the Corporation registers a transfer (in
the manner herein below set forth) of the shares represented by the certificate before receiving
such notification, such prior registered owner of record shall be precluded from making any claim
against the Corporation for the transfer required hereunder or for a new certificate.
5.4. Record Date
5.4.1 Actions by Stockholders
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of
stockholders, 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 by the Board of Directors, and
which record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such
meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for
determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, unless the Board of Directors
determines that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such
determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the
close of business on the date preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived,
at the close of business on the day preceding the day on which the meeting is held. 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 determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the
adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to
notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of
stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.4.1 at
the adjourned meeting.
5.4.2 Payments to Stockholders
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or 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 60 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.
5.5. Stockholders of Record
The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on
its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, to receive notifications, to vote as such
owner, and to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. The Corporation shall not be bound
to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any
other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise may
be provided by the Delaware Law.
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5.6. Execution of Other Securities
All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the Corporation, other than stock
certificates, may be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer
or any Vice President, or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, and the
corporate seal impressed thereon or a facsimile of such seal imprinted thereon and attested by the
signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer; provided, however, that where any such bond, debenture or other
corporate security shall be authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile
signature, of a trustee under an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other
corporate security shall be issued, the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the
corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile
of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or
other corporate security, authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the Board
of Directors, or bear imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any
officer who shall have signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose
facsimile signature shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be
such officer before the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall
have been delivered, such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted
by the Corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose
facsimile signature shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the
Corporation.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees and Other
Agents
(a) Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware Law; provided, however, that the Corporation shall
not be required to indemnify any director or officer in connection with any proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made
by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (iii) such
indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers
vested in the Corporation under the Delaware Law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be
made under subsection (d) of this bylaw.
(b) Employees and Other Agents. The Corporation shall have power to indemnify its employees
and other agents as set forth in the Delaware Law.
(c) Expense. The Corporation shall advance to 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 a
director or officer, of the Corporation, or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or
was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or executive officer of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition
of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or
officer in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
person to repay said mounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified under this bylaw or otherwise.
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(d) Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to
indemnification and advances to directors and officers under this bylaw shall be deemed to be
contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between
the Corporation and the director or officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by
this bylaw to a director or officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such
right in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is
denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within 90 days of request
therefor. The claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be
entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting his claim, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the Corporation shall be
entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standard of
conduct that make it permissible under the Delaware Law for the Corporation to indemnify the
claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an officer of the Corporation
(except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that such officer is or was a director of the Corporation) for
advances, the Corporation shall be entitled to raise a defense as to any such action clear and
convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not
believe to be in or not opposed in the best interests of the Corporation, or with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors,
independent legal counsel or 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 the Delaware Law, nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or
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 claimant has not met the applicable standard of
conduct. In any suit brought by a director or officer to enforce a right to indemnification or to
an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden of proving that the director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article 6 or otherwise
shall be on the Corporation.
(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this bylaw shall not be
exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, 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 office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into
individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting
indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Delaware Law.
(f) Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this bylaw shall continue as to
a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(g) Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Law, the Corporation, upon
approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or
permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this bylaw.
(h) Amendments. Any repeal or modification of this bylaw shall only be prospective and shall
not affect the rights under this bylaw in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any
action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the Corporation.
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(i) Saving Clause. If this bylaw or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by
any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each
director and officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this bylaw that
shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law.
6.2. Certain Definitions
For the purposes of this Article 6, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) The term proceeding shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation,
the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and
the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
(b) The term expenses shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation,
court costs, attorneys fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any
other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.
(c) The term the Corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent or another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Bylaw with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation
as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
(d) References to a director, executive officer, officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the
request of the Corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee,
trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(e) References to other enterprises shall include employee benefit plans; references to
fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan; and references to serving at the request of the Corporation shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation as referred to in this bylaw.
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7. NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
7.1. Notice by Electronic Transmission
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders
pursuant to Delaware Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any notice to
stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of Delaware Law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission
consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable
by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked
if:
(i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices
given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent; and
(ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice.
However, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any
meeting or other action.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i) if by facsimile telecommunication, 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 a 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) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or an affidavit of the
transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of
electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein.
7.2. Definition of Electronic Transmission
An 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.
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7.3. Inapplicability
Notice by a form of electronic transmission shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or
324 of the Delaware Law.
8. GENERAL PROVISIONS
8.1. Inspection of Books and Records
Any stockholder, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under
oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for
any proper purpose the Corporations stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books
and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose
reasonably related to such persons interest as a stockholder. In every instance where any
attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under
oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the
attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be
directed to the Corporation at its registered office or at its principal place of business.
8.2. Dividends
The Board of Directors may declare dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation,
subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the laws of the State of
Delaware.
8.3. Reserves
The directors of the Corporation may set apart, out of the funds of the Corporation available
for dividends, a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.
8.4. Execution of Instruments
All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, and promissory notes of the
Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the
Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
8.5. Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
8.6. Seal
The corporate seal shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall approve. The seal
may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or otherwise
reproduced.
8.7. Amendment of Bylaws
The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of the
Corporation as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. The foregoing power in the Board of
Directors to
adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws shall not divest nor limit the stockholders of the power to
adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws.
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