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8-K - FORM 8-K - ADVANTA CORP | c13288e8vk.htm |
EX-3.2 - EXHIBIT 3.2 - ADVANTA CORP | c13288exv3w2.htm |
EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - ADVANTA CORP | c13288exv99w1.htm |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ADVANTA CORP.
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of the Corporation is Advanta Corp.
ARTICLE II. REGISTERED AGENT
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is
Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington, County of New
Castle, State of Delaware, 19808. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State
of Delaware at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as from
time to time amended (the DGCL).
ARTICLE IV. CAPITALIZATION
The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue
is 100, all of which shares shall be Common Stock having no par value (Common Stock).
ARTICLE V. NO NON-VOTING EQUITY SECURITIES
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein to the contrary, the Corporation shall
not issue non-voting equity securities prohibited by section 1123(a)(6) of title 11 of the United
States Code (the Bankruptcy Code),
ARTICLE VI. BYLAWS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, subject to any
limitations contained elsewhere in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws
of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the Board, but any bylaws
adopted by the Board may be amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon. The
bylaws shall provide that the election of directors need not be by written ballot.
ARTICLE VII. LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
1. A director of
the Corporation who served on or after 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2011
(the Effective Date) shall not be personally liable either to the Corporation or to any
stockholder for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any
breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
omissions which are not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation
of the law, (iii) for any matter in respect of which such director shall be liable under Section
174 of the DGCL or any amendment or successor provision thereto, or (iv) for any transaction from
which the director shall have derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is hereafter
amended or supplemented to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal
liability of directors, the liability of a director to the Corporation or its stockholders shall be
limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended or supplemented.
Neither amendment nor repeal of this Section 1 of Article VII nor the adoption of
any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this
Section 1 of Article VII shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section
1 of Article VII in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or
claim that, but for this Section 1 of Article VII, would accrue or arise, prior to
such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
2. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to, or testifies or participates in a similar capacity in, any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in
nature, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation
on or after the Effective Date, or is serving or did serve on or after the Effective Date at the
request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law, and
the Corporation may but shall not be required to adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with any
such person for the purpose of confirming, implementing or otherwise providing for such
indemnification.
3. The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to, or testifies or participates in a similar capacity in, any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative in nature, by reason of the fact that such person is or was an
employee or agent of the Corporation, other than a director or officer, on or after the Effective
Date or is serving or did serve on or after the Effective Date at the request of the Corporation as
an employee or agent, other than a director or officer, of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, employee benefit plan, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law, and the Corporation may but shall not be
required to adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with any such person for the purpose of
confirming, implementing or otherwise providing for such indemnification.
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4. Expenses incurred by a director or officer that is serving or that did serve as a director
or officer of the Corporation on or after the Effective Date, in defending or testifying or similar
participation in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding of
the type referred to in Section 2 of this Article VII 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 such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that
such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation against such expenses
as authorized by this Article VII, and the Corporation may but shall not be required to
adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with such persons for the purpose of confirming, implementing
or otherwise providing for such advances.
5. Expenses incurred by an employee or agent, other than a director or officer, that is
serving or that did serve as an employee or agent of the Corporation on or after the Effective
Date, in defending or testifying or similar participation in a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding of the type referred to in Section 3 of this Article VII
may 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 such employee or agent to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such employee or agent is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation against such expenses as authorized by this Article VII, and
the Corporation may adopt bylaws or enter into agreements with such persons for the purpose of
providing for such advances.
6. The indemnification permitted by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of
any other rights to which any person may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as
to action in another capacity while holding an 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 a director, officer, employee or agent. Nothing in this Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation affects any rights of indemnification, defense or
reimbursement that former directors, officers or employees of the Corporation may have under the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Corporation as of November 8, 2009. If any person
entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VII (collectively, the
Covered Persons), is concurrently entitled to indemnification by another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or entity (the Third Party Indemnitor) because the
Covered Person is or was serving at the Third Party Indemnitors request as an officer, director,
employee or agent of this
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Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, then the Corporation shall be liable for the full
amount and such liability shall not be reduced by any amount the Covered Person may have the right
to collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from the Third Party Indemnitor. The
Corporation shall have no rights of subrogation to any claims a Covered Person may have against a
Third Party Indemnitor for indemnification or advancement of expenses, and in no event shall the
indemnification and advancement of expenses obligations of a Third Party Indemnitor hereunder
reduce, offset or contribute to the indemnification and advancement of expenses obligations of the
Corporation.
7. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of
such persons status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII or otherwise.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation on this 28th day of February,
2011.
/s/ Philip M. Browne | ||||
Name: Philip M. Browne | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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