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Exhibit 3.5

 

FORM

OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYE-LAWS

OF

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDINGS I, LTD.

(Adopted , 2011)

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Interpretation

1.

   Definitions

Shares

2.

   Power to Issue Shares

3.

   Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares

4.

   Rights Attaching to Shares

5.

   Calls on Shares

6.

   Prohibition on Financial Assistance

7.

   Forfeiture of Shares

8.

   Share Certificates

9.

   Fractional Shares

Registration of Shares

10.

   Register of Members

11.

   Registered Holder Absolute Owner

12.

   Transfer of Registered Shares

13.

   Transmission of Registered Shares

Alteration of Share Capital

14.

   Power to Alter Capital

15.

   Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

Dividends and Capitalisation

16.

   Dividends

17.

   Power to Set Aside Profits

18.

   Method of Payment

19.

   Capitalisation

Meetings of Members

20.

   Annual General Meetings
21.    Special General Meetings
22.    Requisitioned General Meetings/Other Business
23.    Notice
24.    Giving Notice and Access
25.    Postponement or Cancellation of General Meeting
26.    No Electronic Participation at General Meetings
27.    Quorum at General Meetings
28.    Chairman to Preside at General Meetings
29.    Voting on Resolutions
30.    Voting on a Poll
31.    Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
32.    Instrument of Proxy
33.    Resolution in Writing
34.    Representation of Corporate Member
35.    Adjournment of General Meeting
36.    Directors’ Attendance at General Meetings
Directors and Officers
37.    Number of Directors
38.    Election of Directors
39.    Term of Office of Directors
40.    Alternate Directors
41.    Removal of Directors
42.    Vacancy in the Office of Director
43.    Remuneration of Directors
44.    Defect in Appointment of Director
45.    Directors to Manage Business
46.    Powers of the Board of Directors
47.    Register of Directors and Officers
48.    Appointment of Officers
49.    Appointment of Secretary
50.    Duties of Officers
51.    Remuneration of Officers
52.    Conflicts of Interest
53.    Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
Meetings of the Board of Directors
54.    Board Meetings
55.    Notice of Board Meetings
56.    Participation of Meetings by Telephone
57.    Quorum at Board Meetings
58.    Board to Continue in Event of Vacancy
59.    Chairman to Preside
60.    Written Resolutions
61.    Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
Corporate Records
62.    Minutes
63.    Place Where Corporate Records Kept
64.    Form and Use of Seal
Accounts
65.    Books of Account
66.    Financial Year End
Audits
67.    Annual Audit
68.    Appointment of Auditors
69.    Remuneration of Auditors
70.    Duties of Auditors
71.    Access to Records
72.    Financial Statements
73.    Distribution of Auditor’s Report
74.    Vacancy in the Office of Auditor
Business Combinations
75.    Amalgamations
Voluntary Winding-Up and Dissolution
76.    Winding-Up
Changes to Constitution
77.    Changes to Bye-laws
78.    Discontinuance
 


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INTERPRETATION

 

1.

Definitions

 

  1.1

In these Bye-laws, the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings, respectively:

 

Act

  

the Companies Act 1981 as amended from time to time;

Alternate Director

  

an alternate director appointed in accordance with these Bye-laws;

Auditor

  

includes an individual or partnership;

beneficially own

  

has the meaning set forth in Appendix A;

Board

  

the board of directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum;

Chief Executive Officer

  

the chief executive officer of the Company in office from time to time;

Company

  

the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed;

Controlled Company

  

shall mean a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is beneficially owned by the Initial Shareholder and/or the Sponsors;


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Director

  

a director of the Company and shall include an Alternate Director;

Initial Shareholder

  

has the meaning set forth in Appendix A;

Member

  

the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;

notice

  

written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;

Officer

  

any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;

Register of Directors

  

the register of directors and officers referred to in these Bye-laws;

Register of Members

  

the register of members referred to in these Bye-laws;

Resident Representative

  

any person appointed to act as resident representative and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative;

Secretary

  

the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary;


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Shareholders Agreement

  

has the meaning set forth in Appendix A;

Sponsor Shareholders

  

has the meaning set forth in Appendix A; and

Treasury Share

  

a share of the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and has been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not been cancelled.

 

  1.2

In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context:

 

  (a)

words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;

 

  (b)

words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

 

  (c)

words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;

 

  (d)

the words:

 

  (i)

“may” shall be construed as permissive; and

 

  (ii)

“shall” shall be construed as imperative; and

 

  (e)

unless otherwise provided herein, words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws.

 

  1.3

In these Bye-laws expressions referring to writing or its cognates shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography, electronic mail and other modes of representing words in visible form.

 

  1.4

Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.


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SHARES

 

2.

Power to Issue Shares

 

  2.1

Subject to these Bye-laws and to any resolution of the Members to the contrary, and without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares, the Board shall have the power to issue any unissued shares of the Company on such terms and conditions as it may determine.

 

  2.2

Without limitation to the provisions of Bye-law 4, subject to the provisions of the Act, any preference shares may be issued or converted into shares that (at a determinable date or at the option of the Company or the holder) are liable to be redeemed on such terms and in such manner as may be determined by the Board (before the issue or conversion).

 

3.

Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares

 

  3.1

The Company may purchase its own shares for cancellation or acquire them as Treasury Shares in accordance with the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit.

 

  3.2

The Company may purchase its own shares in accordance with the provisions of the Act on such terms as the Board shall think fit. The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase or acquire all or any part of its own shares in accordance with the Act.

 

4.

Rights Attaching to Shares

 

  4.1

At the date these Bye-laws are adopted, the share capital of the Company is divided into two classes: (i) [] common shares of par value US$0.[] each (the “Common Shares”) and (ii) [] preference shares of par value US$[] each (the “Preference Shares”).

 

  4.2

The holders of Common Shares shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws (including, without limitation, the rights attaching to Preference Shares):

 

  (a)

be entitled to one vote per share;


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  (b)

be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;

 

  (c)

in the event of a winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to the surplus assets of the Company; and

 

  (d)

generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.

 

  4.3

The Board is authorised to provide for the issuance of the Preference Shares in one or more series, and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the terms, including designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such matters and the issuance of such Preference Shares shall not be deemed to vary the rights attached to the Common Shares or, subject to the terms of any other series of Preference Shares, to vary the rights attached to any other series of Preference Shares). The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

 

  (a)

the number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;

 

  (b)

the dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of the payment of dividends on shares of that series;

 

  (c)

whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

  (d)

whether that series shall have conversion or exchange privileges (including, without limitation, conversion into Common Shares), and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board shall determine;


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  (e)

whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable or repurchaseable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption or repurchase, including the manner of selecting shares for redemption or repurchase if less than all shares are to be redeemed or repurchased, the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable or repurchaseable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption or repurchase, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption or repurchase dates;

 

  (f)

whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or repurchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

 

  (g)

the right of the shares of that series to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional shares (including additional shares of such series or any other series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Company or any subsidiary of any issued shares of the Company;

 

  (h)

the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment in respect of shares of that series; and

 

  (i)

any other relative participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of that series.

 

  4.4

Any Preference Shares of any series which have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of any other class or classes shall have the status of authorised and unissued Preference Shares of the same series and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reclassified and reissued as part of a new series of Preference Shares to be created by resolution or


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resolutions of the Board or as part of any other series of Preference Shares, all subject to the conditions and the restrictions on issuance set forth in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issue of any series of Preference Shares.

 

  4.5

At the discretion of the Board, whether or not in connection with the issuance and sale of any shares or other securities of the Company, the Company may issue securities, contracts, warrants or other instruments evidencing any shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations on such terms, conditions and other provisions as are fixed by the Board, including, without limiting the generality of this authority, conditions that preclude or limit any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the issued Common Shares, other shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations of the Company or transferee of the person or persons from exercising, converting, transferring or receiving the shares, option rights, securities having conversion or option rights, or obligations.

 

  4.6

All the rights attaching to a Treasury Share shall be suspended and shall not be exercised by the Company while it holds such Treasury Share and, except where required by the Act, all Treasury Shares shall be excluded from the calculation of any percentage or fraction of the share capital, or shares, of the Company.

 

5.

Calls on Shares

 

  5.1

The Board may make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any monies (whether in respect of nominal value or premium) unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members (and not made payable at fixed times by the terms and conditions of issue) and, if a call is not paid on or before the day appointed for payment thereof, the Member may at the discretion of the Board be liable to pay the Company interest on the amount of such call at such rate as the Board may determine, from the date when such call was payable up to the actual date of payment. The Board may differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment of such calls.


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  5.2

Any sum which by the terms of allotment of a share becomes payable upon issue or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall for all the purposes of these Bye-laws be deemed to be an amount on which a call has been duly made and payable on the date on which, by the terms of issue, the same becomes payable, and in case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these Bye-laws as to payment of interest, costs, charges and expenses, forfeiture or otherwise shall apply as if such sum had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

  5.3

The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and any interest, costs and expenses in respect thereof.

 

  5.4

The Company may accept from any Member the whole or a part of the amount remaining unpaid on any shares held by him, although no part of that amount has been called up or become payable.

 

6.

Prohibition on Financial Assistance

The Company shall not give, whether directly or indirectly, whether by means of loan, guarantee, provision of security or otherwise, any financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition or proposed acquisition by any person of any shares in the Company, but nothing in this Bye-law shall prohibit transactions permitted under the Act.

 

7.

Forfeiture of Shares

 

  7.1

If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call permitted by Bye-law 5.1 in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at any time thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid, direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following:

Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. (the “Company”)


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You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on the [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of [            ] per annum computed from the said [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.

Dated this [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ]

 

 

[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board

 

  7.2

If the requirements of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at any time thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and may be disposed of as the Board shall determine.

 

  7.3

A Member whose share or shares have been forfeited as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture, together with all interest due thereon and any costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection therewith.

 

  7.4

The Board may accept the surrender of any shares which it is in a position to forfeit on such terms and conditions as may be agreed. Subject to those terms and conditions, a surrendered share shall be treated as if it had been forfeited.

 

8.

Share Certificates

 

  8.1

Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the common seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) or bearing the signature (or a facsimile thereof) of a Director or Secretary or a person expressly authorized to sign specifying the number and, where appropriate, the


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class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, specifying the amount paid on such shares. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.

 

  8.2

The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom the shares have been allotted.

 

  8.3

If any share certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid, or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if it sees fit.

 

  8.4

Notwithstanding any provisions of these Bye-laws:

 

  (a)

the Directors shall, subject always to the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations and the facilities and requirements of any relevant system concerned, have power to implement any arrangements they may, in their absolute discretion, think fit in relation to the evidencing of title to and transfer of uncertificated shares and to the extent such arrangements are so implemented, no provision of these Bye-laws shall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent with the holding or transfer of shares in uncertificated form; and

 

  (b)

unless otherwise determined by the Directors and as permitted by the Act and any other applicable laws and regulations, no person shall be entitled to receive a certificate in respect of any share for so long as the title to that share is evidenced otherwise than by a certificate and for so long as transfers of that share may be made otherwise than by a written instrument.

 

9.

Fractional Shares

The Company may issue its shares in fractional denominations and deal with such fractions to the same extent as its whole shares and shares in fractional denominations shall have in proportion to

 


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the respective fractions represented thereby all of the rights of whole shares including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the right to vote, to receive dividends and distributions and to participate in a winding-up.

REGISTRATION OF SHARES

 

10.

Register of Members

 

  10.1

The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.

 

  10.2

The Register of Members shall be open to inspection without charge at the registered office of the Company on every business day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given in accordance with the Act, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year.

 

11.

Registered Holder Absolute Owner

The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable claim or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.

 

12.

Transfer of Registered Shares

 

  12.1

An instrument of transfer shall be in writing in the form of the following, or as near thereto as circumstances permit, or in such other form as the Board may accept:

Transfer of a Share or Shares

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. (the “Company”)


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FOR VALUE RECEIVED………………. [amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] shares of the Company.

DATED this [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ]

 

Signed by:

   

In the presence of:

 

   

 

Transferor

   

Witness

 

   

 

Transferee

   

Witness

 

  12.2

Such instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee, provided that, in the case of a fully paid up share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been registered as having been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members.

 

  12.3

The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

 

  12.4

The joint holders of any share may transfer such share to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.

 

  12.5

The Board may in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason therefore refuse to register the transfer of a share which is not fully paid up. The Board shall refuse to register a transfer unless all applicable consents, authorisations and permissions of any governmental body or agency in Bermuda have been obtained. If the Board refuses to


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register a transfer of any share the Secretary shall, within three months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferor and transferee notice of the refusal.

 

  12.6

Shares may be transferred without a written instrument if transferred by an appointed agent or otherwise in accordance with the Act.

 

13.

Transmission of Registered Shares

 

  13.1

In the case of the death of a Member, the survivor or survivors where the deceased Member was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased Member where the deceased Member was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to the deceased Member’s interest in the shares. Nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by such deceased Member with other persons. Subject to the provisions of the Act, for the purpose of this Bye-law, legal personal representative means the executor or administrator of a deceased Member or such other person as the Board may, in its absolute discretion, decide as being properly authorised to deal with the shares of a deceased Member.

 

  13.2

Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of the following:

Transfer by a Person Becoming Entitled on Death/Bankruptcy of a Member

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I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Member] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Member] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.

 

DATED this [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ]

     

Signed by:

     

In the presence of:

 

     

 

Transferor

     

Witness

 

     

 

Transferee

     

Witness

 

  13.3

On the presentation of the foregoing materials to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall, in any case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Member’s death or bankruptcy, as the case may be.

 

  13.4

Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares, then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to the said share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim


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in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders.

ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

14.

Power to Alter Capital

 

  14.1

Subject to Bye-law 4.3, the Company may if authorised by resolution of the Members increase, divide, consolidate, subdivide, change the currency denomination of, diminish or otherwise alter or reduce its share capital in any manner permitted by the Act.

 

  14.2

Where, on any alteration or reduction of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit.

 

15.

Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

If, at any time, the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of a majority of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class at which meeting the necessary quorum shall be two or more persons at least holding or representing by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the class. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION


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16.

Dividends

 

  16.1

The Board may, subject to these Bye-laws and in accordance with the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets. No unpaid dividend shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

  16.2

The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend.

 

  16.3

The Company may pay dividends in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on others.

 

  16.4

The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company. No unpaid distribution shall bear interest as against the Company.

 

17.

Power to Set Aside Profits

The Board may, before declaring a dividend, set aside out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose.

 

18.

Method of Payment

 

  18.1

Any dividend or other monies payable in respect of a share may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the address of the Member in the Register of Members (in the case of joint Members, the senior joint holder, seniority being determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members), or by direct transfer to such bank account as such Member may direct. Every such cheque shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent or to such persons as the Member may direct, and payment of the cheque or warrant shall be a good discharge to the Company. Every such


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cheque or warrant shall be sent at the risk of the person entitled to the money represented thereby. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one of them can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.

 

  18.2

The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all monies due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

  18.3

Any dividend and or other monies payable in respect of a share which has remained unclaimed for 6 years from the date when it became due for payment shall, if the Board so resolves, be forfeited and cease to remain owing by the Company. The payment of any unclaimed dividend or other moneys payable in respect of a share may (but need not) be paid by the Company into an account separate from the Company’s own account. Such payment shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.

 

  18.4

The Company shall be entitled to cease sending dividend cheques and warrants by post or otherwise to a Member if those instruments have been returned undelivered to, or left uncashed by, that Member on at least two consecutive occasions, or, following one such occasion, reasonable enquiries have failed to establish the Member’s new address. The entitlement conferred on the Company by this Bye-law 18.4 in respect of any Member shall cease if the Member claims a dividend or cashes a dividend cheque or warrant.

 

19.

Capitalisation

 

  19.1

The Board may resolve to capitalise any sum for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro-rata (except in connection with the conversion of shares of one class to shares of another class) to the Members.

 

  19.2

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amounts in paying up in full, partly paid or nil paid shares of those Members who would have been entitled to such sums if they were distributed by way of dividend or distribution.

MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

 

20.

Annual General Meetings

The annual general meeting of the Company shall be held in each year at such time and place as the Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board (if any) or the Board shall appoint.

 

21.

Special General Meetings

The Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board or the Board may convene a special general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgment such a meeting is necessary.

 

22.

Requisitioned General Meetings/Other Business

 

  22.1

The Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings of the Company, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting of the Company and the provisions of the Act shall apply.

 

  22.2

In addition to any rights of Members under the Act or these Bye-laws, business may be brought before any annual general meeting of the Company, or any special general meeting of the Company, by any person who: (i) is a Member of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Bye-law and on the record date for the determination of Members entitled to receive notice of and vote at such meeting; and (ii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bye-law 22.

 

  22.3

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for other business to be proposed by a Member pursuant to Bye-law 22.2, such Member must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary.


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  22.4

To be timely, a notice given to the Secretary pursuant to Bye-law 22.3 must be delivered to or mailed and received at the registered office and by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company as set forth in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: (i) in the case of an annual general meeting, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before the anniversary of the last annual general meeting prior to the giving of the notice or, in the event the annual general meeting is called for a date that is not 25 days before or after such anniversary the notice must be so delivered or mailed and received not later than 10 days following the date on which notice of the annual general meeting was mailed or the date on which public disclosure of the date of the annual general meeting was made, whichever first occurs, and (ii) in the case of a special general meeting, not later than 10 days following the date on which notice of the special general meeting was mailed or the date on which public disclosure of the date of the special general meeting was made, whichever first occurs.

 

  22.5

To be in proper written form, a notice given to the Secretary pursuant to Bye-law 22.3 must set forth as to each matter such Member proposes to bring before the general meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the general meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the general meeting, (ii) the name and record address of such Member, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are registered in the name of such Member, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such Member and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such Member and any material interest of such Member in such business, and (v) a representation that such Member intends to appear in person or by proxy at the general meeting to bring such business before the general meeting.

 

  22.6

Once business has been properly brought before the general meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Bye-law, nothing in this Bye-law shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any Member of any such business. If the chairman of a general meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with


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this Bye-law 22, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.

 

  22.7

No business may be transacted at a general meeting, other than business that is either (i) properly brought before the general meeting by or at the direction of the Board (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or (ii) properly brought before the general meeting by any Member or Members in accordance with the Act or these Bye-laws.

 

23.

Notice

 

  23.1

Not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice of an annual general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting.

 

  23.2

Not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice of a special general meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat, stating the date, time, place and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting provided, however, that if a special general meeting is called upon the request of the Initial Shareholder or an Affiliate thereof in accordance with Bye-law 22, then not less than 5 days’ notice of such special general meting shall be given.

 

  23.3

The Board may fix any date as the record date for determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company.

 

  23.4

A general meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called on shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting.


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  23.5

The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of a notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

 

24.

Giving Notice and Access

 

  24.1

A notice may be given by the Company to a Member either by delivering it to such Member in person or by sending it to such Member’s address in the Register of Members; or to such other address given for the purpose. For the purposes of this Bye-law 24, a notice may be sent by letter mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile, electronic mail or other mode of representing words in a legible form.

 

  24.2

Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares.

 

  24.3

Save as provided by Bye-law 24.4, any notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, at the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or to the cable company or transmitted by telex, facsimile, electronic mail, or such other method as the case may be.

 

  24.4

Mail notice shall be deemed to have been served seven days after the date on which it is deposited, with postage prepaid, in the mail of any member state of the European Union, the United States, or Bermuda.

 

  24.5

The Company shall be under no obligation to send a notice or other document to the address shown for any particular Member in the Register of Members if the Board considers that the legal or practical problems under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, the territory in which the address is situated are such that it is necessary or expedient not to send the notice or document concerned to such Member at


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such address and may require a Member with such an address to provide the Company with an alternative acceptable address for delivery of notices by the Company.

 

25

Postponement or Cancellation of General Meeting

The Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer may, and the Secretary on instruction from the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer shall, postpone or cancel any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under these Bye-laws) provided that notice of postponement or cancellation is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed or cancelled meeting shall be given to the Members in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.

 

26

No Electronic Participation at General Meetings

Members may not participate in any general meeting by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities.

 

27

Quorum at General Meetings

 

  27.1

At any general meeting of the Company one or more persons present in person at the start of the meeting and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% of the total issued and outstanding voting shares in the Company shall form a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

  27.2

If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, then, in the case of a meeting convened on a requisition, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled and, in any other case, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day one week later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Secretary may determine. If the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day one week later or the Secretary shall determine that the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, time and place, it is not necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the meeting being adjourned. If the Secretary shall determine that the meeting be adjourned to


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an unspecified date, time or place, fresh notice of the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.

 

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Chairman to Preside at General Meetings

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of those attending and entitled to vote thereat, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not the Chief Executive Officer, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members at which such person is present. In their absence, the Deputy Chairman or Vice President, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of all of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote.

 

29

Voting on Resolutions

 

  29.1

Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Shareholders Agreement and these Bye-laws (including, without limitation, Bye-law 38.4), any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

 

  29.2

No Member shall be entitled to vote at a general meeting unless such Member has paid all the calls on all shares held by such Member.

 

  29.3

At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to these Bye-laws and any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his or her hand.

 

  29.4

At any general meeting if an amendment shall be proposed to any resolution under consideration and the chairman of the meeting shall rule on whether or not the proposed


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amendment is out of order, the proceedings on the substantive resolution shall not be invalidated by any error in such ruling.

 

  29.5

At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact.

 

30

Voting on a Poll

 

  30.1

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons:

 

  (a)

the chairman of such meeting; or

 

  (b)

at least three Members present in person or represented by proxy; or

 

  (c)

any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right to vote at such meeting; or

 

  (d)

any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding shares in the Company conferring the right to vote at such meeting, being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total amount paid up on all such shares conferring such right.

 

  30.2

Where a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, every person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted by ballot as described herein, and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show


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of hands. A person entitled to more than one vote need not use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.

 

  30.3

A poll demanded for the purpose of electing a chairman of the meeting or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time and place at such meeting as the chairman (or acting chairman) of the meeting may direct. Any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll.

 

  30.4

Where a vote is taken by poll, each person physically present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken. Each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. At the conclusion of the poll, the ballot papers and votes cast in accordance with such directions shall be examined and counted by one or more inspectors of votes appointed by the chairman or the Board for the purpose. The result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman.

 

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Voting by Joint Holders of Shares

In the case of joint holders, the vote of the senior who tenders a vote (whether in person or by proxy) shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

 

32

Instrument of Proxy

 

  32.1

A Member may appoint a proxy by (a) an instrument appointing a proxy in writing in substantially the following form or such other form as the Board may determine from time to time:

Proxy

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. (the “Company”)


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I/We, [insert names here], being a Member of the Company with [number] shares, HEREBY APPOINT [name] of [address] or failing him, [name] of [address] to be my/our proxy to vote for me/us at the meeting of the Members to be held on the [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ] and at any adjournment thereof. (Any restrictions on voting to be inserted here.)

Signed this [    ] day of [            ], 20[    ]

 

 

Member(s)

or (b) such telephonic, electronic or other means as may be approved by the Board from time to time.

 

  32.2

The appointment of a proxy must be received by the Company at the registered office or at such other place or in such manner as is specified in the notice convening the meeting or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company in relation to the meeting at which the person named in the appointment proposes to vote, and an appointment of proxy which is not received in the manner so permitted shall be invalid.

 

  32.3

A Member who is the holder of two or more shares may appoint more than one proxy to represent him and vote on his behalf in respect of different shares.

 

  32.4

The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any appointment of a proxy shall be final.

 

33

Resolution in Writing

 

  33.1

Subject to the provisions of the Bye-laws and the Act, anything which may be done by resolution of the Members in any general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members may, without a meeting be done by resolution in writing in accordance with this Bye-law.


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  33.2

Notice of any resolution to be made in writing shall be given, and a copy of the resolution shall be circulated, to all Members who would be entitled to attend a meeting and vote on the resolution in the same manner as that required for a notice of a meeting of Members at which the resolution could have been considered, except that any requirement in the Act or in these Bye-laws as to the length of the period of notice shall not apply. The accidental omission to give notice to, or the non-receipt of a notice by, any person entitled to receive notice of a resolution does not invalidate the passing of a resolution.

 

  33.3

A resolution in writing under Bye-law 33.1 is passed when it is signed by, or, in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members who at the date of the notice would be entitled to attend the meeting and vote on such resolution, provided, however, that for so long as the Sponsor Shareholders, collectively, beneficially owned more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, a resolution in writing is passed when it is signed by, or, in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the Members who at the date the notice is given represent such majority of votes as would be required if the resolution had been voted on at a meeting of Members at which all Members entitled to attend and vote thereat were present and voting.

 

  33.4

A resolution in writing may be signed by any number of counterparts.

 

  33.5

A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.

 

  33.6

A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of the Act.

 

  33.7

This Bye-law shall not apply to:


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  (a)

a resolution passed to remove an Auditor from office before the expiration of his term of office; or

 

  (b)

a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office.

 

  33.8

For the purposes of this Bye-law, the effective date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Member whose signature results in the necessary voting majority being achieved and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law, a reference to such date.

 

34

Representation of Corporate Member

 

  34.1

A corporation which is a Member may, by written instrument, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and any person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member, and that Member shall be deemed to be present in person at any such meeting attended by its authorised representative or representatives.

 

  34.2

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member.


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Adjournment of General Meeting

 

  35.1

The chairman of any general meeting at which a quorum is present may with the consent of Members holding a majority of the voting rights of those Members present in person or by proxy (and shall if so directed by Members holding a majority of the voting rights of those Members present in person or by proxy), adjourn the meeting.

 

  35.2

In addition, the chairman may adjourn the meeting to another time and place without such consent or direction if it appears to him that:

 

  (a)

it is likely to be impracticable to hold or continue that meeting because of the number of Members wishing to attend who are not present; or

 

  (b)

the unruly conduct of persons attending the meeting prevents, or is likely to prevent, the orderly continuation of the business of the meeting; or

 

  (c)

an adjournment is otherwise necessary so that the business of the meeting may be properly conducted.

 

  35.3

Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date, place and time announced at the meeting being adjourned, fresh notice of the date, place and time for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member entitled to attend and vote thereat in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.

 

36

Directors Attendance at General Meetings

The Directors shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and be heard at any general meeting.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS


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Number of Directors

 

  37.1

The Board shall consist of such number of Directors being not less than three Directors and not more than such maximum number of Directors, not exceeding fifteen Directors, as the Board may from time to time determine.

 

38

Election of Directors

 

  38.1

Subject to the Shareholders Agreement, the Board of Directors shall be elected or appointed, except in the case of a casual vacancy, at the annual general meeting or at any special general meeting called for that purpose.

 

  38.2

Subject to the Shareholders Agreement, at any general meeting the Members may authorise the Board to fill any vacancy in their number left unfilled at a general meeting.

 

  38.3

Subject to the Shareholders Agreement, only persons who are proposed or nominated in accordance with this Bye-law shall be eligible for election as Directors. Subject to these Bye-laws, any Member or the Board may propose any person for election as a Director in accordance with this Bye-law. Where any person, other than a Director retiring at the meeting or a person proposed for re-election or election as a Director by the Board, is to be proposed for election as a Director, notice must be given to the Company of the intention to propose him and of his willingness to serve as a Director. Where a Director is to be elected:


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  (a)

at an annual general meeting, such notice must be given not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before the anniversary of the last annual general meeting prior to the giving of the notice or, in the event the annual general meeting is called for a date that is not 25 days before or after such anniversary the notice must be given not later than 10 days following the earlier of the date on which notice of the annual general meeting was posted to Members or the date on which public disclosure of the date of the annual general meeting was made; and

 

  (b)

at a special general meeting, such notice must be given not later than 10 days following the earlier of the date on which notice of the special general meeting was posted to Members or the date on which public disclosure of the date of the special general meeting was made.

 

  38.4

Where persons are validly proposed for re-election or election as Directors, the persons receiving the most votes (up to the number of Directors to be elected) shall be elected as Directors, and an absolute majority of the votes cast shall not be a prerequisite to the election of such Directors.

 

39

Alternate Directors

 

  39.1

Any Director may appoint a person or persons to act as a Director in the alternative to himself by notice deposited with the Secretary. Any person so elected or appointed shall have all the rights and powers of the Director or Directors for whom such person is appointed in the alternative provided that such person shall not be counted more than once in determining whether or not a quorum is present.

 

  39.2

An Alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of the Board and to attend and vote at any such meeting at which a Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed in the alternative is not personally present and generally to perform at such meeting all the functions of such Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed.


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  39.3

An Alternate Director shall cease to be such if the Director for whom such Alternate Director was appointed to act as a Director in the alternative ceases for any reason to be a Director, but may be re-appointed by the Board as an alternate to the person appointed to fill the vacancy in accordance with these Bye-laws.

 

40

Removal of Directors

 

  40.1

Subject to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement and any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Members entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director, but only for cause, by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes attaching to all issued and outstanding shares of the Company entitling the holder to attend and vote on such resolution, provided however, that for so long as the Company is a Controlled Company, the Members entitled to vote for the election of Directors may, at any special general meeting convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove a Director, with or without cause by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes attaching to all issued and outstanding shares of the Company entitling the holder to attend and vote on such resolution. The notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting the Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.

 

  40.2

Subject to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement, if a Director is removed from the Board under the provisions of this Bye-law the Members may fill the vacancy at the meeting at which such Director is removed. In the absence of such election or appointment, the Board may fill the vacancy.

 

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Vacancy in the Office of Director

 

  41.1

The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:


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  (a)

is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law;

 

  (b)

is or becomes bankrupt, or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

 

  (c)

is or becomes of unsound mind or dies; or

 

  (d)

resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company.

 

  41.2

Subject to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement, the Members in general meeting or the Board shall have the power to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring as a result of the death, disability, disqualification or resignation of any Director or as a result of an increase in the size of the Board and to appoint an Alternate Director to any Director so appointed.

 

42

Remuneration of Directors

The remuneration (if any) of the Directors shall be determined by the Board and shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The Directors may also be paid all travel, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from the meetings of the Board, any committee appointed by the Board, general meetings of the Company, or in connection with the business of the Company or their duties as Directors generally.

 

43

Defect in Appointment of Director

All acts done in good faith by the Board, any Director, a member of or by a committee of the Board, any person to whom the Board may have delegated any of its powers shall, or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were, disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director or act in the relevant capacity.


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Directors to Manage Business

 

  44.1

The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board. In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Act or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting.

 

  44.2

Subject to these Bye-laws, the Board may delegate to any company, firm, person, or body of persons any power of the Board (including the power to sub-delegate).

 

45

Powers of the Board of Directors

The Board may:

 

  (a)

appoint, suspend, or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties;

 

  (b)

exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge or otherwise grant a security interest in its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party;

 

  (c)

appoint one or more Directors to the office of managing director or chief executive officer of the Company, who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company;

 

  (d)

appoint a person to act as manager of the Company’s day-to-day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business;

 

  (e)

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purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney;

 

  (f)

procure that the Company pays all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company and listing the shares of the Company;

 

  (g)

delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to a committee appointed by the Board which may consist partly or entirely of non-Directors, provided that every such committee shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them and provided further that the meetings and proceedings of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of these Bye-laws regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Board, so far as the same are applicable and are not superseded by directions imposed by the Board;

 

  (h)

delegate any of its powers (including the power to sub-delegate) to any person on such terms and in such manner as the Board may see fit;

 

  (i)

present any petition and make any application in connection with the liquidation or reorganisation of the Company;

 

  (j)

in connection with the issue of any share, pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law; and

 

  (k)

authorise any company, firm, person or body of persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any deed, agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company.


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46

Register of Directors and Officers

The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at the registered office of the Company a Register of Directors and Officers and shall enter therein the particulars required by the Act.

 

47

Appointment of Officers

 

  47.1

The Board may appoint such officers (who may or may not be Directors) as the Board may determine.

 

  47.2

The Board shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer who shall be a Director of the Company.

 

48

Appointment of Secretary

The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.

 

49

Duties of Officers

The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.

 

50

Remuneration of Officers

The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may determine.

 

51

Conflicts of Interest

 

  51.1

Any Director, or any Director’s firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in any capacity for, be employed by or render services to the Company and such Director or such Director’s firm, partner or company shall be entitled to remuneration as if such Director were not a Director. Nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director’s firm, partner or company to act as Auditor to the Company.


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  51.2

A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act.

 

  51.3

Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum for such meeting.

 

  51.4

Appendix A, which is incorporated into and forms part of these Bye-laws, shall apply in respect of certain corporate opportunities, and certain other matters, as set forth therein.

 

52

Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers

 

  52.1

The Directors, resident representative, Secretary and other Officers (such term to include any person appointed to any committee by the Board) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company or any subsidiary thereof, and every one of them, and their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Company shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or


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dishonesty which may attach to any of the said persons. Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company or any subsidiary thereof, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer.

 

  52.2

The Company shall pay to or on behalf of any such Director, Secretary or other Officer referred to in Bye-law 52.1 expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such person in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, and such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Company deems appropriate, provided that in the event of a finding of fraud or dishonesty (such fraud or dishonesty having been established in a final judgment or decree not subject to appeal), such Director, Secretary or other Officer or, if applicable, such other employee or agent, shall reimburse to the Company all funds paid by the Company in respect of expenses of defending such action, suit or proceeding.

 

  52.3

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Bye-law shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under these Bye-laws, any agreement, resolution of Members or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Company that indemnification of the persons specified in Bye-law 52 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Bye-law shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified


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in Bye-law 52.1 but whom the Company has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the Act, or otherwise.

 

  52.4

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Bye-law shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or Officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

  52.5

The Company may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Company similar to those conferred in this Bye-law 52 to Directors, the Secretary and other Officers of the Company, provided that any such indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any such persons, and any funds paid by the Company in respect of any such expense shall be reimbursed to the Company in the event of a finding of fraud or dishonesty as set forth in Bye-Law 52.2.

 

  52.6

If this Bye-law 52 or any portion of this Bye-law 52 shall be invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction the Company shall nevertheless indemnify each Director or Officer of the Company, former Director or Officer of the Company or person serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer, employee or agent of another company or corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, as to expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including a grand jury proceeding or action or suit brought by or in the right of the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Bye-law 52 that shall not have been invalidated, provided that any such indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any such persons.

 

  52.7

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attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the Director or Officer may be guilty in relation to the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

53

Board Meetings

The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit. Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, a resolution put to the vote at a meeting of the Board shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

 

54

Notice of Board Meetings

The Chairman of the Board or any three Directors may, and the Secretary on the requisition of the Chairman of the Board or any three Directors shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of a meeting of the Board shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director verbally (including in person or by telephone) or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by post, electronic means or other mode of representing words in a legible form at such Director’s last known address or in accordance with any other instructions given by such Director to the Company for this purpose.

 

55

Participation in Meetings by Telephone

Directors may participate in any meeting by such telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities or means as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.


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Quorum at Board Meetings

The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be a majority of the Directors in office at that time.

 

57

Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy

The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting; or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.

 

58

Chairman to Preside

Unless otherwise agreed by a majority of the Directors attending, the Chairman, if there be one, and if not, the Chief Executive Officer, if there be one, shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Board at which such person is present. In their absence a chairman shall be appointed or elected by the Directors present at the meeting.

 

59

Written Resolutions

A resolution signed by all the Directors, which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution. For the purposes of this Bye-law only, “Director” shall not include an Alternate Director.

 

60

Validity of Prior Acts of the Board

No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.


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CORPORATE RECORDS

 

61

Minutes

The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

 

  (a)

of all elections and appointments of Officers;

 

  (b)

of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and

 

  (c)

of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.

 

62

Place Where Corporate Records Kept

Minutes prepared in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws shall be kept by the Secretary at the registered office of the Company.

 

63

Form and Use of Seal

 

  63.1

The Company may adopt a seal in such form as the Board may determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use in or outside Bermuda.

 

  63.2

A seal may, but need not, be affixed to any deed, instrument or document, and if the seal is to be affixed thereto, it shall be attested by the signature of (i) any Director, or (ii) any Officer, or (iii) the Secretary, or (iv) any person authorised by the Board for that purpose.

 

  63.3

A Resident Representative may, but need not, affix the seal of the Company to certify the authenticity of any copies of documents.

ACCOUNTS


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Books of Account

 

  64.1

The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:

 

  (a)

all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relates;

 

  (b)

all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and

 

  (c)

all assets and liabilities of the Company.

 

  64.2

Such records of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company, or subject to the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours.

 

65

Financial Year End

The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be 31st December in each year.

AUDITS

 

66

Annual Audit

Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.

 

67

Appointment of Auditors

 

  67.1

Subject to the Act, at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting in each year, an independent representative of the Members shall be appointed by them as Auditor of the accounts of the Company.


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  67.2

The Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company.

 

68

Remuneration of Auditors

The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Company in general meeting or in such manner as the Members may determine. In the case of an Auditor appointed pursuant to Bye-law 73, the remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Board or a committee thereof.

 

69

Duties of Auditor

 

  69.1

The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

 

  69.2

The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in this Bye-law may be those of a country or jurisdiction other than Bermuda or such other generally accepted auditing standards as may be provided for in the Act. If so, the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall identify the generally accepted auditing standards used.

 

70

Access to Records

The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.

 

71

Financial Statements

Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Members in general meeting annually. A resolution in writing made in accordance with Bye-law 33 receiving, accepting, adopting, approving or otherwise acknowledging financial statements shall be deemed to be the laying of such statements before the Members in general meeting.


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72

Distribution of Auditor’s report

The report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members in general meeting.

 

73

Vacancy in the Office of Auditor

If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by the resignation or death or the Auditor, or by the Auditor becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when the Auditor’s services are required, the vacancy thereby created shall be filled in accordance with the Act.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

74

Amalgamations

The Company shall not engage in any amalgamation, merger or similar transaction unless such amalgamation, merger or similar transaction has been approved by a resolution of the Members including the affirmative votes of at least a majority of all votes attaching to all shares in issue entitling the holder to attend and vote on such resolution.

VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION

 

75

Winding-Up

If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a resolution of the Members, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in the trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.

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Changes to Bye-laws

Subject to the provisions of the Shareholders Agreement, no Bye-law shall be rescinded, altered or amended and no new Bye-law shall be made until the same has been approved by a resolution of the Board and by a resolution of the Members.

 

77

Discontinuance

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to discontinue the Company to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to the Act.

APPENDIX “A”

PART A - DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Appendix A, the following definitions shall apply:

“Affiliate” means, (a) with respect to any Sponsor, any other Person Controlled directly or indirectly by such Sponsor, Controlling directly or indirectly such Sponsor or directly or indirectly under the same Control as such Sponsor, or, in each case, a successor entity to such Sponsor; provided, however, that Affiliate shall not include the Initial Shareholder or any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries or any other portfolio companies of the relevant Sponsor or its Affiliates; and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that all of the funds included in the definition of any investor shall in any event be considered Affiliates of each other fund of such investor; and (b) with respect to any Person who is not a Sponsor, another Person Controlled directly or indirectly by such first Person, Controlling directly or indirectly such first Person or directly or indirectly under the same Control as such first person (for the purposes of this definition, “Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise).


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“beneficially own” and “beneficial ownership” and similar terms used herein shall be determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Blackstone Investors” shall mean, as of any date, Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P., Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A L.P., BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-A L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P., BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P., Blackstone Firestone Transaction Participation Partners (Cayman) L.P., and Blackstone Firestone Principal Transaction Partners (Cayman) L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person then owns, directly or through such Person’s pro rata share of the Initial Shareholder’s ownership in the Company, any shares of the Company.

“Carlyle Investors” shall mean, as of any date, Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, LP, CPIV Coinvestment Cayman, LP, Carlyle Asia Partners II, LP, CAP II Co-Investment, LP, CEP II Participations, S.a r.l. SICAR, Carlyle Japan Partners, L.P., and CJP Co-Investment, L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person then owns, directly or through such Person’s pro rata share of the Initial Shareholder’s ownership in the Company, any shares of the Company.

“Freescale Entities” means the Company and its Subsidiaries, and “Freescale Entity” shall mean any of the Freescale Entities.

“Governmental Entity” shall mean any national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority, commission or agency or any non-governmental, self-regulatory authority, commission or agency.

“Initial Shareholder” shall mean Freescale Holdings L.P.

“Law” shall mean any law, statute, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

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European Strategic Partners Scottish B, European Strategic Partners Scottish C, European Strategic Partners 1-LP, ESP Co-investment Limited Partnership, ESP II Conduit LP, ESP 2004 Conduit LP, ESP 2006 Conduit LP, ESP Tidal Reach LP, Edcastle Limited Partnership, North American Strategic Partners, L.P., Rose Nominees Limited a/c 21425, A.S.F. Co-Investment Partners III, L.P., Wilshire U.S. Private Markets Fund VII, L.P., Wilshire Private Markets Short Duration Fund I, L.P. and Partners Group Access III, L.P., Inc., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person then owns, directly or through such Person’s pro rata share of the Initial Shareholder’s ownership in the Company, any shares of the Company.

“Permitted Transferee” shall mean in respect of any Person, (i) any Affiliate of such Person, or (ii) any successor entity or with respect to a Person organized as a trust, any successor trustee or co-trustee of such trust. In addition, any Person shall be a Permitted Transferee of the Permitted Transferees of itself and any member of a Sponsor shall be a Permitted Transferee of any other member of such Sponsor.

“Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, estate, trust, bank trust company, land trust, business trust, or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, custodian, trustee-executor, administrator, nominee or entity in a representative capacity and any government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Shareholders Agreement” means the shareholders agreement, dated as of [] 2011, between the Company, the Initial Shareholder and each of the Sponsors, as may be amended from time to time.

“Sponsor” means each of the TPG Investors, the Blackstone Investors, the Carlyle Investors and the Permira Investors, and collectively the “Sponsors”.

“Sponsor Shareholders” shall mean (i) the Initial Shareholder and (ii) the Sponsors.

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any direct or indirect Subsidiary of such Person or (ii) a partnership in which such Person or any direct or indirect Subsidiary is a general partner.

“TPG Investors” shall mean, as of any date, TPG Partners IV — AIV, L.P., TPG Partners V — AIV, L.P., TPG FOF V-A, L.P. and TPG FOF V-B, L.P., and their respective Permitted Transferees, in each case only if such Person then owns, directly or through such Person’s pro rata share of the Initial Shareholder’s ownership in the Company, any shares of the Company.

PART B - SPONSOR SHAREHOLDERS, ETC.

In anticipation and in recognition that:

a. the Sponsor Shareholders or their Affiliates will be significant shareholders of the Company;

b. directors, officers and/or employees of the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates may serve as directors, officers and/or employees of the Freescale Entities and their Affiliates;

c. the Company, on the one hand, and the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, may engage in the same, similar or related lines of business and may have an interest in the same, similar or related areas of corporate opportunities;

d. the Company, on the one hand, and the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, may enter into, engage in, perform and consummate contracts, agreements, arrangements, transactions and other business relations; and

e. the Company will derive benefits therefrom and through their continued contractual, corporate and business relations with the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates,

the provisions of this Appendix A are set forth to regulate, define and guide, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the conduct of certain affairs of the Company as they may involve the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates and their officers and directors, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Company and their officers, directors and shareholders in connection therewith.


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PART C - CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY, ETC.

Except as the Sponsor Shareholders and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may otherwise agree in writing, each Sponsor shall have the right to, and shall have no duty not to, engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company, including those deemed to be competing with the Company, and in the event that a Sponsor (or any of its Affiliates) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company, the Sponsor shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that the Sponsor (or any of its Affiliates) directly or indirectly pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Sponsor acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Company, as a result of an employee or agent of such Sponsor (or any of its Affiliates) acting in his or her capacity as a director or as an officer of the Company, then the Sponsor will present such opportunity to the Company and may not pursue such opportunity for itself, or direct such opportunity to another person, unless the Company has declined to pursue such opportunity.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Part C Corporate Opportunity, Etc. shall not apply to non-fund Affiliates or portfolio companies of any Sponsor.

PART D - AMBIGUITY

For the avoidance of doubt and in furtherance of the foregoing, nothing contained in this Appendix A amends or modifies, or will amend or modify, in any respect, any written contractual arrangement between the Sponsor Shareholders or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand and the Company, on the other hand.

PART E - TERMINATION

Except for definitions set forth in Part A that are incorporated into Bye-law 1.1, the provisions of this Appendix A shall have no further force and effect on the date that both (i) the quotient of (a) the sum


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of (x) the number of shares of the Company a Sponsor owns directly or indirectly, or with respect to which such Sponsor has, directly or indirectly, the authority and power to vote pursuant to a power of attorney, proxy or otherwise (in each case excluding the shares of the Company owned by the Initial Shareholder in (y) below); and (y) the number of shares of the Company representing such Sponsor’s pro rata share of the shares of the Company owned, directly or indirectly, by the Initial Shareholder, divided by (b) the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company as of such date of determination, expressed as a percentage, of the last Sponsor ceases to be at least 2.8%, and (ii) no person who is a director or officer of the Company is also a director or officer of any of the Sponsor Shareholders or their Affiliates.

PART F - LIMITATION OF PROVISIONS

This Appendix A shall apply as set forth above, subject to and except as otherwise provided by Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of Bye-law 51.4 and this Appendix A, nothing herein shall indemnify any director or officer or employee of the Company against, or exempt any such person from, any liability in respect of such person’s fraud or dishonesty.