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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2007
MannKind Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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000-50865
(Commission File Number)
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13-3607736
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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28903 North Avenue Paine
Valencia, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
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91355
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-5300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing
obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 1.01. |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
(a) On November 16, 2007, MannKind Corporation (the Company) entered into a Supply Agreement with
N.V. Organon pursuant to which Organon will manufacture and supply specified quantities of
recombinant human insulin to the Company. The initial term of the Supply Agreement will end on
December 31, 2012 and will be automatically extended for consecutive two-year periods unless (i) the Company fails to provide to Organon at least 24 months before any automatic extension a
forecast of its insulin requirements for the two-year extension period or (ii) either party
provides 23-months advance written notice to the other party of its desire to terminate the
agreement. The Company and Organon each have normal and customary termination rights, including
(a) for material breach of the agreement by the other party, (b) due to the liquidation or
bankruptcy of the other party or (c) upon 90-days advance written notice if the parties are unable
to agree after mediation on the consequences of any changes to the product specifications required
by any controlling regulatory authority. The Company may terminate the Supply Agreement upon
30-days advance written notice to Organon if certain regulatory authorities fail to approve or
withdraw approval of the Companys insulin formulation. If the Company terminates the Supply
Agreement following failure to obtain or maintain regulatory approval of its insulin formulation or
either party terminates the agreement following the parties inability to agree after any
regulatory authority-mandated changes to product specifications that relate specifically to the use
of insulin in the Companys insulin formulation, the Company will be required to pay Organon a
specified termination fee if Organon is unable to sell certain quantities of insulin to other
parties.
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Item 5.03. |
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
(a) On November 14, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the amendment and
restatement of the Companys Bylaws effective immediately. The principal reason for the amendment
and restatement was to modify Section 34 of the Bylaws to permit the issuance of stock in
uncertificated form in accordance with NASDAQ Rule 4350(l). The Board of Directors made a number
of additional changes to the Bylaws, which are described below. The description of the changes to
the Bylaws contained in this current report is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Amended and Restated Bylaws filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
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Modified |
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Section |
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Description of Modification |
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5(e) |
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Section concerning annual meetings of stockholders modified to
expressly require stockholders that wish to include information
in the Companys proxy statement to comply with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and rules thereunder. |
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6(b) |
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Section concerning special meetings of stockholders modified to: |
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reduce the number of officers who are designated to receive notice that a special meeting is being called by anyone
authorized to call such meetings (other than the Board of
Directors); |
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vest in the Board of Directors full authority to set the
time and place of such meeting; and |
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designate the Secretary as the sole officer to mail
notice of the special meeting to all stockholders. |
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Section concerning the nomination of candidates for election to
the Board of Directors at special meetings of stockholders
modified to correct the cross-reference regarding notice procedures for nominations. |
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Subsection added to section concerning special meetings of
stockholders to expressly require stockholders that wish to call
a special meeting to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and rules thereunder. |
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Section concerning actions by stockholders without meeting
modified to delete text made obsolete by the Companys initial
public offering of common stock in 2004. |
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Section concerning vacancies on the Board of Directors modified
to provide for special class votes on vacancies if the Company
issues stock in classes or series entitled to separate votes on
the election of certain directors. |
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Section concerning quorum requirements for the Board of Directors
modified to refer to existing special quorum requirement for
votes by the Board of Director on indemnification issues arising
under Section 43 of the Bylaws. |
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Section concerning the duties of Vice Presidents modified to
authorize the Chief Executive Officer to assign duties to Vice
Presidents. |
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Section concerning the duties of the Secretary modified to expand
the list of officers who are eligible to be assigned to act as
Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary. |
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36(a) |
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Section concerning transfers of shares modified to conform to the
change to Section 34 to permit the issuance of stock in
uncertificated form. |
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37(b) |
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Section concerning record dates for actions by written consent of
stockholders modified to delete text made obsolete by the
Companys initial public offering of common stock in 2004. |
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45 |
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Section concerning amendments of the Bylaws modified to |
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add section title; |
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refer expressly to existing limitation on amendments relating to indemnification in Section 43 and any limitation contained in the Certificate of Incorporation; and |
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clarify that such amendments require approval by a majority of the authorized number of directors. |
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
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Description |
3.1
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Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MANNKIND CORPORATION
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By: |
/s/ David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. |
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Name: |
David Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. |
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Dated: November 19, 2007 |
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Corporate Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT LIST
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Exhibit Number |
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Description |
3.1
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Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
exv3w1
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
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ARTICLE I OFFICES |
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Registered Office |
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Other Offices |
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ARTICLE II CORPORATE SEAL |
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Section 3. |
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Corporate Seal |
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ARTICLE III STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS |
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Place Of Meetings |
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Annual Meetings |
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Special Meetings |
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Notice Of Meetings |
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Quorum |
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Adjournment And Notice Of Adjourned Meetings |
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Voting Rights |
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Joint Owners Of Stock |
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List Of Stockholders |
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Action Without Meeting |
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Organization |
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ARTICLE IV DIRECTORS |
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Number And Term Of Office |
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Powers |
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Election. |
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Resignation |
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Removal |
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Meetings |
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Quorum And Voting |
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Fees and Compensation |
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Organization |
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ARTICLE V OFFICERS |
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Officers Designated |
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Resignations |
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ARTICLE VI EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION |
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ARTICLE VII SHARES OF STOCK |
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Section 36. |
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Transfers |
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Fixing Record Dates |
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ARTICLE VIII OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION |
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ARTICLE IX DIVIDENDS |
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Declaration Of Dividends |
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ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENTS |
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ARTICLE XIV LOANS TO OFFICERS |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
MANNKIND CORPORATION
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of MannKind Corporation (the
Corporation) in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
Section 2. Other Offices. The Corporation shall also have and maintain an office or principal
place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and may also have
offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 3. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal. The corporate
seal shall consist of a die bearing the name of the Corporation and the inscription, Corporate
Seal-Delaware. Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or
affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
ARTICLE III
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
Section 4. Place Of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be held at
such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be determined from time to time
by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the
meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote
communication as provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL).
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Section 5. Annual Meetings.
(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, for the purpose of election of
directors and for such other business as may lawfully come before it, shall be held on such date
and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to
be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant
to the Corporations notice of meeting of stockholders; (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors; or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the
time of giving the stockholders notice provided for in the following paragraph, who is entitled to
vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in Section 5.
(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall
have been properly brought before the meeting. For nominations or other business to be properly
brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a) of these
Bylaws, (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of
the Corporation, (ii) such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under
DGCL, (iii) if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such proposal or
nomination is made, has provided the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice (as defined in clause
(iii) of the last sentence of this Section 5(b)), such stockholder or beneficial owner must, in the
case of a proposal, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the
percentage of the Corporations voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such
proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form
of proxy to holders of a percentage of the Corporations voting shares reasonably believed by such
stockholder or beneficial owner to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be
nominated by such stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the
Solicitation Notice, and (iv) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided
pursuant to this section, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such business or nomination
must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a
Solicitation Notice under this Section 5. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered
to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of
business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one
hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years
annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is
advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the
anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th)
day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the
ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day
following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no
event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time
period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Such stockholders notice
shall set forth: (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposed to nominate for election or
reelection as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed
in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise
required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended (the 1934 Act) and Rule 14a-4(d) thereunder (including such persons written consent
to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (B) as
to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (C) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is
made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and
of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned
beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, and (iii) whether either
such stockholder or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to
holders of, in the case of the proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporations voting shares
required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations,
a sufficient number of holders of the Corporations voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees
(an affirmative statement of such intent, a Solicitation Notice).
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the third sentence of Section 5(b) of these Bylaws to the
contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for
director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at
least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting,
a stockholders notice required by this Section 5 shall also be considered timely, but only with
respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of
business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is
first made by the Corporation.
(d) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Section 5 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a
meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 5. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Chairman of the
meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to
be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in
compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall not be
presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in order to include
information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a
stockholders meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 5.
Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion
of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act.
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(f) For purposes of this Section 5, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press
release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news
service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
Section 6. Special Meetings.
(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called, for any purpose or
purposes, by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer, or (iii)
the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of
authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized
directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption).
At any time or times that the Corporation is subject to Section 2115(b) of the California General
Corporation Law (CGCL), stockholders holding five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares
shall have the right to call a special meeting of stockholders only as set forth in Section 18(b)
herein.
(b) If a special meeting is properly called by any person or persons other than the Board of
Directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the general nature of the business proposed
to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation. The Board of Directors shall determine the
time and place of such special meeting. Upon determination of the time and place of the meeting,
the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of these Bylaws. No business may be transacted at such
special meeting otherwise than specified in the notice of meeting. Nothing contained in this
paragraph (b) shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of
stockholders called by action of the Board of Directors may be held.
(c) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special
meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice
of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the
Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in this
paragraph who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures
set forth in Section 5 of these Bylaws. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of
stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such
stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s)
as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice required by
Section 5(b) of these Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices
of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth
(120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of
business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such meeting or the tenth
(10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of
the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such
meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of a special meeting commence
a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder must also comply
with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with
respect to matters set forth in this Section 6. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect
any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 act.
Section 7. Notice Of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice, given in writing
or by electronic transmission, of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten
(10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to
vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of
special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and the means of remote communications,
if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at
any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholders address as it appears on the records of
the Corporation. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may
be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, or by electronic
transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any
stockholder by his attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by
proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the
proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.
Section 8. Quorum. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by
remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to
time, either by the chairman of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares
represented thereat, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders
present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave
less than a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange or
Nasdaq rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the
election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person, by remote
communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally
on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by
statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a
plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors.
Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided
by the statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the
outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication,
if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take
action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute or by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the
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affirmative vote of the majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of
shares of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if
applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or classes or
series.
Section 9. Adjournment And Notice Of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, whether
annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairman of the meeting or by
the vote of a majority of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or
represented by proxy at the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any,
notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the
Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If
the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is
fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 10. Voting Rights. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote
at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose
names shares stand on the stock records of the Corporation on the record date, as provided in
Section 12 of these Bylaws, shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Every person
entitled to vote or execute consents shall have the right to do so either in person, by remote
communication, if applicable, or by an agent or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance
with Delaware law. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after
three (3) years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 11. Joint Owners Of Stock. If shares or other securities having voting power stand of
record in the names of two (2) or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership,
joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, or otherwise, or if two (2) or more
persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is
given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order
appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to
voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one (1) votes, his act binds all; (b) if more
than one (1) votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one (1) votes,
but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in
question proportionally, or may apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for relief as provided in
the DGCL, Section 217(b). If the instrument filed with the Secretary shows that any such tenancy
is held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of subsection (c) shall be a
majority or even-split in interest.
Section 12. List Of Stockholders. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10)
days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at
said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the
number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, (a) on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list
is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal
place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the
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list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure
that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The list shall be open
to examination of any stockholder during the time of the meeting as provided by law.
Section 13. Action Without Meeting. No action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an
annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with these Bylaws, and no action
shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent or by electronic transmission.
Section 14. Organization.
(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, if a
Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the President, or, if the President is absent, a
chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote,
present in person or by proxy, shall act as chairman. The Secretary, or, in his absence, an
Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the President, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or
regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or
convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairman
of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and
procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are necessary, appropriate
or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an
agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the
meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to
stockholders of record of the Corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and
such other persons as the chairman shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the
time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments
by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters
which are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for
each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.
Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting,
meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary
procedure.
ARTICLE IV
DIRECTORS
Section 15. Number And Term Of Office. The authorized number of directors of the Corporation
shall be fixed in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Directors need not be
stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation. If for any cause, the
directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter
as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner
provided in these Bylaws.
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Section 16. Powers. The powers of the Corporation shall be exercised, its business conducted
and its property controlled by the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 17. Election.
(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional
directors under specified circumstances, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of
stockholders for a term of one year.
(b) No stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate votes to which
such stockholder is entitled, unless, at the time of the election, the Corporation is subject to
Section 2115(b) of the CGCL. During such time or times that the Corporation is subject to Section
2115(b) of the CGCL, every stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate
such stockholders votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors
to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which such stockholders shares are otherwise
entitled, or distribute the stockholders votes on the same principle among as many candidates as
such stockholder thinks fit. No stockholder, however, shall be entitled to so cumulate such
stockholders votes unless (i) the names of such candidate or candidates have been placed in
nomination prior to the voting and (ii) the stockholder has given notice at the meeting, prior to
the voting, of such stockholders intention to cumulate such stockholders votes. If any
stockholder has given proper notice to cumulate votes, all stockholders may cumulate their votes
for any candidates who have been properly placed in nomination. Under cumulative voting, the
candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, are
elected.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, each director shall serve until
his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. No
decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of
any incumbent director.
Section 18. Vacancies.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to the rights of
the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting
from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, unless the Board of
Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be
filled by stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then
in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining
director, provided, however, that whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series
thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series shall,
unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created
directorships shall be filled by stockholders, be filled by a majority of the directors elected by
such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the
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remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and
until such directors successor shall have been elected and qualified. A vacancy in the Board of
Directors shall be deemed to exist under this Section 18 in the case of the death, removal or
resignation of any director.
(b) At any time or times that the Corporation is subject to Section 2115(b) of the CGCL, if,
after the filling of any vacancy, the directors then in office who have been elected by
stockholders shall constitute less than a majority of the directors then in office, then
(1) Any holder or holders of an aggregate of five percent (5%) or more of the total number of
shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for those directors may call a special
meeting of stockholders; or
(2) The Superior Court of the proper county shall, upon application of such stockholder or
stockholders, summarily order a special meeting of stockholders, to be held to elect the entire
board, all in accordance with Section 305(c) of the CGCL. The term of office of any director shall
terminate upon that election of a successor.
Section 19. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her notice
in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it
will be effective at a particular time, upon receipt by the Secretary or at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors. If no such specification is made, it shall be deemed effective at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors. When one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors,
effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so
resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when
such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each Director so chosen shall hold
office for the unexpired portion of the term of the Director whose place shall be vacated and until
his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.
Section 20. Removal.
(a) During such time or times that the Corporation is subject to Section 2115(b) of the CGCL,
the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time without
cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote on such removal; provided, however, that unless the entire Board is removed, no
individual director may be removed when the votes cast against such directors removal, or not
consenting in writing to such removal, would be sufficient to elect that director if voted
cumulatively at an election which the same total number of votes were cast (or, if such action is
taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted) and the entire number of
directors authorized at the time of such directors most recent election were then being elected.
(b) At any time or times that the Corporation is not subject to Section 2115(b) of the CGCL,
and subject to any limitations imposed by law, Section 20(a) above shall no longer apply and
removal shall be as provided in Section 141(k) of the DGCL.
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Section 21. Meetings.
(a) Regular Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation,
regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or date and at any place within
or without the State of Delaware which has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized
among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system
or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by
electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice shall be required for regular
meetings of the Board of Directors.
(b) Special Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation,
special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place within or without the
State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of the
authorized number of directors.
(c) Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment. Any member of the Board of Directors, or
of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting.
(d) Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the
Board of Directors shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system
or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or
telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least
twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by U.S. mail, it
shall be sent by first class mail, charges prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the
meeting. Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing, or by electronic transmission, at any
time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except
when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the
meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
(e) Waiver of Notice. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid
as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if,
either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice
shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such
waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 22. Quorum And Voting.
(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number, and except with respect
to questions related to indemnification arising under Section 43 for which a quorum shall be
one-third of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time, a quorum of the Board of
Directors shall consist of a majority of the exact number of directors fixed from
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time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation;
provided, however, at any meeting whether a quorum be present or otherwise, a majority of the
directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting
of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.
(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and
business shall be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, unless
a different vote be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
Section 23. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of
the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by
electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or transmission or transmissions are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in
paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the
minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 24. Fees and Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their
services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, including, if so approved, by resolution of
the Board of Directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board
of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving
the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving
compensation therefor.
Section 25. Committees.
(a) Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist
of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent
permitted by law and provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business
and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all
papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference
to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly
required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or
repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation.
(b) Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other
committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors
shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and
perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees,
but in no event shall any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these
Bylaws.
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(c) Term. The Board of Directors, subject to any requirements of any outstanding series of
Preferred Stock and the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Bylaw, may at any time
increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the existence of a
committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his death or
voluntary resignation from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
may at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors
may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of
members of the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate
members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee, and, in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the
member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not
he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to
act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
(d) Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the
Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 25 shall be held at
such times and places as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and
when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such
regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at
any place which has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any
director who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the
time and place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to
members of the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of
Directors. Notice of any special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing at any time
before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when
the director attends such special meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of
the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolutions authorizing the
creation of the committee, a majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.
Section 26. Organization. At every meeting of the directors, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or, if a Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the President (if a director), or
if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President (if a director), or, in the absence of
any such person, a chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall
preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence, any Assistant Secretary directed to do
so by the President, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 27. Officers Designated. The officers of the Corporation shall include, if and when
designated by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief
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Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer and the Controller, all of whom shall be elected at the annual
organizational meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or
more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and such other officers and
agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors may assign
such additional titles to one or more of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person
may hold any number of offices of the Corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited
therefrom by law. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be
fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 28. Tenure and Duties of Officers.
(a) General. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and
until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any
officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of
Directors. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled
by the Board of Directors.
(b) Duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors,
when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The
Chairman of the Board of Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and
shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers, as the Board of Directors shall
designate from time to time. If there is no Chief Executive Officer or President, then the
Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in paragraph (d) of this Section 28.
(c) Duties of the Lead Director. In the event the Chairman of the Board of Directors is an
employee of the Corporation, then the non-employee members of the Board of Directors, in their sole
discretion, may appoint a Lead Director to perform such duties commonly incident to the office of
the Chairman of the Board of Directors and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
(d) Duties of Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all
meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless the Chairman of
the Board of Directors has been appointed and is present. The Chief Executive Officer shall,
subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control
of the business and officers of the Corporation and shall be responsible for overall strategic
planning and the development of strategic relationships, for corporate financing, for providing
management oversight of the President. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform other duties
commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
(e) Duties of President. Subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer,
the President shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Corporation, and for
providing support to the Chief Executive Officer in the execution of his or her duties. In the
absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, if any, shall
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also perform all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting shall have all
the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chief Executive Officer. The
President shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the president of
a corporation with a chief executive officer, and shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws, the
Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman of the Board.
(f) Duties of Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents may assume and perform the duties of the
President in the absence or disability of the President or whenever the office of President is
vacant. The Vice Presidents shall perform other duties commonly incident to their office and shall
also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has not been appointed or is absent, the
President shall designate from time to time.
(g) Duties of Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of
the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the
Corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of
the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring
notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties provided for in these Bylaws and other duties
commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers, as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The President may direct any
Assistant Secretary or other officer to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the
absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties
commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
(h) Duties of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be
kept the books of account of the Corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render
statements of the financial affairs of the Corporation in such form and as often as required by the
Board of Directors or the President. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the
Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The
Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President
shall designate from time to time. The President may direct the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer, or the Controller or any Assistant Controller, to assume and perform the duties of the
Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and each Controller and Assistant Controller shall perform other
duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other
powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.
Section 29. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate
the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision
hereof.
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Section 30. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or
by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the President or to the Secretary. Any
such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is
given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become
effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any
such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without
prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.
Section 31. Removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or
without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time, or by
the unanimous written consent of the directors in office at the time, or by any committee or
superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE VI
EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION
Section 32. Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of Directors may, in its
discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person
or persons, to execute on behalf of the Corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to
sign on behalf of the Corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts
on behalf of the Corporation, except where otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and such
execution or signature shall be binding upon the Corporation. All checks and drafts drawn on banks
or other depositaries on funds to the credit of the Corporation or in special accounts of the
Corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors shall authorize so
to do. Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an
officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by
any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for
any amount.
Section 33. Voting Of Securities Owned By The Corporation. All stock and other securities of
other corporations owned or held by the Corporation for itself, or for other parties in any
capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person
authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such
authorization, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, or any Vice President.
ARTICLE VII
SHARES OF STOCK
Section 34. Form and Execution of Certificates. The shares of stock of the corporation shall
be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated. All certificates for shares of stock of
the corporation shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of
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Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock of the Corporation represented by
certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer
or Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares
owned by him in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be
facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent,
or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he were
such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 35. Lost Certificates. A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of
any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost,
stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The Corporation may require, as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or
destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owners legal representative, to agree to indemnify
the Corporation in such manner as it shall require or to give the Corporation a surety bond in such
form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the
Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Section 36. Transfers.
(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only upon its
books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and in the case of stock
represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate or certificates
for a like number of shares.
(b) The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number
of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of
shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any
manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
Section 37. Fixing Record Dates.
(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in
advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, subject
to applicable law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such
meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of
business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination
of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply
to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new
record date for the adjourned meeting.
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(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and
which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date
is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close
of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 38. Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the
exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends,
and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VIII
OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION
Section 39. Execution Of Other Securities. All bonds, debentures and other corporate
securities of the Corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section 34), may be signed
by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President, or such other
person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, and the corporate seal impressed thereon or
a facsimile of such seal imprinted thereon and attested by the signature of the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer;
provided, however, that where any such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be
authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile signature, of a trustee under
an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued,
the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or
other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons.
Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security,
authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer
of the Corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or bear
imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have
signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature
shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before
the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered,
such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the Corporation and
issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall
have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE IX
DIVIDENDS
Section 40. Declaration Of Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation,
subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be
declared by the Board of Directors pursuant to law at any regular or special meeting. Dividends
may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.
Section 41. Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of
any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors
from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet
contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the
Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the
interests of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in
the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE X
FISCAL YEAR
Section 42. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 43. Indemnification Of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees And
Other Agents.
(a) Directors and Executive Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify its
directors and executive officers (for the purposes of this Article XI, executive officers shall
have the meaning defined in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the 1934 Act) to the fullest extent not
prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law; provided, however, that the Corporation may
modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors and executive
officers; and, provided, further, that the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify any
director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such
person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding
was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided
by the Corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under
the DGCL or any other applicable law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under
subsection (d).
(b) Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents. The Corporation shall have power to
indemnify its other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other
applicable law. The Board of Directors shall have the power to delegate the
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determination of whether indemnification shall be given to any such person to such officers or
other persons as the Board of Directors shall determine.
(c) Expenses. The Corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director or executive officer, of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director or executive officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following
request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with
such proceeding provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred
by a director or executive officer in his or her capacity as a director or executive
officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee,
including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon
delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an undertaking), by or on behalf of
such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final
judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a final
adjudication) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this
Section 43 or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section 43, no advance shall be made by the Corporation to an executive
officer of the Corporation (except by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a
director of the Corporation in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, if a determination is
reasonably and promptly made (i) by a majority vote of directors who were not parties to the
proceeding, even if not a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority
vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or
such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known
to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and
convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.
(d) Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to
indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Bylaw shall be deemed
to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract
between the Corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or
advances granted by this Section 43 to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or
on behalf of the person holding such right in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim
for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such
claim is made within ninety (90) days of request therefor. The claimant in such enforcement
action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of
prosecuting the claim. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the Corporation shall be
entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of
conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the Corporation to
indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive
officer of the Corporation (except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a
director of the Corporation) for advances, the Corporation shall be entitled to
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raise a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in
bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person
acted without reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the
Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to
have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the
claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation
(including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant
has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a
presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall not be
exclusive of any other right which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any applicable
statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action
in another capacity while holding office. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into
individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting
indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, or by any other
applicable law.
(f) Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw shall continue as to
a person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(g) Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, the
Corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of any
person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 43.
(h) Amendments. Any repeal or modification of this Section 43 shall only be prospective and
shall not affect the rights under this Bylaw in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any
action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the Corporation.
(i) Saving Clause. If this Bylaw or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by
any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each
director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this
Section 43 that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this Section
43 shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another
jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full
extent under any other applicable law.
(j) Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Bylaw, the following definitions shall
apply:
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(1) The term proceeding shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation,
the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and
the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.
(2) The term expenses shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation,
court costs, attorneys fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any
other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.
(3) The term the corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Section 43 with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence
had continued.
(4) References to a director, executive officer, officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the
request of the Corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee,
trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
(5) References to other enterprises shall include employee benefit plans; references to
fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit
plan; and references to serving at the request of the Corporation shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan,
its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation as referred to in this Section 43.
ARTICLE XII
NOTICES
Section 44. Notices.
(a) Notice To Stockholders. Written notice to stockholders of stockholder meetings shall be
given as provided in Section 7 herein. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise
be given effectively to stockholders under any agreement or contract with such stockholder, and
except as otherwise required by law, written notice to stockholders for
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purposes other than stockholder meetings may be sent by U.S. mail or nationally recognized
overnight courier, or by facsimile, telegraph or telex or by electronic mail or other electronic
means.
(b) Notice To Directors. Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the
method stated in subsection (a), as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, or by overnight delivery
service, facsimile, telex or telegram, except that such notice other than one which is delivered
personally shall be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the
Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known post office address of such
director.
(c) Affidavit Of Mailing. An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and
competent employee of the Corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of
stock affected, or other agent, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the
stockholder or stockholders, or director or directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or
were given, and the time and method of giving the same, shall in the absence of fraud, be prima
facie evidence of the facts therein contained.
(d) Methods of Notice. It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving notice be
employed in respect of all recipients of notice, but one permissible method may be employed in
respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect
of any other or others.
(e) Notice To Person With Whom Communication Is Unlawful. Whenever notice is required to be
given, under any provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the
Corporation, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such
person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or
agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which
shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall
have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action
taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any provision of
the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice
was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is
unlawful.
(f) Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address. Except as otherwise prohibited under DGCL,
any notice given under the provisions of DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws shall
be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented
to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Such consent shall have been
deemed to have been given if such stockholder fails to object in writing to the Corporation within
60 days of having been given notice by the Corporation of its intention to send the single notice.
Any consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation.
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ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 45. Amendments. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 43(h) of
these Bylaws or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is
expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption,
amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the
approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders shall also
have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in
addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by
law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding
shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any
provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XIV
LOANS TO OFFICERS
Section 46. Loans To Officers. Except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the
Corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or
other employee of the Corporation or of its subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is
a Director of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the Board of
Directors, such loan, guarantee or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the
Corporation. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be
unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without
limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the Corporation. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be
deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the Corporation at common
law or under any statute.
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