Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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ARTICLE I |
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STOCKHOLDERS |
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Section 1.01. |
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Annual Meetings |
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Section 1.02. |
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Special Meetings |
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Section 1.03. |
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Notice of Meetings; Waiver |
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Section 1.04. |
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Quorum |
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Section 1.05. |
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Voting |
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Section 1.06. |
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Voting by Ballot |
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Section 1.07. |
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Adjournment |
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Section 1.08. |
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Proxies |
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Section 1.09. |
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Organization; Procedure |
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Section 1.10. |
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Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting |
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ARTICLE II |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 2.01. |
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General Powers |
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Section 2.02. |
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Number of Directors |
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Section 2.03. |
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Election of Directors |
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Section 2.04. |
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Chairman of the Board |
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Section 2.05. |
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Annual and Regular Meetings |
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Section 2.06. |
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Special Meetings; Notice |
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Section 2.07. |
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Quorum; Voting |
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Section 2.08. |
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Adjournment |
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Section 2.09. |
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Action Without a Meeting |
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Section 2.10. |
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Regulations; Manner of Acting |
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Section 2.11. |
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Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 2.12. |
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Resignations |
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Section 2.13. |
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Removal of Directors |
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Section 2.14. |
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Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships |
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Section 2.15. |
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Compensation |
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ARTICLE III |
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 3.01. |
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Committees |
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Section 3.02. |
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Powers |
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Section 3.03. |
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Proceedings |
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Section 3.04. |
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Quorum and Manner of Acting |
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Section 3.05. |
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Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 3.06. |
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Resignations |
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Section 3.07. |
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Removal |
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Section 3.08. |
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Vacancies |
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ARTICLE IV |
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OFFICERS |
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Section 4.01. |
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Number |
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Section 4.02. |
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Election |
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Section 4.03. |
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The President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Section 4.04. |
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The Vice Presidents |
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Section 4.05. |
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The Secretary |
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Section 4.06. |
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The Chief Financial Officer |
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Section 4.07. |
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The Treasurer |
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Section 4.08. |
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Other Officers Elected by Board of Directors |
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Section 4.09. |
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Salaries |
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Section 4.10. |
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Removal and Resignation; Vacancies |
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Section 4.11. |
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Authority and Duties of Officers |
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ARTICLE V |
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CAPITAL STOCK |
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Section 5.01. |
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Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares |
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Section 5.02. |
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Signatures; Facsimile |
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Section 5.03. |
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Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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Section 5.04. |
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Transfer of Stock |
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Section 5.05. |
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Record Date |
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Section 5.06. |
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Registered Stockholders |
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Section 5.07. |
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Transfer Agent and Registrar |
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ARTICLE VI |
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 6.01. |
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Nature of Indemnity |
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Section 6.02. |
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Successful Defense |
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Section 6.03. |
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Determination that Indemnification is Proper |
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Section 6.04. |
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Advance Payment of Expenses |
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Section 6.05. |
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Procedure for Indemnification |
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Section 6.06. |
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Survival; Preservation of Other Rights |
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Section 6.07. |
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Insurance |
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Section 6.08. |
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Severability |
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ARTICLE VII |
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OFFICES |
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Section 7.01. |
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Registered Office |
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Section 7.02. |
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Other Offices |
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ARTICLE VII |
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GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.01. |
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Dividends |
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Section 8.02. |
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Reserves |
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Execution of Instruments |
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Section 8.04. |
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Corporate Indebtedness |
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Section 8.05. |
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Deposits |
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Section 8.06. |
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Checks |
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Section 8.07. |
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Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities |
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Section 8.08. |
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Voting as Stockholder |
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Section 8.09. |
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Fiscal Year |
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Section 8.10. |
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Seal |
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Section 8.11. |
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Books and Records; Inspection |
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AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS |
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Section 9.01. |
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Amendment |
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ARTICLE X |
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CONSTRUCTION |
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Section 10.01. |
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Construction |
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As amended and restated effective as of September 20, 2006
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as
properly may come before such meeting shall be held at such place, either within or without
the State of Delaware, or, within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, by means of
remote communication, and at such date and at such time, as may be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice of the
meeting.
Section 1.02. Special Meetings. A special meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. Such special
meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of
Delaware, or, within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, by means of remote
communication, as shall be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.
Any right of the stockholders of the Corporation to call a special meeting of the stockholders
is specifically denied.
Section 1.03.
Notice of Meetings; Waiver.
(a) The Secretary of the Corporation or any Assistant Secretary shall cause notice of the
place, if any, date and hour of each meeting of the stockholders, and, in the case of a special
meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, and the means of remote
communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in
person and vote at such meeting, to be given personally or by mail or by electronic
transmission, not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting, to
each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If such notice is mailed, it shall
be deemed to have been given personally to a stockholder when deposited in the United States
mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the
record of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if a stockholder shall have filed with the
Secretary of the Corporation a written request that notices to such stockholder be mailed to
some other address, then directed to such stockholder at such other address. Such further notice
shall be given as may be required by law.
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(b) A waiver of any notice of any annual or special meeting signed by the person entitled
thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, shall be
deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any
annual or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a waiver of notice.
Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of
objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground
that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 1.04.
Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of one-third (1/3) of
the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting.
Section 1.05. Voting. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of
directors, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. All other elections and
questions shall, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws,
the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, applicable law or
any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, be decided by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the Corporation
which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.
Section 1.06. Voting by Ballot. No vote of the stockholders on an election of
directors need be taken by written ballot or by electronic transmission unless otherwise required
by law. Any vote not required to be taken by ballot or by electronic transmission may be
conducted in any manner approved by the Board of Directors.
Section 1.07. Adjournment. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be
adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, time or date, by the
chairman of the meeting or by the stockholders present in person or by proxy. If a quorum is not
present at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting or stockholders present in
person or by proxy shall have the power to adjourn any such meeting from time to time until a
quorum is present. Notice of any adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need not
be given if the place, if any, date and hour thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than
thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed
pursuant to Section 5.05 of these By-Laws, a notice of the adjourned meeting, conforming to the
requirements of Section 1.03 hereof, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote
at such meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be
transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting.
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Section 1.08. Proxies. Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the
stockholders may authorize another person or persons to vote at any such meeting and express
such consent or dissent for him or her by proxy. A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by
executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature
to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by
facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram,
cablegram or other means of electronic transmission to the person
designated as the holder of
the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. No such proxy shall be voted or
acted upon after the expiration of three (3) years from the date of such proxy, unless such
proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the
stockholder executing it, except in those cases where the proxy states that it is irrevocable
and the proxy is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A
stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting
in person or by filing with the Secretary of the Corporation either an instrument revoking the
proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Proxies by telegram, cablegram or
other electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which
it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was
authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable
reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted
or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the
original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original
writing or transmission.
Section 1.09.
Organization; Procedure. At every meeting of stockholders
the presiding officer shall be the Chairman or, in the event of his or her absence or
disability, a presiding officer chosen by a majority of the stockholders present in
person or by proxy. The Secretary, or in the event of his or her absence or
disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in
the absence of the Secretary, an appointee of the presiding officer, shall act as
Secretary of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at
every meeting of stockholders may be determined by such presiding officer.
Section 1.10. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, whenever the vote of stockholders at a meeting thereof is
required or permitted to be taken for or in connection with any corporate action, such
action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote of
stockholders, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum
number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting
at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted (but not less than
the minimum number of votes otherwise prescribed by law) and shall be delivered to the
Corporation by delivery
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to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an
officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings
of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be by
hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the
consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to
therein unless, within sixty days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required
by law to the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take
action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of
Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having
custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made
to the Corporations registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the property, affairs and business of the
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors and the Board of
Directors may exercise all the powers of the Corporation.
Section 2.02. Number of Directors. The authorized number of directors constituting
the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors, provided that such number shall not be less than three (3). Each Director
(whenever elected) shall hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected and
qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.03. Election of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.13 and
2.14 of these By-Laws, the Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders.
If the annual meeting for the election of Directors is not held on the date designated therefor,
the Directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. At each meeting
of the stockholders for the election of Directors, provided a quorum is present, (he Directors
shall be elected by a plurality of the votes validly cast in such election.
Section 2.04. Chairman of the Board. The directors shall elect from among the members
of the Board of Directors a Chairman of the Board (the Chairman). The Chairman may, but need not
be, deemed an officer of the Corporation and shall have such duties and powers as set forth in
these By-Laws or as shall otherwise be conferred upon the Chairman from time to time by the Board
of Directors. The Chairman shall, if
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present, preside over all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation and of the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors shall by resolution establish a procedure to provide for an
acting Chairman in the event the current Chairman is unable to serve or act in that capacity.
Section 2.05. Annual and Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of
Directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting shall be held as soon as reasonably
practicable following adjournment
of the annual meeting of the stockholders. Notice of such annual meeting of the Board of Directors
need not be given. The Board of Directors from time to time may by resolution provide for the
holding of regular meetings and fix the place (which may be within or without the State of
Delaware) and the date and hour of such meetings. Notice of regular meetings need not be given;
provided, however, that if the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any
regular meeting, notice of such action shall be mailed promptly, or sent by telephone, including a
voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages,
telegraph, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means, to each director who shall not
have been present at the meeting at which such action was taken, addressed to him or her at his or
her usual place of business, or shall be delivered to him or her
personally. Notice of such action
need not be given to any director who submits a waiver of notice, whether before or after such
meeting.
Section 2.06. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be held whenever called by the Chairman or the President and Chief Executive Officer, at such
place (within or without the State of Delaware), date and hour as may be specified in the
respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors also may be held whenever called pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the
entire Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called on twenty-four
(24) hours notice, if notice is given to each Director personally or by telephone, including a
voice messaging system, or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages,
telegraph, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic means, or on five (5) days notice, if
notice is mailed to each director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or
to such other address as any director may request by notice to the
Secretary. Notice of any special
meeting need not be given to any director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of
notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any director who
submits a waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting, and any business may be
transacted thereat.
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Section 2.07. Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence
of at least a majority of the total authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for
the-transaction of business. Except as-otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation,
these By-Laws or by law, the vote of at least a majority of the directors present at any meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.08. Adjournment. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a
quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time or place. No
notice need be given of any adjourned meeting unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting
are not announced at the time of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements
of Section 2.06 of these By-Laws shall be given to each director.
Section 2.09. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken
at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board
of Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing, writings
or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board
of Directors. 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 2.10. Regulations; Manner of Acting. To the extent consistent with applicable
law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these
By-Laws, the Board of Directors may adopt by
resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for
the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors
may deem appropriate. The directors shall act only as a Board of Directors or a duly appointed
committee thereof and the individual directors shall have no power in their individual capacities.
Section 2.11. Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board of Directors
may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.
Section 2.12. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time by submitting an
electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such director,
to the Chairman or the Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified therein, such
resignation shall take effect upon delivery.
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Section 2.13. Removal of Directors. Any Director may be removed at any time, either
for or without cause, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote for
the election of such Director.
Any vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by any such removal may be filled at such meeting by
the stockholders entitled to vote for the election of the Director so removed. If such stockholders
do not fill such vacancy at such meeting (or in the written instrument effecting such removal, if
such removal was effected by consent without a meeting), such vacancy may be filled in the manner
provided in Section 2.14 of these By-Laws.
Section 2.14. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. If any vacancies shall occur
in the Board of Directors, by reason of death, resignation, removal or otherwise, or if the
authorized number of Directors shall be increased, the Directors then in office shall continue to
act, and such vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled by a majority of the
Directors then in office, although less than a quorum. A Director elected to fill a vacancy or a
newly created directorship shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and
qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any such vacancy or newly
created directorship may also be filled at any time by vote of the stockholders.
Section 2.15. Compensation. The amount, if any, which each director shall be entitled
to receive as compensation for such directors services as such
shall be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors, provided that no director who is an officer or
employee of the Corporation, shall be entitled to receive any compensation for his or her services
as a director (although such director shall be entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her services as a director).
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.01. Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by the
affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, may establish one (1) or more
committees of the Board of Directors; each committee to consist of such number of Directors as from
time to time may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any such committee shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall have the powers and duties
delegated to it by the Board of Directors, subject to the limitations set forth in the applicable
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL). The Board of
Directors may elect one (1) or more of its members as alternate members of any such committee who
may take the
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place of any absent or disqualified member or members at any meeting of such committee,
upon request of the Chairman or the chairman of such committee.
Section 3.02. Powers. Each committee, except as otherwise provided in this section,
shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be provided by resolution
or resolutions of the Board of Directors. No committee shall have the power or authority:
(a) to approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly
required by the DGCL to be submitted to the stockholders for approval; or
(b) to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.
Section 3.03. Proceedings. Each such committee may fix its own rules of procedure and
may meet at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), at such time and upon such
notice, if any, as it shall determine from time to time. Each such committee shall keep minutes of
its proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the
Board of Directors next following any such proceedings.
Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as may be otherwise provided in the
resolution creating such committee, at all meetings of any committee, the presence of members (or
alternate members) constituting a majority of the total authorized membership of such committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of the majority of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee. Any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any such committee may be taken without a
meeting, if all members of such committee shall consent to such action in writing or by electronic
transmission and such writing, writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with
the minutes of the proceedings of the committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the
minutes are in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in
electronic form. The members of any such committee shall act only as a committee, and the
individual members of such committee shall have no power in their individual capacities unless
expressly authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications. Unless otherwise provided by the
Board of Directors, members of any committee may participate in a meeting of such committee 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 pursuant to this
provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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Section 3.06. Resignations. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may
resign at any time by delivering a notice of resignation by such member to the Board of Directors
or the Chairman. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon
delivery.
Section 3.07. Removal. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may
be removed at any time, either for or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
entire Board of Directors.
Section 3.08. Vacancies. If any vacancy shall occur in any committee, by reason of
disqualification, death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining members (and any
alternate members) shall continue to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01. Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of
Directors and shall include a President and Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, one
or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors also may elect one or
more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers in such numbers as the Board of Directors may
determine and appoint such other officers as the Board of Directors deems desirable. Any number of
offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a director of the Corporation.
Section 4.02. Election. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the
officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the
Board of Directors, and shall be elected to bold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of
the Board of Directors. In the event of the failure to elect officers at such annual meeting,
officers may be elected at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer
shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her
earlier death, resignation or removal. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice President,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, the President and Chief Executive
Officer may appoint a replacement to serve until the next meeting of the Board of Directors where a
successor is elected and qualified.
Section 4.03. The President and Chief Executive Officer. The President and Chief
Executive Officer shall, subject to the direction of, and subject to general or specific
resolutions approved by, the Board of Directors, (a) have general control and supervision
of the policies and operations of the Corporation, see that all orders and resolutions of the Board
of Directors are carried into effect, and report to the Board of
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Directors, (b) manage and administer the Corporations business and affairs and perform all
duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer of a
corporation (c) have the authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation,
checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and other documents and instruments in connection
with the business of the Corporation, and together with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,
conveyances of real estate and other documents and instruments to which the seal of the Corporation
is affixed, (d) have the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees
and agents of the Corporation as the conduct of the business of the Corporation may require, to fix
their compensation, and to remove or suspend any employee or agent elected or appointed by the
President and Chief Executive Officer, and (e) have such other powers as are contemplated
by the other provisions of these By-Laws. The President and Chief Executive Officer shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chairman may from
tune to time prescribe.
Section 4.04. The Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers as may be assigned to him from time to time by the President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Section 4.05. The Secretary. The Secretary shall have the following powers and
duties:
(a) He or she shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all the proceedings of the meetings
of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors in books provided for that purpose.
(b) He or she shall cause all notices to be duly given in accordance with the provisions of
these By-Laws and as required by law.
(c) Whenever any Committee shall be appointed pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Directors, he or she shall furnish a copy of such resolution to the members of such Committee.
(d) He or she shall be the custodian of the records and of the seal of the Corporation and
cause such seal (or facsimile thereof) to be affixed, if required, to all certificates representing
shares of the Corporation prior to the issuance thereof and to all instruments the execution of
which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal shall have been duly authorized in accordance
with these By-Laws, and when so affixed he may attest the same.
(e) He or she shall properly maintain and file all books, reports, statements, certificates
and all other documents and records required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these
By-Laws.
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(f) He or she shall have charge of the stock books and ledgers of the Corporation.
(g) He or she shall sign (unless the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary
shall have signed) certificates representing shares of the Corporation the issuance of which shall
have been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(h) He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of secretary and
such other duties as may be specified in these
By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her from
time to time by the Board of Directors or the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.06. The Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the
chief financial officer of the Corporation and shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) He or she shall have charge and supervision over and be responsible for the moneys,
securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, and shall keep or cause to be kept full
and accurate records of all receipts of the Corporation.
(b) He or she shall render to the Board of Directors, whenever requested, a statement of the
financial condition of the Corporation and of all his transactions as Chief Financial Officer, and
render a full financial report at the annual meeting of the stockholders, if called upon to do so.
(c) He
or she shall be empowered from time to time to require from all officers or agents of
the Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he or she may desire with respect
to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation.
(d) He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of chief financial
officer and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or
her from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chairman.
(e) The Chief Financial Officer shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.07. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the treasurer of the
Corporation and shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) He or she shall cause the moneys and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be
deposited in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or trust companies or with
such bankers or other depositaries as shall be selected in accordance with Section 8.05 of these
By-Laws.
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(b) He or she shall cause the moneys of the Corporation to be disbursed by check or drafts (signed
as provided in Section 8.06 of these
By-Laws) upon the authorized depositaries of the Corporation
and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed.
(c) He or she may sign (unless an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing stock of the Corporation the issuance of
which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors.
(d) He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of treasurer and
such other duties as may be specified in these
By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her from
time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Financial Officer, to whom he shall report.
Section 4.08. Other Officers Elected by Board of Directors. At any meeting of the
Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may elect such other officers of the Corporation as the
Board of Directors may deem appropriate, and such other officers and agents shall hold their
offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to
such officers by or pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors or by the President and
Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors from time to time may delegate to any officer the
power to appoint subordinate officers and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office,
authorities and duties. Any such officer may remove any such subordinate officer appointed by him
or her, for or without cause.
Section 4.09. Salaries. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation
shall be fixed by or pursuant to authorization of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
Section 4.10. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or
without cause at any time by the Board of Directors, Any officer may resign at any time by
delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such officer, to the Board of Directors or
the President and Chief Executive Officer. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation
shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death,
resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by or pursuant to authorization of the Board of
Directors.
Section 4.11. Authority and Duties of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall
have such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in
these By-Laws or as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, except that in
any event each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by
law.
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ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the
Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide
by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the
Corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares
represented by a certificate until each such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock
in the Corporation represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated
shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation, by
the Chairman, the President and Chief Executive Officer, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant
Treasurer, or the Secretary of the Corporation or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number
of shares registered in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board of
Directors may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation and these By-Laws.
Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile. All signatures on the certificate referred to in
Section 5.01 of these By-Laws may be in facsimile, engraved or printed form, to the extent
permitted by law. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose
facsimile, engraved or printed signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be
such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by
the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar
at the date of issue.
Section 5.03. Lost Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct
that a new certificate be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Corporation of an affidavit of
the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation. The Corporation may require
the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to
give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against
it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of
any such new certificate.
Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer
agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate
evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall, subject to any
applicable restrictions on transfer conspicuously noted thereon, issue a new certificate to the
person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to
the registered owner thereof
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a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates
pursuant to the laws of the DGCL. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and
these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may
deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation.
Section 5.05. Record Date. In order to determine the stockholders entitled to notice
of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may
fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall
not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. A
determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting, provided, however, that the Board of
Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the
Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been
fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is
required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action
taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office
in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the
Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are
recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be by hand or by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall
be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking
such prior action.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights of the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record
date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the
record date for
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determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which
the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of a certificate for
registration of transfer, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively
entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to
exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and
the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such
shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice of such
claim or interests. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not
absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are
presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred,
both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.
Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one (1)
or more transfer agents and one (1) or more registrars, and may require all certificates
representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (a Proceeding), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer or employee
of the Corporation, or while a director, officer or employee of the Corporation is or was serving
or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, and may indemnify any person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to such a
Proceeding by reason of the fact that
he or she is or was or has agreed to become an agent of the Corporation, or while an agent of the
Corporation is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection
with such Proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and,
with respect to any
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criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful;
provided that in the case of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure
a judgment in its favor, (a) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including
attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of
such Proceeding, and (b) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to
the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such Proceeding was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 6.05 of these By-Laws, the Corporation shall
not be obligated to indemnify a director, officer or employee of the Corporation in respect of a
Proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such person, unless such Proceeding (or part thereof)
has been authorized by the Board of Directors.
The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that
the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 6.02. Successful Defense. To the extent that a present or former director,
officer or employee of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of
any Proceeding referred to in Section 6.01 hereof or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 6.03. Determination that Indemnification is Proper. Any indemnification of a
present or former director, officer or employee of the Corporation under Section 6.01 hereof
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation upon a determination that
indemnification of the present or former director, officer or employee is proper in the
circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section
6.01 hereof. Any indemnification of a present or former agent of the Corporation under Section 6.01
hereof (unless ordered by a court) may be made by the Corporation upon a determination that
indemnification of the present or former agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she has
met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 hereof. Any such determination
shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (a) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such Proceeding, even
though less than a quorum, (b) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such
directors, even though less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such directors, or if such directors
so direct, by
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independent
legal counsel in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 6.04. Advance Payment of Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys fees)
incurred by a current or former director or officer in defending any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative Proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or
officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. Such expenses (including
attorneys fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and
conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate. The Board of Directors may authorize the
Corporations counsel to represent such director, officer, employee or agent in any Proceeding,
whether or not the Corporation is a party to such Proceeding.
Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification. Any indemnification of a director,
officer or employee under Sections 6.01 and 6.02, or advance of costs, charges and expenses to a
director or officer under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws, shall be made promptly, and in any event
within thirty (30) days, upon the written request of such person. If the Corporation denies a
written request for indemnity or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in
full pursuant to such request is not made within thirty (30) days, the right to indemnification or
advances as granted by this Article VI shall be enforceable by the director, officer or employee in
any court of competent jurisdiction. Such persons costs and
expenses incurred in connection with
successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such
Proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It shall be a defense to any such
Proceeding (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advancement of costs, charges
and expenses under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws where the required undertaking, if any, has been
received by the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in
Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.
Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its disinterested directors, its 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 or she has
met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, nor the fact
that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its disinterested
directors, its 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 the
claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 6.06.
Survival; Preservation of Other Rights. The foregoing indemnification
provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director, officer and
employee who serves in any such capacity at any time while
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these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL are in effect and any repeal or
modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any
state of facts then or previously existing or any Proceeding previously or thereafter brought or
threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such a contract right may not
be modified retroactively without the consent of such director, officer or employee.
The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity and
as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who
has ceased to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 6.07. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person or on such persons
behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the
provisions of this Article VI.
Section 6.08. Severability. If this Article VI or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall
nevertheless indemnify each director, officer or employee and may indemnify each agent of the
Corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement with respect to a Proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent
permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated and to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
ARTICLE VII
OFFICES
Section 7.01. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State
of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Service Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in
the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
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Section 7.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may maintain offices or places of
business at such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors
may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.01. Dividends. Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the
Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of the Corporation may be declared by the
Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and any such
dividend may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the Corporations capital stock.
A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of
Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and
upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its
officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to
matters such director reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert
competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to
the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other
facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might
properly be declared and paid.
Section 8.02. Reserves. There may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation
available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its
absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for
equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such
other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation,
and the Board of Directors may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.
Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments. The Board of Directors may authorize, or
provide for the authorization of, officers, employees or agents to enter into any contract or
execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. Any such
authorization must be in writing or by electronic transmission and may be general or limited to
specific contracts or instruments.
Section 8.04. Corporate Indebtedness. No loan shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation, and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its
name, unless authorized by the
Board of Directors. Such authorization may be general or confined to
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specific instances. Loans so authorized may be effected at any time for the Corporation from any
bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm,
corporation or individual. All bonds,
debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation issued for such
loans shall be made, executed and delivered as the Board of Directors shall authorize. When so
authorized by the Board of Directors, any part of or all the properties, including contract rights,
assets, business or good will of the Corporation, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, may be
mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or conveyed or assigned in trust as security for the payment of
such bonds, debentures, notes and other obligations or evidences of indebtedness of the
Corporation, and of the interest thereon, by instruments executed and delivered in the name of the
Corporation.
Section 8.05. Deposits. Any funds of the Corporation may be deposited from time to
time in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as may be
determined by (a) the Board of
Directors or the President and Chief Executive Officer or (b) such officers or agents as may be
authorized to make such determination by the Board of Directors or the President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Section 8.06.
Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation
shall be signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such
manner, as the Board of Directors or the President and Chief Executive Officer from time to time
may determine.
Section 8.07. Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities. To the extent authorized by the
Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, the Secretary of
the Corporation, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer or any other officers designated by
the Board of Directors may sell, transfer, endorse, and assign any shares of stock, bonds or other
securities owned by or held in the name of the Corporation, and may make, execute and deliver in
the name of the Corporation, under its corporate seal, any instruments that may be appropriate to
effect any such sale, transfer, endorsement or assignment.
Section 8.08. Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the
Board of Directors, the President and Chief Executive Officer or any Vice President shall have full
power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any
corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote)
and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the
ownership of such stock. Such officers acting on behalf of the Corporation shall have full power
and authority to execute any instrument expressing consent to or dissent from any action of any
such corporation without a meeting. The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time
confer such power and authority upon any other person or persons.
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Section 8.09. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on the
first day of January of each year (except for the Corporations first fiscal year which shall
commence on the date of incorporation) and shall terminate in each case on December 31.
Section 8.10. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall
contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words Corporate Seal
and Delaware. The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board of Directors. The
seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or
may be used in any other lawful manner.
Section 8.11.
Books and Records; Inspection. Except to the extent otherwise required
by law, the books and records of the Corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or
without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
Section 9.01.
Amendment. These By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed:
(a) by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors at any
special or regular meeting of the Board of Directors; or
(b) at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders upon the affirmative vote
of the holders of three-fourths
(3/4) or more of the combined voting power of the
outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment,
alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
ARTICLE X
CONSTRUCTION
Section 10.01. Construction. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of
these By-Laws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Certificate of
Incorporation shall be controlling.
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