Exhibit 3.2
BY-LAWS
OF
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY
As
Amended and Restated on March 10, 2008
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ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS |
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Section 1.01. Annual Meetings |
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Section 1.02. Special Meetings |
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Section 1.03. Notice of Meetings; Waiver |
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Section 1.04. Quorum |
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Section 1.05. Voting |
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Section 1.06. Voting by Ballot |
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Section 1.07. Adjournment |
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Section 1.08. Proxies |
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Section 1.09. Conduct of Meetings |
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Section 1.10. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations |
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Section 1.11. Inspectors of Elections |
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Section 1.12. Opening and Closing of Polls |
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Section 1.13. No Stockholder Action by Written Consent |
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ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 2.01. General Powers |
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Section 2.02. Number of Directors |
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Section 2.03. Classified Board of Directors; Election of Directors |
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Section 2.04. Chairman of the Board |
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Section 2.05. Annual and Regular Meetings |
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Section 2.06. Special Meetings; Notice |
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Section 2.07. Quorum; Voting |
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Section 2.08. Adjournment |
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Section 2.09. Action Without a Meeting |
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Section 2.10. Regulations; Manner of Acting |
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Section 2.11. Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 2.12. Resignations |
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Section 2.13. Compensation |
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ARTICLE III COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Section 3.01. Committees |
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Section 3.02. Powers |
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Section 3.03. Proceedings |
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Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting |
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Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications |
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Section 3.06. Resignations |
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Section 3.07. Removal |
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Section 3.08. Vacancies |
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS |
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Section 4.01. Number |
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Section 4.02. Election |
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Section 4.03. The President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Section 4.04. The Vice Presidents |
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Section 4.05. The Secretary |
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Section 4.06. The Chief Financial Officer |
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Section 4.07. The Treasurer |
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Section 4.08. Other Officers Elected by Board of Directors |
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Section 4.09. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies |
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Section 4.10. Authority and Duties of Officers |
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ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK |
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Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares |
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Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile |
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Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock |
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Section 5.05. Record Date |
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Section 5.06. Registered Stockholders |
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Section 5.07. Transfer Agent and Registrar |
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity |
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Section 6.02. Successful Defense |
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Section 6.03. Determination that Indemnification is Proper |
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Section 6.04. Advance Payment of Expenses |
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Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification |
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Section 6.06. Survival; Preservation of Other Rights |
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Section 6.07. Insurance |
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Section 6.08. Severability |
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ARTICLE VII OFFICES |
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Section 7.01. Registered Office |
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Section 7.02. Other Offices |
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ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.01. Dividends |
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Section 8.02. Reserves |
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Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments |
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Section 8.04. Deposits |
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Section 8.05. Checks |
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Section 8.06. Sale, Transfer, etc. of Securities |
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Section 8.07. Voting as Stockholder |
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Section 8.08. Fiscal Year |
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Section 8.09. Seal |
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Section 8.10. Books and Records |
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ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS |
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Section 9.01. Amendment |
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ARTICLE X CONSTRUCTION |
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Section 10.01. Construction |
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GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY
BY-LAWS
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.
(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, applicable stock exchange
rules or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the
holders of record of a majority 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 Restated 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.
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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, and the means of remote communication, if
any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present and vote at such meeting,
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.
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, or a proxy
solicitation firm or a like agent authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to
receive such transmission. 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. Conduct of Meetings. The date and time of the opening and the closing of
the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at
the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such
rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.
Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of
Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to
convene and to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do
all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the
meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or
prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the
establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance
at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly
authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall
determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement
thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The
chairman of any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be
appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to
the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such
presiding officer should so determine, such person shall so declare to the meeting and any such
matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered.
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 the rules of
parliamentary procedure.
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Section 1.10. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
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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 (A) pursuant to the Corporations notice of the meeting (or any
supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or the Chairman
of the Board, or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the
meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of
this paragraph and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to
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For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, pursuant to clause (C) of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 1.10, the
stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary of
the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not fewer than ninety
(90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding years annual meeting (which anniversary date, in the case of the first annual
meeting of stockholders following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 9, 2007, among
Graphic Packaging Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Bluegrass Container Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (BCH), TPG Bluegrass IV, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (TPG IV), TPG Bluegrass IV AIV 2, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(TPG IV AIV), TPG Bluegrass V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (TPG V), TPG
Bluegrass V AIV 2, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (TPG V AIV), Field
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Field Holdings), TPG FOF V-A, L.P. (FOF V-A),
TPG FOF V-A, L.P. (FOF V-B) and BCH Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(together with Field Holdings, TPG IV, TPG IV AIV, TPG V, TPG V AIV, FOF V-A, FOF V-B
and each owner of equity interests in BCH that joins the agreement pursuant to Section 5.13
thereto as a Seller (as defined therein), the Sellers), the Corporation, and
Giant Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Transactions), shall be deemed to be
May 15, 2008) and in any event at least forty-five (45) days prior to the first anniversary
of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding
years annual meeting of stockholders (which anniversary date of such mailing, as it
relates to the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the
Transactions, shall be deemed to be April 17, 2008); provided that if the date of the
annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty (30) days or delayed by more than seventy
(70) days from such anniversary date of the preceding years annual meeting, notice by the
stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than one hundred twenty (120)
days 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 adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or
extend any 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 proposes 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, or
is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or any successor provisions,
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 (including the text of any resolution proposed for
consideration), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material
interest in such business of such stockholder and of any beneficial owner on whose behalf
the proposal is made; and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any beneficial
owner on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (1) the name and address of such
stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner, (2)
the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such
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holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in
person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, and (4) a
representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is
part of a group which intends (a) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to
holders of at least the percentage of the Corporations outstanding capital stock
required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (b) otherwise to
solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. The
foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the
stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal
at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof)
promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholders proposal has been included in
a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such
annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed
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Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section
1.10 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 (which anniversary date, in the case of the first
annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Transactions, shall be deemed
to be May 15, 2008), a stockholders notice under this paragraph 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 of the Corporation at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following
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(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business as shall have been brought before
the special meeting of the stockholders pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting pursuant to
Section 1.03 of these By-Laws shall be conducted at such meeting. 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 (1) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (2) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to
vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 and who
is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the
Corporation. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be
made at such special meeting of stockholders if the stockholders notice as required by paragraph
(a)(ii) of this Section 1.10 shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the one hundred and 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 special 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
adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time
period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(c) General.
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Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Section 1.10 shall be eligible to be elected 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 1.10. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, 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 in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 and, if any proposed nomination or business
is not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.10 (including whether the
stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made
solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may
be, proxies in support of such stockholders nominee or proposal in compliance with such
stockholders representation as required by clause (a)(ii)(C)(4) of this Section 1.10), to declare that such defective
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nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of
this Section 1.10, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder)
does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to
present a nomination or business, such proposed nomination or business shall be
disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received
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For purposes of this Section 1.10, the term 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 Exchange
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, a stockholder shall
also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.10. Nothing
in this Section 1.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (A) of stockholders to request
inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under
the Exchange Act, or (B) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect
directors if so provided under any applicable Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation
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Section 1.11. Inspectors of Elections. Preceding any meeting of the stockholders, the
Board of Directors shall appoint one (1) or more persons to act as Inspectors of Elections, and may
designate one (1) or more alternate inspectors. In the event no inspector or alternate is able to
act, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one (1) or more inspectors to act at the
meeting. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at
such election. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of an inspector,
shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality
and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector shall:
(a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each;
(b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots;
(c) specify the information relied upon to determine the validity of electronic transmissions
in accordance with Section 1.08 hereof;
(d) count all votes and ballots;
(e) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges
made to any determination by the inspectors;
(f) certify his or her determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and
his or her count of all votes and ballots;
(g) appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist in the performance of the duties of
inspector; and
(h) when determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, be limited to an
examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in
accordance with Section 1.08 of these By-Laws, ballots, the regular books and records of the
Corporation and any other applicable information described in Section 231 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the DGCL). The inspector may consider other reliable information for the
limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers or
their nominees or a similar person which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is
authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the
inspector considers other reliable information as outlined in this section, the inspector, at the
time of his or her certification pursuant to paragraph (f) of this section, shall specify the
precise information considered, the person or persons from whom the information was obtained, when this information was obtained, the means by which the
information was obtained, and the basis for the inspectors belief that such information is
accurate and reliable.
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Section 1.12. Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time for the opening and the
closing of the polls for each matter to be voted upon at a stockholder meeting shall be announced
at the meeting. The inspector shall be prohibited from accepting any ballots, proxies or votes or
any revocations thereof or changes thereto after the closing of the polls, unless the Delaware
Court of Chancery upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.
Section 1.13. No Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted
to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or
special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and the ability of the stockholders to
consent in writing to the taking of any action is specifically denied.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Restated
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 in the manner provided in the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2.03. Classified Board of Directors; Election of Directors. Subject to the
rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to the
provisions of a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation (which directors shall not be classified
pursuant to this sentence (unless so provided in the Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation)),
the directors of the Corporation shall be classified with respect to the time for which they
severally hold office into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible: one class (Class
I), the initial term of which shall expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following
the time of effectiveness of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Effective Time); a
second class (Class II), the initial term of which shall expire at the second annual meeting of
stockholders following the Effective Time; and a third class (Class III), the initial term of
which shall expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, with
the directors in each class remaining in office following the expiration of their term until
successors are elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation,
the successors of the members of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be
elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders,
and following the expiration of such term, shall remain in office until their successors are
elected and qualified. The holders of a majority of shares then entitled to vote at an election of
directors may remove any director elected in accordance with the preceding two sentences, but only
for cause.
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 present, preside over all meetings of the stockholders of the
Corporation and 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
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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 directors constituting a majority of
the total authorized number 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.
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 Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, these By-Laws or by law, the affirmative 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 2.05 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 Restated 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.
Section 2.13. 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
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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, (a) shall designate an Audit Committee,
a Compensation and Benefits Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and (b)
may establish one (1) or more other 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 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
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. The Board of Directors shall not form
an Executive 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 (other than
the election or removal of directors) 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.
Section 3.06. Resignations. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may
resign from a committee 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.
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Section 3.07. Removal. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may be
removed from a committee 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 hold 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 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 time 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 or in an electronic format 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.
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(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 Restated Certificate of Incorporation or
these By-Laws.
(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 or the Audit Committee, 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 8.04 of these
By-Laws.
(b) He or she shall cause the moneys of the Corporation to be disbursed by check or drafts
(signed as provided in Section 8.05 of these By-Laws) upon the authorized depositaries of the
Corporation and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed.
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(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. 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 4.10. 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.
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. A
certificate representing shares of the Corporation shall be signed by, or in the name of the
Corporation by, (a) the Chairman or Vice Chairman (if any) of the Board of Directors or by the
President or a Vice President, and (b) by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer.
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 Corporation 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.
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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 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
Restated 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 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 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 including any appeal therefrom (a Proceeding), whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, whether brought in the name of the Corporation or otherwise, 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, limited liability company, not-for-profit entity, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, or
by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity or (in the case of a
present or former director, officer, employee or agent) in any other capacity while serving as a
director, officer, employee or agent, 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,
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partnership, limited liability company, not-for-profit entity, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, against expenses (including
attorneys fees), liabilities, loss, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, 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 to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists
or may hereafter be amended (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such
amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted
the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment). 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.
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 required by Delaware law
to be indemnified. 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 required by Delaware law to be indemnified. 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 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; provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred
by a current director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any
other capacity in which service was rendered by such director or officer) shall be made only upon
delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer 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 that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified
for such expenses under this Section 6.04 or otherwise. 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 present or
former 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 (a) incurred in connection
with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any
such Proceeding, or (b) incurred in connection with successfully defending, in whole or in part, a
suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to an undertaking,
shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. (i) It shall be a defense to any such Proceeding
brought by a person seeking to enforce his or her right to indemnification (but shall not be a
defense in 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), and (ii) the Corporation shall be entitled to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to an undertaking upon a
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final adjudication of an action for such recovery, that the claimant has not met the standard of
conduct required by Delaware law to be indemnified, but the burden of proving the failure to meet
such standard of conduct shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation
(including its directors, a committee of 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 required by Delaware law to be indemnified, nor the fact that there
has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors, a committee of
directors, its independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall 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 and
advancement provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each person who
is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer or employee who serves in any such capacity
at any time while 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 and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VI shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified or advanced expenses may be
entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or 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 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.
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.
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.01. Dividends. Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Restated
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. 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 8.05. 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 8.06. 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 8.07. 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 8.08. 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 8.09. 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 8.10. Books and Records. 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; or
(b) 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 thereon.
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 Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Restated
Certificate of Incorporation shall be controlling.
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