Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2010
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-06024
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38-1185150 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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9341 Courtland Drive
Rockford, Michigan
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49351 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (616) 866-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 5.03 |
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 9, 2010, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
(Wolverine) adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws (the By-Laws). The By-Laws became effective
immediately upon their adoption by the Board. A description of the changes to the former By-Laws
is provided below.
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Advance Notice Provisions and Other Stockholder Meeting Provisions:
Wolverine amended the By-Laws advance notice provisions and other provisions related
to stockholder meetings, as described in more detail below. |
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Revised the information that a stockholder must include in a notice that it
intends to present a matter (other than a director nomination) for action at a
stockholder meeting to include, among other things, the text of the proposal,
any substantial interest of the stockholder in the matter proposed, detailed
information with respect to the stockholders record and beneficial ownership of
Wolverines stock and a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in
person or by proxy at the meeting to propose the business. A beneficial owner
on whose behalf the matter is proposed must provide similar information.
(Article II, Section 4) |
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Revised the information that a stockholder must include in a notice that it
intends to nominate a director to the Board to include, among other things,
detailed information with respect to the stockholders record and beneficial
ownership of Wolverines stock and a representation that the stockholder intends
to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose the nomination. A
beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made must provide similar
information. (Article III, Section 1) |
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Clarified that either the stockholder proponent or its qualified
representative must appear at a meeting to present stockholder-proposed business
or a stockholder-proposed director nominee and specified procedures for the
qualification of such a stockholder representative. (Article II, Section 4;
Article III, Section 1) |
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Clarified the definition of beneficial ownership for purposes of the advance
notice provisions. (Article II, Section 4; Article III, Section 1) |
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Clarified that Wolverine may require a stockholder-proposed director nominee
to furnish information relevant to determining whether such a nominee would be
an independent director. (Article III, Section 1) |
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Electronic Transmission: Wolverine amended the By-Laws to provide that the
Board or a Board committee may take action by unanimous consent in writing or by
electronic transmission, and to provide that notices to directors and stockholders may
be delivered by electronic transmission. (Article III, Section 8 and Section 12;
Article IV, Section 1) |
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Officer Eligibility: Wolverine amended the By-Laws to remove the
requirement that the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and the
President be members of the Board before their selection. (former Article V, Section 2) |
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Record Dates: Wolverine amended the By-Laws to permit, but not require, the
Board to fix one record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of a
meeting and a separate record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the
meeting. The amended By-Laws set forth procedures and notice requirements for meetings
where the notice record date differs from the voting record date
as well as the procedures stockholders must follow to submit business or director
nominations to be presented at a meeting if the notice and voting record dates for the
meeting differ. (Article II, Section 4 and Section 5; Article III, Section 1; Article
VII, Section 5) |
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Indemnification: Wolverine amended the By-Laws to clarify which persons
Wolverine is obligated to indemnify and what additional indemnification rights
Wolverine may grant under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (Section
145). Specifically, Wolverine must, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145,
indemnify any current or past director, officer or employee of Wolverine or any
director, officer or employee who served as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another entity at Wolverines request. Wolverine may indemnify its agents, and
Wolverine may grant rights to the advancement of expenses to its directors, officers,
employees and agents. (Article X) |
The amendments to the By-Laws also include immaterial language changes and clarifying or
conforming changes. The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Wolverine, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated By-Laws. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: December 15, 2010 |
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ Kenneth A. Grady
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Kenneth A. Grady |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Amended and Restated By-Laws. |
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Exhibit 3.1
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.
ARTICLE 1
OFFICES
Section 1. The corporations principal office shall be in the City of Rockford, County of
Kent, State of Michigan.
Section 2. The corporations principal office and place of business in Delaware shall be its
registered office in Delaware as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 3. The corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and
without the States of Michigan and Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders shall be held, except as otherwise provided by
statute or these By-Laws, at such time and place as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of
Directors. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware as shall
be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
Section 2. Annual meetings of the stockholders shall be held each year at such time and on
such business day in the month of April as may be designated by the Board of Directors, or if no
such designation is made, at 10:00 a.m. local time on the last Thursday in April, or if that day is
a legal holiday, then on the next succeeding business day at such time as shall be stated in the
notice of the meeting. Annual meetings shall be held to elect by a plurality vote successors to
those members of the Board of Directors whose terms expire at the meeting and to transact only such
other business as may be properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these By-Laws.
Section 3. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board of Directors, or
by the Chief Executive Officer, or upon the written request of stockholders holding in the
aggregate at least forty (40) percentum of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the
corporation entitled to vote on the business to be transacted at such meeting, delivered to such
officer. Such stockholder request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting; the
reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; the names and addresses of the
stockholders requesting the meeting; the class and number of shares of capital stock of the
corporation that are owned of record and beneficially by the stockholders; and any material
interest of the stockholders in the matter(s) proposed for stockholder action. The meetings shall
be held on a date fixed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or in the case of
a stockholder request, on a date determined by the Secretary. In the event the Secretary questions
the propriety of any meeting requested by stockholders, such request shall be submitted to the
Board of Directors at its next meeting, and the determination of the Board as to such propriety
shall be final. No special meeting of stockholders shall be called for the purpose of removing a
director or directors, for electing directors, or for amending the By-Laws of the corporation, such
matters to be considered only at the annual meeting of stockholders, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a
special meeting of stockholders may be called for the purpose of removing a director for cause,
such term to be as defined under Delaware law, provided further that such cause is set forth in the
request for meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting requested by stockholders shall be
limited to the purpose(s) stated in the request for meeting, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing herein
shall prohibit the Board of Directors from submitting matters to the stockholders at any special
meeting requested by stockholders.
Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the corporations Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws:
(a) No matter (including the nomination of a person for election as a Director) may be
presented for stockholder action at an annual or special meeting of stockholders unless such
matter is: (i) specified in the notice of the meeting (or any supplement to the notice)
given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (ii) otherwise presented at the
meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; (iii) properly presented for
action at the meeting by a stockholder in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in
this Section or Section 1 (f) of Article III (in the case of Director nominations) and any
other applicable requirements; or (iv) a procedural matter presented, or accepted for
presentation, by the Chairman in his sole discretion.
(b) For a matter (other than the nomination of a person for election as a Director at
an annual meeting, which is governed by Section 1 (f) of Article III) to be properly
presented by a stockholder, the stockholder intending to propose the matter must have given
timely notice of the matter in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely,
the notice must be delivered to or mailed to and received at the principal executive offices
of the corporation by the close of business not less than 90 calendar days nor more than 120
calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the corporations last preceding
annual meeting of stockholders (unless the corporation did not hold an annual meeting within
the last year, or the date of the upcoming annual meeting changed by more than 30 days from
the date of the last preceding meeting, in which case the notice must be delivered or mailed
and received by the close of business not more than ten days after public disclosure (as
defined below) of the date of the meeting). In no event shall the public disclosure of an
adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting commence a new time period (or
extend the time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
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(c) The stockholders notice required by Section 4 (b) must set forth:
(i) a brief description of the matter the stockholder desires to present for
stockholder action, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any
resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes
a proposal to amend the By-Laws of the corporation, the language of the proposed
amendment), the reasons for addressing the matter at the meeting and any substantial
interest (within the meaning of Item 5 of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) in such business of such stockholder
and the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act),
if any, on whose behalf the matter is proposed;
(ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any,
on whose behalf the business is proposed: (1) the name and address of the
stockholder as they appear on the corporations books and the name and address of
such beneficial owner; (2) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the
corporation that are owned of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner
as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify
the corporation in writing within five (5) business days after the record date for
such meeting of the class and number of such shares owned of record by the
stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the record date for the meeting (except
as otherwise provided in Section 4 (d) below); and (3) a representation that the
stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such
business;
(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice or, if the notice is given on
behalf of a beneficial owner on whose behalf the business is proposed, as to such
beneficial owner: (1) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the
corporation which are beneficially owned (as defined below) by such stockholder or
beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the
stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5) business days
after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of such shares
beneficially owned by the stockholder or beneficial owner as of the record date for
the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 4 (d) below); (2) a description
of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the matter between or
among the stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person, including without
limitation any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5
or Item 6 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to
file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner), and a
representation that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within
five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement,
arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except
as otherwise provided in Section 4 (d) below); (3) a description of any agreement,
arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit
interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has
been entered into as of the date of the stockholders notice by, or on behalf of,
such
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stockholder or beneficial owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate
loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of the
stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to shares of stock of the corporation,
and a representation that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing
within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of any such
agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the
meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 4 (d) below);and (4) a
representation whether the stockholder or beneficial owner intends or is part of a
group which intends 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 matter, and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders
in support of the matter.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4 (a) through (c) above to the contrary, if the
record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders
is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the
meeting, a stockholders notice required by Section 4 (b) shall set forth a representation
that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5) business days
after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, or
by the opening of business on the date of the meeting (whichever is earlier), of the
information required under subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of Section 4 (c), and such
information when provided to the corporation shall be current as of the record date for
determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary: (i) no business shall be
conducted at an annual or special meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that nothing in this Section shall be considered to
preclude discussion by any stockholder of any business properly brought before the meeting),
and (ii)if a stockholder does not provide the information required under subparagraphs (ii)
and (iii) of Section 4 (c) to the corporation within the time frames specified herein, or
the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the
meeting to present the proposed business, such business shall not be transacted,
notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such business may have been received by the
corporation. For purposes of this Section, to be considered a qualified representative of
the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such
stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable
reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the corporation prior
to the making of such nomination or proposal at such meeting by such stockholder stating
that such person is authorized to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of
stockholders. The Chairman of an annual or special meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the
meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section, and if he should so determine, he
shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the
meeting shall not be transacted.
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(f) For purposes of this Section, public disclosure means disclosure in a press
release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other comparable
national financial news service or in a document publicly filed by the
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of
the Exchange Act. For purposes of subparagraph (iii) of Section 4 (c), shares shall be
treated as beneficially owned by a person if the person beneficially owns such
shares, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and
Regulations 13D and 13G thereunder or has or shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding (whether or not in writing): (i) the right to acquire such shares (whether
such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment
of a condition or both), (ii) the right to vote such shares, alone or in concert with others
and/or (iii) investment power with respect to such shares, including the power to dispose
of, or to direct the disposition of, such shares.
(g) Notwithstanding the above, if a stockholder desires to require the corporation to
include the stockholders proposal in the corporations proxy materials pursuant to Rule
14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this section shall not apply to
such proposal and the stockholder shall comply with all applicable requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation Rule l4a-8.
Section 5. Written notice of all meetings of stockholders, stating the time and place of the
meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such
date is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the
meeting), and in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes thereof, shall be given to
each stockholder entitled to vote thereat as of the record date for determining the stockholders
entitled to notice of the meeting, at least ten (10) days before the date fixed for the meeting.
Section 6. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare
and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the record date for
determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the
meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the
meeting date. Such list shall be arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of and the
number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business
hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the
city where the meeting is to be held and which place shall be specified in the notice of the
meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where said meeting is to be held, and the list shall
be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be
inspected by any stockholder who is present.
Section 7. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of
the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the
Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any
meeting of the stockholders, the presiding chairman of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn
the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meetings at which a quorum
shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
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Section 8. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2 of Article II hereunder or Section l
(f) of Article III hereunder, when a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide
any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express
provision of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is required, in
which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 9. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the resolution
or resolutions of the Board of Directors creating any class of stock, each stockholder shall at
every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of
the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.
Section 10. Meetings of stockholders generally shall follow accepted rules of parliamentary
procedure, subject to the following:
(a) The chairman of the meeting shall have absolute authority over matters of
procedure, and there shall be no appeal from the ruling of the chairman. If, in his
absolute discretion, the chairman deems it advisable to dispense with the rules of
parliamentary procedure as to any one meeting of stockholders or part thereof, he shall so
state and shall clearly state the rules under which the meeting or appropriate part thereof
shall be conducted.
(b) If disorder should arise which prevents the continuation of the legitimate business
of the meeting, the chairman may quit the chair and announce the adjournment of the meeting;
and upon his so doing, the meeting is immediately adjourned.
(c) The chairman may ask or require that anyone not a bona fide stockholder or proxy
leave the meeting.
(d) A resolution or motion by a stockholder shall be considered for vote only if
proposed by a stockholder or a duly authorized proxy and seconded by a stockholder or a duly
authorized proxy other than the individual who proposed the resolution or motion.
Section 11. At or prior to any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, or, if the
Board of Directors shall have taken no action with respect thereto, the chairman of the meeting,
may appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. In case any
person appointed as inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made
by the person presiding at the meeting or entitled to preside at the adjourned meeting. Each
inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully
to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the
best of his ability.
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Section 12. The Secretary of the corporation shall furnish the inspectors with a certificate
setting forth the number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote, the voting power of each, the
number of shares required to make a quorum and the number of shares required to be voted on
any issue presented to the meeting if more than a simple majority of the quorum present. The
inspectors shall determine the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the
validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine
all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all
votes, ballots or consents, determine the results and do such acts as are proper to conduct the
election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. On request of the person presiding at the
meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing
of any challenge, question or matter determined by them. The inspectors shall execute a
certificate of the results of the election or vote found by them. Any report or certificate made
by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them. In
their determination of the validity and effect of proxies, the inspectors shall make such
determination, to the extent possible, so as not to disenfranchise any stockholder.
Section 13. The inspectors may employ agents or other persons to assist in their duties. The
meetings of the inspectors shall be closed to all persons except as may be requested by the
inspectors, provided that the inspectors shall permit a reasonable time after their initial
tabulations for the presentation and determination of challenges to the validity and effect of
proxies and ballots. In the case of an election contest, whenever the representative of one or
more sides is present during the course of the inspectors duties, a representative of all other
sides shall be afforded the opportunity to attend.
Section 14. In the tabulation of votes cast by proxies, it shall not be necessary for proxies
to execute a ballot on matters, voting instructions (including no vote) for which are contained on
the form of proxy itself, and in the absence of a ballot executed on such proxies, the proxy itself
will be deemed a written ballot and tabulated in accordance with the directions contained thereon.
Section 15. The person presiding at a meeting of the stockholders may close the polls after
the request for submission of proxies and ballots, upon the temporary adjournment of the meeting
called to tabulate the proxies and ballots, or within a reasonable time thereafter. After the
polls are closed, no proxy, revocation of proxy or ballot shall be accepted by or considered in the
tabulation of proxies and ballots.
Section 16. In the event it becomes necessary to adjourn a meeting of stockholders beyond the
day of the scheduled meeting in order to determine the results of any election or vote, said
meeting may be adjourned from time to time by the person presiding or entitled to preside, with
such meeting to be reconvened at the principal offices of the corporation in Rockford, Michigan.
The only matter to be acted upon at such reconvened meeting shall be the acceptance and filing of
the report from the inspectors of election.
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ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Directors of the corporation shall be elected, replaced and removed as follows:
(a) Number and Qualification of Directors. The number of directors which shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be not less than five (5) persons. Subject to the
limit above specified, the number of directors shall be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Directors, provided that a vacancy in the Board of Directors need not be
filled immediately, and until filled, such lesser number shall constitute the entire Board of
Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, and each such director elected shall hold office until the annual
meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected. A
director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States or a resident of the State of
Delaware.
(b) Classification. The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, Class
I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of
the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. At the 1990 annual
meeting of stockholders, Class I directors shall be elected for a one-year term, Class II directors
for a two-year term and Class III directors for a three-year term. At each succeeding annual
meeting of stockholders, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that
meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders
held in the third year following the year of their election.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of
preferred stock shall have the right, voting separately as a class, to elect directors at an annual
or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other
features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation
applicable thereto, and such directors shall not be divided into classes pursuant to this Section 1
(b) of ARTICLE III, and the number of such directors shall not be counted in determining the
maximum number of directors permitted under Section 1 (a) of ARTICLE III hereof, in each case
unless expressly provided by the Certificate of Incorporation.
(c) Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the right of the holders of
any series of preferred stock then outstanding, any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors
caused by resignation, removal, death, disqualification or other incapacity, and any newly created
directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled exclusively by
a majority vote of the directors then in office, whether or not a quorum and shall not be filled by
the stockholders. When the number of directors is changed, any newly created or eliminated
directorship shall be so apportioned among the classes of directors as to make all classes as
nearly equal in number as possible. Each director chosen to fill a vacancy or a newly created
directorship shall hold office for the term coinciding with the class of his or her directorship
and until his successor shall be elected and qualify. No decrease in the number of directors
constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(d) Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock
then outstanding, any or all of the directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for
cause.
(e) Resignation. Any director may resign at any time and such resignation shall take
effect upon receipt thereof by the corporation unless otherwise specified in the resignation.
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(f) Nomination of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any classes or
series of preferred stock then outstanding, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the
following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nomination of persons for
election to the Board of the corporation at an annual meeting may be made at the annual meeting of
stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any nominating committee or
person appointed by the Board, or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote for the
election of Directors at the annual meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in
this Section 1 (f) of Article III. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction
of the Board or by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board, shall be made
pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the corporation by the stockholder
intending to make the nomination. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to or
mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation by the close of business
not less than 90 calendar days nor more than 120 calendar days before the first anniversary of the
date of the corporations last preceding annual meeting (unless the corporation did not hold an
annual meeting within the last year, or the date of the upcoming annual meeting changed by more
than 30 days from the date of the last preceding annual meeting, in which case the notice must be
delivered or mailed and received not more than ten days after public disclosure (as defined below)
of the date of the meeting). In no event shall the public disclosure of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend the time period) for the
giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
Such stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth:
(i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
re-election as a Director: (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of the
person; (2) the principal occupation or employment of the person; (3) the class and number
of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by
the person; (4) any other information relating to the person that is required to be
disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of Directors in an election contest, or
is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under
the Exchange Act; and (5) the persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement
as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected;
(ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the nomination is made: (1) the name and address of the stockholder as they appear on
the corporations books and the name and address of such beneficial owner; (2) the class and
number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record by such
stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation
that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5) business days
after the record date for such meeting of the class and number of such shares owned of
record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the record date for the meeting
(except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iv) of Section 1 (f) below); and (3) a
representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting
to propose such nomination;
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(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice, or if the notice is given on behalf of a
beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, as to such beneficial owner:
(1) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are
beneficially owned (as defined below) by such stockholder or beneficial owner as of the date
of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the corporation in
writing within five (5) business days after the record date for such meeting of the class
and number of such shares beneficially owned by the stockholder or beneficial owner as of
the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iv) Section 1
(f) below); (2) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to
the nomination between or among the stockholder or beneficial owner and any other person,
including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant
to Item 5 or Item 6 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to
file a Schedule 13D is applicable to the stockholder or beneficial owner), and a
representation that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5)
business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or
understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided
in subparagraph (iv) of Section 1 (f) below); (3) a description of any agreement,
arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests,
options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as
of the date of the stockholders notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or beneficial
owner, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share
price changes for, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or
beneficial owner with respect to shares of stock of the corporation, and a representation
that the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5) business days
after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding
in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in subsection
(iv) of Section 1 (f) below); and (5) a representation whether the stockholder or beneficial
owner intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form
of proxy or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of the nomination.
(iv) The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information
as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such
proposed nominee to serve as Director of the corporation, including information relevant to
a determination whether such proposed nominee can be considered an independent director.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1 (f) to the contrary, if the record date for
determining the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders is different
from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, a
stockholders notice required by this Section 1 (f) shall set forth a representation that
the stockholder will notify the corporation in writing within five (5) business days after
the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, or by the
opening of business on the date of the meeting (whichever is earlier), of the information
required under subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of Section 1 (f), and such information when
provided to the corporation shall be current as of the record date for determining the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
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(v) For purposes of this Section, public disclosure means disclosure in a press
release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or other comparable
national financial news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act.
For purposes of subparagraph (iii) of this Section 1 (f), shares shall be treated as
beneficially owned by a person if the person beneficially owns such shares,
directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulations
13D and 13G thereunder or has or shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding (whether or not in writing): (i) the right to acquire such shares (whether
such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment
of a condition or both), (ii) the right to vote such shares, alone or in concert with others
and/or (iii) investment power with respect to such shares, including the power to dispose
of, or to direct the disposition of, such shares.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary, if a stockholder
intending to make a nomination at an annual meeting pursuant to this Section does not
provide the information required under subparagraphs (i) through (iii) of this Section 1 (f)
of Article III to the corporation within the time frames specified herein, or the
stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the
meeting to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding
that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the corporation. The
Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting
that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he should
so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be
disregarded.
Section 2. The business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its
Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do all such lawful
acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By- Laws
directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
Section 3. The Board of Directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and
special, either within or without the State of Delaware.
Section 4. The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held following
the annual meeting of stockholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly
elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present.
In the event such meeting is not held immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders, the
meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter
provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or as shall be specified in a written
waiver signed by all of the directors.
Section 5. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time
and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.
Section 6. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chief Executive Officer or
Secretary or by any two (2) directors on two (2) days notice to each director. Neither the
business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the Board of
Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting.
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Section 7. At all meetings of the Board a majority of the directors (other than directors
elected at that meeting) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of
a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of
the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of
the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 8. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws,
any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or of such committee
as the case may be, consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action, and such
writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 9. The Board of Directors or any committee designated by the Board of Directors may
participate in a meeting of such Board, or committee, by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person
at such meeting.
Committees of Directors
Section 10. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee whose membership shall
consist of such members of the Board of Directors as it may deem advisable from time to time to
serve during the pleasure of the Board. The Board of Directors may also appoint directors to serve
as alternates for members of the committee in the absence or disability of regular members. The
Board of Directors may fill any vacancies as they occur. The Executive Committee shall have and
may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business affairs and
property of the corporation during the intervals between meetings of the Board of Directors,
subject to law and to such limitations and control as the Board of Directors may impose from time
to time, except that the Executive Committee shall not, without the express authorization of the
Board of Directors:
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Section 11. The Board of Directors may designate such other committees as it may deem
appropriate, and such committees shall exercise the authority delegated to them.
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Section 12. Each committee provided for above shall meet as often as its business may require
and may fix a day and time each week or at other intervals for regular meetings, notice of which
shall not be required. Whenever the day fixed for a meeting shall fall on a holiday, the meeting
shall be held on the business day following or on such other day as the committee may determine.
Special meetings of the committees may be called by the chairman, and notice thereof may be given
to the members by telephone, letter or electronic transmission. A majority of its members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of any of the committees. A record of the
proceedings of each committee shall be kept and presented to the Board of Directors. The
chairperson of any of the standing or special committees of the Board of Directors may appoint one
or more independent directors to serve as alternates for members of the committee in the absence or
disability of regular members.
Compensation of Directors
Section 13. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting
of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board
of Directors and a stated salary as director. Members of special or standing committees may be
allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meetings
Section 14. 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 (10) days after the
date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any
stockholders of record seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by
written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix a
record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within ten (10) days after
the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. If no
record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors within ten (10) days following the receipt of
such a request, 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
applicable 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 stockholders meetings are recorded,
to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation. Delivery 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 applicable 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 date on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution
taking such prior action.
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ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
Section 1. Notices to directors and stockholders may be delivered personally, by mail
addressed to the directors or stockholders at their addresses appearing on the books of the
corporation, or by electronic transmission in accordance with Section 232 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given at the time
when the same shall be mailed.
Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the statutes
or of the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by
the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein,
shall be deemed equivalent thereto. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose
of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been lawfully called or
convened.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Section 1. The officers of the corporation and the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall
be chosen by the Board of Directors at its first meeting after the annual meeting of stockholders,
or as soon as practicable after the annual election of directors in each year. The officers of the
corporation to be selected by the Board of Directors shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a
President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice
Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as
the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Any two or more offices, except those of
Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, or Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, may be held
by the same person.
Term of Office
Section 2. Each officer and the Chairman of the Board shall hold office at the pleasure of
the Board. The Board of Directors may remove any officer or the Chairman of the Board for cause or
without cause. Any officer or the Chairman of the Board may resign his or her office at any time,
such resignation to take effect upon receipt of written notice thereof by the corporation unless
otherwise specified in the resignation. If the office of any officer or the office of Chairman of
the Board becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board.
The Chairman of the Board
Section 3. The Chairman of the Board shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the
directors and stockholders. He or she shall have such other duties and powers as may be imposed or
given by the Board but shall not be an officer or executive officer of the corporation.
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The Chief Executive Officer
Section 4. The Chief Executive Officer of the corporation shall have general and active
management of the business of the corporation, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Board of Directors are carried into effect.
Section 5. In the event of the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders. The Chief Executive Officer shall,
subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control
of the business and the officers, employees and agents of the corporation. Except as otherwise
herein provided, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the power, subject to the control of the
Board of Directors, to appoint or discharge and to prescribe the duties and to fix the compensation
of such agents and employees of the corporation as he may deem necessary, including the power to
make temporary suspensions or appointments as officers of the corporation, such suspensions or
appointments to be made effective only until the next meeting of the Board of Directors or the
Executive Committee thereof. He or she shall do and perform such other duties as may be assigned
to him by the Board of Directors.
Vice Presidents
Section 6. Each Vice President shall have such title and powers and perform such duties as
may be assigned to him from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
The Secretary
Section 7. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and of the stockholders and
record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose, and
shall perform like duties for committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive
Officer. He or she shall keep in safe custody the seal of the corporation and shall have authority
to affix the same to all instruments where its use is required or appropriate.
The Treasurer
Section 8. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities, except
as otherwise provided by the Board, and shall cause to be kept full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all moneys and
other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may
be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as
may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the
Chief Executive Officer and the directors, at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they
may require it, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of
the corporation.
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Other Officers
Section 9. There may be elected one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers
who may, in the absence, disability or nonfeasance of the Secretary or Treasurer, perform the
duties and exercise the powers of such persons respectively.
Section 10. All other officers, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of
Directors pursuant to this Article shall perform such duties and exercise such authority as the
Board of Directors shall prescribe.
Section 11. In the case of the absence of any officer, or for any other reason that the Board
may deem sufficient, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may delegate for the time being the
powers or duties of such officer to any other person.
Executive Officers
Section 12. The Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer, together with
such other officers specifically designated by the Board, shall be known as executive officers and
shall have all the usual powers and shall perform all the usual duties incident to their respective
offices, and shall in addition perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them from time to
time by the Board of Directors.
Officer Salaries
Section 13. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the salaries of all
corporate officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall be fixed by the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
SUBSIDIARIES AND DIVISIONS
Section 1. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may, as they shall deem
necessary, designate certain individuals as divisional officers. Any titles given to divisional
officers may be withdrawn at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors or the
Chief Executive Officer. A divisional officer may, but need not be, a director or an executive
officer of the corporation. All divisional officers shall perform such duties and exercise such
authority as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall prescribe.
Section 2. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may vote the shares of stock
owned by the corporation in any subsidiary, whether wholly or partly owned by the corporation, in
such manner as they may deem in the best interests of the corporation, including, without
limitation, for the election of directors of any such subsidiary corporation, or for any amendments
to the charter or by-laws of any such subsidiary corporation, or for the liquidation, merger, or
sale of assets of any such subsidiary corporation. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive
Officer may cause to be elected to the board of directors of any such subsidiary corporation such
persons as they shall designate, any of whom may, but need not be, directors, executive officers,
or other employees or agents of the corporation. The Board of Directors or
the Chief Executive Officer may instruct the directors of any such subsidiary corporation as
to the manner in which they are to vote upon any issue properly coming before them as the directors
of such subsidiary corporation, and such directors shall have no liability to the corporation as
the result of any action taken in accordance with such instructions.
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Section 3. Divisional officers, and the officers of any subsidiary corporation, shall not, by
virtue of holding such title and position, be deemed to be officers of the corporation, nor shall
any such divisional officer or officer of a subsidiary corporation, unless he shall also be a
director or officer of the corporation, be entitled to have access to any files, records or other
information relating or pertaining to the corporation, its business and finances, or to attend or
receive the minutes of any meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee of the corporation,
except as and to the extent authorized and permitted by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer.
ARTICLE VII
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
Section 1. Shares of stock in the corporation may be represented by certificates or may be
issued in uncertificated form in accordance with Delaware law. The issuance of shares in
uncertificated form shall not affect shares already represented by a certificate until the
certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Every holder of stock in the corporation
represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of
the corporation by, the Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President and the Treasurer or
an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation, certifying
the number of shares owned by such stockholder in the corporation.
Section 2. Where a certificate is signed (1) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer
agent, or (2) by a transfer clerk acting on behalf of the corporation and a registrar, the
signature of any such Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant
Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent
or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, a certificate shall
have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it
may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of issue.
Lost Certificates
Section 3. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates or
uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued
by the corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing
such issue of a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors
may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of
such lost or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to give the
corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed
or with respect to the issuance of such new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares.
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Transfers of Stock
Section 4. Transfers of record of shares of stock in the corporation shall be made only on
the corporations books upon authorization by the stockholder of record or such stockholders duly
authorized attorney and, in the case of certificated shares, upon surrender to the corporation or
the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed.
Record Dates
Section 5.
(a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a
record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise
required by law, not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the date of
such meeting of stockholders. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be
the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board
of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the
date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by
the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the
day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall
also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same
or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance
herewith at the adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment
of any dividend, or any other distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in
respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or for the purpose of any
other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than
sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no such 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.
Registered Stockholders
Section 6. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive rights of a person
registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or
shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice
thereof, except as otherwise provided by applicable laws and regulations.
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Dividends
Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular
or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of
the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds in the
corporation, available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their
absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing
dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other
purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the corporation, and the
directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
Checks
Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by
such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to
time designate.
Fiscal Year
Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
Seal
Section 5. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, and
the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to
be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Voting Securities
Section 6. Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall have
full power and authority on behalf of the corporation to attend and to act and to vote, or to
execute in the name or on behalf of the corporation a proxy authorizing an agent or
attorney-in-fact for the corporation to attend and vote at any meetings of security holders of
corporations in which the corporation may hold securities, and at such meetings the Chief Executive
Officer or his or her duly authorized agent or attorney-in-fact shall possess and may exercise any
and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner
thereof,
the corporation might have possessed and exercised if present. The Board by resolution from
time to time may confer like power upon any other person or persons.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These By-Laws may be amended, altered, changed, added to or repealed at any
regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General
Corporation Law of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any director,
officer or employee from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters
referred to in or covered by said section. For purposes of this Article X, a director or
officer or employee of the corporation shall mean any person (i) who is or was a director,
officer or employee of the corporation or (ii) who, while a director, officer or employee of the
corporation, 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.
The corporation may grant rights to the advancement of expenses to directors, officers and
employees and may grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to agents of
the corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware, as the same may be amended or supplemented.
The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which those indemnified may be entitled under any statute, provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office. The rights conferred in this Article X shall be contract rights 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.
Last amended: December 9, 2010
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