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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS OF ENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Amended and Restated through November 10, 2009)
BYLAWS OF ENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Amended and Restated through November 10, 2009)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I OFFICES |
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SECTION 1 PRINCIPAL OFFICE |
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SECTION 2 OTHER OFFICES |
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ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS |
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SECTION 1 PLACE OF MEETINGS |
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SECTION 2 ANNUAL MEETINGS |
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SECTION 3 SPECIAL MEETINGS |
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SECTION 4 NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS |
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SECTION 5 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE |
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SECTION 6 ADJOURNED MEETINGS AND NOTICE THEREOF |
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SECTION 7 VOTING AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS |
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SECTION 8 RECORD DATE FOR SHAREHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING AND GIVING CONSENTS |
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SECTION 9 QUORUM |
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SECTION 10 CONSENT OF ABSENTEES |
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SECTION 11 ACTION WITHOUT MEETING |
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SECTION 12 PROXIES |
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SECTION 13 INSPECTORS OF ELECTION |
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ARTICLE III DIRECTORS |
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SECTION 1 POWERS |
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SECTION 2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS |
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SECTION 3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE |
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SECTION 4 VACANCIES |
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SECTION 5 PLACE OF MEETING |
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SECTION 6 ORGANIZATION MEETING |
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SECTION 7 SPECIAL MEETINGS |
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SECTION 8 ADJOURNMENT |
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SECTION 9 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT |
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SECTION 10 WAIVER OF NOTICE |
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SECTION 11 QUORUM |
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SECTION 12 FEES AND COMPENSATION |
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SECTION 13 ACTION WITHOUT MEETING |
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS |
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SECTION 1 OFFICERS |
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SECTION 2 ELECTION |
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SECTION 3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS |
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SECTION 4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION |
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SECTION 5 VACANCIES |
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SECTION 6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD |
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SECTION 7 PRESIDENT |
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SECTION 8 VICE PRESIDENTS |
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SECTION 9 SECRETARY |
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SECTION 10 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES |
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SECTION 11 TREASURER |
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SECTION 12 ASSISTANT FINANCIAL OFFICERS |
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ARTICLE V SHARES OF STOCK |
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SECTION 1 FORM AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES |
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SECTION 2 FRACTIONAL SHARES |
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SECTION 3 TRANSFER OF SHARES |
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SECTION 4 LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE |
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ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 1 INDEMNITY OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS |
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SECTION 2 SHAREHOLDER INSPECTION OF BYLAWS |
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SECTION 3 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS OF SHAREHOLDERS |
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SECTION 4 SHAREHOLDER INSPECTION OF CORPORATE RECORDS |
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SECTION 5 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS |
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SECTION 6 CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC. |
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SECTION 7 CONTRACTS, ETC., HOW EXECUTED |
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SECTION 8 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS |
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SECTION 9 ANNUAL REPORT |
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SECTION 10 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF GENERAL INFORMATION |
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ARTICLE VII AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS |
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SECTION 1 AMENDMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS |
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SECTION 2 AMENDMENT BY DIRECTORS |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
ENOVA SYSTEMS INC.
ARTICLE I OFFICES
BYLAWS
OF
ENOVA SYSTEMS INC.
ARTICLE I OFFICES
SECTION 1 PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The principal office for the transaction of the business of the corporation is hereby fixed
and located in the City of Rohnert Park, County of Sonoma, state of California.
The board of directors is hereby granted full power and authority to change said principal
office from one location to another in said State.
SECTION 2 OTHER OFFICES
Branch or subordinate offices may at any time be established by the board of directors at any
place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.
ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 1 PLACE OF MEETINGS
All annual and all other meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the
corporation, or at any other place within or without the State of California which may be
designated either by the board of directors pursuant to authority hereinafter granted to said
board, or by the written consent of all shareholders entitled to vote thereat, provided such
shareholder consent is given either before or after the meeting and filed with the secretary of the
corporation.
SECTION 2 ANNUAL MEETINGS
An annual meeting of shareholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated
by the board of directors. At that meeting, directors shall be elected. Any other proper business
may be transacted at the annual meeting of shareholders.
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SECTION 3 SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever, may be called at
any time by the president or by the board of directors or the chairman of the board or by one or
more shareholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than ten percent (10%)
of the votes at that meeting.
If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the board of directors, the
request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting and the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or
by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the chairman of the board, the president, any
vice president or the secretary of the corporation. The officer receiving the request shall cause
notice to be promptly given to the shareholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 4 and 5 of this Article II, and the notice shall set forth that a meeting will be held
at the time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35)
or more than sixty (60) days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within
twenty (20) days after receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may
give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 3 shall be construed as
limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a meeting of shareholders called by action of the board
of directors may be held.
SECTION 4 NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS
All notices of meetings of shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with
Section 5 of this Article II not less than ten (10) or more than sixty (60) days before the date of
the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the meeting and, (i) in the case
of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted or, (ii) in the case of
the annual meeting, those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice,
intends to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting at which directors are
to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees whom, at the time of the notice,
management intends to present for election.
Under the California Corporations Code, the notice shall also state the general nature of the
proposal if action is proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of (i) a contract or
transaction in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest, (ii) an amendment of
the articles of incorporation, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, (iv) a voluntary
dissolution of the corporation under Section
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1900 of that Code or (v) a distribution in dissolution other than in accordance with the
rights of outstanding preferred shares under.
SECTION 5 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE
Notice of any shareholders meeting shall be given either personally or by first-class mail or
telegraphic or written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at the address
of that shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the shareholder to the
corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears on the corporations books or has
been so given, notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent to that shareholder by first-class
mail or telegraphic or other written communication to the corporations principal executive office,
or if published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where that office
is located. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally,
deposited in the mail, delivered to a common carrier for transmission to the recipient, actually
transmitted by electronic means to the recipient by the person giving the notice, or sent by other
means of written communication.
If any notice addressed to a shareholder at the address of that shareholder appearing on the
books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked
to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the
shareholder at that address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given
without further mailing if these shall be available to the shareholder on written demand of the
shareholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one year from the
date of the giving of the notice.
An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any shareholders meeting
may be executed by the secretary, assistant secretary, or any transfer agent of the corporation
giving the notice, and filed and maintained in the minute book of the corporation.
SECTION 6 ADJOURNED MEETINGS AND NOTICE THEREOF.
Any shareholders meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be
adjourned from time to time by the vote of the majority of the shares, the holders of which are
either present in person or represented by proxy thereat, but in the absence of a quorum, no other
business may be transacted at such meeting except in the case of the withdrawal of a shareholder
from a quorum as provided in Section 9 of this Article II.
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When any shareholders meeting, either annual or special, is adjourned for more than
forty-five (45) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to
vote at the adjourned meeting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Article
II. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the
business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the meeting at
which such adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meetings the corporation may transact any
business that might have been transacted at the regular meeting.
SECTION 7 VOTING AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
The shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of this Article II, subject to the provisions of the
California Corporations Code (relating to voting shares held by a fiduciary, in the name of a
corporation, or in joint ownership) . The shareholders vote may be by voice vote or by ballot;
provided, however, that any election for directors must be by ballot if demanded by any shareholder
before the voting has begun. On any matter other than the election of directors, any shareholder
may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares
or vote them against the proposal, but if the shareholder fails to specify the number of shares
which the shareholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the
shareholders approving vote is with respect to all shares that the shareholder is entitled to
vote. If a quorum is present (or if a quorum had been present earlier at the meeting but some
shareholders had withdrawn), the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and
voting, provided such shares voting affirmatively also constitutes a majority of the number of
shares required for a quorum, shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater
number or voting by classes is required by California General Corporation Law or by the articles of
incorporation.
Every shareholder entitled to vote at any election for directors shall have the right to
cumulate his votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be
elected, multiplied by the number of votes to which his shares are entitled, or to distribute his
votes on the same principle among as many candidates as he shall think fit; provided that the names
of the candidate or candidates for whom the shareholder votes have been placed in nomination prior
to the voting and that at least one shareholder has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting
of an intention to cumulate votes. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the
number of
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directors to be elected, shall be elected. Votes against a director and votes withheld shall
have no legal effect.
SECTION 8 RECORD DATE FOR SHAREHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING AND GIVING CONSENTS
For purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote or
entitled to give consent to corporate action without a meeting, the board of directors may fix, in
advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days or less than ten (10) days
before the date of any such meeting or more than sixty (60) days before any such action without a
meeting, and in this event only shareholders of record at the close of business on the date so
fixed are entitled to notice and to vote or to give consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding
any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as
otherwise provided in the California General Corporation Law.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:
(a) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting
of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on
which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next
preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and
(b) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action
in writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior action by the board has been taken, shall be the
day on which the first written consent is given, or (ii) when prior action of the board has been
taken, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution
relating to that action, or the sixtieth (60th) day before the date of such other action, whichever
is later.
SECTION 9 QUORUM
The presence in person or by proxy of persons entitled to vote a majority of the voting shares
at any meeting shall constitute a quorum of the shareholders for the transaction of business.
The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may
continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to
leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a
majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.
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SECTION 10 CONSENT OF ABSENTEES
The transactions of any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, however called and
noticed and wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular
call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or
after the meeting, each of the shareholders entitled to vote, who was not present in person or by
proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of such meeting or an approval
of the minutes thereof. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify either the business to be
transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of shareholders, except that if action
is taken or proposed to be taken for approval of any of those matters specified in the second
paragraph of Section 4 of this Article II, the waiver of notice or consent shall state the general
nature of the proposal. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate
records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of that meeting,
except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, and except that attendance at a meeting is
not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters required by law to be included
in the notice of the meeting, but not so included, if that objection is expressly made at the
meeting.
SECTION 11 ACTION WITHOUT MEETING
Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken
without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number
of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, directors
may be elected by written consent without a meeting only if the written consent of all outstanding
shares entitled to vote is obtained, except that a vacancy in the board (other than a vacancy
created by removal of a director) not filled by the board may be filled by the written consent of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.
All such consents shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation and shall be maintained
in the corporate records. Any shareholder giving a written consent, or the shareholders
proxyholders, or a transferee of the shares or a personal representative of the shareholder or
their respective proxyholders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by
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the corporation prior to the time that written consent of the number of shares required to
authorize the proposed action has been filed with the secretary of the corporation, but may not do
so thereafter. Such revocation is effective upon its receipt by the secretary of the corporation.
If the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, and
corporate action has been approved without a meeting by less than the unanimous written consent of
those shareholders entitled to vote on such action, then the secretary shall give to those
shareholders entitled to vote who have not consented in writing:
(1) Notice of such approval at least ten (10) calendar days before the consummation of the
action authorized by such approval, if the corporate action concerns (i) contracts or transactions
in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest, (ii) indemnification of agents of
the corporation, (iii) reorganization, or (iv) a distribution in dissolution other than in
accordance with the rights of the outstanding preferred shares.
(2) Prompt notice of any other corporate action. The notice required by this Section 11 shall
conform to the requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 8 of this Article II.
SECTION 12 PROXIES
Every person entitled to vote for directors or on any other matter shall have the right to do
so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and
filed with the secretary of the corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the shareholders
name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or
otherwise) by the shareholder or the shareholders attorney in fact. A validly executed proxy that
does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by
the person executing it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing delivered to the
corporation stating that the proxy is revoked, or by attendance at the meeting and voting in person
by the person executing the proxy or by a subsequent proxy executed by the same person and
presented at the meeting; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that
proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted; provided,
however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date of
the proxy, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states on its
face that is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of the Corporations Code of
California.
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SECTION 13 INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
Before any meeting of shareholders, the board of directors may appoint any persons other than
nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment. If
inspectors of election are not so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of
any shareholder or a shareholders proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting. The
number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting
on the request of one or more shareholders or proxies, the holders of a majority of shares or their
proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be
appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the
chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any shareholder or a shareholders proxy
shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
These inspectors shall:
(a) Determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares
represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity and effect of
proxies;
(b) Receive votes, ballots or consents;
(c) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in anyway arising in connection with the
right to vote;
(d) Count and tabulate all votes or consents;
(e) Determine when the polls shall close;
(f) Determine the result; and
(g) Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all
shareholders.
ARTICLE III DIRECTORS
SECTION 1 POWERS
Subject to limitations of the articles of incorporation, of the bylaws and of the California
General Corporation Law as to action which shall be authorized or approved by the shareholders, and
subject to the duties of directors as prescribed by the bylaws, all corporate powers shall be
exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be
controlled by, the board of directors. Without prejudice to such general powers, but subject to the
same
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limitations, it is hereby expressly declared that the directors shall have the following
powers, to wit:
First: To conduct, manage and control the affairs and business of the corporation and to make
such rules and regulations therefor not inconsistent with law or with the articles of incorporation
or the bylaws, as they may deem best.
Second: To select and remove all the other officers, agents and employees of the corporation,
to prescribe such powers and duties for them as may not be inconsistent with law, with the articles
of incorporation or with the bylaws, to fix their compensation and to require from them security
for faithful service.
Third: To change the principal office for the transaction of the business of the corporation
from one location to another within the same state, as provided in Article I, Section 1, hereof; to
fix and locate from time to time one or more subsidiary offices of the corporation within or
without the State of California, as provided in Article I, Section 2, hereof; to designate any
place within or without the State of California for the holding of any shareholders meeting or
meetings except annual meetings; and to adopt, make and use a corporate seal, to prescribe the
forms of certificates of stock and to alter the form of such seal and of such certificates from
time to time as in their judgment they may deem best, provided that such seal and such certificates
shall at all times comply with the provisions of law.
Fourth: To authorize the issue of shares of stock of the corporation from time to time, upon
such terms as may be lawful, as dividends or in consideration of money paid, labor done or services
actually rendered to the corporation or for its benefit or in its formation or reorganization,
debts or securities cancelled, or tangible or intangible property actually received, but neither
promissory notes of the purchaser, unless secured by property other than the shares acquired or
otherwise permitted by the California Corporations Code, nor future services shall constitute
payment or part payment for shares of the corporation.
Fifth: To borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the corporation and to cause
to be executed and delivered therefor, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures,
deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations or other evidences of debt and securities
therefor.
Sixth: To designate, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of
directors, one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the
pleasure of the board. The board may designate one or more directors as
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alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the
committee. Any such committee shall have all the authority of the board to the extent provided in
the resolution of the board or in the bylaws, except with respect to:
(a) The approval of any action for which, under the General Corporation Law of California,
also requires shareholders approval or approval of the outstanding shares;
(b) The filling of vacancies on the board or in any committee;
(c) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the board or on any committee;
(d) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws;
(e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board which by its express terms is not
so amendable or repealable;
(f) A distribution to the Shareholder of the corporation, except at a rate, in a periodic
amount or within a price range set forth in the articles or determined by the board; or
(g) The appointment of other committees of the board or the members thereof;
Seventh: To declare dividends at such times and in such amounts as the condition of the
affairs of the corporation may warrant.
Eighth: Generally to exercise all of the powers and to perform all of the acts and duties that
from time to time may be permitted by law appertaining to their office.
SECTION 2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be not less than six (6) nor more
than nine (9). The exact number of authorized directors shall be fixed from time to time, within
such range, by resolution of the Board of Directors or by the shareholders. The indefinite number
of directors may be changed, or a definite number fixed without provision for an indefinite number,
by an amendment to the articles of incorporation or by an amendment to this Section 2 by the vote
or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided,
however, that an amendment reducing the number or the minimum number of directors to less
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than five cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting of the
shareholders, or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent, are equal to
more than 162/3 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. No amendment may change the
stated maximum number of authorized directors to a number greater than two times the stated minimum
number of directors minus one.
SECTION 3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE
The directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders, but if any such annual
meeting is not held or the directors are not elected thereat, the directors may be elected at any
special meeting of shareholders held for that purpose. All directors shall hold office until their
respective successors are elected.
SECTION 4 VACANCIES
Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors,
though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Each director so elected shall hold
office until his successor is elected at an annual or a special meeting of the shareholders.
A vacancy or vacancies in the board of directors shall be deemed to exist in case of the
death, resignation or removal of any director or if the authorized number of directors be increased
or if the shareholders fail, at any annual or special meeting of shareholders at which any director
or directors are elected, to elect the full authorized number of directors to be voted for at that
meeting.
The shareholders may elect a director or directors at any time to fill any vacancy or
vacancies not filled by the directors. If the board of directors accepts the resignation of a
director tendered to take effect at a future time, the board or the shareholders shall have the
power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation is to become effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director prior to the expiration of his term of office.
SECTION 5 PLACE OF MEETING
Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at any place within or without the
State of California which has been designated from time to time by resolution of the board or by
written consent of all members of the board. In the absence of such designation, regular meetings
shall be held at the principal office of the corporation. Special meetings of the
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board may be held either at a place so designated or at the principal office. Members of the
board may participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communication
equipment, so long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Participation
in a meeting by means of the above-described procedure shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting.
SECTION 6 ORGANIZATION MEETING
Immediately following each annual meeting of shareholders, the board of directors shall hold a
regular meeting for the purpose of organization, election of officers and the transaction of other
business. Notice of such meeting is hereby dispensed with.
SECTION 7 SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes shall be called at any
time by the chairman of the board or the president or vice president or the secretary or any two
directors.
Written notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally to the
directors or sent to each director by mail or by other form of written communication, charges
prepaid, addressed to him at his address as it appears upon the records of the corporation or, if
it is not so shown or is not readily ascertainable, at the place in which the meetings of directors
are regularly held. In case such notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail
in the place in which the principal office of the corporation is located at least four (4) days
prior to the time of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered personally or telegraphed, it
shall be so delivered or deposited with the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours prior
to the time of the meeting. Such mailing, telegraphing or delivery, as above provided, shall be
due, legal and personal notice to such director.
SECTION 8 ADJOURNMENT
A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any
directors meeting to another time and place.
SECTION 9 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
If a meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, notice of any adjournment to
another time or place shall be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors
who were not present at the time of adjournment.
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SECTION 10 WAIVER OF NOTICE
The transactions at any meeting of the board of directors, however called and noticed, or
wherever held, shall be as valid as though such transactions had occurred at a meeting duly held
after regular call and notice if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting,
each of the directors not present signs a written waiver of notice of or consent to holding the
meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be
filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
SECTION 11 QUORUM
A majority of the authorized number of directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, except to adjourn as hereinabove provided. Every act or decision done
or made by a majority of the directors at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be
regarded as an act of the board of directors unless a greater number be required by law or by the
articles of incorporation. However, a meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue
to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved
by at least a majority of the required quorum for such meeting.
SECTION 12 FEES AND COMPENSATION
Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors, but, by
resolution of the board, a fixed fee, with or without expenses of attendance, may be allowed to
directors not receiving monthly compensation for attendance at each meeting. Nothing herein
contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other
capacity, as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise, and from receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 13 ACTION WITHOUT MEETING
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors under the California
General Corporation Law may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board individually or
collectively consent in writing to such action. Such consent or consents shall be filed with the
minutes of the meetings of the board. Any certificate or other document filed under the provision
of the California General Corporation Law which relates to action so taken shall state that the
action was taken by unanimous written consent of the board of directors without a meeting and that
the bylaws authorized the directors to so do.
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
SECTION 1 OFFICERS
The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the board or a president or both, a
secretary and chief financial officer (treasurer) and such other officers with such titles and
duties as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person.
SECTION 2 ELECTION
The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article, shall be chosen annually by the board of
directors, and each shall hold his office until he shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise
disqualified to serve or his successor shall be elected and qualified.
SECTION 3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
The board of directors may appoint such other officers as the business of the corporation may
require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such
duties as are provided in the bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
SECTION 4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION
Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by a majority of the directors at
the time in office, at any regular or special meeting of the board, or, except in the case of an
officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be
conferred by the board of directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors or to
the president or to the secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the
date of the receipt of such notice or any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise
specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 5 VACANCIES
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other
cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in the bylaws for regular appointments to such
office.
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SECTION 6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The chairman of the board, if there shall be such an officer, shall, if present, preside at
all meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform all such other powers and duties as
may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed by the bylaws.
SECTION 7 PRESIDENT
The president shall, subject to the board of directors, have general supervision, direction
and control of the business and of other officers and employees of the corporation. He shall
preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, if there is no regular, appointed chairman of the
board or if such chairman is absent, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall be ex
officio a member of all standing committees, including the executive committee, if any, and shall
have general powers and duties of management, together with such other powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the board of directors.
SECTION 8 VICE PRESIDENTS
In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents in order of their rank as
fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, the vice president designated by the board of
directors shall perform all the duties of the president and, when so acting, shall have all the
powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. Each vice president shall have
such other powers and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for
him by the board of directors or the bylaws.
SECTION 9 SECRETARY
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a book of minutes at the principal office, or
such other place as the board of directors may order, of all meetings of directors and
shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special and, if special, how
authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at directors meetings, the number
of shares present or represented at shareholders meetings and the proceedings thereof.
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal office or at the office of the
corporations transfer agent, a share register or a duplicate share register showing the names of
the shareholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and
the date of certificates issued for the same, and the number and date of cancellation of every
certificate surrendered for cancellation.
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The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all the meetings of the
shareholders and of the board of directors required by the bylaws or by law to be given, shall keep
the seal of the corporation in safe custody and shall have such other powers and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the bylaws.
SECTION 10 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
In the absence or disability of the secretary, the assistant secretaries in order of their
rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, the assistant secretary designated by
the board of directors shall perform all the duties of the secretary and, when so acting, shall
have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the secretary. Each assistant
secretary shall have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may
be prescribed for him by the board of directors or the bylaws.
SECTION 11 TREASURER
The chief financial officer shall be the treasurer. The treasurer shall keep and maintain, or
cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business
transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts,
disbursements, gains, losses, capital, surplus and shares.
The treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of
the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He shall be
responsible for the proper disbursement of the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the
board of directors and shall render to the president or directors, whenever they request it, an
account of all of his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.
The treasurer shall prepare a proper annual budget of income and expenses for each calendar year,
revised quarterly, for approval of or revision by the board of directors and shall be responsible
for the handling of finances in connection therewith. He shall have such other powers and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors. He shall see that all
officers signing checks are bonded in such amounts as may be fixed from time to time by the board
of directors.
SECTION 12 ASSISTANT FINANCIAL OFFICERS
In the absence of or disability of the treasurer, the assistant financial officers in order of
their rank or, if not ranked, the assistant financial officer designated by the board of directors
shall perform all the duties of the treasurer and,
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when so acting, shall have the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
treasurer. Each assistant financial officer shall have such other powers and perform such other
duties as from time to time may be prescribed for him by the board of directors or the bylaws.
ARTICLE V SHARES OF STOCK
SECTION 1 FORM AND ISSUANCE OF SHARES
The shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be certificated or uncertificated in
such form consistent with the articles of incorporation and the laws of the State of California as
shall be approved by the board of directors. A share or shares of the capital stock of the
corporation shall be issued to each shareholder when any of these shares are fully paid, and the
board of directors may authorize the issuance of shares as partly paid provided that these shares
shall state the amount of the consideration to be paid for them and the amount paid. All
certificated shares shall be signed by the chairman or vice chairman of the board or the president
or a vice president, and by the treasurer or an assistant financial officer or the secretary or any
assistant secretary, certifying the number of shares and the class or series of shares owned by the
shareholder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile.
SECTION 2 FRACTIONAL SHARES
The corporation may issue, sell or transfer fractional shares.
SECTION 3 TRANSFER OF SHARES
Subject to the provisions of law, shares shall be transferable only on the books of the
corporation by the person entitled thereto upon presentment of proper evidence of succession,
assignment or authority to transfer shares in compliance with customary procedures for transferring
shares in uncertificated form or upon surrender of the outstanding certificate thereto.
SECTION 4 LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE
The holder of any shares of stock of the corporation shall immediately notify the corporation
of any loss or destruction of the certificate therefor, and the corporation may issue a new
certificate in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it alleged to have been lost or
destroyed, upon approval of the board of directors. The board may, in its discretion, as a
condition to authorizing the issue of such new certificate, require the owner of the lost or
destroyed certificate, or his
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legal representative, to make proof satisfactory to the board of directors of the loss or
destruction thereof and to give the corporation a bond or other security, in such amount and with
such surety or sureties as the board of directors may determine, as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against the corporation on account of any such certificate so alleged to have been
lost or destroyed.
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 1 INDEMNITY OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
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 or proceeding (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such
person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and
other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceedings if such person
acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of
the corporation and, in the case of criminal proceeding, with no reasonable cause to believe the
conduct of such person to be unlawful. The termination of any proceeding of judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation or that the person had
reasonable cause to believe that the his conduct was unlawful except that no indemnification shall
be made:
(1) In respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged
to be liable to the corporation in the performance of such persons duty to the corporation, unless
and only to the extent that the court in which such proceeding is or was pending shall determine
upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses which such court shall determine;
(2) of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action, with
or without court approval; or
(3) of expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action which is settled or
otherwise disposed of without court approval.
Any indemnification under this Section shall be made by the corporation only if authorized in
the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the
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circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of conduct, by:
(1) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such
proceeding; or
(2) Approval of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled
to vote represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present or by the written consent
of shareholders as provided in Article II, section 11, with the shares owned by the person to be
indemnified not being entitled to vote thereon.
Upon written request of an agent seeking indemnification under this Section, the Board by
majority vote shall promptly make a determination in good faith as to whether the applicable
standard of conduct has been met. If a positive determination is made, indemnification shall be
authorized forthwith if the directors approving the determination includes a majority of a quorum
of directors not parties to the proceeding; otherwise the question of authorization by the
shareholders shall be put to a shareholder vote no later than the date of the next annual meeting
and said question shall be included in any management proxy solicitation for or prior to said
meeting.
Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding shall be advanced by the corporation prior to
the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
agent to repay such amount, unless it shall be determined ultimately that the agent is entitled to
be indemnified as authorized in this Section.
For the purposes of this Section, agent means any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a
foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of
another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation; proceeding means any
threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative; and expenses includes without limitation attorneys fees and any expenses of
establishing a right to indemnification.
The right of indemnification provided for herein (a) shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights, whether now existing or hereafter created, to which those seeking indemnification
hereunder may be entitled under any agreement, bylaw or article provision, vote of shareholders or
directors or
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otherwise, (b) shall be deemed to create contractual rights in favor of persons entitled to
indemnification hereunder, (c) shall continue as to persons who have ceased to have the status
pursuant to which they were entitled or were denominated as entitled to indemnification hereunder
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of persons entitled to
indemnification hereunder, and (d) shall be applicable to actions, suits or proceedings commenced
after the adoption hereof, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after the
adoption hereof. The right of indemnification provided for herein may not be amended, modified or
repealed so as to limit in any way the indemnification provided for herein with respect to any acts
or omissions occurring prior to the adoption of any such amendment or repeal.
The corporation has full power and authority to extend any of the indemnification benefits
provided for in this Section 1 to any officer or agent of the corporation, but the corporation is
under no obligation to extend such benefits to any person who is not entitled thereto by law or
pursuant to the first paragraph of this section 1.
SECTION 2 SHAREHOLDER INSPECTION OF BYLAWS
The corporation shall keep at its principal office in this state, for the transaction of
business, the original, or a copy, of the bylaws and any amendments thereto, certified by the
secretary, which shall be open to inspection by shareholders at all reasonable times during office
hours.
SECTION 3 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS OF SHAREHOLDERS
The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer
agent or registrar, if either be appointed and as determined by resolution of the board of
directors, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the
number and class of shares held by each shareholder.
A shareholder or shareholders of the corporation holding at least five percent (5%) in the
aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation may (i) inspect and copy the records
of shareholders names, addresses and shareholdings, during usual business hours on five (5) days
prior written demand on the corporation, and (ii) obtain from the transfer agent of the
corporation, on written demand and on the tender of such transfer agents usual charges for such
list, a list of the shareholders names and addresses, who are entitled to vote for the election of
directors, and their shareholdings, as of the most recent record date for which that list has been
compiled or as of a date specified by the shareholder after the date of
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demand. This list shall be made available to any such shareholder or shareholders by the
transfer agent on or before the later of five (5) days after the demand is received or the date
specified in the demand as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The record of
shareholders shall also be open to inspection on the written demand of any shareholder or holder of
a voting trust certificate, at any time during usual business hours, for a purpose reasonably
related to the holders interests as a shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate.
Any inspection and copying under this Section 3 may be made in person or by an agent or attorney of
the shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate making the demand.
SECTION 4 SHAREHOLDER INSPECTION OF CORPORATE RECORDS
The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders and the board
of directors and any committee or committees of the board of directors shall be kept at such place
or places designated by the board of directors, or, in the absence of such designation, at the
principal executive office of the corporation. The minutes shall be kept in written form, and the
accounting books and records shall be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of
being converted into written form. The minutes and accounting books and records shall be open to
inspection upon the written demand of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, at
any reasonable time during usual business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to the holders
interests as a shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate. The inspection may be
made in person or by an agent or attorney and shall include the right to copy and make extracts.
These rights of inspection shall extend to the records of each subsidiary corporation of the
corporation.
SECTION 5 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS
Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books,
records and documents of every kind and the physical properties of the corporation and each of its
subsidiary corporations. This inspection by a director may be made in person or by an agent or
attorney, and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts of documents.
SECTION 6 CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC.
All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness, issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by
such person or persons and in such manner as from time to time shall be determined by resolution of
the board of directors.
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SECTION 7 CONTRACTS, ETC., HOW EXECUTED
The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any
officer, or officers or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in
the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances; and, unless so authorized by the board of directors, no officer, agent or employee shall
have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its
credit to render it liable for any purpose or to any amount.
SECTION 8 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS
The president or, in the event of his absence or inability to serve, any vice president and
the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation are authorized to vote, represent and
exercise, on behalf of this corporation, all rights incidental to any and all shares of any other
corporation standing in the name of this corporation. The authority herein granted to said officers
to vote or represent on behalf of this corporation any and all shares held by this corporation in
any other corporation may be exercised either by such officers in person or by any person
authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said officers.
SECTION 9 ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report to shareholders referred to the California Corporations Code, and subject to
the limitations thereof, is expressly waived, but the board of directors of the corporation may
cause to be sent to the shareholders, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close
of the fiscal or calendar year, an annual report in such form as may be deemed appropriate by the
board of directors.
SECTION 10 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF GENERAL INFORMATION
The corporation shall, each year during the calendar month in which its articles of
incorporation originally were filed with the California Secretary of State, or during the preceding
five (5) calendar months, file with the Secretary of State, on the prescribed form, a statement
setting forth the authorized number of directors, the names and complete business or residence
addresses of all incumbent directors, the names and complete business or residence addresses of the
chief executive officer, secretary and chief financial officer, the street address of its principal
executive office or principal business office in this state, and the general type of business
constituting the principal business activity of the corporation, together with a designation of the
agent of the corporation for the purpose of
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service of process, all in compliance with the California Corporations Code.
ARTICLE VII AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS
SECTION 1 AMENDMENTS BY SHAREHOLDERS
New bylaws may be adopted or these bylaws may be amended or repealed by the vote or written
consent of the shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of the corporation,
except as otherwise provided by either of these laws, these bylaws or the articles of the
corporation; provided, however, that if the articles of incorporation set forth the number of
authorized directors of the corporation, the authorized number of directors may be changed only by
an amendment of the articles of incorporation.
SECTION 2 AMENDMENT BY DIRECTORS
Subject to the rights of the shareholders as provided in Section 1 of this Article VII to
adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the board of
directors; provided, however, that the board of directors may adopt a bylaw or amendment of a bylaw
changing the authorized number of directors only for the purpose of fixing the exact number of
directors within the limits specified in the articles of incorporation or in Section 2 of Article
III of these bylaws.
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