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Exhibit 3.4
FORM OF
BYLAWS
of
NUPATHE INC.
(a Delaware Corporation)
Effective as of ___, 2010
ARTICLE I
Offices and Fiscal Year
Offices and Fiscal Year
1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of NuPathe Inc. (the Corporation)
shall be located in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, until
otherwise established in the manner provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL).
1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places within
or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the
business of the Corporation requires.
1.3 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st of December
in each year.
ARTICLE II
Notice, Waivers
Notice, Waivers
2.1 Notice, What Constitutes.
(a) Whenever, under the provisions of the DGCL, the Corporations Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the Certificate of Incorporation)
or these Bylaws (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the Bylaws), notice is required
to be given to any stockholder or director, it shall mean (i) notice in writing, delivered
personally, by courier, first-class mail or by express delivery service, to the stockholder or
director at the stockholder or directors address as it appears on the books of the Corporation, or
(ii) if consented to by the stockholder or director, notice delivered via facsimile transmission
(fax), e-mail or other electronic transmission (e-mail) or by another form of communication,
not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be
retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in
paper form by such a recipient through an automated process (any such form of communication, an
electronic transmission). Any consent to notice by fax, e-mail or electronic transmission shall
be revocable by the stockholder or director by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent
to notice shall be deemed revoked following the inability to
deliver such fax, e-mail or electronic transmission in accordance with the provisions of the
DGCL.
(b) When Notice is Deemed Given. If the notice is sent by mail, it shall be deemed to
be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder or
director at such stockholders or directors address as it appears on the books of the Corporation.
If notice is given to by courier or express delivery service, it shall be deemed to be given when
deposited with such service, all delivery fees prepaid, directed to the relevant address as it
appears on the books of the Corporation. If notice is delivered personally it shall be deemed
given when delivered to the relevant address of record on the books of the Corporation. If notice
is given by fax, it shall be deemed to be given when directed to a number at which the stockholder
or director has consented to receive notice. If notice is given by e-mail, it shall be deemed
given when directed to an e-mail address at which the stockholder or director has consented to
receive notice. If notice is given by a posting on an electronic network together with separate
notice to the stockholder or director of such specific posting, it shall be deemed to be given upon
the later of such posting and the giving of such separate notice. If notice is given by another
form of electronic transmission, it shall be deemed given when directed to the stockholder or
director. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or
other agent of the Corporation that notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission
shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
2.2 Notice of Meetings of Stockholders.
(a) General Rule. Written notice of the place, if any, date and hour of every meeting
of the stockholders, whether annual or special, as well as the means of remote communication, if
any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such
meeting, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, unless
otherwise required by the DGCL, not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the
meeting. Every notice of a special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes thereof.
(b) Adjourned Meetings. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time,
written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and time thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of
any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally
noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place,
date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity with Section 2.2(a) of these
Bylaws. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted
at the original meeting.
2.3 Notice of Meetings of Board of Directors. Notice of a regular meeting of the
Board of Directors need not be given. Notice of every special meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be given to each director by whom notice has not been waived. Notice by personal delivery,
fax, e-mail or electronic transmission shall be given at least 24 hours prior to such special
meeting. Notice by courier or express delivery service shall be given at least 48 hours prior to
such special meeting (72 hours if the express delivery service does not effect deliveries on any
calendar day during such 48 hour period). Notice by United States mail or shall be given
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at least five days prior to such special meeting. Every such notice shall state the time and
place of the meeting and any other information required by the DGCL, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any
special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in a notice of the meeting.
2.4 Waivers of Notice.
(a) Written Waiver. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of
the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person
or persons entitled to the notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the
stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written
waiver of notice of such meeting or any waiver by electronic transmission.
(b) Waiver by Attendance. Attendance of a person at a meeting, either in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends a meeting
for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any
business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
2.5 Exception to Requirements of Notice.
(a) General Rule. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Bylaws, notice need
not be given in those situations where the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws
provide that the giving of notice is not required.
(b) Stockholders Without Forwarding Addresses. Notice or other communications need
not be sent to any stockholder with whom the Corporation has been unable to communicate for more
than 24 consecutive months because communications to the stockholder are returned unclaimed or the
stockholder has otherwise failed to provide the Corporation with a current address (physical or
electronic). Whenever the stockholder provides the Corporation with a current address, the
Corporation shall commence sending notices and other communications to the stockholder in the same
manner as to other stockholders.
2.6 Modification of Proposal Contained in Notice. Whenever the language of a proposed
resolution is included in a written notice of a meeting required to be given under the provisions
of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the meeting considering the
resolution may without further notice adopt it with such clarifying or other amendments as do not
enlarge the original purpose.
ARTICLE III
Meetings of Stockholders
Meetings of Stockholders
3.1 Place of Meeting. All meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be
held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be provided in the Certificate
of Incorporation, or, if not so designated, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors in the
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notice of such meeting.
3.2 Organization of Meetings. At every meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of
the Board, if there be one, or in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the Chairman of
the Board, one of the following persons present in the order stated: the Vice Chairman of the
Board, if one has been appointed, the President, a chairman designated by the Board of Directors or
a chairman chosen by the stockholders holding a majority of the then outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Corporation, present in person or by proxy, entitled to be cast thereat, shall act as
chairman of the meeting, and the Secretary, or, in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant
Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary and the Assistant Secretaries, a person appointed by
the chairman of the meeting, shall act as Secretary of the meeting.
3.3 Participation by Remote Communication. The Board of Directors may, in its sole
discretion, determine (a) that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but shall instead be
held solely by means of remote communication equipment or (b) that in addition to being held at the
place specified in the notice of the meeting, any stockholder may participate in the meeting and be
deemed present in person and vote by means of remote communication, in each case, subject to any
guidelines or procedures adopted by the Board of Directors and the requirements of the DGCL.
3.4 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held. The Board
of Directors may fix and designate the date and time of the annual meeting of the stockholders, and
at said meeting the stockholders then entitled to vote shall elect directors from the pool of
candidates set forth in such notice or, as have been nominated in accordance with the provisions of
the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws, and may transact such other business
as may properly be brought before the meeting.
3.5 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be
called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board
of Directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board. For purposes
of these Bylaws, the term Whole Board shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether
or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships. Only those matters set
forth in the notice of the special meeting may be considered or acted upon at a special meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation. Upon the written request of any person who has called a special
meeting, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Corporation to fix the time of the meeting,
which shall be held not more than 60 days after the receipt of such request.
3.6 Quorum, Manner of Acting and Adjournment.
(a) Quorum. A meeting of the stockholders, duly called, shall not be organized for
the transaction of business unless a quorum is present. At any meeting of the stockholders, the
holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled
to be cast at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all
purposes, unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required by
the DGCL. Where a separate vote by a class or classes is required, a majority of the then
outstanding shares of such class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation, present in person
or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to
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that vote on the matter.
(b) Withdrawal of a Quorum. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting can
continue to do business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to
leave less than a quorum.
(c) Effect of Proxy on Quorum. If a proxy casts a vote on behalf of a stockholder on
any issue other than a procedural motion considered at a meeting of stockholders, the stockholder
shall be deemed to be present during the entire meeting for purposes of determining whether a
quorum is present for consideration of any other issue.
(d) Manner of Acting. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the
then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, present in person or by proxy,
entitled to vote on the election of directors. There shall be no cumulative voting. In all
matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, present in person or by proxy,
entitled to vote thereon shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the question is one upon
which, by express provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a
different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the
decision of the question.
(e) Adjournment. Any meeting of the stockholders, including one at which directors
are to be elected and one which cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, may be
adjourned for such period and to such place as the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders
holding a majority of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, present in
person or by proxy, entitled to be cast thereat, shall direct, except that any meeting at which
directors are to be elected shall be adjourned only from day to day.
3.7 Voting.
(a) General Rule. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each
stockholder shall be entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders,
including the election of directors, in person or by proxy, for each share of common stock having
voting power held by such stockholder.
(b) Voting and Other Action by Proxy. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting
of stockholders may authorize another person to act for such stockholder by proxy in such manner as
prescribed by the DGCL.
3.8 Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required to be taken at
any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken
at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, must be effected at a duly called annual or
special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken or effected by a written consent of
stockholders in lieu thereof.
3.9 Determination of Stockholders of Record. The Board of Directors may fix a time
prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders as a record date in order for the Corporation to
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determine the stockholders of record entitled (a) to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or (b) to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in
respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful
action in any manner permitted by the DGCL. Any such record date shall be not more than 60 and not
less than ten days prior to the date of the meeting of stockholders, or the date any corporate
action is taken by a unanimous written consent of the directors, except in the case of an adjourned
meeting. If no such record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date shall be
determined as provided in the DGCL in the absence of such action. Any such determination of
stockholders of record shall apply to any adjournment of a meeting of the stockholders unless the
Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
3.10 Voting Lists. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation
shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of
the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting as prescribed in the DGCL. The list shall be open
to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at
least ten days prior to the meeting, and shall also be open to inspection or examination by a
stockholder present at the meeting, in each case as prescribed in the DGCL.
3.11 Inspectors of Election. The Board of Directors may, and if required by the DGCL
shall, appoint one or more inspectors, who may also serve the Corporation in other capacities,
including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, but who need not
be stockholders, to act at meetings of stockholders and make a written report thereof. If
inspectors are not so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, and if required by the DGCL
shall, appoint one or more inspectors. No person who is a candidate for office shall act as an
inspector. In case any person appointed as an inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to
act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the Board of Directors in advance of the
convening of the meeting, or at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. Each inspector, before
discharging his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of
inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspectors ability. The
inspectors shall have the duties prescribed in the DGCL.
3.12 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations at Annual Meetings. Nominations
of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business
to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant
to the Corporations notice of meeting given at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b)
otherwise by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or an authorized committee or (c) by any
stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the record date fixed for
determining stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting and also at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this Section 3.12, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.12.
For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of
stockholders by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 3.12, the stockholder must have given timely
notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must
otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be
delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not later than
the
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close of business on the 120th calendar day nor earlier than the close of business on the
150th calendar day before the date of the notice to the stockholders in connection with the prior
years meeting; provided, however, that if no annual meeting was held in the
previous year, or if the date of the applicable annual meeting has been changed by more than 30
days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous years notice, the stockholder notice
to be timely must be delivered not later than the close of business on the 60th calendar day before
the date the Corporation commences mailing of the notice to be delivered in connection with the
applicable meeting or, if later, the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which
a communication stating the date for such meeting is first given to the stockholders. In no event
shall the announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting of stockholders commence a new time
period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Such stockholders notice
shall set forth, or be accompanied by, (i) in the event the stockholder proposes to nominate one or
more persons for election or reelection as a director, (A) the name and residence address of the
stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made and the
person or persons to be nominated; (B) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are
owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and beneficial owner; (C) a representation
that the stockholder is a holder of record of voting stock of the Corporation and intends to appear
in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (D)
such information regarding each nominee as would have been required to be included in a proxy
statement filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or pursuant to any successor act or
regulation), had proxies been solicited with respect to such nominee by the management or Board of
Directors of the Corporation; (E) a description of all arrangements or understandings among any of
the stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, and each nominee and any other person or persons
(naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by
the stockholder; (F) the written consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation
if so elected; and (G) all other information relating to the nomination that may be required to be
disclosed by the DGCL; and (ii) in the event the stockholder proposes to bring any other business
before the meeting, (A) the name and residence address of the stockholder proposing to bring
business before the meeting and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;
(B) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by
such stockholder and such beneficial owner; (C) a representation that the stockholder is a holder
of record of the voting stock of the Corporation and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the
meeting to bring the business before the meeting; (D) a brief description of the business desired
to be brought before the meeting, and the reasons for bringing such business by such stockholder
and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (E) any personal or other
material interest of the stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, in the business desired to
be brought before the meeting; and (F) all other information relating to the proposed business that
may be required to be disclosed under applicable law. In addition, a stockholder seeking to bring
a nomination or other business before the meeting shall promptly provide any other information
reasonably requested by the Corporation.
Only such persons who are directors at the time of the relevant meeting, set forth in the
notice of the meeting as being candidates or who are nominated in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this Section 3.12, shall be eligible to serve as directors, and only such
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business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought
before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in the notice of this meeting or
this Section 3.12. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or
these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a
nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the
case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.12 and, if any proposed
nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 3.12, to declare that such defective
proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
ARTICLE IV
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
4.1 Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under
the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly
conferred upon the Board of Directors by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and
things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, except those specifically reserved or
granted to the stockholders by the DGCL.
4.2 Number and Term of Office.
(a) Except as otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, the number of
directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a
resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board. No decrease in the number of directors
constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(b) At the annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof, the
directors of the Corporation shall be elected, as set forth in these Bylaws, to serve for a
one-year term of office to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders (or special meeting
in lieu thereof) following their election; provided that the term of each director shall continue
until such directors successor has been duly elected and qualified and be subject to his or her
earlier resignation, death or removal.
4.3 Qualifications of Directors. Each director of the Corporation shall be a natural
person of full age who need not be a resident of the State of Delaware or stockholder of the
Corporation.
4.4 Nomination of Candidates. Only candidates who have been nominated in compliance
with Section 3.12 shall be eligible for election as directors.
4.5 Vacancies. Except as otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, any
and all vacancies in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including, without limitation, by
reason of an increase in size of the Board of Directors, or the death, resignation,
disqualification or removal of a director, shall be filled solely and exclusively by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a
quorum of the Board of Directors, and not by the stockholders. Any director appointed in accordance
with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of
directors in which the
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new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until such directors successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, death or removal.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, no decrease in the number of
directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. In the event of a vacancy in the Board
of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, shall exercise the
powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.
4.6 Resignations. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing,
by fax, e-mail or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall be
effective upon receipt thereof by the Corporation or at such subsequent time as shall be specified
in the notice of resignation and, unless otherwise specified in the notice, the acceptance of the
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
4.7 Removal.
(a) Unless otherwise set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, any director (including
persons elected by directors to fill vacancies in the Board of Directors) may be removed from
office only (i) with cause and (ii) by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, present in person or by
proxy, entitled to be cast at an election of directors. At least 45 days prior to any meeting of
stockholders at which it is proposed that any director be removed from office, written notice of
such proposed removal and the alleged grounds thereof shall be sent to the director whose removal
will be considered at the meeting.
(b) The Board of Directors may declare vacant the office of a director who has been judicially
declared of unsound mind or who has been convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment for a
term of more than one year or if, within 90 days after notice of his or her selection, the director
does not accept the office either in writing or by attending a meeting of the board of directors.
4.8 Meetings of the Board of Directors.
(a) Organization of Meetings. At every meeting of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board, if there be one, or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of
the Chairman of the Board, one of the following officers present in the order stated: the Vice
Chairman of the Board, if there be one, the President, or a chairman of the meeting chosen by a
majority of the directors present, shall preside, and the Secretary, or, in the absence of the
Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary,
any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
without notice at such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by the Chairman of
the Board or a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.
(c) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or by a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors. The person or persons authorized to
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call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the time and place of the meeting.
(d) Participation by Remote Communication. One or more directors may participate in a
meeting of the Board, by means of conference telephone or other communication equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting
pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
4.9 Quorum, Manner of Acting and Written Consent.
(a) Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors
then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) Manner of Acting. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting
at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise
specifically provided by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If a quorum
is not 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 is present.
(c) Unanimous Written Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of
Directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto
in writing or by fax, e-mail or electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or fax, e-mail
or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board
of Directors. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and
shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
4.10 Committees.
(a) Establishment. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of
its members, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more directors
of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate
members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee and the alternate or
alternates, if any, designated for such member, the member or members of the committee present at
any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or
disqualified member.
(b) Powers. Any committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or applicable
rule or regulation of a regulatory authority, and to the extent provided in a resolution of the
Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the power and authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the
seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it subject to the
restrictions of the DGCL; provided, however, that no committee shall have the power
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authority to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws. Committees shall have such names as may be determined from time to time by resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee established pursuant to this Section 4.10 shall
keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors on a regular
basis.
(c) Committee Procedures. The term Board of Directors or Board, when used in any
provision of these Bylaws relating to the organization or procedures of or the manner of taking
action by the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, the requirements for the presence
of a quorum of the members of the committees shall be construed to include and refer to any
committees of the Board.
4.11 Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted or required by the
Certificate of Incorporation or any applicable law, rule or regulation, the Board of Directors or
any committees or officers as may be designated by the Board of Directors shall have the authority
to fix the compensation of directors for their services and reimburse directors for expenses.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Officers
5.1 Number, Qualifications and Designation. The officers of the Corporation shall be
appointed by the Board of Directors and shall include a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a
Secretary, a Treasurer and one or more assistant secretaries or assistant treasurers and such other
officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Article V. Any number of
offices may be held by the same person. Officers may, but need not, be directors or stockholders
of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may elect from among the members of the Board a
Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board who may be officers of the Corporation. The
Chairman of the Board or the President may also concurrently serve as the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation, if so appointed.
5.2 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation, except those
appointed by delegated authority pursuant to Section 5.6 of this Article V, shall be appointed
annually by the Board of Directors, to hold office and serve a one-year term until such officers
successor is appointed and qualified, or until such officers earlier resignation or removal.
5.3 Vacancies. Any newly created office and any vacancy in any office because of
death, resignation, or removal may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by a resolution
adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.
5.4 Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time upon notice given in writing,
delivered personally, by courier, fax, e-mail or by electronic transmission to the Corporation.
The resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the Corporation or at such subsequent
time as shall be specified in the notice of resignation and, unless otherwise specified in the
notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
5.5 Removal. Any officer appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by a
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resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors whenever, in the judgment of the
Board of Directors, the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby. No appointed
officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of
such election beyond the date of the election of his successor, his death, his resignation or his
removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract
or an employee benefits plan.
5.6 Subordinate Officers, Committees and Agents. The Board of Directors may, from
time to time, elect such other officers and appoint such committees, employees or other agents as
it deems necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and
perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws, or as the Board of Directors may from time to
time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate to any officer or committee the power to elect
subordinate officers and to retain or appoint employees or other agents, or committees thereof, and
to prescribe the authority and duties of such subordinate officers, committees, employees or other
agents.
5.7 Compensation of Officers. Unless otherwise restricted or required by the
Certificate of Incorporation or any applicable law, rule or regulation, the Board of Directors or
any committees or officers as may be designated by the Board of Directors shall have the authority
to determine the compensation of the officers and agents of the Corporation appointed by the Board
of Directors.
5.8 Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if there be
one, or in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, if there be
one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall
perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
If the Chairman of the Board is also the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board shall
have the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer prescribed in Section 4.8 of these
Bylaws.
5.9 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control
of the Board of Directors, have general supervision over business and operations of the
Corporation, and shall have the authority to sign and acknowledge, in the name of the Corporation,
all certificates, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, and other instruments of the Corporation,
except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board
of Directors, or by these Bylaws, to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. The Chief
Executive Officer shall delegate duties to the President, make reports to the Board of Directors
and stockholders and shall perform all duties as are incident to such office or are properly
required by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may, but need not be, the
President.
5.10 President. The President shall perform such duties as may be assigned from time
to time by the Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform all duties incident to the office of
President and such other duties as are properly required by the Board of Directors.
5.11 Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of the President
in the absence of the President, and such other duties as are incident to such offices or are
properly
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required by the Board of Directors.
5.12 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary,
shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall record the
proceedings of the stockholders and of the directors and of committees of the Board of Directors in
a book or books to be kept for that purpose; shall see that notices are given and records and
reports properly kept and filed by the Corporation as required by the DGCL; shall be the custodian
of the seal of the Corporation and see that it is affixed to all documents to be executed on behalf
of the Corporation under its seal; and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office
of Secretary, and such other duties as are incident to such office or are properly required by the
Board of Directors or the President.
Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the
absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall
be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board) shall perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary at any meeting of the stockholders or directors, the chairman of the meeting shall
designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.
5.13 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer, or an Assistant Treasurer,
shall have or provide for the custody of the funds or other property of the Corporation; shall
collect and receive or provide for the collection and receipt of moneys earned by or in any manner
due to or received by the Corporation; shall deposit all funds in his or her custody as Treasurer
in such banks or other places of deposit as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate;
whenever so required by the Board of Directors, shall render an account showing his or her
transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the Corporation; and, in general, shall
discharge such other duties as are incident to such office or are properly required by the Board of
Directors or the President. Unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer
shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.
The Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the
absence, inability or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall
be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board) shall perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.
5.14 Officers Bonds. No officer of the Corporation need provide a bond to guarantee
the faithful discharge of the officers duties unless the Board of Directors shall by resolution so
require a bond, in which event such officer shall give the Corporation a bond (which shall be
renewed if and as required) in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory
to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of office.
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ARTICLE VI
Certificates of Stock, Transfer, etc.
Certificates of Stock, Transfer, etc.
6.1 Stock Certificates.
(a) Issuance. Unless the Board of Directors has determined by resolution that some or
all of any or all classes or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares, the interest of each
stockholder of the Corporation shall be evidenced by certificates for shares of stock. Any such
resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until the certificate is
surrendered to the Corporation. The shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on
the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by his attorney, upon surrender for
cancellation of certificates for the same number of shares, with an assignment and power of
transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, and with such proof of the
authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require.
(b) Form. Stock certificates representing certificates shares of the Corporation
shall be in such form as approved by the Board of Directors and shall be signed by, or in the name
of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the Board, or the President or
Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary. Any of or all the signatures upon the stock certificates of the Corporation may be a
facsimile or pdf format. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose
facsimile or pdf signature has been placed upon, any share certificate shall have ceased to be such
officer, transfer agent or registrar before the certificate is issued, such share certificate may
be issued with the same effect as if the signatory were such officer, transfer agent or registrar
at the date of its issue.
(c) Records. The stock record books and the blank stock certificate books, if shares
of capital stock of the Corporation are certificated, shall be kept by the Secretary or by any
agency designated by the Board of Directors for that purpose. All stock certificates of the
Corporation shall be numbered and registered in the stock ledger and transfer books of the
Corporation as they are issued.
6.2 Transfer. Transfers of shares shall be made on the share register or transfer
books of the Corporation, in the case of certificated shares upon surrender of the certificate
therefor, endorsed by the person named in the certificate or by an attorney lawfully constituted in
writing.
6.3 Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates. The Board of Directors may
direct a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate
theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the
receipt by the Corporation of satisfactory proof of such loss, theft or destruction, and the Board
of Directors may, in its discretion, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate or certificates, or the legal representative of the owner, deposit a bond sufficient to
indemnify against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged
loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or
uncertificated shares.
6.4 Record Holder of Shares. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the
exclusive right of a person or entity registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive
dividends, and to vote as such owner. The Corporation and shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person,
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the
DGCL.
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6.5 Special Designations on Certificates. If the Corporation is authorized to issue
more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the
designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the
certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, if such
class or series of stock is certificates; provided, however, that, except as
otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be
set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such
class or series of certificated stock, a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge
to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the
relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
ARTICLE VII
General Provisions
General Provisions
7.1 Dividends. Subject to the restrictions contained in the DGCL, the Board of
Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation upon
the terms and conditions set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation.
7.2 Contracts. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or the DGCL, the Board of
Directors may authorize any officer or officers including the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, or any agent or agents, to enter into any contract or to
execute or deliver any instrument on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general
or confined to specific instances.
7.3 Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed the name of the
Corporation thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
7.4 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited from time to time to
the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of
Directors may approve or designate, and all such funds shall be withdrawn only upon checks signed
by such one or more officers or employees as the Board of Directors shall from time to time
determine.
7.5 Corporate Records.
(a) Maintenance of Corporate Records. The corporate records of the Corporation shall
be kept at the Corporations headquarters or at such other locations within or without the State of
Delaware as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.
(b) Examination by Stockholders. Every stockholder shall, upon written demand under
oath stating the purpose thereof, have a right to examine, in person or by agent or attorney,
during the usual hours for business, for any proper purpose, the stock ledger, list of
stockholders, books or records of account, and records of the proceedings of the stockholders and
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directors of the Corporation, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose
shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such persons interest as a stockholder. In every
instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection,
the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which
authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under
oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal
place of business. Where the stockholder seeks to inspect the books and records of the
Corporation, other than its stock ledger or list of stockholders, the stockholder shall first
establish (i) that the stockholder has complied with the provisions of this Section respecting the
form and manner of making demand for inspection of such documents and (ii) that the inspection
sought is for a proper purpose. Where the stockholder seeks to inspect the stock ledger or list of
stockholders of the Corporation and has complied with the provisions of this Section 7.5 respecting
the form and manner of making demand for inspection of such documents, the burden of proof shall be
upon the Corporation to establish that the inspection sought is for an improper purpose.
(c) Examination by Directors. Any director shall have the right to examine the
Corporations stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a
purpose reasonably related to the persons position as a director.
7.6 Amendment of Bylaws. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of these Bylaws by the
Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the Whole Board. The stockholders
shall also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however,
that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation
required by law or otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or other provision of
these Bylaws, (i) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of each class of
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to be cast thereon shall be
required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws and (ii) any amendment or repeal of
Sections 3.5, 3.8 or 3.12 of these Bylaws shall required the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
7.7 Audits. The accounts, books and records of the Corporation shall be audited upon
the conclusion of each fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant selected by the
Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee, and it shall be the duty of the Board of
Directors or such committee to cause such audit to be made annually.
7.8 Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice
President may from time to time appoint any attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the
Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation
may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or
other entity, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of
the holders of the stock and other securities of such other corporation or other entity, or to
consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other
corporation or other entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner
of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name
and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or
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otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in
the premises.
7.9 Evidence of Authority. A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary,
or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any
officer or representative of the Corporation shall as to all persons who rely on such certificate
in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.
7.10 Severability. Any determination that any provision of these Bylaws is for any
reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of
these Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Other Authorized Representatives
Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Other Authorized Representatives
8.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
(a) The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the DGCL, as
in effect as of the date hereof or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader
indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), indemnify any person who was or is a party or
is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer
of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, so long as
the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that the persons conduct was unlawful.
(b) The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the DGCL, as
in effect as of the date hereof or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader
indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), 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 suit by or in
the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the
person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and
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reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action
or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be
made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to
be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery (the
Court of Chancery) or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon
application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court
of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
8.2 Indemnification of Others. The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any
employee or agent (other than a director or officer) of the Corporation, to the maximum extent
provided by and in the manner permitted by Sections 8.1(a) and (b), 8.4 and 8.5.
8.3 Standard of Conduct. Any indemnification under Sections 8.1 and 8.2 (unless
ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or other
agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in such sections. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a
director or officer at the time of such determination, (a) by a majority vote of the directors who
are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; or (b) by a
committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a
quorum; or (c) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion; or (d) by the stockholders.
8.4 Payment of Expenses. To the extent that a present or former director or officer
of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Sections 8.1(a) and (b), or in defense of any claim, issue or matter
therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
8.5 Advancement of Expenses. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an
officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit
or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action,
suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII. Such expenses (including
attorneys fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so
paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
8.6 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and advancement of
expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other sections of this Article VIII shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of
expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the DGCL, or any
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right
to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the Certificate of
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Incorporation or these Bylaws shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to such
provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement
of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission
explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.
8.7 Amendment or Repeal. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VIII
that adversely affects any right of any person (including such persons successors) that is
entitled to or may be indemnified by the Corporation pursuant to this Article VIII, shall be
prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding
involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any act or omission first occurring prior to such
amendment or repeal.
8.8 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of 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 other
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising
out of such persons status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify such person against such liability under these Bylaws.
8.9 Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this Article VIII, references to the Corporation shall include, in
addition to NuPathe Inc., any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent)
absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have
had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents, so that
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director,
officer, employee or other agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article VIII with respect to the resulting
or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if
its separate existence had continued.
(b) For purposes of this Article VIII, references to other enterprises shall include
employee benefit plans; references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person
with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the
Corporation shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or other agent of the
Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or
other agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a
person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have
acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation as referred to in this
Article VIII.
8.10 Survival of Indemnification Rights. The indemnification and advancement of
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expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall, unless otherwise
provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or other agent of the Corporation or ceased his or her service at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer employee or other agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors
and administrators of such a person.
8.11 Jurisdiction. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction
to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under the
Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine the Corporations obligation
to advance expenses (including attorneys fees).
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