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Exhibit 3.2
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
RESTATED BYLAWS
AS OF
March 1, 2011
RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(hereinafter referred to as the Corporation)
(hereinafter referred to as the Corporation)
ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meetings.
Meetings of the stockholders shall be held at such place, either within or without the State
of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding
the above, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of the
stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote
communication in the manner authorized by Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 2. Annual Meeting.
(1) An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those
whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the
meeting, shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors
shall each year fix.
(2) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the
proposal of business to be transacted by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of
stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporations proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (b) by
or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is
a stockholder of record (the Record Stockholder) at the time of the giving of the notice required
in the following paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the
notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (c)
shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose business (other than
business included in the Corporations proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
the Exchange Act)) at an annual meeting of stockholders.
(3) For nominations or business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Record
Stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of the foregoing paragraph, (a) the Record Stockholder must have
given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) any such business
must be a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, and (c) the Record Stockholder
and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, must
have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement required
by these Bylaws. To be timely, a Record Stockholders notice shall be received by the Secretary at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 or more than 120 days prior to
the one-year anniversary (the Anniversary) of the preceding years annual meeting of
stockholders;
provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2(3), if the meeting is
convened more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 60 days after the anniversary of the
preceding years annual meeting, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by
the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the
later of (i) the 90th day before such annual meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the day on
which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Notwithstanding anything in
the preceding sentence to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to
the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement naming
all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by
the Corporation at least 10 days before the last day a Record Stockholder may deliver a notice of
nomination in accordance with the preceding sentence, a Record Stockholders notice required by
this Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions
created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day
on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an
adjournment, or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new
time period for the giving of a Record Stockholders notice.
(4) Such Record Stockholders notice shall set forth:
a. if such notice pertains to the nomination of directors, as to each person whom the
Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all
information relating to such person as would be required to be disclosed in solicitations
of proxies for the election of such nominees as directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under
the Exchange Act, such persons written consent to serve as a director if elected, and a
statement whether such person, if elected, intends to tender, promptly following such
persons election or reelection, an irrevocable resignation effective upon (i) such
persons failure to receive the required vote for reelection at the next meeting at which
such person would face reelection and (ii) the acceptance by the Board of Directors of such
resignation in accordance with these Bylaws;
b. as to any business that the Record Stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for conducting such business at
the meeting and any material interest in such business of such Record Stockholder and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and
c. as to (1) the Record Stockholder giving the notice and (2) the beneficial owner, if
any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a party):
(i) the name and address of each such party;
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(ii) (A) the class, series, and number of shares of the Corporation that are
owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by each such party, (B)
any option, warrant, convertible security, stock
appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege
or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of
shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the
value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such
instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or
series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a Derivative Instrument)
directly or indirectly owned beneficially by each such party, and any other direct
or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase
or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract,
arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which either party has a
right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation directly or indirectly,
(D) any short interest in any security of the Corporation held by each such party
(for purposes of this Section (2)(4), a person shall be deemed to have a short
interest in a security if such person, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the
opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value
of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the
Corporation owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by each such party that are
separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any
proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held,
directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which either party
is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a
general partner and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based
fee) that each such party is entitled to directly or indirectly based on any
increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative
Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation
any such interests held by members of each such partys immediate family sharing
the same household (which information set forth in this paragraph shall be
supplemented by such stockholder or such beneficial owner, as the case may be, as
of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting
and, if later, as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting
or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be
received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not
later than five (5) business days after the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to vote (in the case of the update and supplement required to
be made as of the record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to
the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, if practicable
(or if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date of such
meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof, as applicable) (in the case of the
update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof));
(iii) any other information relating to each such party that would be required
to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in
connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or
for the election of directors in a contested
election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act;
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(iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between each such
party and any other person or persons (including their names) regarding the
nomination or business proposal; and
(v) a statement whether or not each such party will deliver a proxy statement
and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage
of voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation required
under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or
nominations, at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of
capital stock of the Corporation reasonably believed by the Record Stockholder or
beneficial holder, as the case may be, to be sufficient to elect the nominee or
nominees proposed to be nominated by the Record Stockholder (such statement, a
Solicitation Statement).
(5) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual
meeting unless (i) the person is nominated by a Record Stockholder in accordance with Section
2(2)(c) or (ii) the person is nominated by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. Only such
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 these Bylaws. The chairman of the
meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or any business
proposed to be brought before the meeting has been made in accordance with the procedures set forth
in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws,
to declare that such defectively proposed nomination or business shall not be presented for
stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.
(6) For purposes of these Bylaws, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press
release reported by or issued through the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, PR Newswire or
a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.
(7) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a stockholder shall also
comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 2. Nothing in this Section 2 shall be
deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations
proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
Section 3. Special Meetings.
(1) Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders may be called
only by: (a) the Chairman of the Board, (b) the Board of Directors, or (c) by the Secretary,
following his or her receipt of one or more written requests to call a special meeting of
stockholders in accordance with this Section 3 from stockholders of record who hold, in the
aggregate, a majority of the voting power (the
Required Percentage) of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation who have delivered such requests in accordance with these Bylaws.
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(2) A stockholder may not submit a written request to call a special meeting unless such
stockholder is a holder of record of voting stock on the record date fixed to determine the
stockholders entitled to request the call of a special meeting. Any stockholder seeking to request
the call of a special meeting shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request that the Board of
Directors fix a record date for determining stockholders entitled to request a special meeting.
Such a written request to fix a record date shall include all of the information that must be
included in a written request to call a special meeting from a stockholder who is not a Solicited
Stockholder, as set forth in paragraph (3) of this Section 3. The Board of Directors may, within 10
days of the Secretarys receipt of a request to fix a record date, fix a record date to determine
the stockholders entitled to request the call of a special meeting, which date shall not precede,
and shall not be more than 10 days after, the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date
is adopted. If a record date is not fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date shall be the
date that the first written request to call a special meeting is received by the Secretary with
respect to the proposed business to be conducted at a special meeting.
(3) Each written request to call a special meeting shall include the following: (a) the
signature of the Record Stockholder signing such request and the date such request was signed, (b)
a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the special meeting, the reasons
for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of the
Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the request is made; (c) for
each written request submitted by a person or entity other than a Solicited Stockholder, as to the
stockholder signing such request and the beneficial owner (if any) on whose behalf such request is
made (each, a party), the information set forth in Section 2(4)(c) of Article I of these Bylaws
(other than Section 2(4)(c)(v)) and (d) a representation that the stockholder signing the request
will be a record holder on the date of the special meeting and a representation whether or not any
such party or any group of which such party is or will be a member will deliver a proxy statement
and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of voting power of all of the shares of
capital stock of the Corporation required under applicable law to carry the proposal (such
representations, a Special Meeting Solicitation Statement). For purposes of this bylaw,
Solicited Stockholder means any stockholder that has provided a request in response to a
solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act by way of
a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A.
(4) A stockholder may revoke a request to call a special meeting by written revocation
delivered to the Secretary at any time prior to the special meeting; provided, however, that if any
such revocation(s) are received by the Secretary after the Secretarys receipt of written requests
from the holders of the Required Percentage of voting stock, and as a result of such revocation(s),
there no longer are unrevoked requests from the Required Percentage of voting stock to call a
special meeting, the Board of Directors shall have the discretion to determine whether or not to
proceed with the special meeting. A business proposal shall not be presented for stockholder action
at any special meeting if (i) any stockholder or beneficial owner who has provided a Special
Meeting Solicitation Statement with respect to such proposal does not act in accordance with the
representations
set forth therein or (ii) the business proposal appeared in a written request submitted by a
stockholder who did not properly provide the information required by paragraph (3) of this Section
3 of the Bylaws.
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(5) The Secretary shall not accept, and shall consider ineffective, a written request from a
stockholder to call a special meeting (i) that does not comply with these Bylaws, (ii) that relates
to an item of business that is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law,
(iii) if such request is delivered between the time beginning on the 61st day after the earliest
date of signature on a written request that has been delivered to the Secretary relating to an
identical or substantially similar item (such item, a Similar Item) and ending on the one-year
anniversary of such earliest date, (iv) if a Similar Item will be submitted for stockholder
approval at any stockholder meeting to be held on or before the 90th day after the Secretary
receives such written request, or (v) if a Similar Item has been presented at the most recent
annual meeting or at any special meeting held within one year prior to receipt by the Secretary of
such request to call a special meeting.
(6) Either the chairman of the meeting or the Board of Directors shall determine in good faith
whether all other requirements set forth in these Bylaws have been satisfied. Any determination
made pursuant to this paragraph shall be binding on the Corporation and its stockholders.
(7) The Board of Directors shall determine the place, and fix the date and time, of any
special meeting. The Board of Directors may submit its own proposal or proposals for consideration
at any special meeting. The record date or record dates for a special meeting shall be fixed in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law. Business transacted at any special meeting
shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice of such meeting. The Board of Directors may
postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting.
(8) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special
meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (a) by or at the direction of the
Board of Directors or (b) by any Record Stockholder at the time of giving of notice provided for in
this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers a written notice to
the Secretary setting forth the information set forth in Section 2(4)(a) and 2(4)(c) of this
Article I. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be
made at such a special meeting of stockholders only if such Record Stockholders notice required by
the preceding sentence shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special
meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of
the special meeting and the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such
meeting. In addition, to be properly brought before a special meeting of stockholders, the Record
Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf any such nomination is made, must
have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement required
by Section 2(4)(c) of these Bylaws. In no event shall an adjournment, or postponement of a special
meeting for which notice has been given, commence a new time period for the giving of a Record
Stockholders notice. A person shall not be eligible for election or
reelection as a director at a special meeting unless the person is nominated (i) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by a Record Stockholder in accordance with the notice
procedures set forth in this Article I.
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(9) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, a stockholder shall also
comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 3. Nothing in this Section 3 shall be
deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations
proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings.
(1) Notice shall be given for all meetings of the stockholders stating the place, if any,
date and time, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders
may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting,
the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided herein or
required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the Delaware
General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation), the notice of any
meeting shall be given not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting
to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in
the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholders address
as it appears on the records of the Corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given
shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Without
limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice
to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided by law (for purposes
of these Bylaws, electronic transmission shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
232(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law).
(2) When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, notice need not be given of
the adjourned meeting if the place, if any, date and time thereof and the means of remote
communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in
person and vote at such adjourned meeting 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, notice of the place, if any, date, and time of
the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and
proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be
given in conformity herewith. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled
to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for
notice of such adjourned meeting in accordance with these Bylaws, and shall give notice of the
adjourned meeting to each Record Stockholder entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the
record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may
be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
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Section 5. Quorum.
At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of
the shares of the stock entitled to vote 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 law or the rules of the principal stock exchange upon which the
Corporations securities are listed. Where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or
series is required, a majority of the voting power of outstanding shares of such class or series or
classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to
take action with respect to that vote on that matter unless or except to the extent that the
presence of a larger number may be required by law or the rules of the principal stock exchange
upon which the Corporations securities are listed.
If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the
meeting to another place, if any, date, or time.
Section 6. Organization.
Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person,
the Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, the Vice Chairman of the Board or, in his or
her absence, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, the
President of the Corporation or, in his or her absence, such person as may be designated by the
Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President
or, in the absence of such a person, any other officer of the Corporation or, in the absence of
such a person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of all
shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any
meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of
the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the person acting as chairman
of the meeting appoints.
Section 7. Conduct of Business.
The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the
procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of
discussion as seem to him or her in order. The chairman shall have the power to adjourn the
meeting to another place, if any, date and time. The date and time of the opening and closing of
the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced
at the meeting.
Section 8. Proxies and Voting.
At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or
by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in
accordance with the procedure established for the meeting.
Each stockholder shall have one (1) vote for every share of stock entitled to vote which is
registered in his or her name on the record date for the meeting, except as otherwise required by
law.
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Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or
transmission created pursuant to this bylaw may be substituted or used in lieu of the original
writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission
could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be
a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
Except as otherwise provided herein, stockholders may participate in a meeting of stockholders
only in person or by proxy voted or acted upon by an individual attending in person. If authorized
by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as
the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a
meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication participate in a meeting of
stockholders, and be deemed present in person or vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such
meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication.
The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of
stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report
thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any
inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of
stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall,
appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the
discharge of 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 his or her ability. Every vote
taken by ballots shall be counted by a duly appointed inspector or inspectors.
All elections shall be determined in accordance with Article II, Section 1, and except as
otherwise required by law, these Bylaws, or the rules of the principal stock exchange upon which
the Corporations securities are listed, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the
votes cast affirmatively or negatively.
Section 9. Stock List.
A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in
alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the
number of shares registered in his or her name, shall be open to the examination of any such
stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the
meeting in the manner provided by law. The stock list shall also be open to the examination of any
stockholder during the whole time of the meeting as provided by law. The stock ledger shall be the
only evidence as to who are the stockholders who are entitled to examine the list or to vote in
person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
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Section 10. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, 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, may be taken
without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall
be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal
place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which
proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations
registered office shall be made by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested.
Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the
consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein
unless, within 60 days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation, a
written consent or consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered
to the Corporation in the manner prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
A telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and
transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a
stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of
this Section 10 to the extent permitted by law. Any such consent shall be delivered in accordance
with Section 228(d)(1) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted
or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing
could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete
reproduction of the entire original writing.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous
written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if
the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the
record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number
of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed in the
first paragraph of this Section 10.
ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number, Election and Term of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members. Except as required by law,
and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under
specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed and may be changed from time to
time exclusively by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee thereof pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. A nominee for
director shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast for such nominees election
exceed the votes cast against such nominees election; provided, however, that directors shall be
elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of stockholders for which (i) the Secretary
of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the
Board of Directors in
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compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set
forth in Article I, Section 2(3) of these Bylaws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by
such stockholder on or prior to the tenth day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its
notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders. If directors are to be elected by a
plurality of the votes cast, stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee. Votes
cast shall exclude abstentions with respect to a directors election.
If a nominee fails to receive the required vote and is an incumbent director, the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee (or such other committee as the Board may appoint) shall make a
recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the resignation tendered by such
nominee in accordance with the Board of Directors policy, as stated in the Corporations Corporate
Governance Guidelines, or whether other action should be taken. The Board shall act on the tendered
resignation, taking into account the recommendation of such committee, and make a public
announcement of its decision regarding the tendered resignation within ninety days from the date of
the certification of the election results. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (or
such other committee as the Board may appoint) in making its recommendation, and the Board in
making its decision, may each consider any factors or other information that it considers
appropriate and relevant, including whether the acceptance of any resignation would cause the
Company to fail to comply with any requirement of the New York Stock Exchange or any rule or
regulation promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Board expects the director
whose resignation is under consideration to abstain from participating in any decision regarding
that resignation. If such incumbent directors resignation is not accepted by the Board, the
director shall continue to serve until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is
duly elected, or his or her earlier resignation or removal. If a directors resignation is
accepted by the Board, then the Board, in its sole discretion, may fill any resulting vacancy or
may decrease the size of the Board.
Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her
successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any
director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the
Corporation. Directors need not be stockholders.
Section 2. Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board from the members of the Board of
Directors; provided however, that neither the current Chief Executive Officer nor any other current
employee of the Corporation may be elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of
the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders at which he or
she shall be present and shall have and may exercise such powers as may, from time to time, be
assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws or as may be provided by law.
Section 3. Vice Chairman of the Board.
The Board of Directors may elect a Vice Chairman of the Board from the members of the Board of
Directors who shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and
stockholders at which he or she shall be present and the Chairman of the Board is not present
and shall have and may exercise such powers as may, from time to time, be assigned to him or her by
the Board of Directors, these Bylaws or as may be provided by law.
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Section 4. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.
Except as required by law, and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred
stock then outstanding with respect to such series of preferred stock, and unless the Board of
Directors otherwise determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the
authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only
by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum (and not by
stockholders), and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual
meeting of stockholders and until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and
qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors constituting the entire Board of
Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 5. Regular Meetings.
A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this
bylaw, immediately following and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, unless
otherwise provided by the Board of Directors. Additional regular meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or times
as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. A
notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
Section 6. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, by the
Vice Chairman of the Board, by the Chief Executive Officer or by the President or by a majority of
directors then in office and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they or
he or she shall fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be
given to each director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than four (4)
days before the meeting or by hand delivery to the recipient thereof or by recognized overnight
delivery service or by telephone or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile transmission or by
electronic transmission of the same not less than 24 hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise
indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
Section 7. Quorum.
At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a quorum for all purposes shall consist of the
greater of (i) a majority of directors then in office or (ii) one-third (l/3) of the total number
of directors including vacancies. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of
those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or
waiver thereof.
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Section 8. Participation in Meetings By Conference Telephone.
Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting
of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by
means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation
shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 9. Action by Written Consent.
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors, or
committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, or by electronic transmission
and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes
of proceedings of the Board of Directors, or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the
minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained
in electronic form.
Section 10. Compensation of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall
have the authority to fix the compensation of the directors. The directors may be paid their
expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed
sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or paid a stated salary or paid other
compensation as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation
in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing
committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE III- COMMITTEES
Section 1. Committees of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors,
each committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation, with such
lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director
or directors to serve as the member or members, designating if it desires, other directors as
alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate
member in his or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not
disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may by
unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place
of the absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution
of the Board of Directors, or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers 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; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following
matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or
matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the Delaware
General Corporation Law to be submitted to stockholders for approval; or (ii) adopting, amending or
repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.
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Section 2. Conduct of Business.
Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business and
shall act in accordance therewith, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law.
Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings; one-third (1/3) of the
members shall constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one (1) or two (2) members,
in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be determined by a
majority vote of the members present.
Section 3. Standing Executive Committee.
The Board of Directors shall appoint at least three (3) members of the Board to comprise an
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall have and exercise all the powers and authority
of the full Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation to
the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law and these Bylaws. Notice of
the place, date, and time of each meeting of the Executive Committee shall be given to each member
of the Executive Committee by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less than four
(4) days before the meeting or by hand delivery to the recipient thereof or by recognized overnight
delivery service or by telephone or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile transmission or by
electronic transmission of the same not less than 24 hours before the meeting.
Section 4. Audit Committee.
The Corporations Board of Directors shall have an Audit Committee comprised of at least three
(3) members, all of whom shall consist solely of independent directors under the applicable
definitions of independence promulgated by the principal stock exchange on which the Corporations
securities are listed and by the SEC and shall meet such other independence standards as the Board
of Directors from time to time may require. In addition, each member of the Audit Committee shall
meet the standards for membership on the Audit Committee promulgated by the principal stock
exchange on which the Corporations securities are listed and by the SEC.
In addition to such other responsibilities as may be delegated to the Audit Committee from
time to time, the Audit Committee shall: (i) review and approve all related party transactions
between the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and any officer or director (or their
affiliates) for which disclosure of such transactions is required by applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC in the Corporations annual report, proxy statement or other periodic
filing, other than compensation arrangements, incentive plans, stock options plans or similar plans
or arrangements, and transactions that are subject to approval by another committee of the Board of
Directors consisting of a majority of directors who are disinterested in the subject transaction;
(ii) require the Corporations internal audit department to review, at least annually, all such
related party transactions and report thereon to the Audit Committee; (iii) recommend an
independent firm of certified public accountants to conduct the audit of
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the Corporations annual financial statements, and confer with the selected firm as to the scope
and procedures of its audit; (iv) require the Corporations independent auditors, as a part of
their engagement, to render to the Corporation a Report to Management as to the Corporations
system of internal financial and accounting controls. The Audit Committee shall review that report
and any response thereto by management. At the conclusion of the annual audit, the Audit Committee
shall receive a copy of the report of the independent auditors, and review that report as well as
any concerns, comments or suggestions that the auditors may provide; (v) on at least an annual
basis, review the Corporations internal financial and accounting controls with the Corporations
financial and accounting officers, and report thereon to the Corporations Board of Directors with
any recommendations for improvement or correction as the Audit Committee may determine appropriate.
Thereafter, the Audit Committee shall supervise the implementation of any recommendations of the
Board with respect thereto; and (vi) review, at least annually, the adequacy and competency of the
Corporations accounting and financial staff and internal audit department.
The Audit Committee may retain independent experts, including legal counsel and investment
counsel, at its discretion and at the Corporations expense.
Section 5. Compensation Committee.
The Corporations Board of Directors shall have a Compensation Committee comprised of at least
one (1) member, each of whom shall be independent under the applicable definitions of independence
as promulgated by the principal stock exchange on which the Corporations securities are listed and
by the SEC and by the Internal Revenue Service and shall meet such other independence standards as
the Board of Directors from time to time may require. In addition to such other responsibilities
and authority as may be delegated to the Compensation Committee from time to time, the Compensation
Committee shall have the authority to (i) assist with the administration of the Corporations
compensation plans including recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to the
establishment of such plans and the terms and provisions thereof, (ii) make recommendations to the
Board of Directors with respect to the annual salaries and other compensation of the officers of
the Corporation, and (iii) provide assistance and recommendations to the Board of Directors with
respect to the compensation policies and practices of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
Section 1. Generally.
The Corporation may have elected officers and appointed officers. The elected officers of the
Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors (Elected Officers) and may consist of a
Chief Executive Officer, a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, a Chief Operating
Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, a Secretary, or a General Counsel. The Board of
Directors may also elect such other officers as the Board of Directors determines to be Elected
Officers. The Elected Officers of the Corporation shall be chosen annually by the Board of
Directors and each shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until
his or her earlier resignation or removal.
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All other officers of the Corporation shall be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation (Appointed Officers) and shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer
and shall hold such officer titles solely for purposes of identification and business convenience.
Appointed Officers shall not be considered Elected Officers. Unless otherwise expressly provided
by the Chief Executive Officer and except as required by law, Appointed Officers shall not be
considered (i) officers for any purpose, including, without limitation, for purposes of any
indemnification to which officers may be entitled under these Bylaws or otherwise and any federal
securities laws and regulations, (ii) officers for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or
(iii) elected officers for purposes of applicable gaming laws and regulations. Appointed Officers
shall have authority to obligate and bind the Corporation only with respect to the ordinary course
of their business activities on behalf of the Corporation within the parameters of their authority
as specified from time to time by the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer or his or
her designee.
Any number of offices may be held by the same person unless the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws otherwise provide.
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer.
Subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer
shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation and shall in general supervise and
control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have
the ultimate responsibility for the management and control of the business and affairs of the
Corporation, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors, and shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers commonly incident to the office of Chief Executive
Officer or which are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws or as may be
provided by law. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board and the Vice Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of
Directors and shall see that orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into
effect. The Chief Executive Officer may sign bonds, mortgages, certificates for shares and all
other contracts and documents whether or not under the seal of the Corporation except in cases
where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the Board of
Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. The Chief
Executive Officer shall have general powers of supervision and shall be the final arbiter of all
differences between officers of the Corporation and his or her decision as to any matter affecting
the Corporation shall be final and binding between the officers of the Corporation subject only to
actions of the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may also delegate such of his or
her duties to the President or such other officers as the Chief Executive Officer from time to time
deems appropriate.
Section 3. President.
In the absence of a Chief Executive Officer or in the event of the inability or refusal of any
such Chief Executive Officer to act, the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive
Officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions
upon the Chief Executive Officer. The President may sign bonds, mortgages, certificates for shares
and other contracts and documents whether or not under
the seal of the Corporation except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by law, by the Board of Directors, or by these Bylaws to some other officer or
agent of the Corporation. The President shall also perform such other duties as the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
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Section 4. Chief Operating Officer.
The Chief Operating Officer shall be an employee of this Corporation and shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Chief Operating Officer shall be reportable to and act
under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors. The Chief Operating
Officer shall supervise the daily operations and affairs of the Corporation under the direction of
the Chief Executive Officer or such other persons as the Chief Executive Officer may appoint from
time to time for that purpose and shall, within the limits specified in this Section, control all
of this Corporations activities, supervise its employees and personnel, administer this
Corporations operating policies, and make such daily operating decisions as are reasonably
necessary for effective management. The Chief Operating Officer may sign bonds, mortgages and all
other contracts and documents whether or not under the seal of the Corporation except in cases
where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the Board of
Directors, or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. The Chief
Operating Officer shall make such reports to the Board of Directors and to the Chief Executive
Officer as may be directed by those entities and shall make a detailed report to the Chief
Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors on the results of operations and on the financial
affairs of this Corporation no less frequently than monthly.
Section 5. Executive Vice Presidents.
In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer and the President or in the event of their
inability or refusal to act, the Executive Vice President who has the longest service as an
Executive Vice President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and the President,
and when so acting, shall have all the power of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
Chief Executive Officer and the President. Each Executive Vice President may sign bonds,
mortgages, certificates for shares and other contracts and documents whether or not under the seal
of the Corporation except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly
delegated by law, by the Board of Directors, or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of
the Corporation. Each of the Executive Vice Presidents, if one or more shall be elected, shall
have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her by the
Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 6. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full
and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall
deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in
such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer may sign bonds,
mortgages, certificates for shares and other contracts and documents whether or not under the seal
of the Corporation except in cases
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where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by law, by the Board of
Directors, or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. The Treasurer
shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking
proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the
Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account
of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 7. Assistant Treasurer.
The Assistant Treasurer shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his or her
inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall
perform such other duties as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to
time prescribe or perform such duties of the Treasurer as the Treasurer of this Corporation may
delegate from time to time.
Section 8. Secretary.
The Secretary (or Assistant Secretary if appropriately delegated) shall attend all meetings of
the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the
meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book for that purpose and shall
perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause
to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of
Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or
the Chief Executive Officer. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the
Corporation, and he or she, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to
any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or such
Assistant Secretary. The Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may give general
authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by
his or her signature.
Section 9. Assistant Secretary.
The Assistant Secretary shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his or her
inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall
perform such other duties as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors, or the
Secretary may from time to time prescribe.
Section 10. Controller.
The Controller shall keep or cause to be kept correct records of the business and transactions
of the Corporation and shall, upon request, at all reasonable times exhibit or cause to be
exhibited such records to any of the directors of the Corporation at the place where such records
are maintained. The Controller shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
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Section 11. Delegation of Authority.
The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to
any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 12. Removal.
Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board
of Directors.
Section 13. Resignations.
Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her
resignation to the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Any such resignation
shall take effect at the time specified therein, or if the time when it shall become effective
shall not be specified therein, then it shall take effect immediately upon its receipt by the Board
or the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance
of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 14. Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations.
Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer or the
President shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by
proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other
corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all
rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in
such other corporation.
ARTICLE V STOCK
Section 1. Certificates of Stock.
The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the
Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes
or series of the Corporations stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not
apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the
Corporation. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to a certificate
signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of
the Board, President or a Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her. Any or
all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent
or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall
have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it
may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer
agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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Section 2. Transfers of Stock.
Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an
office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of stock of the
Corporation. Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of this Article V,
an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved, if one has been issued, shall be
surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate, if any, is issued therefor.
Section 3. Record Date.
(1) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of any dividend or
other distribution or allotment of any rights or to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board
of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, fix a record date, which record date
shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the
Board of Directors and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before
the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than 60 days prior to the time for such other
action as hereinbefore described. If the Board of Directors so fixes a record date, such date
shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting
unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later
date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If
no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business
on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close
of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining
stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of
rights or to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other
purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of
Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record
entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of
the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall
also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the
same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 at the adjourned meeting.
(2) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting (including by telegram, or other electronic
transmission as permitted by law), the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by
the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which
the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any Record
Stockholder seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written
consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary,
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request the Board of Directors to fix a record date. The Board of Directors shall
promptly, but in all events within 10 days after the date on which such a request is received,
adopt a resolution fixing the record date (unless a record date has previously been fixed by the
Board of Directors pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3). If no record date has
been fixed by the Board of Directors within 10 days of the date on which such a request is
received, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action
in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by
applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the
action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed by
Article I, Section 10 of these Bylaws. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record
date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution taking such prior action.
Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, a new certificate
of stock or uncertificated shares may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the
Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning
the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.
Section 5. Regulations.
The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock or uncertificated
shares shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.
ARTICLE VI NOTICES
Section 1. Notices.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in these Bylaws or as otherwise permitted under the
Delaware General Corporation Law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder shall be in
writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof,
by depositing such notice in the mails, postage paid, recognized overnight delivery service or by
sending such notice by facsimile, receipt acknowledged, or by prepaid telegram or mailgram. Any
such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder at his or her last known address as the same
appears on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand delivered,
or deposited in the mail, transmitted or dispatched, if delivered through the mails or by
facsimile, telegram or mailgram, shall be the time of the giving of the notice. Without limiting
the manner by which notice otherwise may be given, any notice to any stockholders may be given by
electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law.
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Section 2. Waivers.
Whenever notice is required to be given under the Delaware General Corporation Law or the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of any notice, signed by a
stockholder or director or a waiver by electronic transmission by the stockholder or director
entitled to notice, whether given before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be
given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice required to be given to such stockholder or
director. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting need be
specified in such a waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except
where the 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 is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Facsimile Signatures.
In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically
authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may
be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
Section 2. Corporate Seal.
The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation,
which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of
Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or
by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
Section 3. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.
Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each
officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in
relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such
information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or
employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to
matters which such director, committee member, or officer reasonably believes are within such other
persons professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on
behalf of the Corporation.
Section 4. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Time Periods.
In applying any provision of these Bylaws which requires that an act be done or not be done a
specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified
number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act
shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Right to Indemnification.
The provision in this ARTICLE VIII that an officer shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Corporation is intended to mean an Elected Officer. Accordingly, the term officer in
ARTICLE VIII shall mean Elected Officer as such term is defined in ARTICLE IV, Section 1 of the
Bylaws of the Corporation.
Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise
involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director or an officer of the Corporation or such director or officer of the Corporation is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, manager, employee, agent or
trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company joint venture, trust
or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an
indemnitee), whether the basis of such proceeding is an alleged action in an official capacity as
a director, officer, manager, employee, agent, trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a
director, officer, manager, employee, agent or trustee shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the
same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law
permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and
loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid
in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith;
provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3 of this Article VIII with respect to
proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such
indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if
such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 2. Right to Advancement of Expenses.
In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 1 of this Article VIII, an
indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including
attorneys fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition
(hereinafter an advancement of expenses); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General
Corporation Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her
capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is
rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan)
shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an
undertaking), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal
(hereinafter a final adjudication) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for
such expenses under this Section 2 or otherwise.
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Section 3. Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit.
If a claim under Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII is not paid in full by the Corporation
within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a
claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the
indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid
amount of the claim. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if successful in whole or in part in
any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid the
expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit
brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an
undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication
that, the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the
Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors
who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or
its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that
indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the
applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a
committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee
has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has
not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the
indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to
indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to
recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving
that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under
this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
Section 4. Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article
VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under
any statute, the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, any agreement, or by vote of
the Corporations stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 5. Insurance.
The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation
would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
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Section 6. Indemnification of Persons other than Officers or Directors of the
Corporation.
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors,
grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the
Corporation or any person (other than a person who is entitled to indemnification under Section 1
of this Article VIII) who was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
manager, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee
benefit plan, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the
indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
Section 7. Nature of Rights.
The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such
rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, manager,
employee, agent or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and
administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VIII that adversely affects
any right of an indemnitee or its successors 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 action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is
expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal these Bylaws subject to the power of the holders of
capital stock of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws. Notwithstanding any other
provision of these Bylaws which might otherwise permit a lesser vote, these Bylaws may also be
amended, repealed or adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting
power of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
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