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EX-3.1 - SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS OF ACME PACKET, INC. - ACME PACKET INC | d286783dex31.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) Of The
Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2012
ACME PACKET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33041 | 04-3526641 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 Crosby Drive
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 328-4400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On January 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of Acme Packet, Inc. (the Company) approved an amendment, effective immediately, to the Second Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (the By-laws) to Section 2.5 of Article II and Section 3.2 of Article III to provide that (i) in uncontested elections, the directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast and (ii) in elections that are not uncontested, the directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the Companys By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-laws, as amended, the full text of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Description | |
3.1 | Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Acme Packet, Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 23, 2012
Acme Packet, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Peter J. Minihane | |||
Name: | Peter J. Minihane | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
3.1 | Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Acme Packet, Inc. |