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Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

 

(Effective as of May 1, 2015)

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO, INC.

 

ARTICLE I OFFICES

1

Section 1.1

Location

1

Section 1.2

Change of Location

1

 

 

 

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

1

Section 2.1

Annual Meeting

1

Section 2.2

Special Meetings

1

Section 2.3

List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

1

Section 2.4

Notice of Meetings to Stockholders

2

Section 2.5

Adjourned Meetings and Notice Thereof

2

Section 2.6

Quorum

3

Section 2.7

Voting

3

Section 2.8

Action by Consent of Stockholders

3

Section 2.9

Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders; Notice Procedures

4

 

 

 

ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS

5

Section 3.1

General Powers

5

Section 3.2

Number of Directors

5

Section 3.3

Qualification

6

Section 3.4

Election

6

Section 3.5

Term

7

Section 3.6

Resignation and Removal

7

Section 3.7

Vacancies

8

Section 3.8

Quorum and Voting

8

Section 3.9

Regulations

8

Section 3.10

Annual Meeting

9

Section 3.11

Regular Meetings

9

Section 3.12

Special Meetings

9

Section 3.13

Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice

9

Section 3.14

Committees of Directors

9

Section 3.15

Powers and Duties of Committees

10

Section 3.16

Compensation of Directors

10

Section 3.17

Action Without Meeting

10

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

10

Section 4.1

Principal Officers

10

 

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Section 4.2

Election of Principal Officers; Term of Office

11

Section 4.3

Subordinate Officers; Agents and Employees

11

Section 4.4

Delegation of Duties of Officers

11

Section 4.5

Removal of Officers

11

Section 4.6

Resignations

11

Section 4.7

Vacancies

12

Section 4.8

Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations

12

Section 4.9

Compensation

12

Section 4.10

Officers of Operating Companies, Regions or Divisions

12

Section 4.11

Chief Executive Officer

12

Section 4.12

President

12

Section 4.13

Chief Financial Officer

13

Section 4.14

Vice President

13

Section 4.15

Secretary

13

Section 4.16

Treasurer

13

Section 4.17

Controller

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK

14

Section 5.1

Issuance of Certificates of Stock

14

Section 5.2

Signatures on Stock Certificates

14

Section 5.3

Stock Ledger

14

Section 5.4

Regulations Relating to Transfer

15

Section 5.5

Transfers

15

Section 5.6

Cancellation

15

Section 5.7

Lost, Destroyed, Stolen and Mutilated Certificates

15

Section 5.8

Fixing of Record Dates

16

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION

16

Section 6.1

Power to Indemnify

16

Section 6.2

Authorization of Indemnification

17

Section 6.3

Indemnification by a Court

17

Section 6.4

Expenses Payable in Advance

17

Section 6.5

Nonexclusivity and Survival

18

Section 6.6

Insurance

18

Section 6.7

Certain Definitions

18

Section 6.8

Modification

18

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

19

Section 7.1

Facsimile Signatures

19

Section 7.2

Corporate Seal

19

Section 7.3

Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records

19

Section 7.4

Fiscal Year

19

Section 7.5

Time Periods

19

Section 7.6

Dividends

19

Section 7.7

Execution of Contracts and Other Instruments

19

Section 7.8

Loans

20

Section 7.9

Bank Accounts

20

Section 7.10

Checks, Drafts, Etc

20

Section 7.11

Waiver of Notice

20

Section 7.12

Amendment

20

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO, INC.

 

(Effective as of May 1, 2015)

 

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

Section 1.1            Location.  The address of the registered office of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware and the name of the registered agent at such address shall be as specified in the Certificate of Incorporation.  The Corporation may also have other offices at such places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time designate or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Section 1.2            Change of Location.  In the manner permitted by law, the Board of Directors or the registered agent may change the address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware and the Board of Directors may make, revoke or change the designation of the registered agent.

 

ARTICLE II

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 2.1            Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at the registered office of the Corporation, or at such other place within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may fix by resolution or as set forth in the notice of the meeting.

 

Section 2.2            Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise prescribed by law, may only be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Chairman of the Board”), by order of a majority of the whole Board of Directors or by holders of common stock who hold a majority of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.  Stock ownership for these purposes may be evidenced in any manner prescribed by Rule 14a-8(b)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Special meetings of stockholders shall be held at such time and any such place, within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may fix by resolution or as set forth in the notice of the meeting; provided, however, that any special meeting called by stockholders pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall comply with the notice, administrative and other requirements of Section 2.9 in addition to the other requirements of this Article II.

 

Section 2.3            List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, or cause to be prepared and made, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list, based upon the

 



 

record date for such meeting determined pursuant to Section 5.8, of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting at the Corporation’s principal place of business.  The list also shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled (A) to examine the stock ledger or the list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting, (B) to inspect the books of the Corporation, or (C) to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 2.4            Notice of Meetings to Stockholders.  Written notice of each annual and special meeting of stockholders, other than any meeting the giving of notice of which is otherwise prescribed by law, stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered or mailed, in writing, at least ten (10) but not more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat.  If mailed, such notice shall be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to such stockholder at the address as the same appears on the records of the Corporation.  Notice given by electronic transmission shall be effective (A) if by facsimile, when faxed to a number where the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (B) if by electronic mail, when mailed electronically to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive such notice; (C) if by posting on an electronic network together with a separate notice of such posting, upon the later to occur of the posting or the giving of separate notice of the posting; or (D) if by other form of electronic communication, when directed to the stockholder in the manner consented to by the stockholder.  An affidavit of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or the transfer agent of the Corporation that notice has been duly given shall be evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

Section 2.5            Adjourned Meetings and Notice Thereof.  Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and the Corporation may transact at any adjourned meeting any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  Notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof and the means of remote communications, if any, by which holders of shares having a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation may be deemed to be present or represented by proxy and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless (A) any adjournment caused the original meeting to be adjourned for more than thirty (30) days after the date originally fixed therefor, or (B) a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting.  A meeting of the stockholders may be adjourned only by the Chairman of the Board or holders of shares having a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Corporation present or represented by proxy at such meeting.  If notice of an adjourned meeting is given, such notice shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in the manner prescribed in Section 2.4 for the giving of notice of meetings.

 

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Section 2.6            Quorum.  At any meeting of stockholders, except as otherwise expressly required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of record of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote or act at such meeting shall be present or represented by proxy in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, but less than a quorum shall have power to adjourn any meeting until a quorum shall be present.  When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, the quorum cannot be destroyed by the subsequent withdrawal or revocation of the proxy of any stockholder.  Shares of capital stock owned by the Corporation or by another corporation, if a majority of the shares of such other corporation entitled to vote in the election of Directors is held by the Corporation, shall not be counted for quorum purposes or entitled to vote.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series voting separately as a class or series, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such business for the purposes of taking action on such business.

 

Section 2.7            Voting.  At each meeting of stockholders, all matters shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by the holders of shares of capital stock present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon with a quorum being present (except in cases where a greater number of votes is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws).  At any meeting of stockholders, each stockholder holding, as of the record date, shares of stock entitled to be voted on any matter at such meeting shall have one vote on each such matter submitted to vote at such meeting for each such share of stock held by such stockholder, as of the record date, as shown by the list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides for more or less than one vote for any share, on any matter, in which case every reference in these Bylaws to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer to such majority or other proportion of the votes of such stock.

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, provided that no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only so long as, it is coupled with an interest, whether in the stock itself or in the Corporation generally, sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  Such proxy must be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or the Secretary’s representative, or a copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this Section 2.7 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.

 

The Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the person presiding at a meeting of stockholders may appoint one or more persons to act as inspectors of voting at any meeting with respect to any matter to be submitted to a vote of stockholders at such meeting, with such powers and duties, not inconsistent with applicable law, as may be appropriate.

 

Section 2.8            Action by Consent of Stockholders.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Company must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the Company and may not be effected by any consent in writing of such stockholders.

 

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Section 2.9            Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders; NoticeProcedures.  No business may be transacted at any meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (B) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (C) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (1) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.9 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and (2) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.9.

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before any meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

 

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs.  Notwithstanding the previous sentence, for purposes of determining whether a stockholder’s notice shall have been timely received for the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010, a stockholder’s notice must have been received not later than February 1, 2010 nor earlier than January 1, 2010.  Subject to the information requirements of this Section 2.9, any special meetings called by stockholders pursuant to Section 2.2 shall be preceded by a notice of such stockholders to the Secretary, to be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the date specified in such notice for such special meeting.  The location of such meeting shall be at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (B) the name and record address of such stockholder, (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder in such business and (E) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the meeting.

 

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No business shall be conducted at any meeting of stockholders except business brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.9; provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 2.9 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business.  If the chairman of a meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 2.9, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.  The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders.  If the Chairman of the Board is not present, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall preside over such meeting, and, if the Chief Executive Officer or the President is not present at the meeting, a majority of the Board of Directors present at such meeting shall elect one of their members to so preside.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.9 to the contrary, only persons nominated for election as a Director at an annual or special meeting pursuant to Section 3.4 will be considered for election at such meeting.

 

ARTICLE III

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 3.1            General Powers.  The property, business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and have such authority and do all such lawful acts and things as are permitted by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

 

Section 3.2            Number of Directors.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of no fewer than five members and no more than nine members.  The number of members that constitute the Board of Directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.  One of the Directors shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

 

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Section 3.3            Qualification.  Directors must be natural persons but need not be stockholders of the Corporation.  The Chairman of the Board shall be elected from among the Directors, and the Chairman of the Board, or at the election of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which the Chairman of the Board is present.  The Chairman of the Board shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or provided in these Bylaws.  The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the Chairman of the Board..

 

Section 3.4            Election.

 

(A)          The Corporation will hold its first annual meeting of stockholders following the effectiveness of these Bylaws on a date to be determined by the Board of Directors during calendar year 2010.  Prior to such time, the Directors of the Corporation shall be those holding office at the time of the effectiveness of these Bylaws or those appointed by the Board of Directors to fill any vacancies in accordance with Section 3.7 hereof.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, after the first meeting of the Corporation at which Directors are elected, Directors of the Corporation shall be elected in each year at the annual meeting of stockholders, or at a special meeting in lieu of the annual meeting called for such purpose, by the vote of the plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of Directors at which a quorum is present.

 

(B)          Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of Directors in certain circumstances.  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (2) by any stockholder of the Corporation (a) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 3.4(B) and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and (b) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.4(B).

 

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

 

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (1) in the case of an annual meeting, not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs; provided further, that for purposes of

 

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determining whether a stockholder’s notice shall have been timely received for the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010, a stockholder’s notice must have been received not later than February 1, 2010 nor earlier than January 1, 2010; and (2) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.

 

To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (1) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a Director (a) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (b) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (c) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and (d) any other information relating to the person 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 election of Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (2) as to the stockholder giving the notice (a) the name and record address of such stockholder, (b) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder, (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (d) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice and (e) any other information relating to such stockholder 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 election of Directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected.

 

No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.4(B).  If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

Section 3.5            Term.  Each Director shall hold office until such Director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, except in the event of the earlier termination of such Director’s term of office by reason of death, resignation, removal or other reason.

 

Section 3.6            Resignation and Removal.  Any Director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  The resignation of any Director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  Any Director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

 

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Section 3.7            Vacancies.  Vacancies in the Board of Directors and newly created Directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of Directors shall be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director.

 

If one or more Directors shall resign (or are removed) from the Board of Directors effective at a future date, a majority of the Directors then in office, but not including those who have so resigned at a future date, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect and the vacancy to be filled when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each Director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this Section 3.7 in the filling of other vacancies.

 

Each Director chosen to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors shall hold office until the next annual election of Directors and until such Director’s successor shall be elected and qualified.

 

Section 3.8            Quorum and Voting.  Unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, at all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the total number of Directors shall be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  A Director interested in a contract or transaction may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors which authorizes the contract or transaction.  In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

Unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment such that all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

The vote of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or applicable law shall require a vote of a greater number.

 

Section 3.9            Regulations.  The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of the business and management of the Corporation, not inconsistent with law or the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, as the Board of Directors may deem proper.  The Board of Directors may hold its meetings and cause the books and records of the Corporation to be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.  A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, shall, in the performance of such member’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors, or in relying in good faith upon other records of the Corporation.

 

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Section 3.10          Annual Meeting.  An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be called and held for the purpose of organization, election of officers and transaction of any other business.  If such meeting is held promptly after and at the place specified for the annual meeting of stockholders, no notice of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors need be given.  Otherwise, such annual meeting shall be held at such time (not more than thirty (30) days after the annual meeting of stockholders) and place as may be specified in a notice of the meeting.

 

Section 3.11          Regular Meetings.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.  After there has been such determination and notice thereof has been given to each member of the Board of Directors, no further notice shall be required for any such regular meeting.  Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at any regular meeting.

 

Section 3.12          Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may, unless otherwise prescribed by law, be called from time to time by the Chairman of the Board, and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary upon the written request of a majority of the whole Board of Directors then in office directed to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Except as provided below, notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors, stating the time, place and purpose of such special meeting, shall be given to each Director.

 

Section 3.13          Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice.  Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director (A) if mailed and addressed to such Director at the address as it appears upon the books of the Corporation, or at the address last made known in writing to the Corporation by such Director as the address to which such notices are to be sent, at least five (5) days before the day on which such meeting is to be held if sent by U.S. mail or at least two (2) days before the day on which the meeting is to be held if sent by overnight courier, or (B) if sent to such Director at such address by electronic mail or facsimile not later than 24 hours before the time when such meeting is to be held, or (C) if delivered to such Director personally or orally, by telephone or otherwise, not later than 24 hours before the time when such meeting is to be held.  Each such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and the purposes thereof.

 

Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any Director if waived by such Director in writing whether before or after the holding of such meeting, or if such Director is present at such meeting.  Any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be a duly constituted meeting without any notice thereof having been given if all Directors then in office shall be present thereat.

 

Section 3.14          Committees of Directors.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the Directors of the Corporation.

 

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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 any member of a committee (and the alternate appointed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, if any), the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Members of a committee shall hold office for such period as may be fixed by a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors, subject, however, to removal at any time by the vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.15          Powers and Duties of Committees.  Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors creating such committee, 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; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

Each committee may adopt its own rules of procedure and may meet at stated times or on such notice as such committee may determine.  Except as otherwise permitted by these Bylaws, each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.

 

Section 3.16          Compensation of Directors.  Each independent Director shall be entitled to receive for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any duly constituted committee thereof which such Director attends, such fee as is fixed by the Board of Directors (or by the appropriate committee).  The fees to such independent Directors may be fixed in unequal amounts among them, taking into account their respective relationships to the Corporation in other capacities.  These provisions shall not be construed to preclude any Director from receiving compensation in serving the Corporation in any other capacity.  All Directors shall be reimbursed by the Corporation for travel expenses.

 

Section 3.17          Action Without Meeting.  Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the Board of Directors or of such committee consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

OFFICERS

 

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Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall include a Chief Executive Officer (who may also be the President), a Chief Financial Officer and a Secretary and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, also include a Chairman of the Board, a President, a Chief Operating Officer, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Controller.  The Corporation shall have such other officers as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.  All officers chosen by the Board of Directors shall have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV.  Such officers shall also have powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof.  Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, one person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said principal offices.  None of the principal officers need be a Director of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.2            Election of Principal Officers; Term of Office.  The principal officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Directors at such annual meeting of the Board of Directors.  Failure to elect any principal officer annually shall not dissolve the Corporation.If the Board of Directors shall fail to fill any principal office at an annual meeting, or if any vacancy in any principal office shall occur, or if any principal office shall be newly created, such principal office may be filled at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.  Each principal officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 4.3            Subordinate Officers; Agents and Employees.  In addition to the principal officers, the Corporation may have one or more Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries, and such other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may deem advisable, each of whom shall hold office for such period and have such authority and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or any officer designated by the Board of Directors, may from time to time determine.  The Board of Directors at any time may appoint and remove, or may delegate to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove, any subordinate officer, agent or employee of the Corporation.

 

Section 4.4            Delegation of Duties of Officers.  The Board of Directors may delegate the duties and powers of any officer of the Corporation to any other officer, agent or Director for a specified period of time for any reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient.

 

Section 4.5            Removal of Officers.  Any officer of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors then in office at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or by a written consent signed by all of the Directors then in office.  No elected officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of such officer’s successor, death, resignation or removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or an employee plan.

 

Section 4.6            Resignations.  Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the Board of Directors, to the Chairman of the Board, to the Chief Executive Officer or to the Secretary.  Any such resignation shall take effect upon receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein.  Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make the resignation effective.

 

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Section 4.7            Vacancies.  Any vacancy among the officers, whether caused by death, resignation, removal or any other cause, shall be filled in the manner prescribed for election or appointment to such office.

 

Section 4.8            Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations.  Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer 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.

 

Section 4.9            Compensation.  The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof (in the case of executive officers), by the Chief Executive Officer (in the case of officers other than executive officers), or as otherwise permitted by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.10          Officers of Operating Companies, Regions or Divisions.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to appoint, remove and prescribe the terms of office, responsibilities and duties of the officers of the operating companies, regions or divisions, other than those who are officers of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.11          Chief Executive Officer.  The Chief Executive Officer shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which the Chief Executive Officer is present.  The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall be responsible for carrying out the policies and objectives established by the Board of Directors.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have all powers and duties usually incident to the office of the Chief Executive Officer, except as specifically limited by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.12          President.  The President shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which the President is present.  In the absence of a Chief Executive Officer, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general supervision over the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall be responsible for carrying out the policies and objectives established by the Board of Directors.  The President shall have all powers and duties usually incident to the office of the President, except as specifically limited by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 4.13          Chief Financial Officer.  The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for all functions and duties related to the financial affairs of the Corporation, and may also serve as the Treasurer of the Corporation.  The Chief Financial Officer may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation and shall have supervision over the maintenance and custody of the accounting operations of the Corporation.

 

If any assistant financial officer is appointed, the assistant financial officer, or one of the assistant financial officers, if there are more than one, in the order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors or, if they are not so ranked, the assistant financial officer designated by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer or in the event of such officer’s refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Financial Officer, and shall have such powers and discharge such duties as may be assigned from time to time pursuant to these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.14          Vice President.  In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or if the office of Chief Executive Officer be vacant, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or if no such determination has been made, in the order of their seniority, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, subject to the right of the Board of Directors at any time to extend or confine such powers and duties or to assign them to others.  Any Vice President may have such additional designation in such Vice President’s title as the Board of Directors may determine.  The Vice Presidents shall generally assist the Chief Executive Officer in such manner as the Chief Executive Officer shall direct.  Each Vice President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 4.15          Secretary.  The Secretary shall act as Secretary of all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which the Secretary is present, shall record all the proceedings of all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose, shall have supervision over the giving and service of notices of the Corporation, and shall have supervision over the care and custody of the records and, if one is adopted by the Corporation, the seal of the Corporation.  The Secretary shall have all powers and duties usually incident to the office of Secretary, except as specifically limited by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Secretary shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 4.16          Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall have general supervision over the care and custody of the funds and over the receipts and disbursements of the Corporation and shall cause the funds of the Corporation to be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such banks or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may designate.  The Treasurer shall have supervision over the care and safekeeping of the securities of the Corporation.  The Treasurer shall have all powers and duties usually incident to the office of Treasurer, except as specifically limited by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Treasurer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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Section 4.17          Controller.  The Controller shall have supervision over the maintenance and custody of the accounting operations of the Corporation, including the keeping of accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and all other financial transactions and may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation.  The Controller shall have all powers and duties usually incident to the office of Controller, except as specifically limited by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Controller shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Financial Officer.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 5.1            Issuance of Certificates of Stock.  The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates unless the Board of Directors shall by resolution or resolutions provide that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares of stock.  Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors, certifying the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation owned by such stockholder.  The Board of Directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.2            Signatures on Stock Certificates.  Certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be signed and countersigned by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President and by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Secretary, the Treasurer, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer.  Any of or all the signatures on the certificates may be a 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, such certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such signer were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

Section 5.3            Stock Ledger.  A record of all certificates for capital stock issued by the Corporation shall be kept by the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Corporation designated by the Secretary or by any transfer clerk, transfer agent, or registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof.  Such record shall show the name and address of the person, firm or corporation in which certificates for capital stock are registered, the number of shares represented by each such certificate, the date of each such certificate, and in case of certificates which have been canceled, the dates of cancellation thereof.

 

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The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of shares of capital stock as shown on the stock ledger as the owner thereof and as the person entitled to receive dividends thereon, to vote such shares and to receive notice of meetings, and for all other purposes.  The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in any share of capital stock on the part of any other person whether or not the Corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, except that a person who is the beneficial owner of shares (if held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person), upon providing documentary evidence of beneficial ownership of such shares and satisfying such other conditions as are provided under applicable law, may inspect the books and records of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.4            Regulations Relating to Transfer.  The Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, concerning issuance, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may appoint, or authorize any principal officer to appoint, one or more transfer clerks or one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars and may require all certificates for capital stock to bear the signature or signatures of any of them.

 

Section 5.5            Transfers.  Transfers of capital stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only upon delivery to the Corporation or its transfer agent of (A) a written direction of the registered holder named in the certificate or such holder’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing, (B) the certificate for the shares of capital stock being transferred, and (C) a written assignment of the shares of capital stock evidenced thereby.

 

Section 5.6            Cancellation.  Each certificate for capital stock surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer shall be canceled and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate (other than pursuant to Section 5.7) until such existing certificate shall have been canceled.

 

Section 5.7            Lost, Destroyed, Stolen and Mutilated Certificates.  In the event that any certificate for shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be mutilated, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate in place of such mutilated certificate.  In case any such certificate shall be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or a committee designated thereby with power so to act, issue a new certificate for capital stock in the place of any such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate.  The applicant for any substituted certificate or certificates shall surrender any mutilated certificate or, in the case of any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, furnish satisfactory proof of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate and of the ownership thereof.  The Board of Directors or such committee may, in its discretion, require the owner of a lost or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s representatives, to furnish to the Corporation a bond with an acceptable surety or sureties and in such sum as will be sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.  A new certificate may be issued without requiring a bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, it is proper to do so.

 

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Section 5.8            Fixing of Record Dates.

 

(A)          The Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action, for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at such 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.  Except as provided in Section 5.8(B), if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is held and (2) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

(B)          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 unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.1            Power to Indemnify.  Subject to Section 6.2, the Corporation shall indemnify any Director or “executive officer” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Corporation, and may indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a Director or executive officer, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or testifies in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding 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, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful, to the fullest extent permitted by law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended; provided, however, that, except 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.  The Corporation may enter into agreements with any such person for the purpose of providing for such indemnification.  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 such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such 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 such person’s conduct was lawful.

 

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Section 6.2            Authorization of Indemnification.  Subject to Section 6.1, any indemnification under this Article VI (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 Director, executive officer, employee or agent of the Corporation is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.1.  Such determination shall be made (A) by the majority vote of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding (even if such majority vote constitutes less than a quorum), or (B) if the majority vote of Directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding so directs (even if such majority vote constitutes less than a quorum), by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.  To the extent, however, that a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 6.1, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall (in the case of a Director or executive officer of the Corporation) and may (in the case of an employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a Director or executive officer of the Corporation) be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

 

Section 6.3            Indemnification by a Court.  Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.2, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any Director or executive officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 6.1.  The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the Director or executive officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Section 6.1.  Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 6.2 nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the Director or executive officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.  Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application.  If successful, in whole or in part, the Director or executive officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

Section 6.4            Expenses Payable in Advance.  Expenses incurred by a Director, executive officer, employee or agent in defending or testifying in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall (in the case of a Director or executive officer of the Corporation) and may (in the case of an employee or agent of the Corporation who is not a Director or executive officer of the Corporation) 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, executive officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation against such expenses as authorized by this Article VI, and the Corporation may enter into agreements with such persons for the purpose of providing for such advances.  The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections 6.1 and 6.4 hereof shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to such Director, executive officer, employee or agent who has ceased to be such and shall inure to the benefit of their respective heirs, executors and administrators.

 

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Section 6.5            Nonexclusivity and Survival.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses permitted by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person may be entitled under any statute, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding an office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

 

Section 6.6            Insurance.  The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any person who is or was a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Article VI or otherwise.

 

Section 6.7            Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, 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, executive officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI 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.

 

Section 6.8            Modification.  Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VI shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of a Director, executive officer, employee or agent of the Corporation in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 7.1            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 7.2            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 of the Corporation.  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 Corporation’s Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.

 

Section 7.3            Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records.  Each Director, member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and 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 person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

Section 7.4            Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be from January 1 to December 31, inclusive, in each year, or such other annual period as the Board of Directors may designate.

 

Section 7.5            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.

 

Section 7.6            Dividends.  The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law and its Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Section 7.7            Execution of Contracts and Other Instruments.  Except as these Bylaws may otherwise provide, the Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.  Except as so authorized or otherwise expressly provided in these Bylaws, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or in any amount.

 

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Section 7.8            Loans.  No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no negotiable paper shall be issued in its name, unless and except as authorized by the Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee.  Such authorization may be in the form a signed policy or other blanket authority specified by the Board of Directors from time to time.  When so authorized by the Board of Directors or such committee, any officer or agent of the Corporation may effect loans and advances at any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company, or other institution, or from any firms, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation and, when authorized as aforesaid, may mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or transfer any and all stocks, securities and other property, real or personal, at any time held by the Corporation, and to that end endorse, assign and deliver the same as security for the payment of any and all loans, advances, indebtedness and liabilities of the Corporation.  Such authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 7.9            Bank Accounts.  The Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee from time to time may authorize the opening and keeping of general and/or special bank accounts with such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as may be selected by the Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee or by any officer or officers or agent or agents of the Corporation to whom such power may be delegated from time to time by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee may make such rules and regulations with respect to said bank accounts, not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws, as are deemed advisable.

 

Section 7.10          Checks, Drafts, Etc.  All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes, acceptances or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents of the Corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee.  Endorsements for deposit to the credit of the Corporation in any of its duly authorized depositaries may be made, without counter signature, by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any vice president, the Chief Financial Officer, any assistant financial officer or any other officer or agent of the Corporation to whom the Board of Directors or its duly appointed and authorized committee, by resolution, shall have delegated such power or by hand stamped impression in the name of the Corporation.

 

Section 7.11          Waiver of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required to be given under any provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to such 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 unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Section 7.12          Amendment.  Subject to Section 6.8 hereof, these Bylaws may be amended as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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