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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
TERRENO REALTY CORPORATION
ARTICLE I — OFFICES
1.01 Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located at such
place as the Board of Directors may designate.
1.02 Additional Offices. The Corporation may have additional offices, including a principal executive office, and
places of business at such other places, within or without the State of Maryland, as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II — MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.01 Place. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the
Corporation or at such other place as shall be set in accordance with these Bylaws and designated
in the notice of the meeting.
2.02 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of
any other business which may properly come before such meeting shall be held at such time and place
and on such date as may be set by the Board of Directors.
2.03 Special Meetings.
2.03.1 General. The chairman of the Board of Directors, president, chief executive
officer or Board of Directors may call a special meeting of the stockholders. Subject to subsection
2.03.2 of this Section 2.03, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the
secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of
stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of
all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting.
2.03.2 Stockholder-Requested Special Meeting.
(a) Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by
sending written notice to the secretary (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail,
return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the
stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”). The Record Date
Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on
at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their
agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the Record Date Request Notice), shall bear the
date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information
relating to each such stockholder, each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for
election as a director and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be
required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of
directors (or the election of each such individual, if applicable) in an election contest (even if
an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a
solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Exchange Act”). Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix
a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten
days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date
is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on
which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the
Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after
the first date on which the Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.
(b) In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting to act on any matter that may
properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders, one or more written requests for a special
meeting (collectively, the “Special Meeting Request”) signed by stockholders of record (or their
agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the request) as of the Request Record Date
entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at
such meeting (the “Special Meeting Percentage”) shall be delivered to the secretary. In addition,
the Special Meeting Request shall (i) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed
to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to those lawful matters set forth in the Record Date
Request Notice received by the secretary), (ii) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder
(or such agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, (iii) set forth (A) the name and address, as
they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder signing such request (or on whose
behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed), (B) the class, series and number of all shares of
stock of the Corporation which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, and (C)
the nominee holder for, and number of, shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such stockholder
beneficially but not of record, (iv) be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt
requested, and (v) be received by the secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any
requesting stockholder (or agent duly authorized in a writing accompanying the revocation of the
Special Meeting Request) may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by
written revocation delivered to the secretary.
(c) The secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of
preparing and mailing or delivering the notice of the meeting (including the Corporation’s proxy
materials). The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request
and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (b)
of this Section 2.03.2, the secretary receives payment of such
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reasonably estimated cost prior to
the preparation and mailing or delivery of such notice of the meeting.
(d) Except as provided in the next sentence, any special meeting shall be held at such place,
date and time as may be designated by the chairman of the Board of Directors, president, chief
executive officer or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting. In the case of any
special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “Stockholder-Requested
Meeting”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the
Board of Directors; provided, however, that the date of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting shall be
not more than 90 days after the record date for such meeting (the “Meeting Record Date”); and
provided further that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within ten days after the date
that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the “Delivery Date”), a
date and time for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m.
local time on the 90th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90th day is not a Business Day
(as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and provided further that in the event
that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting within
ten days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office
of the Corporation. In fixing a date for any special meeting, the chairman of the Board of
Directors, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may consider such factors as
he, she or it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be
considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the
Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any
Stockholder-Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is
a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30th day after the
Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date. The Board of Directors may revoke the notice for
any Stockholder-Requested Meeting in the event that the requesting stockholders fail to comply with
the provisions of paragraph (c) of this Section 2.03.2.
(e) If written revocations of the Special Meeting Request have been delivered to the secretary
by requesting stockholders and the result is that stockholders of record (or their agents duly
authorized in writing), as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special
Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting on the matter to
the secretary: (i) if the notice of meeting has not already been delivered, the secretary shall
refrain from delivering the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have
not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for a special meeting on
the matter or (ii) if the notice of meeting has been delivered and if the secretary first sends to
all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting on the matter
written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the
Corporation’s intention to revoke the notice of the meeting, or for the chairman of the meeting to
adjourn the meeting without action on the matter, then (A) the secretary may revoke the notice of
the meeting at any time before ten days before the
commencement of the meeting or (B) the chairman of the meeting may call the meeting to order
and adjourn the meeting without acting on the matter. Any request for a special meeting received
after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a
new special meeting.
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(f) The chairman of the Board of Directors, chief executive officer, president or Board of
Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to
act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of
the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of
permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall
be deemed to have been delivered to the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after
receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors
certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the secretary represent, as of the
Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting
Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (f) shall in any way be construed to suggest or
imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any
request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action
(including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with
respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).
(g) For purposes of these Bylaws, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.
2.04 Notice. Not less than ten nor more than 90 days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary
shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each stockholder not
entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting notice in writing or by electronic
transmission stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as
otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, by mail, by
presenting it to such stockholder personally, by leaving it at the stockholder’s residence or usual
place of business or by any other means permitted by Maryland law. If mailed, such notice shall be
deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the
stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon
prepaid. If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted
to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at
which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions. The Corporation may give a single notice
to all stockholders who share an address, which single notice shall be effective as to any
stockholder at such address, unless a stockholder objects to receiving such single notice or
revokes a prior consent to receiving such single notice. Failure to give notice of any meeting to
one or more stockholders, or any irregularity in such notice, shall not affect the validity of any
meeting fixed in accordance with this Article II, or the validity of any proceedings at any such
meeting.
Subject to Section 2.11.1 of this Article II, any business of the Corporation may be
transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the
notice, except such business as is required by any statute to be stated in such notice. No business
shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the
notice. The Corporation may postpone or cancel a meeting of stockholders by making a “public
announcement” (as defined in Section 2.11.3(3) of this Article II) of such postponement or
cancellation prior to the meeting. Notice of the date, time and place to which the meeting is
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postponed shall be given not less than ten days prior to such date and otherwise in the manner set
forth in this section.
2.05 Organization and Conduct. Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of
Directors to be chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed
individual, by the chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or
absence of the chairman of the Board of Directors, one of the following officers present at the
meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, the
chief executive officer, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority,
the secretary, or, in the absence of such officers, a chairman chosen by the stockholders by the
vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The secretary,
or, in the secretary’s absence, an assistant secretary, or in the absence of both the secretary and
assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such
appointment, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the
event that the secretary presides at a meeting of the stockholders, an assistant secretary, or, in
the absence of all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the
chairman of the meeting, shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all
other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of
the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and
take such action as, in the discretion of the chairman and without any action by the stockholders,
are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a)
restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance
at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and
other such individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at
the meeting on any matter to stockholders of record of the Corporation entitled to vote on such
matter, their duly authorized proxies and other such individuals as the chairman of the meeting may
determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments; (e) determining when and for
how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed; (f) maintaining order and
security at the meeting; (g) removing any stockholder or any other individual who refuses to comply
with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairman of the meeting; (h)
concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting to a later date and time and at a place
announced at the meeting; and (i) complying with any state and local laws and regulations
concerning safety and security. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting,
meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of
parliamentary procedure.
2.06 Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled
to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall
constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute, the
charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) or these Bylaws for the vote necessary for the approval
of any matter. If, however, such quorum shall not be established at any meeting of the
stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting sine die or from time to time to
a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement
at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be
transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
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The stockholders present at a meeting which has been duly called and convened and at which a
quorum is present at the time counted may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave fewer than a quorum.
2.07 Voting. A nominee for director shall be elected as a director only if the aggregate votes cast in
favor of the election of such nominee exceeds the total votes cast against and affirmatively
withheld as to the election of such nominee at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a
quorum is present. However, directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast at a meeting
of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present for which (i) the secretary of the
Corporation receives notice that a stockholder has nominated an individual for election as a
director in compliance with the requirements of advance notice of stockholder nominees for director
set forth in Article II, Section 2.11 of these Bylaws, and (ii) such nomination has not been
withdrawn by such stockholder on or before the close of business on the tenth day before the date
of filing of the definitive proxy statement of the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and, as a result of which, the number of nominees is greater than the number of
directors to be elected at the meeting. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders
duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which
may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by
statute, the Charter or these Bylaws. Unless otherwise provided in the Charter or these Bylaws or
expressly required by the Maryland General Corporation Law (“MGCL”), each share of stock of the
Corporation outstanding shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a
meeting of stockholders.
2.08 Proxies. A stockholder may cast the votes that the stockholder is entitled to cast either in person
or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized agent in any manner
permitted by law. Such proxy or evidence of authorization of such proxy shall be filed with the
secretary of the Corporation before or at the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months
from its date, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
2.09 Voting of Stock by Certain Holders. Stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or
a vice president, a general partner, a managing member, or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or
a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been
appointed to vote such stock pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such
corporation or other entity or agreement of the partners of a partnership presents a certified copy
of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such stock. Any
director or other fiduciary may vote stock registered in his or her name in such capacity, either
in person or by proxy.
Shares of stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at
any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled
to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case
they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any
given time.
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The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a stockholder may certify
in writing to the Corporation that any shares of stock registered in the name of the stockholder
are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder. The resolution shall
set forth the class of stockholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the
certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if
the certification is with respect to a record date, the time after the record date within which the
certification must be received by the Corporation; and any other provisions with respect to the
procedure which the Board of Directors considers necessary or desirable. On receipt of such
certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set
forth in the certification, the stockholder of record of the specified stock in place of the
stockholder who makes the certification.
2.10 Inspectors. The Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting may appoint, before or at the
meeting, one or more inspectors for the meeting and any successor thereto. The inspectors, if any,
shall (a) determine the number of shares of stock represented at the meeting, in person or by
proxy, and the validity and effect of proxies, (b) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or
consents, (c) report such tabulation to the chairman of the meeting, (d) hear and determine all
challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, and (e) do such acts as are
proper to fairly conduct the election or vote. Each such report shall be in writing and signed by
the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting.
If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the
inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the
meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
2.11 Nominations and Proposals by Stockholders.
2.11.1 Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(1) Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of
other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of
stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of
the Board of Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of
record both at the time of giving of notice by the stockholder as provided for in this Section
2.11.1 and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the
election of each individual so nominated or on any such other business and who has complied with
this Section 2.11.1.
(2) For any nomination or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 2.11.1(1), the stockholder must have given timely
notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and, in the case of any such other
business, such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders.
For the first annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice shall be timely if it sets forth all
information required under this Section 2.11.1 and is delivered to the secretary at the principal
executive office of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following
the date on which the notice of the date of the first annual meeting is mailed or otherwise
transmitted to stockholders. For all subsequent annual meetings, a stockholder’s notice shall be
timely if it sets forth all information required under this Section 2.11.1 and is
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delivered to the
secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150th day nor
later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of
the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the
date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary
of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
so delivered not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later
than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual
meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of
the date of such meeting is first made. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment
of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice
as described above.
(3) Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:
(i) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
reelection as a director (each, a “Proposed Nominee”), all information relating to the
Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation
of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest
(even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection
with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision)
under the Exchange Act;
(ii) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a description of such business, the stockholder’s reasons for proposing such
business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder or any
Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate,
including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated
Person therefrom;
(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Proposed Nominee and any Stockholder
Associated Person,
(A) the class, series and number of all shares of stock or other securities of
the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Company Securities”),
if any, which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, Proposed
Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, the date on which each such Company
Security was acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and any short
interest (including any opportunity to profit or share in any benefit from any
decrease in the price of such stock or other security) in any Company Securities of
any such person,
(B) the nominee holder for, and number of, any Company Securities owned
beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder
Associated Person,
(C) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including, without
limitation, any existing or prospective commercial, business or
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contractual
relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such
stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, individually or in
the aggregate, in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest
arising from the ownership of Company Securities where such stockholder, Proposed
Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not
shared on a pro rata basis by all holders of the same class or series, and
(D) whether and the extent to which such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or
Stockholder Associated Person is subject to or during the last six months has,
directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), engaged in any
hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into
any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any
borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or
intent of which is to manage risk or benefit of changes in the price of Company
Securities for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person
or to increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or
Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof
disproportionately to such person’s economic interest in the Company Securities;
(iv) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Stockholder Associated Person with an
interest or ownership referred to in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (3) of this
Section 2.11.1 and any Proposed Nominee,
(A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear
on the Corporation’s stock ledger, and the current name and business address of
each such Stockholder Associated Person and any Proposed Nominee, and
(B) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such stockholder and each
such Stockholder Associated Person who is not an individual and a copy of the
prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors
or potential investors in such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated
Person; and
(v) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of
any other stockholder supporting any Proposed Nominee or the proposal of other business on
the date of such stockholder’s notice.
(4) Such stockholder’s notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by a
certificate executed by the Proposed Nominee (i) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (A) is not,
and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or
entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director that has not
been disclosed to the Corporation and (B) will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected;
and (ii) attaching a completed Proposed Nominee questionnaire (which questionnaire shall be
provided by the Corporation, upon request, to the stockholder providing the notice and shall
include all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that
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would be required to be disclosed in
connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director
in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be
required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any
successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, or would be required pursuant
to the rules of any national securities exchange or over-the-counter market).
(5) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (5) of this Section 2.11.1 to the contrary, in
the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, and
there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of
the date of the notice for the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by
this Section 2.11.1 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new
positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal
executive office of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth day
following the day on which such public announcement to stockholders is first made by the
Corporation.
(6) For purposes of this Section 2.11.1, “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder
means (i) any person acting in concert with such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares
of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (other than a
stockholder that is a depositary) and (iii) any person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person.
2.11.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a
special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to
the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of
Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected
only (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (b) by a stockholder that has requested
that a special meeting be called for the election of directors in compliance with Section 2.03 of
this Article II and that has supplied the information required by Section 2.03 of this Article II
about each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director or (c)
provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 2.03 of this Article
II for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a
stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.11 and at
the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each
individual so nominated and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section
2.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of
electing one or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate an
individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the
Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice, containing the information required
by paragraphs (3) and (4) of Section 2.11.1 shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal
executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting
and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90th day prior to such special
meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date
of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such
meeting. In no event shall the notice to stockholders or a public announcement of
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a postponement
or adjournment of a special meeting to a later date or time commence a new time period for the
giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
2.11.3 General.
(1) If information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.11 by any stockholder proposing a
nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders
shall be inaccurate in any material respect, such information may be deemed not to have been
provided in accordance with this Section 2.11. Any such stockholder shall notify the Corporation of
any inaccuracy or change (within two Business Days of becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change)
in any such information. Upon written request by the secretary of the Corporation or the Board of
Directors, any such stockholder shall provide, within five Business Days of delivery of such
request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (i) written verification,
satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any authorized officer of the
Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant
to this Section 2.11, and (ii) a written update of any information submitted by the stockholder
pursuant to this Section 2.11 as of an earlier date. If a stockholder fails to provide such written
verification or written update within such period, the information as to which written verification
or a written update was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this
Section 2.11.
(2) Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 2.11 shall be
eligible for election by stockholders as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a
meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this
Section 2.11. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to
determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting
was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 2.11.
(3) “Public announcement” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow
Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or other widely circulated news or
wire service or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11, a stockholder shall also
comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.11. Nothing in this
Section 2.11 shall be deemed to affect any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a
proposal in, nor the right of the Corporation to omit a proposal from, the Corporation’s proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act.
(5) Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall require disclosure of revocable proxies received by the
stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person pursuant to a solicitation of proxies after the filing
of an effective Schedule 14A under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act.
2.12 Control Share Acquisition Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of
the MGCL (or any successor statute) shall not
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apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of
stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed or amended, in whole or in part, at any
time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares, and, upon such repeal or amendment,
may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share
acquisition.
2.13 Business Combinations. By virtue of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time of
adoption of these Bylaws, any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL)
between the Corporation and any of its present or future stockholders, or any affiliates or
associates of the Corporation or any present or future stockholder of the Corporation, or any other
person or entity or group of persons or entities, is exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of
Title 3 of the MGCL entitled “Special Voting Requirements,” including, but not limited to, the
provisions of Section 3-602 of such Subtitle. The Board of Directors may not revoke, alter or amend
such resolution or otherwise adopt any resolution that is inconsistent with a prior resolution of
the Board of Directors that exempts any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the
MGCL) between the Corporation and any other person, whether identified specifically, generally or
by type from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL without the approval of
stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all votes cast by the holders of the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation.
2.14 Stockholders’ Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken
without a meeting if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by
electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the stockholders.
2.15 Voting by Ballot. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chairman of the
meeting shall order or any stockholder shall demand that voting be by ballot.
ARTICLE III — DIRECTORS
3.01 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its
Board of Directors.
3.02 Outside Activities. A director who is not also an officer of the Corporation shall have no responsibility to
devote his or her full time to the affairs of the Corporation. Any director or officer of the
Corporation, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee, or agent
of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities
similar to or in addition to or in competition with those relating to the Corporation.
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3.03 Number, Qualifications and Tenure. A majority of the entire Board of Directors may establish, increase or decrease the number
of directors at any regular meeting or at any special meeting, provided that the number thereof
shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL, nor more than 11, and further
provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the
number of directors.
3.04 Annual and Regular Meetings. An annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held immediately after and at the same
place as the annual meeting of stockholders, with no notice other than this Bylaw provision being
necessary. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and
place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either
within or without the State of Maryland, for the holding of regular meetings of the Board of
Directors without other notice than such resolution.
3.05 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the
chairman of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president or a majority of the
directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the
Board of Directors may fix any place, either within or without the State of Maryland, as the place
for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. The Board of Directors
may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of special meetings of the Board of
Directors without other notice than such resolution.
3.06 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by
telephone, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, United States mail, with postage thereon
prepaid, or courier to each director at his or her business or residence address. Notice by
personal delivery, by telephone, facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be given at least
24 hours prior to the meeting. Notice by United States mail shall be given at least five days
prior to the meeting and shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail
properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be given at least two
days prior to the meeting and shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a
courier properly addressed. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the director is
personally given such notice in a telephone call to which he or she is a party. Facsimile
transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message
to the number given to the Corporation by the director and receipt of a completed answer back
indicating receipt. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the
message to the electronic mail address given to the Corporation by the director. Neither the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the
Board of Directors need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these
Bylaws.
3.07 Quorum. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any
meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that, if less than a majority of such directors is
present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to
time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to applicable law, the Charter
or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority or other percentage of a particular group of directors is
required for action, a quorum must also include a majority or other percentage of such group.
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The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been
established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal
from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum.
3.08 Voting. The action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a lesser or greater
proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws. If enough
directors have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum but the
meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of directors necessary to
constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the
concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or
these Bylaws.
3.09 Conduct of Meetings. All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called to order and presided over by the
chairman of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the
Board of Directors, if any, or in the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the Board
of Directors, the chief executive officer, if any, or, in the absence of the chief executive
officer, the president or, in the absence of the president, by a member of the Board of Directors
selected by the members present. An individual designated by the presiding officer of the meeting
or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, the secretary or, in his or her
absence, an assistant secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the
Board of Directors. Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or
similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at
the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at
the meeting.
3.10 Consent by Directors Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may
be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is
given by each director and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.
3.11 Resignations. Any director may resign from the Board of Directors or any committee thereof at any time by
delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board of Directors
or the secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, which may be
on or after the time of the resignation, or if no time be specified, at the time of the receipt of
such resignation by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board of Directors or the
secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless
otherwise stated in the resignation.
3.12 Vacancies. If for any reason any or all of the directors cease to be directors, such event shall not
terminate the Corporation or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining directors
hereunder. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors for any cause other than an increase in the
number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if such majority
is less than a quorum. Any vacancy in the number of directors created by an increase in the number
of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors. Any vacancy
created by the removal of a director may also be filled by the stockholders of the
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entitled to vote generally in the election of the director who was removed. Any director elected
by the stockholders of the Corporation to fill a vacancy created by the removal of a director shall
serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy
occurred. Any director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall serve until
the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and
qualifies.
3.13 Compensation. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by
resolution of the Board of Directors, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or
per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the Corporation and for any
service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors. Directors may be reimbursed for
expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of
Directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each
property visit and any other service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors; but
nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the Corporation
in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
3.14 Reliance. Each director, officer, employee and agent of the Corporation shall, in the performance of
his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion,
report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or
presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director, officer, employee or
agent reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer,
certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director, officer, employee
or agent reasonably believes to be within the person’s professional or expert competence, or, with
respect to a director, by a committee of the Board of Directors on which the director does not
serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the
committee to merit confidence.
3.15 Ratification. The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify and make binding on the Corporation
any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors
or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter. Moreover, any action or inaction
questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack
of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or
stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of
accounting, or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or
by the stockholders, and if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned
action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon
the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any
judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.
3.16 Emergency Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Charter or these Bylaws, this Section 3.16 shall
apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of
which a quorum of the Board of Directors under Article III of these Bylaws cannot readily be
obtained (an “Emergency”). During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by
the Board of Directors, (a) a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be
called by any director or officer by any means feasible under the circumstances; (b) notice of any
meeting of the Board of Directors during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to
the meeting to as many directors and by
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means as may be feasible at the time, including
publication, television or radio; and (c) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum
shall be one-third of the entire Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV — COMMITTEES
4.01 Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee, an Audit
Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and other
committees, composed of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors;
provided, however that the exact composition of each committee, including the total number of
directors and the number of independent directors on each such committee, shall at all times comply
with the listing requirements and rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange, as modified
or amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, as modified or amended from time to time, in each case applicable to the Corporation.
4.02 Powers. The Board of Directors may delegate to committees appointed under Section 4.01 any of the
powers of the Board of Directors, except as prohibited by law, the Charter, or these Bylaws.
4.03 Meetings. Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special
meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the committee. The act of a majority of
the committee members present at a meeting shall be the act of such committee. The Board of
Directors may designate a chairman of any committee, and such chairman or, in the absence of a
chairman, any two members of any committee (if there are at least two members of the Committee) may
fix the time and place of its meeting unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. In the
absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or
not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of such absent
member.
4.04 Telephone Meetings. Members of a committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a
conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting
can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute
presence in person at the meeting.
4.05 Consent by Committees Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Board of
Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to
such action is given by each member of the committee and such written consent is filed with the
minutes of proceedings of such committee.
4.06 Vacancies. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time
to change the membership of any committee, to fill any vacancy, to designate an alternate member to
replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.
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ARTICLE V — OFFICERS
5.01 General Provisions. The officers of the Corporation shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and
may include a chairman of the Board of Directors, a vice chairman of the Board of Directors, a
chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, a chief operating officer, a chief financial
officer, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers. In addition, the
Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers with such powers and duties as
it shall deem necessary or desirable. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by
the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual
meeting of stockholders, except that the chief executive officer or president may from time to time
appoint one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. If the
election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon
thereafter as may be convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is
elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter
provided. Any two or more offices except president and vice president may be held by the same
person. Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the
Corporation and such officer or agent. In the event of the absence or disability of any officer,
the Board of Directors may designate another officer to act temporarily in place of such absent or
disabled officer.
5.02 Removal and Resignation. Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed by the Board of Directors, with or
without cause, by the Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the
contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at
any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board
of Directors, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect at any time
subsequent to the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not
specified therein, immediately upon its receipt. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such resignation shall
be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.
5.03 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the balance of the
term.
5.04 Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. In the absence of such
designation, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the chief executive officer of the
Corporation. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of
the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of
the business and affairs of the Corporation. The chief executive officer may execute any deed,
mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of
the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform
all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
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5.05 Chief Operating Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief operating officer. The chief operating
officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the
chief executive officer.
5.06 Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial
officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the
chief executive officer.
5.07 Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate a chairman of the Board of Directors. The chairman
of the Board of Directors shall be a director and may, but need not be, an officer of the
Corporation. The chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside, when present, at all meetings
of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the Board of Directors shall have such other powers and
shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws or the Board of
Directors.
5.08 President. In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and
control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a
chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating
officer. The president may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except
in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by
these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be
otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the
office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from
time to time.
5.09 Vice Presidents. In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice
president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order
designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order
of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the
powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other
duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the
president or by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more vice
presidents as executive vice president, as senior vice president, or as vice president for
particular areas of responsibility.
5.10 Secretary. The secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders, the Board
of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that
purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws
or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the
Corporation; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be
furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of the share transfer books
of the Corporation; and (f) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or by the Board of Directors.
5.11 Treasurer. The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation and
shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books
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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 and in
general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the treasurer by the
chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation
of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial
officer 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, the president and the Board of Directors, at regular meetings of the Board of Directors or
whenever it may so require, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the
financial condition of the Corporation.
5.12 Assistant Secretaries; Assistant Treasurers. The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, (a) shall have the power to perform and
shall perform all the duties of the secretary and the treasurer, respectively, in such respective
officer’s absence and (b) shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the
secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board
of Directors.
5.13 Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by or
under the authority of the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such
salary or other compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director.
ARTICLE VI — CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
6.01 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to
execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease
or other document shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation if authorized or ratified,
generally or specifically, by action of the Board of Directors.
6.02 Checks and Drafts. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or agent of the
Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
6.03 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited or invested from
time to time to the credit of the Corporation as the Board of Directors, the chief executive
officer, the president, the chief financial officer, or any other officer designated by the Board
of Directors may determine.
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ARTICLE VII — STOCK
7.01 Certificates. Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, stockholders of the
Corporation are not entitled to certificates representing the shares of stock held by them. In the
event that the Corporation issues shares of stock represented by certificates, such certificates
shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer, shall
contain the statements and information required by the MGCL and shall be signed by the officers of
the Corporation in the manner permitted by the MGCL. In the event that the Corporation issues
shares of stock without certificates, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation
shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required
by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates. There shall be no
differences in the rights and obligations of stockholders based on whether or not their shares
are represented by certificates.
7.02 Transfers. All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, by the
holder of the shares of stock, in person or by his or her attorney, in such manner as the Board of
Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares of stock are
certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon
the transfer of certificated shares of stock is subject to the determination of the Board of
Directors that such shares of stock shall no longer be represented by certificates. Upon the
transfer of uncertificated shares of stock, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the
Corporation shall provide to record holders of such shares of stock a written statement of the
information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the
holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other
claim to or interest in such share or on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of the State of
Maryland.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of any class or series of stock will be
subject in all respects to the Charter and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.
7.03 Replacement Certificate. Any officer of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in
place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been
lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated; provided, however, if such
shares of stock have ceased to be certificated, no new certificate shall be issued unless requested
in writing by such stockholder and the Board of Directors has determined that such certificates may
be issued. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the Corporation, the owner of such lost,
destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative,
shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates,
to give the Corporation a bond in such sums as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that
may be made against the Corporation.
7.04 Fixing of Record Date. The Board of Directors may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
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stockholders or determining
stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or
in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any
case, shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be
not more than 90 days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days, before
the date on which the meeting or particular action requiring such determination of stockholders of
record is to be held or taken.
When a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
any meeting of stockholders has been set as provided in this Section 7.04, such record date shall
continue to apply to the meeting if adjourned or postponed, except if the meeting is adjourned to a
date more than 120 days or postponed to a date more than 90 days after the record date originally
fixed for the meeting, in which case a new record date for such meeting may be determined as set
forth herein.
7.05 Stock Ledger. The Corporation shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel,
accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate stock ledger containing the name and
address of each stockholder and the number of shares of each class held by such stockholder.
7.06 Fractional Stock; Issuance of Units. The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation to issue fractional stock or authorize
the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as they may determine.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may
issue units consisting of different securities of the Corporation. Any security issued in a unit
shall have the same characteristics as any identical securities issued by the Corporation, except
that the Board of Directors may provide that for a specified period securities of the Corporation
issued in such unit may be transferred on the books of the Corporation only in such unit.
ARTICLE VIII — ACCOUNTING YEAR
The Board of Directors shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the
Corporation by a duly adopted resolution.
ARTICLE IX — DISTRIBUTIONS
9.01 Authorization. Dividends and other distributions upon the stock of the Corporation may be authorized by
the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of applicable law
and the Charter. Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or stock of the
Corporation, subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Charter.
9.02 Contingencies. Before payment of any dividends or other distributions, there may be set aside (but there
is no duty to set aside) out of any assets of the Corporation available for dividends or other
distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its absolute
discretion think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends or other
distributions, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or
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for such other
purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine to be in the best interest of the Corporation,
and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it
was created.
ARTICLE X — SEAL
10.01 Seal. The Board of Directors may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Corporation. The Board
of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.
10.02 Affixing Seal. Whenever the Corporation is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall
be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place
the word “(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on
behalf of the Corporation.
ARTICLE XI — INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES
11.01 Indemnification to the Extent Permitted by Law.
(a) The Corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law as in effect from
time to time, indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate
entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses (including legal fees) in
advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (i) any individual who is a present or former
director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the
proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (ii) any individual who, while a
director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served
as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee, employee or agent of another
corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party
to the proceeding, by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The rights to indemnification
and advance of expenses provided by the Charter and these Bylaws shall vest immediately upon
election of a director or officer.
(b) In addition to and not in limitation of the provisions of Section 11.01(a), the
Corporation may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and
advancement of expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the
capacities described in (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or
a predecessor of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses
provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way the rights to which
any person seeking indemnification or reimbursement of expenses may or become entitled under any
bylaw, regulation, insurance agreement or otherwise.
(c) Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article XI, nor the adoption or amendment of any
other provision of the Bylaws or Charter inconsistent with this Article XI, shall eliminate or
reduce the protection afforded by the preceding paragraph with respect to any act or failure to act
which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
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11.02 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
Indemnified Person against any liability, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify him or her against such liability.
11.03 Non-Exclusive Right to Indemnify; Heirs and Personal Representatives. The rights to indemnification set forth in this Article XI are in addition to all rights
which any Indemnified Person may be entitled as a matter of law, and shall inure to the benefit of
the heirs and personal representatives of each Indemnified Person.
11.04 No Limitation. In addition to any indemnification permitted by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall,
in its sole discretion, have the power to grant such indemnification as it deems in the interest of
the Corporation to the full extent permitted by law. This Article XI shall not limit the
Corporation’s power to indemnify against liabilities not arising from a person’s serving the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent.
ARTICLE XII — WAVIER OF NOTICE
Whenever any notice of any meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these
Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic transmission,
given by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated
therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be
transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice, unless
specifically required by statute. The attendance of any person at any such meeting shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is
not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE XIII — AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by the Board of
Directors or by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the holders
of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation, provided, however, that
the Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to alter, amend or repeal Sections 2.03 and
2.11 of Article II of these Bylaws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Article
XIII of these Bylaws may not be
altered, amended or repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes
entitled to be cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Corporation, and Sections 2.12 and 2.13 of Article II of
these Bylaws may not be altered, amended or repealed except by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by
the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
the Corporation.
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