EX-3.1 2 c47038exv3w1.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF

FAMOUS DAVES OF AMERICA, INC.
ARTICLE 1
OFFICES
     1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be located within the State of Minnesota as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. The Board of Directors shall have authority to change the registered office of the Corporation and a statement evidencing any such change shall be filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota as required by law.
     1.2 Offices. The Corporation may have other offices, including its principal business office, either within or without the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE 2
CORPORATE SEAL
     2.1 Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors shall determine whether or not the Corporation will adopt a corporate seal. If a corporate seal is adopted, inscribed on the corporate seal shall be the name of the Corporation and the words “Corporate Seal,” and when so directed by the Board of Directors, a duplicate of the seal may be kept and used by the Secretary of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 3
SHAREHOLDERS
     3.1 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the Corporation’s registered office or at such other place within or without the State of Minnesota as is designated by the Board of Directors. Regular meetings may be held annually or on a less frequent periodic basis, as established by a resolution of the Board of Directors, or may be held on call by the Board of Directors from time to time as and when the Board of Directors determines. At each regular meeting, the shareholders shall elect qualified successors for directors who serve for an indefinite term or whose terms have expired or are due to expire within six (6) months after the date of the meeting, and may transact such other business which properly comes before them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a regular meeting of the shareholders has not been held for a period of fifteen (15) months, a shareholder or group of shareholders holding three percent (3%) or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Corporation may demand that a regular meeting of the shareholders be held by giving written notice to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice, the Board shall cause a regular meeting of the shareholders to be called and held within ninety (90) days after receipt of the notice. Any regular meeting held pursuant to such a demand by a shareholder or shareholders shall be held within the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located.

 


 

     3.2 Special Meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Chief Executive Officer, by the Chief Financial Officer, or by the Board of Directors or any two or more members thereof. Special meetings may also be called by one or more shareholders holding ten percent (10%) or more of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Corporation by delivering to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer a written demand for a special meeting, which demand shall state the purposes of such meeting. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the written demand, the Board of Directors shall call a special meeting of the shareholders to be held within ninety (90) days after receipt of the written demand. Any special meeting held pursuant to such written demand shall be held within the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located.
     3.3 Quorum. Business may be transacted at any duly held meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting are a quorum. The shareholders present at the meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though a number of shareholders withdraw leaving less than a quorum. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, those shareholders present have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until the requisite number of voting shares are present. The date, time and place of the reconvened meeting shall be announced at the time of adjournment and notice of the reconvened meeting shall be given to all shareholders who were not present at the time of adjournment. Any business which might have been transacted at the meeting which was adjourned may be transacted at the reconvened meeting.
     3.4 Voting. At each shareholders’ meeting, every shareholder having the right to vote is entitled to vote in person or by proxy. Shareholders have one (1) vote for each share having voting power standing in their name on the books of the Corporation, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, or in the terms of the shares. All elections and questions shall be decided by a majority vote of the number of shares entitled to vote and represented at any meeting at which there is a quorum, except as otherwise required by statute, the Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws, or by agreement among the shareholders.
     3.5 Notice of Meeting. Notice of regular or special meetings of the shareholders shall be given by an officer or agent of the Corporation to each shareholder shown on the books of the Corporation to be the holder of record of shares entitled to vote at the meeting. If the notice is to be mailed, then the notice must be mailed to each shareholder at the shareholder’s address as shown on the books of the Corporation at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting. If the notice is not mailed, then the notice must be given at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Notices that are not mailed may be delivered orally, by confirmed facsimile, confirmed electronic mail or other similar means of remote communication. The notice must contain the date, time and place of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, must also contain a statement of the purpose of the meeting. In no event shall notice be given more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting. If a plan of merger, exchange, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation is to be considered at a meeting of shareholders, notice of such meeting shall be given to every shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date of such meeting. A shareholder may waive notice of the meeting orally or in writing. In addition, mere attendance by a shareholder at a meeting of the shareholders also constitutes a waiver of notice of such meeting, unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting allegedly is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not thereafter participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting.
     3.6 Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Such proxies must be filed with an

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officer of the Corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
     3.7 Closing Transfer Books. The Board of Directors may close the stack transfer books for a period of time which does not exceed sixty (60) days preceding any of the following: the date of any meeting of shareholders; the payment of dividends; the allotment of rights; or the change, conversion, or exchange of shares.
     3.8 Record Date. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date, not exceeding sixty (60) days preceding the date of any of the events described in Section 3.7, as a record date for the determination of which shareholders are entitled (i) to notice of and to vote at any meeting and any meeting subsequent to adjournment, (ii) to receive any dividend or allotment of rights, or (iii) to exercise the rights in respect to any change, conversion, or exchange of shares. If a record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, only those shareholders of record on the record date shall be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting and any meeting subsequent to adjournment or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after the record date so fixed. If the share transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for determination of the shareholders of record, then the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date of adoption of a resolution of the Board of Directors declaring a dividend, allotment of rights, change, conversion or exchange of shares, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination.
     3.9 Presiding Officer. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall preside over all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the shareholders may choose any person present to act as presiding officer.
     3.10 Written Action by Shareholders. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting and notice if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed or consented to by authenticated electronic communication by all of the shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting for such purpose.
     3.11 Meeting by Remote Communications. A regular or special meeting of the shareholders may be held solely by any combination of means of remote communication through which the shareholders may participate in the meeting, if notice of the meeting is given to every holder of shares entitled to vote and if the number of shares held by the shareholders so participating in the meeting would be sufficient to constitute a quorum at the meeting. In addition, a shareholder not physically present in person or by proxy at a regular or special meeting of the shareholders may, by means of remote communication, participate in a meeting of shareholders held at a designated place. Participation by a shareholder through means of remote communication constitutes presence at the meeting in person or by proxy if all other requirements for such presence are met.
     Whenever one or more shareholders participate in a shareholder meeting by means of remote communication: (a) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and entitled to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder; (b) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide each shareholder participating by means of a remote communication with a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting, including an opportunity to (i) read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with those proceedings, (ii) if allowed by the procedures governing the meeting, have the shareholder’s remarks heard or read by other participants in the meeting substantially concurrently with the making of those remarks, and (iii) if otherwise entitled, vote on matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

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     For all purposes of these bylaws, the term “remote communication” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term by the Act.
     3.12 Business Proposed by Shareholders.
     (a) At any annual or special meeting of shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (ii) with respect to business other than the election of directors (which shall be governed by Article 4.3), by any shareholder of the Corporation who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Article 3.12. For business to be properly brought before any annual or special meeting by a shareholder, such business must be a proper matter for shareholder action and the shareholder must (A) be a shareholder of the Corporation of record at the time of the giving of the notice for such annual meeting, (B) be entitled to vote at such meeting, and (C) deliver timely notice in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.
     (b) To be timely, a shareholder’s notice with respect to an annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 60 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 calendar days prior to or delayed by more than 30 calendar days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, timely notice by a shareholder may be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th calendar day following the earlier of the date the Corporation shall have mailed notice to its shareholders that a meeting of shareholders will be held or shall have issued a press release, filed a periodic report with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly disseminated notice that a meeting of shareholders will be held. In addition, a proposal submitted by a shareholder for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement for an annual meeting that is appropriate for inclusion therein and otherwise complies with the provisions of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including timeliness) shall be deemed to have also been submitted on a timely basis pursuant to this Article 3.12 (b).
     To be timely, a shareholder’s notice with respect to a special meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th calendar day following the earlier of the date the Corporation shall have mailed notice to its shareholders that a special meeting of shareholders will be held or shall have issued a press release, filed a periodic report with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly disseminated notice that a special meeting of shareholders will be held. In no event shall an adjournment of an annual or special meeting or the public disclosure thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
     (c) To be in proper written form, such shareholder’s notice shall set forth (i) as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting a description in reasonable detail of the business desired to brought before the meeting, the reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the shareholder or the Shareholder Associated Person therefrom, and (ii) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, (A) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger and the current name and address, if different, of the Shareholder Associated Person, if any; (B) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned by such shareholder and by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any; (B) the nominee holder for, and the number of, shares owned beneficially but not of record by such shareholder and by any such

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Shareholder Associated Person; (C) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk of stock price changes for, or to increase the voting power of, such shareholder or any such Shareholder Associated Person with respect to any share of stock of the Corporation; (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings among such shareholder and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder and any material interest of such shareholder in such business, (E) such other information regarding each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to the matters set forth in this Article 3.12; and (F) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring such business before the meeting. Nothing in this Article 3.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nor shall the notice requirements under this Article 3.12 be limited by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or deemed to apply only to proposals or nominations intended to be included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
     (d) For purposes of this Article 3.12, “Shareholder Associated Person” of any shareholder shall mean (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Shareholder Associated Person.
ARTICLE 4
DIRECTORS
     4.1 General Powers. The property, affairs and business of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors which shall initially consist of Two (2) directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these By-Laws expressly conferred upon it, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the shareholders.
     4.2 Number. The number of directors may be either increased or decreased by resolution of the shareholders at their regular meetings or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The number of directors may be increased by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any newly created directorships established by the Board of Directors shall be filled by a majority vote of the directors serving at the time of increase.
     4.3 Qualifications and Nominations.
     (a) Directors need not be shareholders or residents of the State of Minnesota. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with this Article 4.3 shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation. Nominations of persons for election as directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of shareholders (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any shareholder of the Corporation that is a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Article 4.3, who is entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting, and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Article 4.3. All nominations by shareholders must be made pursuant to timely notice in proper written form to the Secretary. The presiding officer of any annual meeting will, if the

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facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this Article 4.3, and if he or she should so determine, he or she will so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination will be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 4.3, a shareholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Article 4.3.
     (b) To be timely, a shareholder’s notice with respect to an annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 60 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 calendar days prior to or delayed by more than 30 calendar days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, timely notice by a shareholder may be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th calendar day following the earlier of the date the Corporation shall have mailed notice to its shareholders that a meeting of shareholders will be held or shall have issued a press release, filed a periodic report with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly disseminated notice that a meeting of shareholders will be held. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice with respect to a special meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th calendar day following the earlier of the date the Corporation shall have mailed notice to its shareholders that a special meeting of shareholders will be held or shall have issued a press release, filed a periodic report with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise publicly disseminated notice that a special meeting of shareholders will be held. In no event shall an adjournment of an annual or special meeting or the public disclosure thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
     (c) To be in proper written form, such shareholder’s notice must set forth or include (i) as to each person the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, all information regarding such nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or would be required if the Corporation were subject to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to the shareholder giving notice, (A) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the shareholder giving the notice and of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made; (B) the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially and of record by the shareholder giving the notice and by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made; and (C) a representation that such shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to nominate the person or persons named in the notice.
     4.4 Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall be elected by the shareholders at their regular meeting and at any special shareholders’ meeting called for that purpose. A director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires (or indefinitely if no term is stated upon election or appointment to the Board of Directors) and until the director’s successor is elected and qualifies, or until the earlier death, resignation, removal, or disqualification of the director.
     4.5 Quorum. A majority of the Board of Directors constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that if any vacancies exist by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, a majority of the remaining directors constitutes a quorum. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

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     4.6 Action of Directors. The acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present are the acts of the Board of Directors.
     4.7 Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held from time to time at any place, within or without the State of Minnesota, that the Board of Directors may select. If the Board of Directors fails to select a place for a meeting, the meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer or any director may call a meeting of the Board of Directors by giving notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting. If the notice is to be mailed, then the notice must be mailed to each director at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting. If the notice is not to be mailed, then the notice must be given at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Notices not mailed may be delivered orally or by authenticated electronic communication. Notices delivered by authenticated electronic communication shall be deemed given if by (i) facsimile communication, when directed to a telephone number at which the director has consented to receive notice; (ii) electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the director has consented to receive notice; and (iii) any other form of electronic communication by which the director has consented to receive notice, when director to the director. If the date, time and place of the meeting of the Board of Directors has been announced at a previous meeting of the Board of Directors, no additional notice of such meeting is required, except that notice shall be given to all directors who were not present at the previous meeting. Notice of the meeting of the Board of Directors need not state the purpose of the meeting. A director may orally or in writing waive notice of the meeting. Attendance by a director at a meeting of the Board of Directors also constitutes a waiver of notice of such meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting allegedly is not lawfully called or convened and such director does not participate thereafter in the meeting.
     4.8 Meeting by Remote Communications. A director may participate in a board meeting by means of conference telephone or by such other means of remote communication, in each case through which the director, other directors so participating, and all directors physically present at the meeting may participate with each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by that means constitutes presence at the meeting. In addition, any meeting among directors may be conducted solely by one or more means of remote communication through which all of the directors may participate with each other during the meeting, if the same notice is given of the meeting required hereunder, and if the number of directors so participating in the meeting is sufficient to constitute a quorum at the meeting.
     4.9 Compensation. Directors may receive such compensation as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
     4.10 Committee. By the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, the Board of Directors may establish a committee or committees having the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business of the Corporation to the extent provided in the resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. A committee shall consist of one or more persons, who need not be directors, that have been appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present. A majority of the members of the committee present at any meeting of the committee is a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger or smaller proportion or number is provided in the resolution approved by the Board of Directors. Minutes of any meetings of committees created by the Board of Directors shall be available upon request to members of the committee and to any director.
     4.11 Action by Absent Director. A director may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted upon at a Board of Directors meeting by giving a written statement to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial officer, or any director which sets forth the proposal to be voted on and contains a statement of the director’s voting preference with regard to the proposal. An advance

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written statement does not constitute presence of the director for purposes of determining a quorum, but the advance written statement shall be counted in the vote on the subject proposal provided that the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal set forth in the advance written statement. The advance written statement by a director on a proposal shall be included in the records of the Board of Directors’ action on the proposal.
     4.12 Removal of Directors by Board of Directors. Any director who has been elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors, or to fill a directorship created by action of the Board of Directors, and who has not subsequently been reelected by the shareholders, may be removed by a majority vote of all directors constituting the Board, exclusive of the director whose removal is proposed.
     4.13 Vacancies. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled by vote of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum.
     4.14 Written Action by Less than All of the Directors. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting and notice thereof if a consent in writing setting forth the action taken is signed, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the number of directors required to take the same action at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors at which all of the directors are present. If a written action is signed (or consented to by authenticated electronic communication) by less than all the directors, any director not signing or consenting to the action shall be notified immediately of the content of the action and the effective date of the action. Failure to provide the notice does not invalidate the written action. A director who does not sign or consent to the written action has no liability for the action or actions so taken.
     4.15 Dissent from Action. A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which any action is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not participate thereafter, or unless the director votes against the action at the meeting, or is prohibited from voting on the action.
ARTICLE 5
OFFICERS
     5.1 Election of Officers. The Board of Directors shall from time to time, elect a Chief Executive Officer, who may also be designated as President, and a Chief Financial Officer, who may also be designated as Treasurer. The Board of Directors may elect, but shall not be required to elect, a Secretary, one or more Vice Presidents, and a Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Board of Directors may elect such other officers and agents as it may deem necessary. The officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed by applicable statutes, the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, or as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
     5.2 Term of Office. The officers shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualify; provided, however, that any officer may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a Board of Directors meeting at which a quorum is present.
     5.3 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall:
  (a)   Have general active management of the business of the Corporation;

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  (b)   When present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders;
 
  (c)   When present, and if there is not a Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors;
 
  (d)   See that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect;
 
  (e)  
Sign and deliver in the name of the Corporation any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Corporation, except in cases in which the authority to sign and deliver is required by law to be exercised by another person or is expressly delegated by the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation;
 
  (f)  
Maintain records of and, whenever necessary, certify all proceedings of the Board of Directors and the shareholders; and
 
  (g)   Perform all other duties prescribed by the Board of Directors.
All other officers shall be subject to the direction and authority of the Chief Executive Officer.
5.4 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall:
  (a)   Keep accurate financial records for the Corporation;
 
  (b)   Deposit all money, drafts and checks in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in the banks and depositories designated by the Board of Directors;
 
  (c)   Endorse for deposit all notes, checks and drafts received by the Corporation as ordered by the Board of Directors, making proper vouchers therefor;
 
  (d)   Disburse corporate funds and issue checks and drafts in the name of the Corporation, as ordered by the Board of Directors;
 
  (e)  
Render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, whenever requested, an account of all transactions by the Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation; and
 
  (f)   Perform all other duties prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer.
     5.5 Vice President. Each Vice President, if any, shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or prescribed by the Board of Directors. If the Chief Executive Officer is absent or disabled, the Vice President shall succeed to the President’s powers and duties. If there are two or more Vice Presidents, the order of succession shall be determined by seniority of election or as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors.
     5.6 Secretary. The Secretary, if any, shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall act as clerk and shall record all the proceedings of the meetings in the minute book of the Corporation and shall give proper notice of meetings of shareholders and the

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Board of Directors. The Secretary shall keep the seal of the Corporation, if any, and shall affix the seal to any instrument requiring it and shall attest the seal, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
     5.7 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.
     5.8 Assistant Officers. In the event of absence or disability of any Vice President, Secretary or the Chief Financial Officer, the assistant to such officer, if any, shall succeed to the powers and duties of the absent officer until the principal officer resumes his duties or a replacement is elected by the Board of Directors. If there are two or more assistants, the order of succession shall be determined through seniority by the order in which elected or as otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors. The assistant officers shall exercise such other powers and duties as may be delegated to them from time to time by the Board of Directors or the principal officer under whom they serve, but at all times shall remain subordinate to the principal officers they are designated to assist.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION
     The Corporation shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Minnesota, as now in effect, or as the same may be hereafter modified.
ARTICLE 7
SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
     7.1 Certificates of Shares. Unless the Board of Directors has provided that the Corporation’s shares are to be uncertificated, every owner of shares of the Corporation shall be entitled to a certificate, to be in such form as the Board of Directors prescribes, certifying the number of shares owned by such shareholder. The certificates for shares shall be numbered in the order in which they are issued and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President and by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer, or any other officer of the Corporation authorized by the Board of Directors and shall have the corporate seal, if any, affixed thereto. A record shall be kept of the name of the person owning the shares represented by each certificate, the respective issue dates thereof, and in the case of cancellation, the respective dates of cancellation. Except as provided in Section 7.5 of this Article 7, every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer shall be cancelled, and no other certificate shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate until such existing certificate is cancelled.
     7.2 Uncertificated Shares. The Board of Directors by a majority vote of directors present at a duly called meeting may provide that any or all shares of classes or series of shares are to be uncertificated shares. In that case, any shareholder who is issued uncertificated shares shall be provided with the information legally required to be disclosed in a certificate.
     7.3 Issuance of Shares. The Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of the capital stock of the Corporation up to the number of shares authorized by the Articles of Incorporation. Shares may be issued for any consideration (including, without limitation, money or other tangible or intangible property received by the Corporation or to be received by the Corporation under a written agreement, or

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services rendered to the Corporation or to be rendered to the Corporation under a written agreement) which is authorized by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, valuing all nonmonetary consideration and establishing a price in money or other consideration, or a minimum price, or a general formula or method by which the price will be determined. Upon authorization by resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, the Corporation may, without any new or additional consideration, issue shares of its authorized and unissued capital stock in exchange for or in conversion of its outstanding shares, or issue its own shares pro rata to its shareholders or the shareholders of one or more classes or series, to effectuate share dividends or splits, including reverse share splits. No shares of a class or series shall be issued to the holder of the shares of another class or series, unless issuance is either expressly provided for in the Articles of Incorporation or is approved at a meeting by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all shares of the same class or series as the shares to be issued.
     7.4 Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares on the books of the Corporation may be authorized only by the shareholder named in the certificates or the shareholder’s representative or duly authorized attorney-in-fact and only upon surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. The shareholder in whose name shares stand on the books of the Corporation shall be considered the owner thereof for all purposes regarding the Corporation.
     7.5 Lost Certificates. Any shareholder claiming a certificate for shares has been lost or destroyed shall make an affidavit or affirmation of that fact in such form as the Board of Directors may require and shall, if the directors so require, give the Corporation a bond of indemnity in form and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board of Directors and in an amount determined by the Board of Directors, to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss or destruction of the certificate. A new certificate may then be issued in the same tenor for the same number of shares as the one alleged to have been lost or destroyed.
     7.6 Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks and one or more registrars and may require all certificates for shares to bear the signature or signatures of any of them.
     7.7 Facsimile Signature. When any certificate is manually signed by a transfer agent, a transfer clerk, or a registrar appointed by the Board of Directors to perform such duties, a facsimile or engraved signature of the officers and a facsimile corporate seal, if any, may be inscribed on the certificate in lieu of the actual signatures and seal.
ARTICLE 8
FINANCIAL AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
     8.1 Checks. All checks, drafts, other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by the President or Treasurer, or any other officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation, as may from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
     8.2 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.
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attend, act at, and vote at any meeting of security or interest holders of other corporations or entities in which the Corporation may hold securities or interests. At the meeting, the President or other designated agent shall possess and exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of the securities or interest which the Corporation holds.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
     The Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make By-Laws of the Corporation and from time to time to adopt, amend or repeal By-Laws so made to the extent and in the manner prescribed in the Minnesota Statutes. The Board of Directors shall not adopt, amend, or repeal a By-Law fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the Board of’ Directors, or fixing the number of directors or their classifications, qualifications, or terms of office, but may adopt or amend a By-Law to increase the number of directors. The authority in the Board of Directors is subject to the power of the voting shareholders to adopt, change or repeal the By-Laws by a vote of shareholders holding a majority of the shares entitled to vote and present or represented at any regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose.
         
     
Date of Adoption: November 4, 2008  /s/ Diana G. Purcel    
  Diana G. Purcel, Secretary   
     
 

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