UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2011 (December 6, 2011)
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-15395 | 52-2187059 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
601 West 26th Street New York, NY 10001 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 827-8000
Not applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously announced, on December 6, 2011, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (the Company) and J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (J. C. Penney), the principal operating subsidiary of J. C. Penney Company, Inc., entered into the following agreements, each dated as of December 6, 2011: (i) the J. C. Penney/MSLO Agreement (the Commercial Agreement), (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement (the Securities Purchase Agreement) and (iii) the Investor Rights Agreement (the Investor Rights Agreement). In addition, the Company adopted the certificate of designations (the Certificate of Designations) with respect to a newly-authorized series of preferred stock of the Company, $0.01 par value Series A Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Stock) and adopted the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (the Restated By-Laws).
Commercial Agreement
The Commercial Agreement became effective upon execution, and provides for an initial term that will expire on January 28, 2023, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. Pursuant to the Commercial Agreement, J. C. Penney will sell certain Martha Stewart-designed and branded home products (the Products) through www.jcp.com and in J. C. Penney stores throughout the United States, with the initial Product launch scheduled for February 2013. In addition, by February 2013, J. C. Penney is obligated to build (and thereafter support throughout the term) (i) dedicated Martha Stewart stores in approximately 600 J. C. Penney stores, which stores will be designed in accordance with the Companys specifications, will feature trained sales associates and will sell certain Products; and (ii) a Company e-commerce site that is expected to sell certain Products, Martha Stewart-branded products sourced from other Company licensees and other products. Except for the Companys current licensing relationships, the Commercial Agreement prohibits the Company from licensing certain home product categories to specified retailers.
The Commercial Agreement includes a list of Product categories for the initial launch, with the possibility that additional Product categories may be added during the term of the Commercial Agreement. J. C. Penney is required to pay a commission on all Product sales. For the Product categories covered by the initial launch, J. C. Penney is obligated to make minimum guaranteed payments against commissions generated on sales of the Products through the Martha Stewart stores as well as the J. C. Penney stores and www.jcp.com in an aggregate amount of $113.5 million. The Commercial Agreement also requires J.C. Penney to pay an annual design fee to the Company and to commit to an annual marketing spend to promote the Products, some of which must be spent to advertise in Company properties. The minimum guaranteed payments for sales commissions, when combined with the design fee and the annual marketing spend, will require J. C. Penney to make at least $172.4 million in payments, in the aggregate, during the term of the Commercial Agreement. The minimum guaranteed payment for any year is subject to increase if the actual commissions from the prior year exceed the minimum guaranteed payment for such year by a specified percentage. The minimum guaranteed payments will also increase in the event additional Product categories beyond the initial Product categories are launched.
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Securities Purchase Agreement
The Securities Purchase Agreement provides for the purchase by J. C. Penney from the Company of 11,000,000 newly-issued shares (the Purchased Shares) of the Companys Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class A Common Stock), and one share of Series A Preferred Stock (the Preferred Share and, together with the Purchased Shares, the Purchased Securities) for an aggregate purchase price of $38,500,000. The Purchased Shares represent 19.89% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Companys Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (collectively, the Common Stock) prior to such issuance and 16.59% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock immediately after such issuance. The transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement were consummated on December 6, 2011.
The Securities Purchase Agreement includes various customary representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, including a covenant that the proceeds of such issuance may be used for, among other things, the payment of a special dividend to holders of shares of the Common Stock in an amount not to exceed $0.25 per share. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement was subject to a number of conditions, including (i) the execution and delivery of the Commercial Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (iii) the election of the individuals designated by J. C. Penney to the board of directors of the Company (the Board) in accordance with the Investor Rights Agreement and the Certificate of Designations (the Series A Designees). The Company is obligated to indemnify J. C. Penney and certain related entities for damages arising out of or based upon breaches of representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by the Company, subject to customary exceptions and limitations on such obligations included in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Investor Rights Agreement
The Investor Rights Agreement provides J. C. Penney with certain registration rights and includes agreements with respect to J. C. Penneys ownership of shares of Common Stock and other actions related to the Company.
Under the Investor Rights Agreement, the holders of a majority of the Purchased Shares (and shares otherwise acquired by J. C. Penney) may request the registration of Class A Common Stock held by them up to three times, beginning on the earlier of the third anniversary of the Investor Rights Agreement or the first date upon which the members of the Board that are independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange plus, without duplication, the Series A Designees, constitute less than a majority of the Board. J. C. Penney will also generally be permitted to request that the Company register all or a portion of its shares of Class A Common Stock whenever the Company registers any equity securities for public sale (a piggyback registration), subject to the procedures and conditions set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.
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During the Standstill Period (as defined below), J. C. Penney may only transfer the shares of Class A Common Stock or any equivalent derivative positions (Synthetic Long Positions) to (i) certain affiliated entities, (ii) in connection with a third party tender or exchange offer, merger or similar transaction recommended, approved by or not opposed by the Board or (iii) in an open market transaction or registration statement or otherwise (other than in contravention of the restriction described in clause (ii)) provided that any such transfer is not to any person or group that would thereafter, to J. C. Penneys knowledge, own shares or Synthetic Long Positions representing more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
Until the earlier of termination of the Standstill Period or the date on which J. C. Penney is no longer entitled to designate one or more of the Series A Designees for election to the Board, J. C. Penney and certain of its affiliates (the J. C. Penney Group) will cause all shares of the Common Stock owned by the J. C. Penney Group (i) to be counted as present at any meeting where directors of the Company are to be elected by holders of the Common Stock and (ii) to be voted for or against each nominee in the same proportion as the votes cast by the other holders of the Common Stock. In addition, to the extent the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to vote separately as a class (other than with respect to (i) the election or removal of the Series A Designees, (ii) an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company (the Certificate of Incorporation) or the Certificate of Designations that adversely affects the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of the Series A Preferred Stock or authorizes the issuance of any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (other than as provided in clause (iii) below) or (iii) any binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, the terms of which do not ensure that such transaction will be consummated without contravening or conflicting with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations addressing reclassification of the Series A Preferred Stock), the J. C. Penney Group will cause the Preferred Share to be counted as present at any meeting and to be voted (x) in the case of a matter on which the other holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote, in the same manner as a majority of the votes cast by the other holders of the Common Stock and (y) in the case of a matter on which the other holders of the Common Stock are not entitled to vote, in favor of the recommendation of the Board with respect to such matter.
During the Standstill Period, so long as J. C. Penney and its affiliates have complied with their obligations under the Investor Rights Agreement and the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will not, without J. C. Penneys consent, put in place a stockholder rights plan or similar poison pill that would prohibit J. C. Penney, its parent company and any wholly owned subsidiary of its parent company, any person of which J. C. Penney and its parent company are wholly owned subsidiaries and any other wholly owned subsidiary of any such person, and any controlled affiliate of any of the foregoing (the Standstill Entities) from having beneficial ownership or acquiring shares of the Common Stock or any Synthetic Long Position representing no more than 25% of the total voting power and then-outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
During the Standstill Period, the Standstill Entities will not, without the prior written consent of the Board, directly or indirectly, (i) effect, initiate or encourage, or take certain other actions involving a third party, in connection with (A) any acquisition that would
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increase the Standstill Entities beneficial ownership to more than 25% of the total voting power or then-outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (B) acquisition of more than 5% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; (C) acquisition of Company indebtedness; or (D) a tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or other sale, lease or other disposition of assets of the Company and its subsidiaries representing all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company; (ii) generally make or participate in a solicitation of proxies to vote the Common Stock; (iii) grant a proxy or enter into any voting arrangement with respect to the voting of the Common Stock other than in accordance and consistent with the recommendation of the Board; (iv) seek to obtain representation on the Board beyond the Series A Designees; (v) participate in a group in respect of the prohibited activities; (vi) take certain actions with any third party in respect of the prohibited activities; (vii) make a public announcement of its intention or desire to engage in any of the prohibited activities or of how it would vote with respect to any matter submitted to a vote of the holders of the Common Stock, or take any action that could reasonably be expected to require public disclosure regarding prohibited actions, including a Series A Designee resigning or failing to stand for reelection; or (viii) request, propose or otherwise seek amendment or waiver of the prohibited activities. Other than the prohibition on public announcement, the prohibitions (1) do not limit any Series A Designee from acting in his or her capacity as a director; (2) do not limit any Standstill Entity from transferring or disposing of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Investors Rights Agreement, or from participating in a group composed of, or having discussions or entering into arrangements with, other Standstill Entities; (3) do not limit any confidential, non-public communications among persons associated with any Standstill Entities; and (4) do not limit any Standstill Entity from voting (I) against any proposal of a third party regarding a merger or other business combination or determining not to tender or exchange any securities pursuant to any tender or exchange offer, regardless of whether supported by the Board (except for its voting obligations in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock) or (II) in favor of any matter recommended by the Board for approval by the holders of Common Stock.
The Standstill Period will extend until the earliest of (i) December 6, 2015; (ii) the Company or the Board approving or recommending that the stockholders approve or convey their shares pursuant to certain proposals by third parties with respect to extraordinary transactions with the Company (Acquisition Proposal) or entry by the Company or a subsidiary into a definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) termination of the Commercial Agreement as a result of a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Company had materially breached the Commercial Agreement in such a manner as would give rise to J. C. Penneys right of termination; (iv) any person or group other than J. C. Penney and its affiliates acquiring or announcing its intent to acquire beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the Common Stock (or if the group includes Martha Stewart and her affiliates, 75% or more), if the Board does not publicly object to, recommend against or announce it does not intend to approve the transaction with such person or group; (v) the first day the J. C. Penney Group and their respective affiliates has not beneficially owned and/or had a Synthetic Long Position with respect to more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or total voting power for any 6-month period on a continuous basis or not had a Series A Designee on the Board for any 6-month period on a continuous basis; (vi) the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar
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proceeding or appointment of a receiver or similar official; or (viii) the Company or certain material subsidiaries commence or consent to liquidation, apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or similar official, file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report with respect to the Securities Purchase Agreement is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.
On December 6, 2011, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company issued the Purchased Securities. The Purchased Securities were offered to J. C. Penney in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Regulation D thereunder.
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
The information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 6, 2011, the Company filed the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware setting forth, among other things, the designation, preferences, dividends, voting rights and other special rights of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock.
The Certificate of Designations provides that the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock (the Holder) will initially be entitled to designate for election and elect two individuals to the Board. For as long as the Holder is entitled to designate two Series A Designees, if the size of the Board is increased to fifteen or greater, then the number of Series A Designees will be increased to the number (rounding down to the nearest whole number) resulting from multiplying (x) the percentage of then-outstanding shares of the Common Stock owned by J. C. Penney and certain affiliates (the J. C. Penney Group) by (y) the number of directors comprising the Board. The Holder will only continue to be entitled to designate two or more Series A Designees for as long as the J. C. Penney Group owns all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into certain hedging transactions related to the Class A Common Stock (a Hedging Transaction)), subject to certain dispositions required to comply with applicable law. If the J. C. Penney Group no longer owns all of the Purchased Shares (or has entered into a Hedging Transaction), the Holder may designate one Series A Designee, for as long as the J. C. Penney Group owns at least 66 2/3% of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into a Hedging Transaction with respect to such shares). Following the first time that the J. C. Penney Group fails to own at least 66 2/3% of the Purchased Shares (reduced by the number of Purchased Shares subject to a Hedging Transaction), the Holder will no longer have the right to designate Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors.
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Subject to applicable law and securities exchange rules and regulations, at any time during which the Holder has the right to designate two or more Series A Designees, there will be at least one Series A Designee included as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors, except for special committees established for potential conflict of interest situations the nature of which is such that membership thereon by a Series A Designee would be inappropriate, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, and except that only Series A Designees who qualify under the applicable rules and regulations of the applicable securities exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission may serve on committees where such qualification is required.
In addition to any other vote or consent of a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock as required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, without the prior written consent of the Holder, the Company will not amend, alter or repeal (whether by amendment, merger or consolidation or otherwise) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations to adversely affect the Series A Preferred Stock or authorize the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock; provided that any amendment or alteration to the Certificate of Incorporation or any related certificate of designations to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Company (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) or (ii) incorporate the terms of a new class or series of capital stock of the Company that does not modify the rights and obligations of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designations, will not be deemed to adversely affect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Upon the occurrence of a binding share exchange, reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock or a merger or consolidation of the Company, so long as the J. C. Penney Group owns all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into a Hedging Transaction), other than certain dispositions required to comply with applicable law, the Holder will continue to have the right to designate one or more directors to the Company or such surviving or resulting entity, subject to certain conditions regarding the J. C. Penney Groups ownership of the Company or such surviving or resulting entity immediately following the consummation of such transaction.
The Series A Preferred Stock will be cancelled upon the earliest to occur of (i) the date, if any, on which share(s) of Series A Preferred Stock are not owned of record and beneficially by the J. C. Penney Group, (ii) the date, if any, on which the Holder no longer has the right to designate any Series A Designees and (iii) the date, if any, on which the Companys remaining assets following the dissolution and winding up of the Company have been distributed.
Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the Holder is entitled to receive for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held thereby, an amount equal to $0.01 (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits or the like with respect to such shares), before any payment or distribution is made in respect of any Common Stock.
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The preceding description of the Certificate of Designations is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designations which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference.
On December 6, 2011, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Board adopted the Restated By-Laws, which became effective as of such date. Pursuant to the Restated By-Laws, the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, that were in effect as of June 11, 2008, were amended and restated to clarify that the rights of holders of Common Stock would be subject in certain respects to the rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock and provide for certain procedures applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock, including, but not limited to, allowing the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to act by written consent. The preceding description of the Restated By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Companys Second Amended and Restated By-Laws which are filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 7, 2011, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference, announcing a special cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on or about December 30, 2011, to all holders of record of the Common Stock at the close of business on December 19, 2011.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. | |
3.2 | Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Martha Stewart Living Ominimedia, Inc. | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated December 7, 2011, entitled J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC. | ||||||
Date: December 12, 2011 | By: | /s/ Daniel Taitz | ||||
Chief Administrative Officer and | ||||||
General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. | |
3.2 | Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Martha Stewart Living Ominimedia, Inc. | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated December 7, 2011, entitled J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance |
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (the Corporation), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors) by the Corporations Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the Certificate of Incorporation), and pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors has approved and adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby creates, authorizes and provides for the issuance of a series of the $.01 par value Preferred Stock of the Corporation (the Preferred Stock) designated as Series A Preferred Stock consisting of one (1) share and having the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in addition to the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof that are set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, and that are applicable to shares of the Preferred Stock) as follows:
1. | Number and Designation. One (1) share of the Preferred Stock shall constitute a series designated as Series A Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock). The Corporation shall not have the authority to issue fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock. |
2. | Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meaning indicated: |
Affiliated Entity means: (a) J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and any wholly owned Subsidiary of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (so long as it remains as such); (b) any Person of which both J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and the Investor are wholly owned Subsidiaries (so long as it remains as such); and (c) any other wholly owned Subsidiary of any such Person (so long as it remains as such and such other Person remains an Affiliated Entity).
board of directors means, with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation and, with respect to any other Person, the board or other governing body of such Person serving a similar function.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Corporation.
Business Day means any day on which the Class A Common Stock may be traded on the New York Stock Exchange or, if not admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which banks in New York City are required or permitted to be closed.
Certificate of Designations means this certificate of designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, as it may be amended from time to time.
Certificate of Incorporation means the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as it may be amended from time to time.
Class A Common Stock means the Corporations $.01 par value Class A Common Stock and any and all securities of any kind whatsoever which may be issued on or after the date hereof directly or indirectly in respect of, in exchange for, or upon conversion of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization of the Corporation or otherwise.
Class A Common Stock Equivalents means any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock.
Class B Common Stock means the Corporations $.01 par value Class B Common Stock and any and all securities of any kind whatsoever which may be issued on or after the date hereof directly or indirectly in respect of, in exchange for, or upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to a merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization of the Corporation or otherwise.
Corporation Class A Percentage means, with respect to any Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction, the percentage representing the fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Class A Common Stock owned of record by Affiliated Entities (excluding any such shares that are subject to a Hedging Transaction) immediately prior to the consummation of such Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction, as applicable, and (y) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Corporation Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction, as applicable.
Corporation Subsequent Class A Percentage means, with respect to any Surviving Transaction, the percentage representing the fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Class A Common Stock owned of record by Affiliated Entities (excluding any such shares that are subject to a Hedging
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Transaction) immediately following the consummation of such Surviving Transaction and (y) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Corporation Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately following the consummation of such Surviving Transaction.
Corporation Common Stock means the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.
Designated Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 8.
Designation Confirmation has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
Designation Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
director means, with respect to any Person, a member of the board of directors of such Person.
Hedging Transaction means (i) any contract to grant any option to purchase, make any short sale of or otherwise hedge shares of Corporation Common Stock, (ii) any pledge of Corporation Common Stock (other than pursuant to a senior credit facility or senior debt securities of the Investor or any of the Affiliated Entities on the same terms as all or substantially all of the assets of the Investor and the Affiliated Entities are so pledged) or (iii) any hedging transaction, swap arrangement or any other derivative arrangement or transaction that has the same economic consequences as a sale, disposition or elimination of economic risk of shares of Corporation Common Stock (including by increasing in value as the value of shares of Corporation Common Stock decreases), including any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, swap agreement or other security, contract right or derivative position, whether or not presently exercisable.
Holder means the holder of record of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Investor means J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Investor Group means, collectively, Investor and the Affiliated Entities.
Investor Group Percentage means, as at any time of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (i) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then owned of record by the Investor Group and (ii) the denominator of which is the number of then-outstanding shares of Corporation Common Stock.
Issue Date means the date of initial issuance of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Investor.
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Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or unincorporated organization or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
Purchased Shares means the 11,000,000 shares of par value $.01 Class A Common Stock of the Corporation issued to the Investor on the Issue Date and any and all securities of any kind whatsoever which may be issued on or after the date hereof directly or indirectly in respect of, in exchange for, or upon conversion of such shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to a merger, consolidation, stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization of the Corporation or otherwise.
Relative Ownership Percentage means (1) with respect to any Designated Transaction, the percentage representing the fraction (x) the numerator of which is the Successor Class A Percentage with respect to such Designated Transaction and (y) the denominator of which is the Corporation Class A Percentage with respect to such Designated Transaction and (2) with respect to any Surviving Transaction, the percentage representing the fraction (x) the numerator of which is the Corporation Subsequent Class A Percentage with respect to such Surviving Transaction and (y) the denominator of which is the Corporation Class A Percentage with respect to such Surviving Transaction.
Restricted Disposition has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Series A Designee means any individual designated by the Holder for election to the Board of Directors, which individual is, at the time such individual is first designated, reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors.
Subsidiary has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 1-02(x) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.
Successor has the meaning set forth in Section 8.
Successor Class A Percentage means, as of immediately following the consummation of such Designated Transaction the percentage representing the fraction (A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Successor Common Stock owned of record by Affiliated Entities (excluding any such shares that are subject to a Hedging Transaction) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of issued and outstanding shares of Successor Common Stock.
Successor Common Stock means, with respect to any Designated Transaction, the common stock of the Successor with respect to such Designated Transaction.
Surviving Transaction has the meaning set forth in Section 8.
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3. Voting Rights.
(a) The Holder shall not, as such, be entitled to any voting rights except as hereinafter provided in this Section 3 or as otherwise provided by law.
(b) From and after the Issue Date, but subject to the conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations (including Section 3(i)), the Holder shall be entitled to designate two (2) Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors and, voting separately as a series, shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of such Series A Designees to the Board of Directors; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) so long as the Holder shall be entitled to designate two (2) Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors, if the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors is increased to fifteen (15) or greater, then the number of Series A Designees the Holder shall be entitled to designate and elect shall be increased (if applicable, and solely during the period in which the formula in this clause would result in more than two (2) Series A Designees) to the number (rounding down to the nearest whole number) resulting from multiplying (x) the Investor Group Percentage by (y) the number of directors comprising the Board of Directors after giving effect to such increase; (B) the Holder shall only continue to be entitled to designate two (2) Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors (or such other number of directors determined pursuant to clause (A) above) and, voting separately as a series, shall continue to have the exclusive right to vote for the election of such Series A Designees to the Board of Directors, for as long as the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into any Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof); (C) the entitlement of the Holder to designate two (2) Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors (or such other number determined pursuant to clause (A) above), and the exclusive right of the Holder to vote, separately as a series, for the election of such Series A Designees to the Board of Directors, shall cease immediately upon the Investor Group not owning of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (or any member of the Investor Group having entered into a Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof), and the Holder shall thereupon be entitled to designate one (1) director for election to the Board of Directors and, voting separately as a series, shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of such designee to the Board of Directors, for as long as the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record a number of Purchased Shares (which number shall be reduced by the number of Purchased Shares subject to a Hedging Transaction) equal to at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into a Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof); and (D) at and following the first time that the Investor Group fails to own of record a number of Purchased Shares (which number shall be reduced by the number of Purchased Shares subject to a Hedging Transaction) equal to at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Purchased Shares (the Cancellation Time), the Holder shall no longer have the right to designate Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors. Prior to the Holders first designation and election of any particular individual as a Series A Designee, the Holder shall notify the Corporation of such individual proposed to be a Series A Designee and provide reasonable detail regarding such individuals experience and background (any such notice,
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a Designation Notice), and the Corporation shall promptly notify the Holder in writing of the determination of the Board of Directors as to the acceptability of such individual as a Series A Designee (any such notice, a Designation Confirmation). If so requested by the Board of Directors or the nominating committee thereof, the Board of Directors and/or nominating committee shall be entitled to meet with such individual prior to determining whether to accept such individual as a Series A Designee. Acceptance of any such individual as a Series A Designee by the Board of Directors for purposes of such individuals being a Series A Designee shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and, in the event that a Designation Confirmation with respect to an individual identified in a Designation Notice as a proposed Series A Designee is not delivered to the Holder by the tenth (10th) Business Day after delivery of the Designation Notice to the Corporation, such individual shall be deemed to be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors for purposes of the definition of Series A Designee. The Corporation shall include in any Designation Confirmation reflecting a determination by the Board of Directors that an individual is not acceptable for purposes of qualifying such individual as a Series A Designee a reasonably detailed explanation of the specific reasons for such determination.
(c) Subject to applicable law and securities exchange rules and regulations, at any time during which the Holder has the right to designate two (2) or more Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 3(b), there shall be at least one (1) Series A Designee included as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors, except for special committees established for potential conflict of interest situations the nature of which is such that membership thereon by a Series A Designee would be inappropriate, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, and except that only Series A Designees who qualify under the applicable rules and regulations of the applicable securities exchange and the SEC may serve on committees where such qualification is required. If at any time the number of Series A Designees serving on the Board of Directors exceeds the number of Series A Designees that the Holder is then entitled to designate for election to the Board of Directors, the Holder shall promptly, and in any event with in five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Holder receives written notice from the Corporation of such excess, remove any excess Series A Designee from the Board of Directors such that the number of Investor Designees serving on the Board of Directors after giving effect to such resignation does not exceed the number of Series A Designees that the Holder is then entitled to designate for election to the Board of Directors.
(d) Except with respect to the removal of a Series A Designee pursuant to Section 3(c), the Holder shall have the exclusive power to designate and, following a Designation Confirmation with respect thereto, vote for the election of a Series A Designees replacement as a member of the Board of Directors (and thereby to fill the vacancy on the Board created) upon any Series A Designee ceasing to serve on the Board of Directors, including by reason of the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office of such Series A Designee.
(e) (A) Each Series A Designee shall be entitled to the same compensation and same indemnification and insurance coverage in connection with his or her role as a
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director of the Corporation as are generally made available to all of the members of the Board of Directors who are not Series A Designees and are also not officers or employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, and each Series A Designee shall be entitled to reimbursement for his or her reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committees thereof, to the same extent as other members of the Board of Directors who are not Series A Designees or officers or employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries (it being understood that a Series A Designee may, at his or her option, waive any entitlement to compensation for service as a director of the Corporation); (B) the Corporation shall notify each Series A Designee of all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall notify each Series A Designee of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors of which such Series A Designee is a member; and (C) the Corporation shall provide each Series A Designee with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials provided to all members of the Board of Directors who are not officers or employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries concurrently as such materials are provided to such members of the Board of Directors (except as are provided solely to members of committees of which such Series A Designee is not a member or with respect to any such materials that would pose an actual or potential conflict of interest for such Series A Designee, as determined in good faith by the Board). All policies and procedures of the Board of Directors (and any committee thereof which such Series A Designee is a member) applicable to members of the Board of Directors who are not Series A Designees and are also not officers or employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries shall apply to each Series A Designee except as otherwise provided in such policies and procedures.
(f) In addition to any other vote or consent of a holder of the Series A Preferred Stock as required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, but subject to Section 8 of this Certificate, without the prior written consent of the Holder, the Corporation will not amend, alter or repeal (whether by amendment, merger or consolidation or otherwise) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations so as to adversely affect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of the Series A Preferred Stock or to authorize the issuance of, or to issue any, additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock; provided that any amendment or alteration to the Certificate of Incorporation or any certificate of designations thereof to (i) increase the number of authorized shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) or (ii) incorporate the terms of a new class or series of capital stock of the Corporation that does not modify the rights and obligations of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in this Certificate of Designations shall not be deemed to adversely affect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of the Series A Preferred Stock.
(g) The Holder, voting separately as a series, has the exclusive power to remove from the Board, with or without cause, any director that is a Series A Designee.
(h) In exercising the voting rights set forth in this Section 3, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have one (1) vote per share. The exercise of any voting rights set forth in this Section 3 may be by written consent in lieu of a meeting, provided
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that the procedures set forth in the Corporations bylaws relating to action by stockholders without a meeting (including, without limitation, Sections 2.10 and 2.11 of such bylaws as in effect as of June 11, 2008) shall not apply to the Holder or the Series A Preferred Stock.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(b), upon consummation of any Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction:
(i) if (x) the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into any Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof) and (y) the Relative Ownership Percentage with respect to such Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction is greater than 66 2/3%, then the Holder shall continue to have the right to appoint two (2) Series A Designees (but only so long as the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into any Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof));
(ii) if (x) the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into any Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof) and (y) if either (A) the Relative Ownership Percentage with respect to such Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction is greater than 50% but less than 66 2/3% or (B) (1) the Relative Ownership Percentage with respect to such Designated Transaction or Surviving Transaction is less than 50% and (2) the Corporation Subsequent Class A Percentage is greater than 10%, then each of the references in this Section 3(b) (other than in clause (A) of the first sentence of this section 3(b)) to two (2) Series A Designees shall be deemed to have been changed to refer instead to one (1) Series A Designee, and such changes shall be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to, but conditioned upon, such consummation (and such designation rights shall remain in effect only so long as the Investor Group owns (and has continuously owned) of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares (and has not entered into any Hedging Transaction with respect to all or any portion thereof)); or
(iii) if neither the condition in clause (i) or (ii) is satisfied, the Holder shall no longer have the right to designate Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors (and the loss of such right shall be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to, but shall be conditioned upon, such consummation) and the Cancellation Time shall have deemed to have occurred.
For the purposes of this Section 3(i), if the Investor Group has, upon the opinion of counsel, disposed of Purchased Shares solely for the purposes of not becoming an interested stockholder pursuant to Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Investor Group shall be deemed to own of record, in the aggregate, all of the Purchased Shares so long as it continues to own the maximum number of Purchased Shares allowable without so becoming an interested stockholder.
4. Cancellation. All then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be and shall be cancelled in full against payment by the Corporation of the par value
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thereof and shall no longer be issued or outstanding and shall no longer constitute an obligation of the Corporation in any way upon the earliest to occur of (i) a Restricted Disposition and (ii) such time as the Holder no longer has the right to designate any Series A Designees (including at the Cancellation Time). Upon the occurrence of any such event, any Series A Designee shall resign from the Board of Directors and no longer be entitled to receive any materials provided to the Board of Directors or to attend meetings.
5. Other Rights and Powers. Except as set forth herein, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any relative, participating, optional or other special rights (including, without limitation, any rights to convert into Corporation Common Stock, any rights to dividends or any liquidation preference) and powers, and the consent of the Holder shall not be required, except as otherwise provided herein, for the taking of any corporate action.
6. Restrictions on Disposition. Any share(s) of Series A Preferred Stock not owned of record and beneficially only by Investor or another Affiliated Entity shall, immediately upon the occurrence of the event which resulted in such share(s) not being so owned (such event a Restricted Disposition), be deemed to be and shall be cancelled against payment by the Corporation of the par value thereof in full and shall no longer be issued or outstanding and shall no longer constitute an obligation of the Corporation in any way.
7. Liquidation Preference. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the Holder shall be entitled to receive for each share of Series A Preferred Stock held thereby, out of, but only to the extent of, the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to one cent ($0.01) (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits or the like with respect to such shares), before any payment or distribution is made in respect of any Corporation Common Stock.
8. Recapitalizations, Exchanges, Etc. No binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock, and no merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another Person, may be consummated unless in each case, (a) the share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, except as provided below, are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or other Person issuing common stock to the former holders of Class a Common Stock of the Corporation (any such transaction upon the consummation of which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are so converted, a Designated Transaction, and such surviving or resulting entity or other Person, as applicable, in any Designated Transaction, the Successor with respect to such Designated Transaction, and any other such transaction in which the share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, a Surviving Transaction) and (b) such share remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, as are substantially similar to the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation; provided if the Holder shall no longer have the right to designate Series A Designees for election to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 3(i), the Successor with respect to such Designated Transaction need not issue such preference securities upon the consummation thereof, and instead the Series A Preferred shall be
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cancelled in full against payment by the Corporation of the par value thereof and shall no longer be issued or outstanding and shall no longer constitute an obligation of the Corporation or Successor in any way.
9. Headings. The headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define, limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
10. Interpretation. For the purposes hereof, unless the context requires otherwise: (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms hereof, herein, and herewith and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to the Certificate of Designations as a whole and not to any particular provision of the Certificate of Designations, and Section references are to the Sections of the Certificate of Designations unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word including and words of similar import when used in the Certificate of Designations shall mean including, without limitation, unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified; (iv) the word or shall not be exclusive; (v) the terms Dollars, cents and $ shall mean U.S. dollars; (vii) with respect to determination of any period of time, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to but excluding; (viii) references to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (x) the word hereby, or the term contemplated hereby, when used in the Certificate of Designations, shall refer to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Designations and not to any other agreement or instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. has caused this certificate of designations to be signed this 6th day of December 2011.
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Daniel Taitz | |
Name: Daniel Taitz Title: Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 3.2
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC.
Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware
(As in effect as of December 6, 2011)
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I OFFICES AND RECORDS |
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SECTION 1.1 Delaware Office |
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SECTION 1.2 Other Offices |
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SECTION 1.3 Books and Records |
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ARTICLE II STOCKHOLDERS |
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SECTION 2.1 Annual Meeting |
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SECTION 2.2 Special Meeting |
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SECTION 2.3 Place of Meeting |
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SECTION 2.4 Notice of Meeting |
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SECTION 2.5 Quorum and Adjournment |
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SECTION 2.6 Proxies |
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SECTION 2.7 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations |
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SECTION 2.8 Procedure for Election of Directors; Required Vote |
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SECTION 2.9 Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the Polls |
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SECTION 2.10 Record Date for Action by Written Consent |
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SECTION 2.11 Inspectors of Written Consent |
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SECTION 2.12 Effectiveness of Written Consent |
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ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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SECTION 3.1 General Powers |
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SECTION 3.2 Number and Tenure |
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SECTION 3.3 Chairman of the Board |
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SECTION 3.4 Regular Meetings |
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SECTION 3.5 Special Meetings |
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SECTION 3.6 Notice |
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SECTION 3.7 Action by Consent of Board of Directors |
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SECTION 3.8 Conference Telephone Meetings |
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SECTION 3.9 Quorum |
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SECTION 3.10 Vacancies |
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SECTION 3.11 Executive and Other Committees |
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SECTION 3.12 Removal |
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SECTION 3.13 Records |
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ARTICLE IV OFFICERS |
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SECTION 4.1 Elected Officers |
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SECTION 4.2 Election and Term of Office |
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SECTION 4.3 Chief Executive Officer |
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SECTION 4.4 President |
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SECTION 4.5 Vice-Presidents |
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SECTION 4.6 Chief Financial Officer |
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SECTION 4.7 Treasurer |
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SECTION 4.8 Secretary |
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SECTION 4.9 Removal |
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SECTION 4.10 Vacancies |
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ARTICLE V STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS |
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SECTION 5.1 Stock Certificates and Transfers |
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SECTION 5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 6.1 Fiscal Year |
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SECTION 6.2 Dividends |
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SECTION 6.3 Seal |
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SECTION 6.4 Waiver of Notice |
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SECTION 6.5 Audits |
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SECTION 6.6 Resignations |
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SECTION 6.7 Indemnification and Insurance |
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ARTICLE VII CONTRACTS, PROXIES, ETC. |
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SECTION 7.1 Contracts |
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SECTION 7.2 Proxies |
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ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS |
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SECTION 8.1 Amendments |
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES AND RECORDS
SECTION 1.1 Delaware Office. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the name and address of its registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company, The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
SECTION 1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may from time to time require.
SECTION 1.3 Books and Records. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 2.1 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held on such date and at such place and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2.2 Special Meeting. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Corporation as to dividends or upon liquidation (Preferred Stock) with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the Chairman of the Board or by the Board of Directors or a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies (the Whole Board).
SECTION 2.3 Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board, as the case may be, may designate the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting of the stockholders called by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board. If no designation is so made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.
SECTION 2.4 Notice of Meeting. Written or printed notice, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered by the Corporation not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting. Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present, or if notice is waived by those not present in accordance with Section 6.4 of these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the Certificate of Incorporation otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be cancelled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 2.5 Quorum and Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Voting Stock), represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on separately by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such business. The Chairman of the meeting or a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time, whether or not there is such a quorum. No notice of the time and place of adjourned meetings need be given except as required by law. The stockholders present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
SECTION 2.6 Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing (or in such manner prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) by the stockholder, or by his duly authorized attorney in fact.
SECTION 2.7 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(A) Annual Meetings of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, (1) nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this By-Law, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law.
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this By-Law, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. Such stockholders notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom
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the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this By-Law 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 offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(B) 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 Corporations notice of meeting. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this By-Law, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting, if the stockholders notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of a special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
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(C) General. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, (1) only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law shall be eligible to serve 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 the procedures set forth in this By-Law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this By-Law, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(2) For purposes of this By-Law, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this By-Law, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this By-Law. Nothing in this By-Law shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.
SECTION 2.8 Procedure for Election of Directors; Required Vote. Election of directors at all meetings of the stockholders at which directors are to be elected shall be by ballot, and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, a plurality of the votes cast thereat shall elect directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented by the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders.
SECTION 2.9 Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the Polls. The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, to act at the meetings of stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging such inspectors duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspectors ability. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by law. The Chairman of the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting.
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SECTION 2.10 Record Date for Action by Written Consent. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder of record seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within 10 days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors within 10 days of the date on which such a request is received, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business or to any officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporations registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action. The procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 shall in each case be subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock.
SECTION 2.11 Inspectors of Written Consent. In the event of the delivery, in the manner provided by Section 2.10, to the Corporation of the requisite written consent or consents to take corporate action and/or any related revocation or revocations, the Corporation shall engage nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of the consents and revocations. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no action by written consent without a meeting shall be effective until such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the consents delivered to the Corporation in accordance with Section 2.10 represent at least the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the corporate action. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Board of Directors or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any consent or revocation thereof, whether before or after such certification by the independent inspectors, 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). The procedures set forth in this Section 2.11 shall in each case be subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock.
SECTION 2.12 Effectiveness of Written Consent. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the earliest dated written consent received in accordance with Section 2.10, a written consent or consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take such action are delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed in Section 2.10.
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ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 3.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws expressly conferred upon them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
SECTION 3.2 Number and Tenure. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term of one year from the date of his election and until his successor is elected. Directors need not be stockholders.
SECTION 3.3 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall be chosen from among the Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall not be an officer of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall perform all duties incidental to his office which may be required by law and all such other duties as are properly required of him by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.4 Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-Law immediately after, and at the same place as, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.
SECTION 3.5 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called at the request of the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the Board of Directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the place and time of the meetings.
SECTION 3.6 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director at the directors business or residence in writing by hand delivery, first-class or overnight mail or courier service, telegram or facsimile transmission, or orally by telephone. If mailed by first-class mail, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when deposited in the United States mails so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid, at least five days before such meeting. If by telegram, overnight mail or courier service, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company or the notice is delivered to the overnight mail or courier service company at least 24 hours before such meeting. If by facsimile transmission, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least 12 hours before such meeting. If by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least 12 hours prior to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be
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transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting, except for amendments to these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, as provided under Section 8.1. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 6.4 of these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws.
SECTION 3.7 Action by Consent of Board of Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
SECTION 3.8 Conference Telephone Meetings. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
SECTION 3.9 Quorum. Subject to Section 3.9, a whole number of directors equal to at least a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. The directors present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a quorum.
SECTION 3.10 Vacancies. Subject to applicable law and the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, vacancies resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires and until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
SECTION 3.11 Executive and Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board, designate an Executive Committee to exercise, subject to and to the full extent of applicable provisions of law, all the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation when the Board is not in session and may, by resolution similarly adopted, designate one or more other committees. The Executive Committee may not, however (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders of the Corporation, any action or matter expressly required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal
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any By-Law of the Corporation. The Executive Committee and each such other committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, other than the Executive Committee (the powers of which are expressly provided for herein), may to the extent permitted by law exercise such powers and shall have such responsibilities as shall be specified in the designating resolution. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Each committee shall keep written minutes of its proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board when required.
A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 3.6 of these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws. The Board shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent the Board from appointing one or more committees consisting in whole or in part of persons who are not directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have or may exercise any authority of the Board.
SECTION 3.12 Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of Preferred Stock, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of shares of Voting Stock
SECTION 3.13 Records. The Board of Directors shall cause to be kept a record containing the minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board and of the stockholders, appropriate stock books and registers and such books of records and accounts as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
SECTION 4.1 Elected Officers. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be one or more Chief Executive Officers, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers (including, without limitation, a Chief Financial Officer) as the Board of Directors from time to time may deem proper. All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof. The Board or any committee thereof may from time to time elect, or the Chief Executive Officer(s) may appoint, such other officers (including one or more Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and Assistant Controllers) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be provided in these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws or as may be prescribed by the Board or such committee or by the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.
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SECTION 4.2 Election and Term of Office. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held after the annual meeting of the stockholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have been qualified or until his death or until he shall resign, but any officer may be removed from office at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board or, except in the case of an officer or agent elected by the Board, by the Chief Executive Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights, if any, of the person so removed.
SECTION 4.3 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties incidental to this office which may be required by law and all such other duties as are properly required of this officer by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall make reports to the Board of Directors and the stockholders, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors and of any committee thereof are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer may also serve as President, if so elected by the Board. Where two or more persons hold the office of Chief Executive Officer, references in these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws to the Chief Executive Officer shall refer to such Executive Officers as have been assigned such duties by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.4 President. The President, if one or more shall be appointed, shall act in a general executive capacity and shall assist the Chief Executive Officer in the administration and operation of the Corporations business and general supervision of its policies and affairs. The President shall, in the absence of or because of the inability to act of the Chief Executive Officer, perform all duties of the Chief Executive Officer. Where two or more persons hold the office of President, references in these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws to the President shall refer to such Executive Officers as have been assigned such duties by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.5 Vice-Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 4.6 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer (if any) shall be a Vice President and act in an executive financial capacity. He shall assist the Chief Executive Officer and the President in the general supervision of the Corporations financial policies and affairs.
SECTION 4.7 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall exercise general supervision over the receipt, custody and disbursement of corporate funds. The Treasurer shall cause the funds of the Corporation to be deposited in such banks as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or in such banks as may be designated as depositaries in the manner provided by resolution of the Board of Directors. He shall have such further powers and duties and shall be subject to such directions as may be granted or imposed upon him from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
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SECTION 4.8 Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept in one or more books provided for that purpose, the minutes of all meetings of the Board, the committees of the Board and the stockholders; he shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws and as required by law; he shall be custodian of the records and the seal of the Corporation and affix and attest the seal to all stock certificates of the Corporation (unless the seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and affix and attest the seal to all other documents to be executed on behalf of the Corporation under its seal; and he shall see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and in general, he shall perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.
SECTION 4.9 Removal. Any officer elected, or agent appointed, by the Board of Directors may be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby. Any officer or agent appointed by the Chief Executive Officer may be removed by such officer whenever, in judgment of such officer, the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby. No elected officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of his successor, his death, his resignation or his removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan.
SECTION 4.10 Vacancies. A newly created elected office and a vacancy in any elected office because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in an office appointed by the Chief Executive Officer because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Chief Executive Officer.
ARTICLE V
STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS
SECTION 5.1 Stock Certificates and Transfers. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed in the name of the Corporation (i) by the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer and (ii) by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Second Amended and Restated By-laws, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.
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Any signature required to be on a certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Second Amended and Restated By-laws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record or by such persons attorney duly authorized, and upon the surrender of properly endorsed certificates for a like number of shares (or, with respect to uncertificated shares, by delivery of duly executed instructions or in any other manner permitted by applicable law).
SECTION 5.2 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. No certificate for shares of stock in the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen, except on production of such evidence of such loss, destruction or theft and on delivery to the Corporation of a bond of indemnity in such amount, upon such terms and secured by such surety, as the Board of Directors or any financial officer may in its or his discretion require.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year.
SECTION 6.2 Dividends. The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law and the Certificate of Incorporation.
SECTION 6.3 Seal. The corporate seal shall have enscribed thereon the words Corporate Seal, the year of incorporation and around the margin thereof the words Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Delaware.
SECTION 6.4 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given to any stockholder or director of the Corporation under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed 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 annual or special meeting of the stockholders or the Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.
SECTION 6.5 Audits. The accounts, books and records of the Corporation shall be audited upon the conclusion of each fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant selected by the Board of Directors, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to cause such audit to be done annually.
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SECTION 6.6 Resignations. Any director or any officer, whether elected or appointed, may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Secretary, and such resignation shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the date said notice is received by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Secretary, or at such later time as is specified therein. No formal action shall be required of the Board of Directors or the stockholders to make any such resignation effective.
SECTION 6.7 Indemnification and Insurance. (A) Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a proceeding), by reason of the fact that such person or a person of whom such person is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such persons heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that except as provided in paragraph (C) of this By-Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred in this By-Law shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, such advances to be paid by the Corporation within 20 days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time; provided, however, that if the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in such persons capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this By-Law or otherwise.
(B) To obtain indemnification under this By-Law, a claimant shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the claimant and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the claimant is entitled to indemnification. Upon written request by a claimant for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (B), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to the claimants entitlement thereto shall be made as
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follows: (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) if a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, such quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant, or (iii) if a quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by the stockholders of the Corporation. If it is so determined that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within 10 days after such determination.
(C) If a claim under paragraph (A) of this By-Law is not paid in full by the Corporation within 30 days after a written claim pursuant to paragraph (B) of this By-Law has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because such claimant has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(D) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to paragraph (B) of this By-Law that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to paragraph (C) of this By-Law.
(E) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to paragraph (C) of this By-Law that the procedures and presumptions of this By-Law are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this By-Law.
(F) The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this By-Law shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise. No repeal or modification of this By-Law shall in any way diminish or adversely affect the rights of any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any occurrence or matter arising prior to any such repeal or modification.
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(G) The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. To the extent that the Corporation maintains any policy or policies providing such insurance, each such director or officer, and each such agent or employee to which rights to indemnification have been granted as provided in paragraph (H) of this By-Law, shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage thereunder for any such director, officer, employee or agent.
(H) The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this By-Law with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
(I) If any provision or provisions of this By-Law shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (1) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this By-Law (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this By-Law containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this By-Law (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this By-Law containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
(J) For purposes of this By-Law:
(1) Disinterested Director means a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant.
(2) Independent Counsel means a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or the claimant in an action to determine the claimants rights under this By-Law.
(K) Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the Corporation under this By-Law shall be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by telecopy, telex, telegram, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.
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ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTS, PROXIES, ETC.
SECTION 7.1 Contracts. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the name and on the behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time direct. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may determine. The Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President may execute bonds, contracts, deeds, leases and other instruments to be made or executed for or on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President of the Corporation may delegate contractual powers to others under his jurisdiction, it being understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.
SECTION 7.2 Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 8.1 Amendments. Except as expressly provided otherwise by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, or other provisions of these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws, these Second Amended and Restated By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new By-Laws adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board.
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Exhibit 99.1
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. AND MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC.
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Leading Retailer Joins Forces with Premier Lifestyle Brand to Create In-Store and Online
Retail Experience Featuring Martha Stewart Products and Know-How
J. C. Penney Company Invests $38.5 Million in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
at $3.50 Per Share for 16.6 Percent Stake
Commercial Agreement Expected to Generate At Least $200 Million in Revenues for MSLO
MSLO to Pay a Special Dividend of $0.25 Per Share
Plano, Texas and New York, Dec. 7, 2011 J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) (J. C. Penney) and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) (MSLO) today announced they have entered into a strategic alliance and will join forces to create a unique and comprehensive retail experience featuring Martha Stewart products, know-how and advice.
Beginning in February 2013, customers will be able to visit distinct Martha Stewart retail stores inside the majority of jcpenney department stores. These Martha Stewart stores are intended to be destinations where consumers can experience an engaging and inspiring environment and buy a variety of affordable, high-quality home and lifestyle merchandise designed and curated by Martha Stewart and her team. Staffed by trained associates, the Martha Stewart stores will also give consumers direct access to the products and educational tips that have made Martha Stewart Americas leading lifestyle expert. J. C. Penney will market and source the products.
Under the terms of this 10-year commercial agreement, the two companies will also jointly develop an e-commerce site, expected to launch in 2013. The site will offer Martha Stewart expertise and enable consumers to purchase a wide range of home and lifestyle products, including those sold in the Martha Stewart stores inside jcpenney, and other merchandise designed or selected by Martha Stewart. MSLO is expected to receive in excess of $200 million from J. C. Penney over the initial 10-year contract period.
J. C. Penney has invested $38.5 million for 11 million newly issued shares of Class A common stock at $3.50 a share, for a 16.6 percent stake in MSLO. In addition, J. C. Penney will have representation on MSLOs Board of Directors.
MSLO also announced today that it will pay a special dividend of $0.25 per share on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 19.
Ron Johnson, chief executive officer of J. C. Penney Company, Inc., said, I have long admired Martha Stewarts extraordinary influence on the way American families live and enjoy their lives. For nearly two decades she has been the primary person we turn to for advice regarding food, entertaining, decorating, and celebrating lifes memorable moments. The opportunity to work with Martha and create an entirely new shopping experience, both in-store and online, is a once in a lifetime opportunity. The Martha Stewart brand embodies quality, beauty, inspiration and possibility and we intend for Martha Stewart stores to be a key centerpiece of our new strategy to transform jcpenney into Americas Favorite Store.
Martha Stewart, founder and director of MSLO, said, Ron Johnson is a true innovator and someone who has been fundamentally redefining the retail experience. I am greatly impressed with his plans for changing an American classic, J. C. Penney, to make it a very new and different shopping experience. To partner with J. C. Penney, Ron and his extraordinary team is a big and important step in realizing my dream of putting our Martha Stewart designed products within easy reach of an even broader consumer audience. Im also very excited to work with J. C. Penney to create an online shopping experience, which will offer a broad range of Martha Stewart products. I cannot wait to get started on this new venture.
Mr. Johnson added, The objective of our partnership with MSLO is to unlock the full potential of Martha Stewarts extraordinary assets in new and exciting ways. Our investment in their company will allow J. C. Penney to share in the upside of the work we do together both as an investor and as a retail partner. We look forward to working with the entire MSLO leadership team through our representation on the MSLO Board of Directors to create long-term economic value for shareholders.
Lisa Gersh, president and chief operating officer of MSLO, said The strategic alliance weve announced today with J. C. Penney strengthens our balance sheet, will enhance the reach of our brands and expand our vibrant merchandising and media presence for the benefit of all of our partners. We believe this alliance is an important step in positioning our company for the future. J. C. Penney also recognizes the powerful cross-promotional value and reach this alliance represents in light of our magazine, digital and broadcast properties. We are excited to work closely with the J. C. Penney team to help drive the success of our respective businesses.
Blackstone Advisory Partners served as financial advisor to MSLO in connection with the J. C. Penney investment, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as its legal advisor. J. C. Penneys financial advisor was Peter J. Solomon Company and its legal advisor was Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
About J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., one of Americas leading retailers, operates over 1,100 jcpenney department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com. Serving more than half of Americas families each year, the jcpenney brand offers a wide array of private, exclusive and national brands which reflect the Companys vision to be Americas shopping destination for discovering great styles at compelling prices. Traded as JCP on the New York Stock Exchange, the $17.8 billion retailer is transforming its organization to build a sustainable, profitable enterprise that serves its customers, engages its associates and rewards its shareholders. For more information, visit www.jcpenney.net.
About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSLO) is a leading provider of original how-to information, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique lifestyle content and high-quality products. MSLO is organized into the following business segments: Publishing, Broadcasting and Merchandising. MSLO is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSO.
For J. C. Penney, Inc. | For Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. | |
Media Relations | Media Relations | |
Darcie Brossart and Rebecca Winter | Jeanne Meyer | |
(972) 431-3400 | (212) 827-8246 | |
jcpcorpcomm@jcpenney.com | jmeyer@marthastewart.com | |
Investor Relations | Investor Relations | |
Kristin Hays and Angelika Torres | Katherine Nash | |
(972) 431-5500 | (212) 827-8722 | |
jcpinvestorrelations@jcpenney.com | knash@marthastewart.com |
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