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): November 5, 2016
NETSUITE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-33870 | 94-3310471 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
2955 Campus Drive, Suite 100 San Mateo, California |
94403 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (650) 627-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by NetSuite Inc. (the Company or NetSuite) on August 1, 2016, NetSuite entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated July 28, 2016, by and among OC Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), Napa Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser), and Oracle Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the ultimate parent entity of Parent and Purchaser (Oracle). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser commenced a cash tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Shares), for a purchase price of $109.00 per Share (the Offer Price), net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 18, 2016 (the Offer to Purchase) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the Offer).
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The Offer and withdrawal rights expired as scheduled at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of November 4, 2016 (such date and time, the Expiration Time), without being extended. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Offer, has advised that, as of the Expiration Time: (i) 62,330,605 Shares (excluding Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that are not yet delivered in settlement or satisfaction of such guarantee) had been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 76.4% of the aggregate number of then issued and outstanding Shares; and (ii) 21,775,553 Shares (excluding (A) Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been delivered in settlement or satisfaction of such guarantee and (B) Shares beneficially owned by (1) NetSuite Restricted Holdings LLC (NRH), Lawrence J. Ellison, David Ellison and Margaret Ellison (and their respective affiliates who beneficially own Shares) (the LJE Parties), (2) Oracle or its affiliates or (3) any executive officers or directors of NetSuite or their affiliates) had been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 53.2% of the aggregate number of then issued and outstanding Shares (excluding, from such issued and outstanding Shares, Shares beneficially owned by (x) the LJE Parties, (y) Oracle or its affiliates or (z) any executive officers or directors of NetSuite or their affiliates). Accordingly, the Minimum Condition to the Offer has been satisfied. As a result of the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and each of the other conditions to the Offer, Purchaser has accepted for payment all Shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. In addition, the Depositary has advised that, as of the Expiration Time, 1,037,279 Shares have been tendered by Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, representing approximately 1.3% of the aggregate number of then issued and outstanding Shares.
On November 7, 2016, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), Purchaser was merged with and into NetSuite, with NetSuite being the surviving corporation (the Merger). Upon completion of the Merger, NetSuite became a subsidiary of Oracle.
At the effective time of, and as a result of, the Merger and pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger was converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any required tax withholding, other than (i) Shares held by NetSuite as treasury stock, by any subsidiary of NetSuite or by Oracle, Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective subsidiaries and (ii) Shares held by stockholders who properly exercised appraisal rights under the DGCL.
In addition, at the effective time of and as a result of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, the unvested portion of each outstanding stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, performance share or performance share unit of NetSuite (each, a NetSuite Compensatory Award) that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and that was then held by a Person (as defined in the Merger Agreement) who was an employee of NetSuite or any of its subsidiaries immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by Oracle and converted automatically at the effective time of the Merger into a corresponding option, share of restricted stock, restricted stock unit, performance share or performance share unit, as the case may be, denominated in shares of common stock of Oracle and subject to terms and conditions identical to those in effect at the effective time of the Merger (each such assumed unvested portion of a NetSuite Compensatory Award, an Assumed NetSuite Award), except that (i) the number of shares of the common stock of Oracle subject to each such Assumed NetSuite Award upon the assumption thereof at the effective time of the Merger was determined by multiplying the number of Shares subject to such Assumed NetSuite Award by a fraction (the Award Exchange Ratio), the numerator of which is the Offer Price and the denominator of which is the average closing price of common stock of Oracle on the New York Stock Exchange over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the date on which the effective time of the Merger occurred (rounded down to the nearest whole share), (ii) Oracle or one of its affiliates shall have any and all administrative authority with respect to such Assumed NetSuite Award, and (iii) if applicable, the exercise or purchase price per share of each such Assumed NetSuite Award was equal to the prior exercise or purchase price per share of such Assumed NetSuite Award divided by the Award Exchange Ratio (rounded upwards to the nearest whole cent).
Further, at the effective time of the Merger, the vested portion (including any portion that pursuant to its terms becomes vested solely as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement) of each NetSuite Compensatory Award that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (each such vested portion of a NetSuite Compensatory Award, a Cashed Out Compensatory Award) was not assumed by Oracle and was, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, cancelled and extinguished and, in exchange for the Cashed Out Compensatory Award, each former holder of any such Cashed Out Compensatory Award has the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of Shares subject to such Cashed Out Compensatory Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and (y) the Offer Price less any per share exercise or purchase price of such Cashed Out Compensatory Award immediately prior to such cancellation (such amounts payable hereunder being referred to as the Compensatory Award Payments). From and after the effective time of the Merger, any such Cashed Out Compensatory Award is no longer exercisable or settleable in shares by the former holder of such Cashed Out Compensatory Award, but instead the holder is only entitled to the payment of the Compensatory Award Payment, if any; provided that any Cashed Out Compensatory Award that has an exercise or purchase price equal to or greater than the Offer Price was cancelled without any consideration therefor. The Compensatory Award Payments will be paid as soon as practicable following the effective time of the Merger, without interest.
Finally, any performance metrics relating to any performance shares or performance share units of NetSuite (each, a NetSuite Performance Award) that, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, remained subject to the achievement of such performance metrics were either (i) deemed achieved at target levels as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger or (ii) with respect to NetSuite Performance Awards granted in April 2016, treated in accordance with the applicable award agreement. Any NetSuite Performance Awards that were deemed achieved at target levels pursuant to clause (i) will then be subject to vesting based on continued service with NetSuite, Parent, Oracle or their respective subsidiaries through (a) with respect to awards (or portion thereof) that would vest upon completion of the performance period, the end of the performance period to which the applicable performance metrics relate, or (b) with respect to awards (or portion thereof) that were scheduled to vest following the completion of the performance period, the scheduled vesting dates applicable to such awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the effective time of the Merger, the unvested portion of each NetSuite Compensatory Award that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
and that was held by a Person (as defined in the Merger Agreement) who was not an employee of NetSuite or any of its subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (each such unvested portion of a NetSuite Compensatory Award, a Terminated Compensatory Award) were not assumed by Oracle and were, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, cancelled and extinguished for no consideration. From and after the effective time of the Merger, any such Terminated Compensatory Award is no longer exercisable by the former holder thereof or settleable in Shares.
The aggregate consideration paid by Oracle, Parent and Purchaser in the Offer and Merger was approximately $9.4 billion, without giving effect to related transaction fees and expenses. Oracle, Parent and Purchaser funded the consideration paid to stockholders in the Offer and pursuant to the Merger through Oracles internally available cash, cash from operations and cash from previous borrowings.
The foregoing summary description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
In connection with the closing of the Merger, NetSuite notified the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) on November 7, 2016 that the Merger was consummated, and trading of the common stock of NetSuite on the NYSE has been suspended. Accordingly, the NYSE has filed a notification of delisting of the Companys common stock from the NYSE and deregistration of NetSuites common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) on Form 25 with the SEC. NetSuite intends to file a certification on Form 15 with the SEC to cause NetSuites reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act to be suspended.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant. |
As a result of the Purchasers acceptance for payment on November 5, 2016 of all Shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer, and the consummation of the Merger pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL on November 7, 2016, a change in control of NetSuite occurred and NetSuite now is a subsidiary of Oracle.
The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
In connection with the Merger, each of Zachary Nelson, Evan Goldberg, James McGeever, William Beane III, Deborah Farrington, Catherine R. Kinney, Kevin Thompson, Edward J. Zander and Steven J. Gomo resigned from his or her respective position as a member of the Board of Directors, and any committee thereof, of NetSuite, effective at the effective time of the Merger on November 7, 2016. Following the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger on November 7, 2016, the size of the Board of Directors of NetSuite was reduced to one member and Brian S. Higgins was appointed as the sole member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Following the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger on November 7, 2016, the officers of Purchaser immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger became the officers of the Company following the effective time, with Dorian Daley appointed as President of the Company and Gregory Hilbrich appointed as Treasurer of the Company.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company were amended and restated to read in their entirety as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of Purchaser in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and third amended and restated bylaws of the Company are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Title | |
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 28, 2016, by and among NetSuite Inc., OC Acquisition LLC, Napa Acquisition Corporation and Oracle Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2016) | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NetSuite Inc. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of NetSuite Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NETSUITE INC. | ||||||
November 8, 2016 | By: | /s/ BRIAN S. HIGGINS | ||||
Brian S. Higgins | ||||||
Vice President & Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number |
Title | |
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 28, 2016, by and among NetSuite Inc., OC Acquisition LLC, Napa Acquisition Corporation and Oracle Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2016) | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NetSuite Inc. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of NetSuite Inc. |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NETSUITE INC.
ARTICLE I
The name of this Corporation is NetSuite Inc. (the Corporation).
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the General Corporation Law).
ARTICLE IV
The aggregate number of shares which this Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100 shares of capital stock all of which shall be designated Common Stock, each having a par value of $0.0001.
ARTICLE V
A. The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed by the Board of Directors in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
B. The Bylaws may be altered or amended, or new Bylaws may be adopted, by the stockholders entitled to vote. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VI
A. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.
B. Any repeal or modification of this Article VI shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Article VI in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act giving rise to liability.
ARTICLE VII
Subject to the provisions above, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed, by statute, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
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Exhibit 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
NETSUITE INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE 1 |
CORPORATE OFFICES |
1 | ||||
1.1 |
Registered Office | 1 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Offices | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 |
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS |
1 | ||||
2.1 |
Place Of Meetings | 1 | ||||
2.2 |
Annual Meeting | 1 | ||||
2.3 |
Special Meeting | 1 | ||||
2.4 |
Notice Of Stockholders Meetings | 2 | ||||
2.5 |
Manner Of Giving Notice; Affidavit Of Notice | 2 | ||||
2.6 |
Quorum | 2 | ||||
2.7 |
Adjourned Meeting; Notice | 2 | ||||
2.8 |
Conduct Of Business | 3 | ||||
2.9 |
Voting | 3 | ||||
2.10 |
Waiver Of Notice | 3 | ||||
2.11 |
Stockholder Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting | 3 | ||||
2.12 |
Record Date For Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents | 4 | ||||
2.13 |
Proxies | 4 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 |
DIRECTORS |
5 | ||||
3.1 |
Powers | 5 | ||||
3.2 |
Number Of Directors | 5 | ||||
3.3 |
Election, Qualification And Term Of Office Of Directors | 5 | ||||
3.4 |
Resignation And Vacancies | 5 | ||||
3.5 |
Place Of Meetings; Meetings By Telephone | 6 | ||||
3.6 |
Regular Meetings | 6 | ||||
3.7 |
Special Meetings; Notice | 6 | ||||
3.8 |
Quorum | 7 | ||||
3.9 |
Waiver Of Notice | 7 | ||||
3.10 |
Board Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting | 7 | ||||
3.11 |
Fees And Compensation Of Directors | 7 | ||||
3.12 |
Approval Of Loans To Officers | 8 |
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3.13 |
Removal Of Directors | 8 | ||||
3.14 |
Chairman Of The Board Of Directors | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 |
COMMITTEES |
8 | ||||
4.1 |
Committees Of Directors | 8 | ||||
4.2 |
Committee Minutes | 9 | ||||
4.3 |
Meetings And Action Of Committees | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 |
OFFICERS |
9 | ||||
5.1 |
Officers | 9 | ||||
5.2 |
Appointment Of Officers | 9 | ||||
5.3 |
Subordinate Officers | 9 | ||||
5.4 |
Removal And Resignation Of Officers | 10 | ||||
5.5 |
Vacancies In Offices | 10 | ||||
5.6 |
Chief Executive Officer | 10 | ||||
5.7 |
President | 10 | ||||
5.8 |
Vice Presidents | 10 | ||||
5.9 |
Secretary | 11 | ||||
5.10 |
Chief Financial Officer | 11 | ||||
5.11 |
Representation Of Shares Of Other Corporations | 11 | ||||
5.12 |
Authority And Duties Of Officers | 12 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 |
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS | 12 | ||||
6.1 |
Indemnification Of Directors And Officers | 12 | ||||
6.2 |
Indemnification Of Others | 12 | ||||
6.3 |
Payment Of Expenses In Advance | 12 | ||||
6.4 |
Indemnity Not Exclusive | 13 | ||||
6.5 |
Insurance | 13 | ||||
6.6 |
Conflicts | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 |
RECORDS AND REPORTS |
13 | ||||
7.1 |
Maintenance And Inspection Of Records | 13 | ||||
7.2 |
Inspection By Directors | 14 |
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7.3 |
Annual Statement To Stockholders | 14 | ||||
ARTICLE 8 |
GENERAL MATTERS |
14 | ||||
8.1 |
Checks | 14 | ||||
8.2 |
Execution Of Corporate Contracts And Instruments | 14 | ||||
8.3 |
Stock Certificates; Partly Paid Shares | 15 | ||||
8.4 |
Special Designation On Certificates | 15 | ||||
8.5 |
Lost Certificates | 15 | ||||
8.6 |
Construction; Definitions | 16 | ||||
8.7 |
Dividends | 16 | ||||
8.8 |
Fiscal Year | 16 | ||||
8.9 |
Seal | 16 | ||||
8.10 |
Transfer Of Stock | 16 | ||||
8.11 |
Stock Transfer Agreements | 16 | ||||
8.12 |
Registered Stockholders | 17 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 |
AMENDMENTS |
17 |
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BYLAWS
OF
NETSUITE INC.
ARTICLE 1
CORPORATE OFFICES
1.1 | Registered Office. |
The registered office of the corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The name of the registered agent of the corporation at such location is Corporation Service Company.
1.2 | Other Offices. |
The corporation shall also have and maintain an office or principal place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE 2
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS
2.1 | Place Of Meetings. |
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation.
2.2 | Annual Meeting. |
The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors each year. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.
2.3 | Special Meeting. |
A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer or the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than ten percent of the votes at that meeting.
If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the Board of Directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by
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registered mail or by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary of the corporation. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in such notice. Upon determination of the time and place of the meeting, the officer receiving the request shall cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 of these Bylaws. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 2.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board of Directors may be held.
2.4 | Notice Of Stockholders Meetings. |
All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these Bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date, and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his attendance thereat in person or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.
2.5 | Manner Of Giving Notice; Affidavit Of Notice. |
Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
2.6 | Quorum. |
The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (a) the chairman of the meeting or (b) the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
2.7 | Adjourned Meeting; Notice. |
Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairman of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of the shares casting
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votes. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.8 | Conduct Of Business. |
The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of business.
2.9 | Voting. |
The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these Bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).
Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.
2.10 | Waiver Of Notice. |
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws.
2.11 | Stockholder Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting. |
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been voted on by
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stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
2.12 | Record Date For Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents. |
In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action.
If the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date:
(a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
(b) 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 necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is delivered to the corporation.
(c) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
2.13 | Proxies. |
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by a written proxy, signed by the stockholder and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholders name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholders attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
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ARTICLE 3
DIRECTORS
3.1 | Powers. |
Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
3.2 | Number Of Directors. |
The authorized number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
3.3 | Election, Qualification And Term Of Office Of Directors. |
Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these Bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Elections of directors need not be by written ballot.
3.4 | Resignation And Vacancies. |
Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws:
(a) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
(b) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
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If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10) percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.
3.5 | Place Of Meetings; Meetings By Telephone. |
The Board of Directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any 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 the meeting.
3.6 | Regular Meetings. |
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.
3.7 | Special Meetings; Notice. |
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or any two of the directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting, or sent in writing to each director by first-class mail, charges prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
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3.8 | Quorum. |
At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
3.9 | Waiver Of Notice. |
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws.
3.10 | Board Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting. |
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, 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. Written consents representing actions taken by the board or committee may be executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and such facsimile shall be valid and binding to the same extent as if it were an original.
3.11 | Fees And Compensation Of Directors. |
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. No such compensation shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
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3.12 | Approval Of Loans To Officers. |
The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.
3.13 | Removal Of Directors. |
Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these Bylaws, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors; provided, however, that if the stockholders of the corporation are entitled to cumulative voting, if less than the entire Board of Directors is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire Board of Directors.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such directors term of office.
3.14 | Chairman Of The Board Of Directors. |
The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairman of the Board of Directors who shall not be considered an officer of the corporation.
ARTICLE 4
COMMITTEES
4.1 | Committees Of Directors. |
The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board may designate 1 or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by this chapter to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation.
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4.2 | Committee Minutes. |
Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
4.3 | Meetings And Action Of Committees. |
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9 (waiver of notice), and Section 3.10 (action without a meeting) of these Bylaws, with such changes in the context of such provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE 5
OFFICERS
5.1 | Officers. |
The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary, and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these Bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
5.2 | Appointment Of Officers. |
The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.3 or 5.5 of these Bylaws, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
5.3 | Subordinate Officers. |
The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or the president to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
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5.4 | Removal And Resignation Of Officers. |
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5 | Vacancies In Offices. |
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
5.6 | Chief Executive Officer. |
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the chairman of the board, if any, the chief executive officer of the corporation (if such an officer is appointed) shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of chief executive officer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws.
5.7 | President. |
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the chairman of the board (if any) or the chief executive officer, the president shall have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and other officers of the corporation. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
5.8 | Vice Presidents. |
In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer and president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, these Bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.
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5.9 | Secretary. |
The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the Board of Directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, the names of those present at directors meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporations transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors required to be given by law or by these Bylaws. He or she shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws.
5.10 | Chief Financial Officer. |
The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital retained earnings, and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.
The chief financial officer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall render to the president, the chief executive officer, or the directors, upon request, an account of all his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the bylaws.
5.11 | Representation Of Shares Of Other Corporations. |
The chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name
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of this corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by the person having such authority.
5.12 | Authority And Duties Of Officers. |
In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the stockholders.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS
6.1 | Indemnification Of Directors And Officers. |
The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a director or officer of the corporation includes any person (a) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (b) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
6.2 | Indemnification Of Others. |
The corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an employee or agent of the corporation (other than a director or officer) includes any person (a) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (b) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
6.3 | Payment Of Expenses In Advance. |
Expenses incurred in defending any action or proceeding for which indemnification is required pursuant to Section 6.1 or for which indemnification is permitted pursuant to Section 6.2 following authorization thereof by the Board of Directors shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an
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undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnified party is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Article VI.
6.4 | Indemnity Not Exclusive. |
The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, to the extent that such additional rights to indemnification are authorized in the certificate of incorporation
6.5 | Insurance. |
The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
6.6 | Conflicts. |
No indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article VI, except where such indemnification or advance is mandated by law or the order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, in any circumstance where it appears:
(a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the certificate of incorporation, these Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of the action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or
(b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.
ARTICLE 7
RECORDS AND REPORTS
7.1 | Maintenance And Inspection Of Records. |
The corporation shall, either at its principal executive offices or at such place or places as designated by the Board of Directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these Bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.
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Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporations stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such persons interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.
7.2 | Inspection By Directors. |
Any director shall have the right to examine the corporations stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
7.3 | Annual Statement To Stockholders. |
The Board of Directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.
ARTICLE 8
GENERAL MATTERS
8.1 | Checks. |
From time to time, the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.
8.2 | Execution Of Corporate Contracts And Instruments. |
The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
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8.3 | Stock Certificates; Partly Paid Shares. |
The shares of a corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors of the corporation 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. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the chairman or vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the 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 has 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 or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
8.4 | Special Designation On Certificates. |
If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
8.5 | Lost Certificates. |
Except as provided in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or
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destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owners legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
8.6 | Construction; Definitions. |
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term person includes both a corporation and a natural person.
8.7 | Dividends. |
The directors of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the General Corporation Law of Delaware or (b) the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the corporations capital stock.
The directors of the corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, and meeting contingencies.
8.8 | Fiscal Year. |
The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.
8.9 | Seal. |
The corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which may be altered at pleasure, and may use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
8.10 | Transfer Of Stock. |
Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction in its books.
8.11 | Stock Transfer Agreements. |
The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
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8.12 | Registered Stockholders. |
The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
The Bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws.
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