-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CTOTzrupBgsXh/Ht04IvsjmaFp6vtcWhMozZf8r+uyoSYssCZNynhYGsAK08t4Cd dHRjnTiaY+0rfKV+qukymQ== 0001157523-07-012266.txt : 20071218 0001157523-07-012266.hdr.sgml : 20071218 20071218163403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-07-012266 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071218 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONNS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001223389 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-RADIO TV & CONSUMER ELECTRONICS STORES [5731] IRS NUMBER: 061672840 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50421 FILM NUMBER: 071313516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3295 COLLEGE STREEET CITY: BEAUMONT STATE: TX ZIP: 77701 BUSINESS PHONE: 4098321696 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3295 COLLEGE ST CITY: BEAUMONT STATE: TX ZIP: 77701 8-K 1 a5570834.txt CONN'S, INC. 8-K ================================================================================ 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 18, 2007 ----------- Conn's, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 000-50421 06-1672840 (State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 3295 College Street Beaumont, Texas 77701 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (409) 832-1696 ----------- Not applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [_] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [_] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year Our Board of Directors amended Article 7 of the our Bylaws, effective as of December 18, 2007, to allow us to issue uncertificated shares in addition to certificated shares. By being able to issue uncertificated shares, we may now participate in the Direct Registration System, which is currently administered by The Depository Trust Company. The Direct Registration System allows investors to have securities registered in their names without the issuance of physical certificates and allows investors to electronically transfer securities to broker-dealers in order to effect transactions without the risks and delays associated with transferring physical certificates. The full text of the amendment to the Bylaws, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report, and amended Article IV thereof is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits 3.1 Amendment to Bylaws SIGNATURE 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. CONN'S, INC. Date: December 18, 2007 By: /s/ David L. Rogers ---------------------------------------- Name: David L. Rogers Title: Chief Financial Officer EX-3.1 2 a5570834ex3_1.txt EXHIBIT 3.1 AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF CONN'S, INC. The Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of Conn's, Inc., a Delaware corporation, are hereby amended in the following respects only: Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 7.4 of the Bylaws are hereby amended and restated to read in their entirety as follows: "Section 7.1 Certificated and Uncertificated Shares. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates of stock; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporation's stock shall be uncertificated shares; provided, further, that 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 the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President, a Vice President or other officer designated by the Board of Directors, countersigned by the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary. Such signature of the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board, President, Vice President, or other officer, such countersignature of the Treasurer or Secretary or Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary, and such seal, or any of them, may be executed in facsimile, engraved or printed. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any share certificate shall have ceased to be such officer because of death, resignation or otherwise before the certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if the officer had not ceased to be such at the date of its issue. Said certificates of stock shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe." "Section 7.2 Legends. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to provide that certificates representing shares of stock shall bear such legends, and stop transfer instructions and the equivalent of legends with respect to any uncertificated shares, as the Board of Directors shall authorize, including, without limitation, such legends as the Board of Directors deems appropriate to assure that the Corporation does not become liable for violations of federal or state securities laws or other applicable law, including, but not limited to, the requirements imposed pursuant to Section 151(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law." "Section 7.4 Transfers. Certificated shares of the Corporation will only be transferred on its books upon the surrender to the Corporation of the share certificates duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer. The surrendered certificates shall be canceled, new certificates issued to the person entitled to them and the transaction recorded on the books of the Corporation. Uncertificated shares will only be transferred on the books of the Corporation upon the written instruction from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney, or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock." The remaining provisions of the Bylaws shall remain the same and in full force and effect. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----