File No. 001-37819
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 4
to
FORM 10
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Parkway, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 61-1796261 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. employer Identification No.) | |
Bank of America Center 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400 Orlando, Florida |
32801 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(407) 650-0593
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 4 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-37819) (the Registration Statement) is being filed solely to file Exhibits 3.3 and 3.4 to the Registration Statement as indicated in the exhibit index contained in Item 15 of this Amendment No. 4. No change has been made to the other sections of the Registration Statement.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT
AND ITEMS OF FORM 10
Certain information required to be included herein is incorporated by reference to specifically identified portions of the body of the information statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 of Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement, filed on September 19, 2016. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference herein.
Item 1. | Business. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Information Statement Summary, Risk Factors, Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements, The Separation, the UPREIT Reorganization and the Distribution, Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Business and Properties, Management, Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions and Where You Can Find More Information. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Risk Factors. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Financial Information. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Information Statement SummarySummary Historical Combined Financial Data, Capitalization, Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements, Selected Historical Combined Financial Data, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Index to Financial Statements and the statements referenced therein. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. | Properties. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Business and PropertiesSignificant Properties. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5. | Directors and Executive Officers. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Management. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. | Executive Compensation. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Management and Executive and Director Compensation. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Management and Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. | Legal Proceedings. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Business and PropertiesLegal Proceedings. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. | Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Risk Factors, The Separation, the UPREIT Reorganization and the Distribution, Dividend Policy, Capitalization, Executive and Director Compensation and Description of Our Capital Stock. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Description of Our Capital StockSale of Unregistered Securities. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. | Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered. |
The information required by this item is contained under the sections of the information statement entitled Risk Factors, Dividend Policy, The Separation, the UPREIT Reorganization and the Distribution and Description of Our Capital Stock. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Description of Our Capital StockIndemnification of Directors and Executive Officers. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. |
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Index to Financial Statements and the financial statements referenced therein. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 14. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. |
None.
Item 15. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements
The information required by this item is contained under the section of the information statement entitled Index to Financial Statements and the financial statements referenced therein. That section is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Exhibits
See below.
The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:
Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
2.1 |
Form of Separation, Distribution and Transition Services Agreement, by and among Cousins Properties Incorporated, Cousins Properties LP, Clinic Sub Inc., Parkway Properties, Inc., Parkway Properties LP, Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP.* | |
2.2 |
Form of Tax Matters Agreement, by and among Cousins Properties Incorporated, Cousins Properties LP, Clinic Sub Inc., Parkway Properties, Inc., Parkway Properties LP, Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP.* | |
2.3 |
Form of Employee Matters Agreement, by and among Cousins Properties Incorporated, Cousins Properties LP, Clinic Sub Inc., Parkway Properties, Inc., Parkway Properties LP, Parkway Properties General Partners, Inc., Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP.* | |
3.1 |
Form of Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Parkway, Inc.* | |
3.2 |
Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Parkway, Inc.* | |
3.3 |
Articles of Incorporation of Parkway, Inc. dated June 3, 2016.** | |
3.4 |
Bylaws of Parkway, Inc. dated June 27, 2016.** | |
4.1 |
Specimen Stock Certificate of Parkway, Inc.* | |
10.1 |
Form of Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Operating Partnership LP.* | |
10.2 |
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties, LP, dated as of February 27, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed February 27, 2013). | |
10.3 |
Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties LP, dated as of December 19, 2013, between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Parkway Properties General Partners Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed December 24, 2013). | |
10.4 |
Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties LP, dated as of December 31, 2014, between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Parkway Properties General Partners Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). |
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.5 |
Amendment No. 3 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties LP, dated as of December 31, 2015, between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Parkway Properties General Partners Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015). | |
10.6 |
Form of Amendment No. 4 to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties LP between Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Properties General Partners Inc.* | |
10.7 |
Letter Agreement, dated April 28, 2016, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc., Parkway Properties LP, James A. Thomas, The Lumbee Clan Trust, Thomas Partners, Inc., Thomas Investment Partners, Ltd. and Thomas-Pastron Family Partnership, L.P (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016). | |
10.8 |
Tax Protection Agreement dated as of December 19, 2013 by and among Thomas Properties Group, L.P., James A. Thomas, individually and as Trustee of the Lumbee Clan Trust, and the other persons listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed December 24, 2013). | |
10.9 |
Tax Protection Agreement dated as of October 13, 2004 by and among Thomas Properties Group, L.P., James A. Thomas, individually and as Trustee of the Lumbee Clan Trust, and the persons listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit F of Exhibit 10.3 to Thomas Properties Group, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004 filed on November 22, 2004). | |
10.10 |
Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 13, 2004, by and among Thomas Properties Group, Inc., Thomas Properties Group, LP, and the holders of limited partnership interests of Thomas Properties Group, LP party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Thomas Properties Group, Inc.s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004). | |
10.11 |
Form of Stockholders Agreement, by and among Parkway, Inc., TPG VI Pantera Holdings, L.P. and TPG VI Management, LLC.* | |
10.12 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2013, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and James R. Heistand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed July 12, 2013). | |
10.13 |
Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2015, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and James R. Heistand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed June 17, 2015). | |
10.14 |
Waiver to Employment Agreement, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc., Cousins Properties Incorporated and James R. Heistand, dated as of April 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016). | |
10.15 |
Amendment Number Two to the Employment Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2016, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and James R. Heistand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed July 11, 2016). | |
10.16 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2013, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and M. Jayson Lipsey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed October 31, 2013). | |
10.17 |
Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2015, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and M. Jayson Lipsey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed June 17, 2015). |
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Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
10.18 |
Waiver to Employment Agreement, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc., Cousins Properties Incorporated and M. Jayson Lipsey, dated as of April 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016). | |
10.19 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Scott E. Francis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). | |
10.20 |
Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2015, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Scott E. Francis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed June 17, 2015). | |
10.21 |
Waiver to Employment Agreement, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc., Cousins Properties Incorporated and Scott E. Francis, dated as of April 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016). | |
10.22 |
Employment Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Jason A. Bates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014). | |
10.23 |
Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2015, by and between Parkway Properties, Inc. and Jason A. Bates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed June 17, 2015). | |
10.24 |
Waiver to Employment Agreement, by and among Parkway Properties, Inc., Cousins Properties Incorporated and Jason A. Bates, dated as of April 28, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Parkway Properties, Inc.s Form 8-K filed April 29, 2016). | |
10.25 |
Form of Indemnification Agreement.* | |
10.26 |
Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP 2016 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.* | |
10.27 |
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement Assumed Options under the Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP 2016 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.* | |
10.28 |
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement Assumed RSU Awards under the Parkway, Inc. and Parkway Operating Partnership LP 2016 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.* | |
21.1 |
Subsidiaries of Parkway, Inc.* | |
99.1 |
Information Statement of Parkway, Inc., preliminary and subject to completion, dated September 19, 2016.* |
* | Previously filed. |
** | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Parkway, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ James R. Heistand | |
Name: | James R. Heistand | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: September 19, 2016
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Exhibit 3.3
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
PARKWAY, INC.
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATOR
I, Jeremy R. Dorsett, whose address is 390 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 2400, Orlando, Florida 32801, being a natural person over the age of eighteen, am hereby serving as the incorporator of and forming a corporation to conduct the business and promote the purposes hereinafter stated, under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the laws of the State of Maryland.
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the corporation is Parkway, Inc. (the Corporation).
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the Maryland General Corporation Law as now or hereafter in force.
ARTICLE IV
PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN STATE AND RESIDENT AGENT
The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. The name of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. The Corporation may have such offices or places of business within or outside the State of Maryland as the board of directors of the Corporation may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the corporation shall be vested in its board of directors (the Board of Directors). The number of directors initially shall be one (1), which number may thereafter be increased or decreased by the directors then in office from time to time; however, the total number of directors shall be not less than one (1) and not more than fifteen (15). The name of the director who shall serve until the first meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies is James A. Thomas.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK
The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and having an aggregate par value of $100. The Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation, may amend the charter of the Corporation from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Corporation has the authority to issue.
The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of its stock of any class, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into shares of its stock of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration (whether in cash, property, past or future services, obligation for future payment or otherwise) as the Board of Directors may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a stock split or stock dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in the charter or bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the charter or bylaws of the Corporation inconsistent with this Article, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (i) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation or (ii) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in such capacity. The Corporation shall have the power, with the approval of the Board of directors, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (i) or (ii) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.
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The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person for any such expenses to the fullest extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification from the Corporation may be entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these articles have been executed on this 3rd day of June 2016, by the undersigned incorporator, who acknowledges that this document is his act, that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, the matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
/s/ Jeremy R. Dorsett | ||
Jeremy R. Dorsett, Incorporator |
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I HEREBY CONSENT TO ACT AS RESIDENT AGENT IN MARYLAND FOR THE ENTITY NAMED IN THE ATTACHED INSTRUMENT.
THE CORPORATION TRUST INCORPORATED | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa D. DuBois | |
SIGNATURE Lisa D. DuBois, Assist. Sec. |
Exhibit 3.4
BYLAWS
OF
PARKWAY, INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. | Principal Office |
The principal office of Parkway, Inc. (the Corporation) in the State of Maryland shall be as designated by the Board of Directors from time to time. The name of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, and the post office address of such resident agent is 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The name and address of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland may be changed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
Section 2. | Other Offices |
The Corporation may also have other offices at such locations both within and without the State of Maryland as the Board of Directors may determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. | Place of Meetings |
All meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place in the United States as may be designated by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
Section 2. | Annual Meetings |
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before such meeting shall be held at such time on such date of each year as may be set from time to time by the Board of Directors, commencing with the year 2017. Any business of the Corporation may be transacted at the annual meeting without being specified in the notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
Section 3. | Special Meetings |
Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all votes entitled to be cast at any such meeting. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on thereat. Upon receipt of such request, the Secretary shall inform such stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing a notice of the meeting and, upon payment of such costs to the Corporation, the Secretary shall give notice to each stockholder entitled to notice of such meeting. No special meeting need be called upon the request of stockholders entitled to cast less than a majority of all votes entitled to be cast at such a meeting to consider any matter which is substantially the same as a matter voted on at any special meeting of stockholders held during the preceding 12 months. The Board of Directors shall have the sole power to fix the record date for determining stockholders entitled to request a special meeting of stockholders and the date, time and place of the special meeting.
Section 4. | Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice; Stockholder Proposals |
Written notice of the time and place of each meeting of stockholders, and the purpose of any special meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at or to notice of such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of such meeting, either personally delivered to the stockholder, left at the stockholders residence or usual place of business, mailed to the stockholder, postage prepaid, at the stockholders address as it appears on the records of the Corporation or transmitted to the stockholder by electronic mail to any electronic mail address of the stockholder or by any other electronic means. No notice of the time, place, or purpose of any meeting of stockholders need be given to any stockholder entitled to such notice who is present at the meeting in person or by proxy, or who, either before or after the meeting, executes a written waiver of notice which is filed by the Secretary with the records of meetings of stockholders. Any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any other matter for consideration at a meeting of stockholders shall provide advance notice of the nomination or proposal to the Corporation 90 days before the date of the meeting, or in the case of an annual meeting, 90 days before the first anniversary of the mailing date of the notice of the preceding years annual meeting.
Section 5. | Record Date and Closing of Transfer Books |
For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive dividends or be allotted any other right, or for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall be not more than 90 days before the date on which the action requiring the determination will be taken, or the Board of Directors may direct that the stock transfer books be closed for a stated period, not to exceed 20 days. In the case of a meeting of stockholders, the record date or the closing of the transfer books shall be at least 10 days before
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the date of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the record date may not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed. Shares of the Corporations stock acquired by the Corporation between the record date for any meeting of stockholders and the time of the meeting may be voted at the meeting by the holder of record as of the record date and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.
Section 6. | Quorum |
Unless otherwise provided by law or the charter of the Corporation, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all votes entitled to be cast at a meeting shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of stockholders. The stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding any absence or withdrawal of any stockholder or stockholders during the meeting that has or have the effect of reducing the number of stockholders remaining in attendance at the meeting to less than a quorum.
Section 7. | Proxies |
At all meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, a stockholder may vote either in person or by proxy. A stockholder may sign a writing authorizing another person to act as proxy. Signing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholders authorized agent signing the writing or causing the stockholders signature to be affixed to the writing by any reasonable means, including facsimile signature. A stockholder may authorize another person to act as proxy by transmitting, or authorizing the transmission of, an authorization by telegram, cablegram, datagram, electronic mail or any other electronic or telephonic means to the person authorized to act as proxy or to any other person authorized to receive the proxy authorization on behalf of the person authorized to act as the proxy, including a proxy solicitation firm or proxy support service organization. Unless a proxy provides otherwise, it is not valid more than 11 months after its date. A proxy is revocable by a stockholder at any time without condition or qualification unless the proxy states that it is irrevocable and the proxy is coupled with an interest. A proxy may be made irrevocable for so long as it is coupled with an interest. The interest in which a proxy may be coupled includes as interest in the stock to be voted under the proxy or another general interest in the Corporation or its assets or liabilities.
Section 8. | Voting |
Unless the charter of the Corporation provides for a greater or lesser number of votes per share or limits or denies voting rights, each outstanding share of stock, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Unless otherwise provided by law or the charter of the Corporation, a majority of all the votes
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cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is sufficient to approve any matter that properly comes before the meeting. Candidates for election as members of the Board of Directors who receive the highest number of votes at a meeting at which a quorum is present, up to the number of directors to be chosen, shall stand elected by a plurality of the votes cast, and an absolute majority of the votes cast shall not be a prerequisite to the election of any candidate to the Board of Directors.
Section 9. | List of Stockholders |
The Secretary of the Corporation shall prepare a list of the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order, and indicating the number and class of shares of stock held by each stockholder as of the record date for such meeting. Such list of stockholders shall be kept at the place of the meeting of stockholders during such meeting.
Section 10. | Informal Action |
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous written consent which sets forth the action and is signed by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter is filed with the records of stockholder meetings. Unless the charter of the Corporation requires otherwise, the holders of any class of the Corporations stock other than common stock, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, may take action or consent to any action by the written consent of stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting of stockholders if the Corporation gives notice of the action so taken to each stockholder not later than ten days after the effective time of the action.
Section 11. | Meeting by Conference Telephone |
Stockholders may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. | Function of Directors |
The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors, which shall have and exercise all powers of the Corporation, except as conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders by law, the charter of the Corporation or these Bylaws.
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Section 2. | Number of Directors |
The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of one (1) director, or such other number not more than fifteen (15), as a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall determine from time to time, but any action changing the number of directors shall not affect the tenure of any director.
Section 3. | Qualification of Directors |
Unless otherwise provided by law, the charter of the Corporation, or these Bylaws, directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 4. | Election and Tenure of Directors |
Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Section 5. | Regular Meetings |
The regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of directors.
Section 6. | Special Meetings |
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer and shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of a majority of the directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at any place in or out of the State of Maryland as the Board may from time to time determine by resolution or as shall be specified in any notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 7. | Notice; Waiver of Notice |
Written notice of the time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director at least one day prior thereto either by personal delivery, facsimile transmission (directed to the facsimile transmission number at which the director has consented to receive notice), electronic mail (directed to the electronic mail address at which the director has consented to receive notice) or other form of electronic transmission pursuant to which the director has consented to receive notice, or at least five days prior thereto by mail, addressed to such director at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Any director may waive notice of any meeting, either before or after such meeting, by signing or submitting by electronic transmission a waiver of notice that is
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filed with the records of the meeting. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the director attends the 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 meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 8. | Quorum; Manner of Acting |
A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, the directors present may adjourn the meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as prescribed by Section 7 of this Article III. Unless a greater proportion is required by law, the charter of the Corporation or these Bylaws, the action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors.
Section 9. | Action Without a Meeting; Telephone Meeting |
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken, is signed or submitted by electronic transmission by each member of the Board or committee and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in meetings by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 10. | Resignation and Removal |
Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof. Unless otherwise provided by law or the charter of the Corporation, the stockholders of the Corporation may remove any director, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast generally for the election of directors.
Section 11. | Vacancies |
The stockholders may elect a successor to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors which results from the removal of a director. A vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors other than by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall
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serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualifies. A director elected by the stockholders to fill a vacancy which results from the removal of a director shall serve for the balance of the term of the removed director.
Section 12. | Presumption of Assent |
A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be assumed to have assented to such action unless such director announces his dissent at the meeting and (a) such directors dissent is entered in the minutes of the meeting, (b) such director files his written dissent to such action with the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof, or (c) such director forwards his written dissent, by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to the secretary of the meeting or the Secretary of the Corporation within 24 hours after the meeting is adjourned. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action or failed to make his dissent known at the meeting.
Section 13. | Compensation of Directors |
By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. By resolution of the Board of Directors, members of special or standing committees may be paid like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. | Appointment |
The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee and other committees composed of one or more directors for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine, subject to Section 2 of this Article IV. The members of any committee present at any meeting of the committee, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of an absent member of the committee. The Board of Directors shall by majority vote appoint a chairman of each such committee. The appointment of any committee pursuant to this Article IV, the delegation of authority thereto, or any action by a committee pursuant to this Article IV shall not constitute, of itself, compliance by any director, not a member of the committee, with the standard of care established by law for the performance of duties of directors.
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Section 2. | Executive Committee; Authority |
The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors present at any meeting, establish an Executive Committee to consist of one or more directors. When the Board of Directors is not in session, the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors, except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by resolution of the entire Board of Directors; provided, however, that neither the Executive Committee nor any other committee shall have the power to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, to declare dividends or distributions on stock, to issue stock (except as permitted by law pursuant to a duly authorized stock option or similar plan), to recommend to the stockholders any action which requires stockholder approval, or to approve any merger or share exchange which does not require stockholder approval.
Section 3. | Tenure |
Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of this Article IV, each member of the Executive Committee or any other committee shall hold office until the next regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors following his appointment and until his successor is designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. | Meetings and Notices |
Regular meetings of committees of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such times and places as such committees may determine from time to time by resolution. Special meetings of committees may be called by any member thereof upon not less than one days notice stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting, which notice may be given by telephone or in writing by personal delivery, facsimile transmission (directed to the facsimile transmission number at which a member has consented to receive notice), electronic transmission (directed to the electronic mail address at which a member has consented to receive notice), other form of electronic transmission pursuant to which a member has consented to receive notice or, at least five days prior thereto by mail, addressed to a member at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. The notice of a meeting of a committee need not state the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting. Any member of a committee may waive notice of any meeting thereof, either before or after the meeting, by signing or submitting by electronic transmission a waiver of notice which shall be filed with the records of such meeting, or by attendance at such meeting.
Section 5. | Quorum |
Except as provided otherwise in Section 1 of this Article IV, a majority of the members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting thereof. The vote of a majority of the members of a committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall constitute action of the committee.
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Section 6. | Action Without a Meeting; Telephone Meetings |
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of a committee may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken, is signed or submitted by electronic transmission by all of the members of the committee and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the committee. Members of committees may participate in meetings by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Such participation shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 7. | Vacancies |
Any vacancy on a committee may be filled by a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. | Removal and Resignations |
Any member of a committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any member of a committee may resign from the committee at any time by giving written notice to the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof.
Section 9. | Procedure |
All committees established by the Board of Directors shall keep correct and complete minutes of their proceedings which minutes shall be recorded in written form but may be maintained in the form of a reproduction, and the Chairman of each committee shall report any actions taken to the Board of Directors at the next meeting thereof held after the committee meeting. The minutes of committee meetings shall be distributed to all members of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. | Positions |
The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may appoint, including a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, and Assistant Treasurers, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws and as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except that (a) one person may not serve concurrently as both President and Vice President, and (b) any person who holds more than one office may not act in more than one capacity to execute, acknowledge, or verify any instrument required by law to be executed,
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acknowledged or verified by more than one officer. The Chairman of the Board, if one is appointed, shall be a director, and the other officers may be directors.
Section 2. Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders, shall have overall responsibility and authority for the management of the operations of the Corporation (subject to the authority of the Board of Directors) and shall ensure that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors and stockholders are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall have authority to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required by law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
Section 3. President
The President shall have general and active supervision over the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall have authority to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required by law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. In the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of the Chief Executive Officers inability or refusal to act, the President shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4. Chairman of the Board
If the directors shall appoint a Chairman of the Board, the Chairman shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be vested in the Chairman by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Chief Operating Officer
The Chief Operating Officer shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall have full responsibility and authority for management of the day-to-day operations of the Corporation. The Chief Operating Officer shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and shall carry out the directions of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. The Chief Operating Officer shall also perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. The Chief Operating Officer shall have authority to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, if required, except where required by law to be otherwise signed and executed, and
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except where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
Section 6. | Chief Financial Officer |
The Chief Financial Officer shall have general charge and supervision of the financial affairs of the Corporation, including budgetary, accounting and statistical methods, and shall approve payment, or designate others serving under him to approve for payment, all vouchers and warrants for disbursements of funds, and, in general, shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or as may be prescribed by these Bylaws.
Section 7. | Vice President |
In the absence of the Chief Operating Officer or in the event of the Chief Operating Officers inability or refusal to act, the Vice President (or in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the Chief Operating Officer, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chief Operating Officer. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 8. | Secretary |
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, shall record or cause to be recorded all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform like duties for the Executive Committee or other committees, when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, such notices as are required to be given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law or the charter of the Corporation. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation, and shall have the authority to affix the same to any instrument or document the execution of which in the name or on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized, and when so affixed it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary. The Secretary shall see that the books, records, and other documents required by law (including the stock ledger and the records of the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of Common Stock) are properly kept and filed. The Secretary shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by these Bylaws or may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
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Section 9. | Assistant Secretary |
The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there shall have been no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of the Secretarys inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 10. | Treasurer |
The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall deposit all monies and valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as directed by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer, and to the Board of Directors at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account as to all transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform all other duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, or as may be prescribed by these Bylaws. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the Treasurers office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Treasurers death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind, in the Treasurers possession or under the Treasurers control and belonging to the Corporation.
Section 11. | Assistant Treasurer |
The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there shall have been no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of the Treasurers inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 12. | Election and Term of Office |
Starting with the first regular annual meeting of the Corporation, the officers of the Corporation shall be elected at the regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors, or as soon thereafter as possible, to hold office until the next regular annual meeting of the Board and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal.
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Section 13. | Compensation |
The compensation of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 14. | Resignation and Removal |
Any officer may at any time resign in the same manner provided for directors in Section 10 of Article III of these Bylaws. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Section 15. | Vacancies |
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term of such office and until a successor is elected by the Board of Directors and qualifies.
Section 16. | Fidelity Bonds |
The Corporation may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers or agents by bond or otherwise.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland, any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person who serves or served as a director, officer, partner, limited liability company member or manager, trustee, employee, or agent of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, other enterprise, or employee benefit plan at the request of the Corporation, who, by reason of such position, was, is, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative.
ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 1. | Stock Certificates |
Each stockholder is entitled to a certificate which represents and certifies the shares of stock the stockholder holds in the Corporation. A certificate may not be issued until the stock represented by it is fully paid. Certificates representing shares of stock of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer,
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Vice President or the Chairman of the Board, and countersigned by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, or an Assistant Treasurer, and sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of such officers upon a stock certificate may be either manual or facsimile. Any stock certificate so signed shall be valid and may be issued whether or not the officer who signed it is still an officer when it is issued. Stock certificates shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified, and each such certificate shall state on its face the name of the Corporation, the class of stock and the number of shares it represents, and the name of the stockholder or other person to whom it is issued. The stock certificate shall also include on its face or back (a) a statement of any restrictions on transferability and a statement of the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation is authorized to issue, of the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series of a preferred or special class in series which the corporation is authorized to issue, to the extent they have been set, and of the authority of the Board of Directors to set the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series of a preferred or special class of stock or (b) a statement which provides in substance that the Corporation will furnish a full statement of such information to any stockholder on request and without charge. The name and address of each stockholder, with the number of shares held and the date of issue, shall be entered on the stock ledger of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, the fact that a stock certificate does not contain or refer to a restriction on transferability that is adopted after the date of issuance of the stock certificate does not mean that the restriction is invalid or unenforceable.
Section 2. | Transfer of Shares |
Transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on its stock ledger, and only upon surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares, properly endorsed. Authority for such transfer shall be given only by the holder of record thereof or by his legal representative, who shall furnish proper evidence of such authority, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Corporation. In case of a lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, a new certificate may be issued upon such conditions and indemnity to the Corporation as the Board of Directors in its discretion may prescribe.
Section 3. | Issuance of Shares |
The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize the issuance of additional shares of stock or securities convertible into stock. Prior to each such issuance the Board of Directors shall adopt a resolution which authorizes the issuance and sets the minimum consideration for which such shares of stock or convertible securities are to be issued, or a formula or method pursuant to which the same is to be determined, including a fair description of any consideration other than money. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the minimum consideration so fixed by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive for all purposes. The actual value of consideration to be received by the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, upon the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock shall be not less than the
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par value thereof. For the purposes of this Section, the consideration for which stock is issued as a stock dividend is the resulting capitalization of surplus, and at the time the dividend is paid, the Corporation shall transfer from surplus to stated capital an amount at least equal to the aggregate par value of the shares to be issued. Unless otherwise required by law, no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be required for the issuance of additional shares of stock or securities convertible into stock.
Section 4. | Books and Records; Stock Ledgers |
The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of its accounts and transactions and minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders and Board of Directors and of any executive or other committee when exercising any of the powers of the Board of Directors. The Corporation shall maintain a stock ledger containing the names and addresses of the stockholders of the Corporation and the number of shares of stock of each class held by each stockholder, and an original or duplicate of the stock ledger shall be kept at the principal office of the Corporation, or at such other place as the Board of Directors may determine. The books and records of the Corporations accounts and transactions and the stock ledger may be in written form or in any other form which can be converted within a reasonable time into written form for visual inspection.
Section 5. | Dividends |
The Board of Directors may declare dividends on the stock of the Corporation, which may be paid in cash or the Corporations stock in accordance with applicable law. No dividend may be declared or paid if, after giving effect to the distribution, the Corporation would not be able to pay its indebtedness as the indebtedness becomes due in the usual course of business or the Corporations total assets would be less than the sum of the Corporations total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the Corporation were dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy all preferential rights upon dissolution superior to the preferential rights of those receiving the distribution.
Section 6. | 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, to receive notifications, to vote as such owner, and to exercise the rights and powers of an owner. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as expressly provided by the laws of the State of Maryland.
Section 7. | Exemption from Control Share Acquisition Act |
The acquisition of any shares of the Corporations stock by existing or future stockholders of the Corporation or their affiliates or associates is hereby approved for all purposes of, and exempted from, the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, §§3-701 to 3-710
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of the Maryland General Corporation Law, and the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act shall not apply to the voting rights of such shares of the Corporations stock.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 1. | Fiscal Year |
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. | Financial Statements |
The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Treasurer, or such other executive officer as may be designated in these Bylaws, shall prepare annually a full and correct statement of the affairs of the Corporation, including a balance sheet and a financial statement of operations for the preceding fiscal year, which shall be submitted at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and filed within 20 days thereafter at the principal office of the Corporation.
Section 3. | Seal |
The corporate seal of the Corporation shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization, and the words Corporate Seal and Maryland, and shall be in such form as shall be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors. The seal may be used by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed, affixed, or otherwise reproduced.
Section 4. | Amendments |
These Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed, and new Bylaws may be adopted, by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, and the power to alter, amend, and repeal these Bylaws, and to adopt new Bylaws, is hereby vested in the Board of Directors.
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The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2016.
/s/ A. Noni Holmes-Kidd
Secretary
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