-----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, Q3IVNzHuP8pHDdidzqW32leUG2zy+RR93NqXJU85R7GKJtALLfUr4d9dsjX39lgw NY5hUQ56acy5qcntw7FVzg== 0001047469-98-012358.txt : 19980331 0001047469-98-012358.hdr.sgml : 19980331 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-98-012358 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K405 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 74 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980330 SROS: AMEX FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRIMEDIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884382 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133647573 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11106 FILM NUMBER: 98577834 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 5TH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: K III COMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000720642 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 953053189 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08536 FILM NUMBER: 98578166 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 7148512220 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000767247 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 752532442 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-47 FILM NUMBER: 98577835 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O K III COMMUNICATIONS CORP STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O K III COMMUNICATIONS CORP STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000801309 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MOTION PICTURE & VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION [7812] IRS NUMBER: 222070040 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16385 FILM NUMBER: 98577836 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O K III COMMUNICATIONS CORP STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O K III COMMUNICATIONS CORP STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTELLICHOICE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849427 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 770168905 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-81 FILM NUMBER: 98578167 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BACONS INFORMATION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000871784 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 364011543 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-01 FILM NUMBER: 98577837 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: K III PRIME CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884397 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133631019 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-01 FILM NUMBER: 98577838 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 212450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884398 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 481071277 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-02 FILM NUMBER: 98577839 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10150 BUSINESS PHONE: 212450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES & SCIENCES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884399 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 131932571 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-03 FILM NUMBER: 98577840 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: R E R PUBLISHING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884401 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133090623 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-05 FILM NUMBER: 98577841 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884402 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 132633752 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-06 FILM NUMBER: 98577842 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 212450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEEKLY READER CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884403 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133603780 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-07 FILM NUMBER: 98577843 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884405 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133603787 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-09 FILM NUMBER: 98577844 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DAILY RACING FORM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884408 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133616342 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-12 FILM NUMBER: 98577845 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVNUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DRF FINANCE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884409 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 133616341 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-46116-13 FILM NUMBER: 98577846 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUSICAL AMERICA PUBLISHING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000922429 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 132782528 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-77520-22 FILM NUMBER: 98577847 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 212450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: K III HPC INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000922965 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 582105885 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-22 FILM NUMBER: 98577848 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000925505 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 581858150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-63 FILM NUMBER: 98578168 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011498 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 952219151 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-24 FILM NUMBER: 98577849 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011501 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 360645610 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-25 FILM NUMBER: 98577850 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011502 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 361534790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-26 FILM NUMBER: 98577851 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011503 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 840840004 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-03691-27 FILM NUMBER: 98577852 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011510 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHING [2741] IRS NUMBER: 133763276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-30 FILM NUMBER: 98577853 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011512 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERIODICALS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2721] IRS NUMBER: 952663753 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-32 FILM NUMBER: 98577854 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011518 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 630845698 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-40 FILM NUMBER: 98577855 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION [7819] IRS NUMBER: 133783276 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-04 FILM NUMBER: 98577856 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124500100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001035469 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 431418177 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STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLIMBING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058679 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-97 FILM NUMBER: 98578193 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COWLES BUSINESS MEDIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058681 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-71 FILM NUMBER: 98578194 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COWLES ENTHUSIAST MEDIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058682 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-72 FILM NUMBER: 98578195 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COWLES HISTORY GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058683 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-73 FILM 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UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-82 FILM NUMBER: 98578200 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RETAILVISION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058688 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-98 FILM NUMBER: 98578201 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOUTHWEST ART INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058689 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-99 FILM NUMBER: 98578202 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VIRTUAL FLYSHOP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058696 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-1A FILM NUMBER: 98578203 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VEGETERIAN TIMES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058697 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 232667502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K405 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-96516-2A FILM NUMBER: 98578204 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 745 FIFTH AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127450100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE INC STREET 2: 745 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10151 10-K405 1 10-K405 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------- FORM 10-K ------------ [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED: DECEMBER 31, 1997 OR [ ] 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(FORMERLY K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS) DELAWARE 13-3647573 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 745 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10151 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 745-0100 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ------------------------ SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON TITLE OF EACH CLASS WHICH REGISTERED - --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE......................... NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
------------------- SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: NONE ------------------- Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes__X__ No____ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] The aggregate market value of the common equity of PRIMEDIA Inc. ("PRIMEDIA") which is held by non-affiliates of PRIMEDIA at February 19, 1998 was approximately $275 million. As of February 19, 1998, 129,120,309 shares of PRIMEDIA's Common Stock were outstanding. The following documents are incorporated into this Form 10-K by reference: PRIMEDIA's notice of annual meeting and proxy statement for its 1998 annual meeting of shareholders into Part III hereof. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
STATE OR OTHER PRIMARY STANDARD I.R.S. EXACT NAME OF JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION IDENTIFICATION IN ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER --------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- The Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc........................ Tennessee 2741 62-1224076 Argus Publishers Corporation................................. California 2721 95-2219151 American Heat Video Productions, Inc. ....................... Missouri 8299 43-1418177 ASTN, Inc. .................................................. Delaware 8299 75-2590386 A WEP Company................................................ California 2721 95-4129732 Bacon's Information, Inc. ................................... Delaware 7389 36-4011543 Bankers Consulting Company................................... Missouri 8299 43-1771756 Bowhunter Magazine, Inc. .................................... Pennsylvania 2721 23-2667502 Canoe & Kayak, Inc. ......................................... Delaware 2721 41-1895510 Cardinal Business Media, Inc. ............................... Delaware 2721 23-2695564 Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. ...................... Delaware 2721 23-2695951 Channel One Communications Corp. ............................ Delaware 4833 13-3783278 Climbing, Inc. .............................................. Delaware 2721 41-1885204 Cover Concepts Marketing Services, LLC....................... Delaware 7319 04-3370389 Cowles Business Media, Inc. ................................. Connecticut 2721 06-0935977 Cowles Enthusiast Media, Inc. ............................... Pennsylvania 2721 23-1577768 Cowles History Group, Inc. .................................. Virginia 2721 54-1606227 Cowles/Simba Information, Inc. .............................. Connecticut 2721 06-1281600 CSK Publishing Company Incorporated.......................... Delaware 2721 13-3023395 Cumberland Publishing, Inc. ................................. Maryland 2721 52-1758147 DRF Finance, Inc. ........................................... Delaware 2721 13-3616341 Daily Racing Form, Inc. ..................................... Delaware 2721 13-3616342 Data Book, Inc. ............................................. Georgia 2741 58-1482678 The Electronics Source Book, Inc. ........................... Delaware 2741 36-0645610 Excellence in Training Corporation........................... Delaware 8299 75-2532442 Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc. ................... Delaware 7812 13-1932571 Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. .............................. Delaware 2731 13-3603787 Gareth Stevens, Inc. ........................................ Wisconsin 2731 39-1462742 GO LO Entertainment, Inc. ................................... California 7389 95-4307031 Guinn Communications, Inc. .................................. Tennessee 2741 62-1486552 Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. ............................. Delaware 2741 58-1858150 Health & Sciences Network, Inc. ............................. California 8299 95-3654568 Horse & Rider, Inc. ......................................... California 2721 33-0480523 Intermodal Publishing Company, Ltd. ......................... New York 2721 13-2633752 IDTN Leasing Corporation..................................... Delaware 8299 13-3414420 Industrial Training Systems Corporation...................... New Jersey 8299 22-2070040 IntelliChoice, Inc. ......................................... California 2721 77-0168905 Intertec Market Reports, Inc. ............................... Delaware 2721 36-1534790 Intertec Presentations, Inc. ................................ Colorado 2721 84-0840004 Intertec Publishing Corporation.............................. Delaware 2721 48-1071277 K-III HPC, Inc. ............................................. Delaware 6719 58-2105885 K-III Prime Corporation...................................... Delaware 6719 13-3631019 Kitplanes Acquisition Company................................ Delaware 2721 95-4617433 Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. .................... Texas 8299 75-2257839 Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. ............................. Delaware 2741 13-3783276 Little Rock Apartment Guide, Inc. ........................... Arkansas 2741 74-2298918 Lockert Jackson & Associates, Inc. .......................... Washington 8299 91-1395126 Low Rider Publishing Group, Inc.............................. California 2721 95-4307029 McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. ............................. California 2721 95-2663753 Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. ............................... Tennessee 2741 62-0964956 Musical America Publishing, Inc. ............................ Delaware 2721 13-2782528 Nelson Information, Inc. .................................... Delaware 2741 13-3740812 Pictorial, Inc. ............................................. Indiana 2731 35-1616640 Plaza Communications, Inc. .................................. California 2721 95-3053189 PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc. .................................. Delaware 6719 13-3617238 PRIMEDIA Information Inc. ................................... Delaware 2721 13-3555670
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STATE OR OTHER PRIMARY STANDARD I.R.S. EXACT NAME OF JURISDICTION OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYER REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED INCORPORATION OR CLASSIFICATION IDENTIFICATION IN ITS CHARTER ORGANIZATION CODE NUMBER NUMBER --------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------- PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc. ..................................... Delaware 2721 13-3616344 PRIMEDIA Magazines Finance Inc. ............................. Delaware 2721 13-3616343 PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. ..................................... Delaware 2731 13-3603781 PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc. ................. Delaware 2721 52-1654079 PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc. ........................... Texas 8299 75-2110878 QWIZ, Inc. .................................................. Delaware 7372 58-2302364 R.E.R. Publishing Corporation................................ New York 2721 13-3090623 RetailVision, Inc. .......................................... Delaware 2721 03-0339898 Southwest Art, Inc. ......................................... Delaware 2721 76-0233343 Straight Down, Inc........................................... California 2721 95-3824415 Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. ....................... Alabama 2721 63-0845698 Tel-A-Train, Inc............................................. Delaware 8299 75-2532446 The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. ................................... Colorado 2721 84-1318377 TI-IN Acquisition Corporation................................ Texas 8299 75-2478738 Vegetarian Times, Inc. ...................................... Illinois 2721 36-3636836 Weekly Reader Corporation.................................... Delaware 2721 13-3603780 Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. ...................... Michigan 8299 38-2955660 Westcott ECI, Inc. .......................................... Texas 8299 75-2475419 Western Empire Publications, Inc. ........................... Delaware 2721 95-3363328
The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each additional registrant's principal executive office is 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151 (212-745-0100). The financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries are omitted because PRIMEDIA believes the separate financial statements would not be material to the shareholders and potential investors. The total assets, revenues, income or equity of non-guarantor subsidiaries, both individually and on a combined basis are inconsequential in relation to the total assets, revenues, income or equity of PRIMEDIA. All of the equity securities of each of the additional registrants set forth in the table above are owned, either directly or indirectly, by PRIMEDIA, and there has been no default during the preceding 36 calendar months with respect to any indebtedness or material long-term leases of PRIMEDIA or any of the additional registrants. iii PRIMEDIA INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K DECEMBER 31, 1997 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET FOR PARTS I, II, III AND IV
PAGE ----- PART I Item 1. Business...................................................................................... 1 Item 2. Properties.................................................................................... 10 Item 3. Legal Proceedings............................................................................. 10 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders........................................... 10 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters......................... 11 Item 6. Selected Financial Data....................................................................... 12 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations......... 14 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.................................... 25 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................................................... 26 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.......... 61 PART III -- Omitted, except Item 10 as to Executive Officers is included as part of Part I Item 1........................................................................................ 61 PART IV Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K............................... 61
iv PART I ITEM 1. BUSINESS. GENERAL PRIMEDIA Inc. (which together with its subsidiaries (and its predecessors) is herein referred to as either "PRIMEDIA" or the "Company" unless the context implies otherwise) is the authoritative source of specialized information for highly targeted audiences in the education, business and special interest consumer markets. Most of the Company's products have leadership positions in the specialty niche markets in which such products compete: specialty magazines (E.G., SEVENTEEN, AMERICAN BABY, SOAP OPERA DIGEST, TRUCKIN', SEW NEWS and TELEPHONY); education (E.G., CHANNEL ONE NETWORK, WEEKLY READER and PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning); and information (E.G., APARTMENT GUIDES, WARD'S, THE WORLD ALMANAC and BACON'S). The Company has achieved substantial revenue growth through the development of its franchises, combined with its operating expertise and a successful acquisition strategy. For the period starting in 1993 through 1997, sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 15% to $1,488 million. Operating loss in 1997 was $20.8 million compared to $7.7 million in 1993 (after deductions for amortization and depreciation of $184.2 million in 1997 and $143.3 million in 1993). GROWTH STRATEGY PRIMEDIA's strategy is to address growing needs in today's information economy. Technology has created a flood of information. Consequently, management believes the key role of the media is shifting from making information broadly available across all audiences to sifting out and qualifying information for the benefit of specific audiences. The Company's products are authoritative information sources meeting customers' particular needs in the most beneficial formats--print, electronic, and multimedia. Its pursuit of this strategy in its targeted markets has enabled PRIMEDIA to achieve an average market share across all products of 60%, with 80% ranking number one or two in their markets. PRIMEDIA provides authoritative information in six areas that show superior growth: specialty consumer magazines and technical and trade magazines in the specialty magazine segment; classroom learning and workplace learning in the education segment; and consumer and business information products in the information segment. In each of these six areas, the Company offers authoritative information products that have a branded presence and leading market positions. The Company is taking advantage of fundamental growth trends in these six markets. The Company's specialty magazines take advantage of trends in the specialty consumer market where advertising growth has outpaced general interest magazine, broadcast television, radio and newspaper advertising growth since 1989. In classroom and workplace learning, PRIMEDIA is building on rising elementary and secondary school enrollments, increased spending on supplementary educational materials and the rapid growth in outsourced workplace education. The Company's consumer and business information products are capitalizing on the trend towards targeted marketing and away from general interest sources such as newspapers and the increased spending by businesses for information. The Company seeks to maximize its operating performance by capitalizing on its leading position in each of these growing markets. Each of PRIMEDIA's six growth vehicles has opportunities for expansion through both internal organic development and product line acquisitions. Organic growth results from both market expansion and product innovation in conventional and new media formats. Growth through product line acquisition is made possible by the constant availability of leading brands for sale in niche markets in PRIMEDIA's six growth areas. To support this aspect of growth, the Company has successfully developed a selective and disciplined process of identifying, evaluating and integrating acquired companies. The primary source of funds for these product line acquisitions is the cash generated by the Company's operations, which by their nature have high operating margins and low capital requirements. Net capital expenditures were approximately $31.1 million, $28.8 million and $23.4 million, or 2.1%, 2.1% and 2.2% of sales, in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Additionally, cash available for reinvestment is amplified because the Company pays virtually no income taxes largely as a result of having structured most of its acquisitions to create tax-deductible amortization of intangible assets which results in net operating losses. The Company has focused on the areas of its business that have the greatest potential for strong organic growth and growth through product line acquisitions. Those growth vehicles by segment are: specialty magazines--specialty consumer magazines and technical and trade magazines; education-- classroom learning and workplace learning; and information--consumer information and business information. On November 18, 1997, the Company changed its name to PRIMEDIA Inc. to better reflect the "prime" positioning the Company has in six areas of specialized "media." On November 18, 1997, the Company's New York Stock Exchange symbol was changed from KCC to PRM. Refer to Item 7 for a description of segment sales and income. SPECIALTY MAGAZINES The specialty magazines segment consists of specialty consumer magazines and technical and trade magazines. In 1997, 60% of its 67 specialty consumer magazines and nearly 50% of its 65 technical and trade magazines, were number one in their respective markets. According to the WALL STREET JOURNAL, PRIMEDIA is the largest magazine publisher in the United States of America by ad page count. Some of the Company's specialty consumer magazines include SOAP OPERA DIGEST, SEVENTEEN, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, TRUCKIN' and SEW NEWS; leading technical and trade publications include TELEPHONY, FLEET OWNER and AMERICAN PRINTER. SPECIALTY CONSUMER MAGAZINES The Company's specialty consumer magazines include SOAP OPERA DIGEST, MODERN BRIDE, SEVENTEEN, AMERICAN BABY, over 36 automotive titles, and 13 local bridal as well as sewing, crafts and other titles. The principal sources for specialty consumer magazines' sales are advertising and circulation. In the year ended December 31, 1997, approximately 54% of the specialty consumer magazines' sales were from advertising, 42% were from circulation and 4% were from other sources. SOAP OPERA DIGEST and SOAP OPERA WEEKLY are the leading publications covering soap operas aired on network television. SOAP OPERA DIGEST was a bi-weekly publication through 1996. In the spring of 1997, SOAP OPERA DIGEST became a weekly publication with an average circulation of 1.1 million per week. SOAP OPERA WEEKLY had an average 1997 circulation of 465,000. Both publications are distributed mainly at supermarket, convenience store and drugstore checkout counters with SOAP OPERA DIGEST also having a significant subscriber base. They compete for circulation on the basis of editorial content and quality against such publications as SOAP OPERA NEWS and SOAP OPERA MAGAZINE, both of which have substantially lower circulation. SEVENTEEN is the leading young women's fashion and beauty magazine based on both circulation and advertising pages, with fashion, boys, beauty, talent and lifestyle editorial targeted to girls aged 12 to 19. SEVENTEEN's monthly rate base is 2.3 million; it is the largest circulation teen and fashion and beauty magazine in the United States. Its principal competitor is YM. SEVENTEEN competes for circulation based on the nature and quality of its editorial. AMERICAN BABY, a baby care publication distributed monthly to approximately 1.7 million expectant and new parents, contains articles on all aspects of pregnancy and baby care. While the magazine competes with PARENTS, PARENTING and CHILD for the larger childcare market, AMERICAN BABY'S principal competitor is BABY TALK. AMERICAN BABY also offers several ancillary products including sampling and couponing programs and a cable television show. 2 The Company's other specialty consumer magazines include AUTOMOBILE, which caters to the high-end automotive market, MODERN BRIDE, a guide to bridal fashions, home furnishings and honeymoons, the city magazines NEW YORK and CHICAGO, TRUCKIN', the leading truck customization publication, SEW NEWS, the premier sewing title and DOG WORLD, the leading publication for dog breeders. The Company's sales of the automotive titles are primarily newsstand driven; the sewing and crafts titles are primarily sold by subscription, and the other titles have significant sales both by subscription and on the newsstand. Subscriptions are obtained using printed advertisements, direct mail, clearinghouses and subscription cards in each magazine. In 1997, the Company acquired CONTEMPORARY BRIDE OF DETROIT, SHOTGUN NEWS, SURFING, CAR AUDIO AND ELECTRONICS, VETTE, MUSCLE MUSTANGS, LOW RIDER, and several other related titles. The Company, on January 8, 1998, executed a definitive agreement with McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. and Cowles Media Company (the "Cowles Transaction") to acquire Cowles Enthusiast Media consisting of specialty consumer magazines. Readers value specialty consumer magazines for their editorial content and also rely on them as a catalog of products in the relevant topic area. This catalog aspect makes the specialty consumer magazines an important media buy for advertisers. Advertising sales for the Company's specialty consumer magazines are generated by a combination of in-house staff and outside advertising firms. The magazines compete for advertising on the basis of circulation and the niche markets they serve. Each of the Company's specialty consumer magazines faces competition in its subject area from a variety of publishers, and competes for readers on the basis of high quality, targeted editorial, which is provided by in-house writers and freelance authors. In 1997, SEVENTEEN established a brand licensing program centered around the launch of select categories of SEVENTEEN-branded merchandise. This merchandise will begin to appear in retail outlets in mid-1998. With the 1997 launch of websites for SOAP OPERA DIGEST (www.soapdigest.com) and NEW YORK MAGAZINE (www.newyorkmag.com), the Company now has websites for the vast majority of its specialty consumer magazines. In 1997, the Company launched numerous special issues of titles including, but not limited to, SEVENTEEN, AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE, HORTICULTURE and TRUCKIN'. TECHNICAL AND TRADE MAGAZINES The Company publishes 65 technical and trade magazines that provide vital information to professionals in fields such as telecommunications (TELEPHONY and WIRELESS REVIEW), agriculture (SOYBEAN DIGEST), transportation (FLEET OWNER) and real estate (NATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTOR). In 1997, 31 of these publications ranked number one, and approximately 72% of these publications ranked number one or two, in the fields they serve based on advertising pages. These magazines are distributed primarily on a "controlled circulation" basis to members of a targeted industry group and provide career and business-enhancing technical and tutorial editorial content. Capitalizing on the centralized circulation, fulfillment, production and other back office services, new titles can be spun-off from existing titles or acquired and integrated. During 1997, approximately 78% of the sales of the technical and trade titles were generated from advertising. Because each of the technical and trade magazines is distributed almost exclusively to purchasing decision makers in a targeted industry group, product and service providers are able to focus their advertising. The advertising rates charged are based on the size of the circulation within the target group as well as competitive factors. These magazines compete for advertising on the basis of advertising rates, circulation, reach, editorial content and readership commitment. Advertising sales are made by in-house sales forces, supplemented by independent representatives in selected regions and overseas. 3 Classified advertising is sold through telemarketing. Magazine editorial is provided by in-house writers and freelance authors, well-known in their specific industry niches. In 1997, the Company announced a joint venture with Cheng Cheng Enterprises Holdings (China) Ltd. to publish technical and trade magazines in China. Additionally, the company acquired both Cardinal Business Media, Inc., a leading publisher of technical entertainment business magazines and REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE, the leading magazine for retail brokers. As part of the Cowles Transaction, the Company will acquire Cowles Business Media consisting of 11 technical and trade magazine titles and 15 trade shows. In addition to its technical and trade magazines, the Company sponsors seminars and trade shows, including LIGHTING DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EXPO and THE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS EXPO & CONFERENCE, serving the advertisers and readers of the corresponding publications. In the technical and trade magazine segment, the Company launched numerous new media products including 14 websites and a CD-ROM for ELECTRICAL WHOLESALING. In 1997, the Company introduced several new products. These include Internet sites for SOAP OPERA DIGEST (WWW.SOAPDIGEST.COM), NEW YORK (WWW.NEWYORKMAG.COM), and 14 other sites for technical and trade magazines. Many of these sites carry paid advertising. The Company also launched a brand licensing program at SEVENTEEN magazine. EDUCATION The Company is a leading provider of supplemental educational materials and programming in the United States, targeting both classroom and workplace learning. PRIMEDIA's best-known brands in classroom learning include CHANNEL ONE and WEEKLY READER, and in workplace learning, PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, formerly known as Westcott Communications. Classroom learning takes advantage of the growth in spending on supplementary educational materials and the projected increases in elementary and secondary school enrollments over the next decade (in particular, school enrollments are expected to rise 7% between 1995 and 2005). Workplace learning focuses on the $69 billion training market of which the outsourced segment is the fastest growing portion, expected to rise 142% between 1995 and 2005. CLASSROOM LEARNING The Company operates CHANNEL ONE NETWORK, WEEKLY READER and Films for the Humanities and Sciences ("Films"). CHANNEL ONE'S NETWORK news program, CHANNEL ONE NEWS, is the only daily news program targeted to secondary school students. CHANNEL ONE NEWS broadcasts every school day via satellite to over eight million students and 350,000 educators in approximately 12,000 secondary schools in the United States. CHANNEL ONE NETWORK pioneered the delivery of world events and educational programming into classrooms via satellite. Its award-winning daily news broadcast reaches more students than any other electronically delivered educational product. CHANNEL ONE NEWS has ten times the audience of the evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, NBC and cable networks. Schools sign up for the CHANNEL ONE NETWORK service under a three-year contract pursuant to which they agree to show CHANNEL ONE NEWS, in its entirety, on at least 90% of all school days. CHANNEL ONE NETWORK provides to schools a turnkey system of video cassette recorders and networked televisions. These products and services are provided to schools at no charge; sales are generated by two minutes of advertising shown during the 12-minute daily newscast. Substantially all school contracts have come up for renewal at least once and approximately 99% have been renewed in each renewal cycle. 4 CHANNEL ONE NEWS is produced at CHANNEL ONE NETWORK'S Los Angeles studio, using staff anchors and correspondents who report from U.S. and international locations. CHANNEL ONE NETWORK has a library of over 1,500 broadcasts including approximately 200 single subject series, 60 of which have been released as educational videos. CHANNEL ONE NEWS has no direct competition in the schools but does compete for advertising dollars with other media aimed at teenagers. The Company's primary competitive advantage is its total audience of over eight million teenagers each school day. For 1997, approximately 64% of CHANNEL ONE NEWS' advertising sales were from contracts having terms of three or more years. The top five advertisers in 1997 by dollars were PepsiCo, M&M Mars, Quaker Oats, Reebok, and Nintendo, which together accounted for approximately 56% of advertising sales, and 93% of which was pursuant to multi-year contracts expiring between June 1998 and December 1999. CHANNEL ONE'S THE CLASSROOM CHANNEL offers a range of instructional programming to enhance the schools' curriculum. THE CLASSROOM CHANNEL offers an average of 80 minutes of daily programming at no charge to schools. In 1997, CHANNEL ONE NETWORK expanded its franchise by expanding the distribution of THE COLLEGE CHANNEL, a college preparation service produced in conjunction with The Princeton Review, to more than 5,000 high schools; increasing the traffic on its CHANNELONE.COM on-line network by more than 100%; licensing its programming in Thailand; and renewing its weekly ONEZONE news program for a second broadcast season on public television. Additionally, in 1997, CHANNEL ONE NETWORK acquired Cover Concepts, a publisher of customized school book covers. WEEKLY READER is the best-known and highest-circulation student newspaper in the United States, with over 6.6 million subscriptions for elementary school students alone. WEEKLY READER and its related products are sold in approximately 70% of all elementary schools and 59% of all secondary schools, and for the 1996-1997 school year had a 55% share of the elementary school market and a 38% share of the secondary school market. Eight separate editions of WEEKLY READER, each consisting of 26 issues per year, are distributed to elementary school students. Each edition is written and designed for a particular reading and comprehension level in order to bring current world news to children at a level commensurate with their comprehension abilities. A teacher's guide with background information, discussion topics and follow-up questions is included with each edition. In order to capitalize on its large teacher and school customer base for organic growth, WEEKLY READER launched SCIENCE SPIN, an optional monthly supplement with separate editions for grades K to 6. SCIENCE SPIN achieved an initial circulation of 510,000 in its first year of publication. Every full-color issue contains current and interesting science news tailored to student reading levels and the school curriculum. For the secondary school market, WEEKLY READER publishes eight other periodicals: READ MAGAZINE, WRITING, CURRENT EVENTS, CURRENT SCIENCE, CURRENT HEALTH I AND II, CAREER WORLD and KNOW YOUR WORLD EXTRA. These periodicals provide current information and skills practice in the curriculum areas of language arts, science, health and remedial reading. Editorial materials for these publications are generated by in-house writers and freelance authors. The Company's main competitors in these markets are Scholastic Corporation and Time Warner, Inc. WEEKLY READER generally competes on the basis of editorial quality, content and value. Films is the exclusive distributor of approximately 6,500 educational videos as well as videodiscs, CD-ROMs and related products that are sold primarily by direct mail to teachers, instructors and librarians serving primarily grades 8 to 12 and college markets. Films is the largest distributor of such products to colleges and high schools and competes on the basis of quality and breadth of the subject matter. In 1997, Films acquired the exclusive right to distribute the non-theatrical British Broadcasting Corporation videos to the U.S. education markets. 5 WORKPLACE LEARNING PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, formerly Westcott Communications, Inc., is a leading provider of high quality workplace educational materials including video programming, print and computer based products. PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning has approximately 20,000 corporate and institutional subscribers. The group's satellite-delivered and video programming reaches three million professionals each year on more than 20 networks and is the premier provider of electronically-delivered workplace training in such fields as automotive, healthcare, banking, and insurance. The Company's leading networks include the Executive Education Network ("EXEN") and the Interactive Medical Networks ("IMN"). EXEN delivers executive education courses taught by professors from leading business schools including Harvard University, Columbia University and the University of Southern California to corporate and professional clients nationwide. In 1997, EXEN expanded internationally with its first live EXEN broadcast featuring expert leadership strategist John Kotter of Harvard. IMN offers a variety of live programming, telecourses and other video products, including graduate degree courses, in-service training and accredited continuing education programming, designed to reach multiple target audiences within the hospital setting. In 1997, PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning launched two networks: the WORKPLACE TRAINING NETWORK ("WTN") which provides satellite-delivered information on industrial safety and training and the PRIMEDIA FINANCIAL NETWORK ("PFN") which provides training for financial professionals, delivered by satellite and video. PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning does not have any multi-industry competitors in the workplace learning market. The Company competes with a number of businesses and governmental agencies that provide videotaped training material, consulting services and instruction via television, print, video, Internet or seminars. In 1997, PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning acquired Pictorial, the largest provider of specialized training and certification products for the insurance industry and QWIZ, the leading provider of computer-based office skills testing. Both acquisitions add critical training and testing expertise in growth industries. INFORMATION The Company produces over 170 highly targeted consumer and business information products, most of which hold dominant positions in their niche markets. The Company's premier consumer information products include APARTMENT GUIDES, THE WORLD ALMANAC and such specialty reference products as FACTS ON FILE NEWS SERVICES which is used by public and institutional libraries. Its leading business directories include BACON'S for public relations professionals and NELSON for financial professionals. The growth in advertising supported consumer information (E.G.--targeted free publications, such as the APARTMENT GUIDES) is being driven by the desire of advertisers to reach their customers as cost effectively as possible. From 1995 to 2005, advertising revenue generated from free shopping guides is expected to nearly double. Consequently, APARTMENT GUIDES and PRIMEDIA's other targeted free publications should continue to provide significant opportunities for growth through new ventures and acquisitions. Business directories capitalize on the growth in business spending on information which is expected to increase 8% on a compound annual basis, between 1995 and 2005. CONSUMER INFORMATION The Company publishes over 70 consumer directories and specialized reference products. These products are distributed nationally in retail outlets and are sold to public and institutional libraries. The Company publishes and distributes consumer guides in three categories: rental apartments, new homes 6 and computer shopping. The Company's leading reference products include THE WORLD ALMANAC, FACTS ON FILE NEWS SERVICES and the Gareth Stevens line of juvenile reference works. The Company is the leading publisher of rental apartment guides in the United States with 63 local versions of its apartment guides, each of which is published no less frequently than quarterly and provides informational listings about featured apartment communities. All listed apartments are carried on the Internet at WWW.APTGUIDES.COM. These listings are paid for by apartment community managers, who need to fill vacant apartments, and who represent 100% of the apartment guide sales. The Company is the dominant information provider in apartment guides. The Company's only national competitor, FOR RENT, is present in 37 of the Company's markets. In those markets, on average, the Company captured 52% of total 1997 advertising pages, with FOR RENT capturing 43% of such advertising pages. In 1997, the Company acquired apartment guides in Dayton, Nashville, Memphis and Little Rock, and made its most successful launch ever in Salt Lake City. Additionally, the Company acquired a new homes guide in Austin. The Company's DistribuTech Division is the nation's largest distributor of free publications, including its own consumer directories and over 600 other titles. In 1997, it managed the distribution of its and other publishers' free publications to over 19,000 grocery, convenience and drug stores in 65 U.S. cities, as well as universities, military bases and major employers. The majority of these locations are operated under exclusive distribution agreements. The Company's consumer information guides typically are displayed in free standing, multi-pocket racks. DistribuTech generates substantial revenues by leasing additional distribution rack pockets to other publications that it also distributes. DistribuTech competes on the basis of its prime retail locations for its rack program. THE WORLD ALMANAC is the leading almanac in the English language ranked by unit sales and data content with approximately 1.0 million copies of the 1998 edition sold as of December 31, 1997. In 1997, the Company published the third annual edition of THE WORLD ALMANAC FOR KIDS, which sold approximately 220,000 copies. THE WORLD ALMANAC licenses its content for use on seven CD-ROM products and six on-line services. The Company's World Almanac Education Division sells reference books to the school and library market by catalog. Facts On File News Services publishes subscription products that are sold to schools and libraries. The flagship product, WORLD NEWS DIGEST, published weekly, is available in print, CD-ROM and on-line formats, and has a subscriber base of approximately 7,000. Gareth Stevens, a publisher and distributor of juvenile reference works and a distributor of multi-media products, was acquired by the Company in February 1997. Gareth Stevens has a title list of approximately 800 titles and its market focus is North America's primary and secondary school libraries and public libraries. Funk & Wagnalls' New Encyclopedia licenses its editorial content, for electronic delivery, to Microsoft Corporation as the textual basis for Microsoft's ENCARTA CD-ROM product and for use on four CD-ROM products and five on-line services. The Company experiences competition for its reference products from other print and electronic products from a variety of publishers. BUSINESS INFORMATION The Company publishes nearly 100 specialized directories and databases focused on the specialized information needs of professionals in such areas as commerce, public relations, and transportation. The databases are compiled by an in-house editorial staff, marketed directly to subscribers and advertisers primarily by an in-house sales staff and distributed predominantly on a paid subscription basis. Products are available in the most appropriate format for the customer: Internet, CD-ROM, or print. The Company's Bacon's Information, Inc. publishes MEDIASOURCE, a CD-ROM directory for public relations and media professionals, as well as print directories including BACON'S INTERNATIONAL MEDIA DIRECTORY and BACON'S BUSINESS MEDIA DIRECTORY. To complement its public relations directories, the Company operates a periodicals clipping service. NELSON is a premier brand name in the institutional investment industry, 7 providing specialized investment research and management information through products such as INSTITUTIONAL MARKETPLACE FOR WINDOWS. The Company also publishes newsletters that provide in-depth information on selected markets. WARD'S AUTOMOTIVE REPORTS is recognized as the authoritative source for industry-wide statistics on automotive production and sales. This newsletter competes on the basis of the nature and quality of its editorial content. In addition, the Company publishes, in print and electronic formats, used vehicle valuation information. Other databases include THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK and AC-U-KWIK. Most of the business directories published by the Company have no competition. Where competition does exist, in most cases, the Company's publication is dominant. Competition is on the basis of price and quality of data. Management believes that the comprehensiveness and quality of its data and the specialized focus of its publications have prevented others from launching competing publications or competing effectively. In 1997, the Company acquired INTELLICHOICE, the leading provider of Internet-based automobile cost information over the life of the automobile. In 1997, the Company released several CD-ROM products, including THE BLUEBOOK OF LOGISTICS EXECUTIVES and ELECTRICAL WHOLESALING. NON-CORE BUSINESSES SOLD As part of its strategy to focus on areas of its business that have the greatest potential for growth, the Company divested certain businesses that did not fit within its growth vehicles. Those businesses are: Krames Communications, the Katharine Gibbs Schools, Newbridge Book Clubs, Newbridge Educational Publishing, NEW WOMAN magazine, STAGEBILL, and Intertec Mailing Services. The Company intends to divest THE DAILY RACING FORM, a national daily newspaper covering thoroughbred horse racing. PRODUCTION AND FULFILLMENT Virtually all of the Company's print products are printed and bound by independent printers. The Company believes that outside printing services at competitive prices are readily available. With the exception of PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning and Films, which produce video products in-house, and most Internet sites, all other production of electronic and video products is performed by third party vendors. The principal raw material used in the Company's products is paper. The Company has paper supply contracts and, in almost all cases, supplies paper used by its outside printers. The Company believes that even if at some point in the future paper is in limited supply, the existing arrangements providing for the supply of paper will be adequate. The Company was able to meet its paper requirements during 1997. In 1997, approximately 39% and 34% of the Company's paper purchases were supplied through Lindenmeyr Central and Bulkley Dunton, respectively. The Company's relationship with these suppliers is good and is expected to continue to be good for the foreseeable future. Many of the Company's products are packaged and delivered to the U.S. Postal Service directly by the printer. Other products are sent from warehouses and other facilities operated by the Company. COMPANY ORGANIZATION PRIMEDIA was incorporated on November 22, 1991 in the State of Delaware. The principal executive office of the Company is located at 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151, telephone number (212) 745-0100. 8 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of PRIMEDIA:
NAME AGE POSITION(S) - ----------------------------------------------------- --- ----------------------------------------------------- William F. Reilly.................................... 59 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Director Charles G. McCurdy................................... 42 President and Director Beverly C. Chell..................................... 55 Vice Chairman, General Counsel, Secretary and Director Jack L. Farnsworth................................... 52 Executive Vice President James A. Warner...................................... 44 Vice President Richard J. LeBrasseur................................ 55 Vice President Michaelanne C. Discepolo............................. 45 Vice President, Human Resources George Philips....................................... 67 Vice President Douglas B. Smith..................................... 37 Vice President and Treasurer Curtis A. Thompson................................... 46 Vice President and Controller
Mr. Reilly is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of PRIMEDIA and has served in such capacities since November 1991. Mr. Reilly is also a director of FMC Corporation. Mr. McCurdy is President and a Director of PRIMEDIA and has served in such capacities since November 1991 and was Treasurer from 1991 to August 1993. Ms. Chell is Vice Chairman, General Counsel, Secretary and a Director of PRIMEDIA. Ms. Chell has served as Vice Chairman, General Counsel and Secretary since November 1991 and as a Director since March 1992. She is also a director of Mecklermedia Corporation. Mr. Farnsworth has been Executive Vice President of PRIMEDIA since May 1997, Vice President of PRIMEDIA since May 1992, President of PRIMEDIA Information Group since May 1992 and President of PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc. since June 1996. Mr. Warner has been a Vice President of PRIMEDIA since March 1998 and President of PRIMEDIA Specialty Magazines since February 1998. Prior to that time, he was President of the CBS Television Network starting in 1995. From 1989 to 1995 he was President of CBS Enterprises. Mr. LeBrasseur has been a Vice President of PRIMEDIA since March 1998, President of the Supplemental Education Group since October 1997 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Weekly Reader Corporation since April 1993. Ms. Discepolo is Vice President, Human Resources of PRIMEDIA. Mr. Philips has been a Vice President of PRIMEDIA since May 1992. Mr. Smith has been a Vice President of PRIMEDIA since May 1997 and Treasurer of PRIMEDIA since August 1993. Prior to that time he was at The Bank of New York starting in 1982 holding various positions. He held the position of Senior Vice President prior to joining PRIMEDIA. Mr. Thompson is a Vice President and Controller of PRIMEDIA and has served in such capacities since November 1991. The business address of the above executive officers of the Company is the address of the principal executive office of PRIMEDIA. EMPLOYEES As of December 31, 1997, the Company had approximately 6,300 full- and part-time employees, of whom approximately 20 were union members. Management considers its relations with its employees to be good. 9 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. The Company's principal leased properties used by the education segment are located in California, Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Texas; used by the information segment are in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin; and used by the specialty magazines segment are in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Property is owned by the Company and used in the information segment in New Jersey and Georgia and in the specialty magazines segment in California, Illinois and Missouri. The Company's only production facilities are small printing operations for THE DAILY RACING FORM and Films, broadcast production facilities for PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning and CHANNEL ONE and video duplicating facilities for PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning and Films. The Company's distribution properties and their capacity is adequate to satisfy the Company's needs. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. There are no material pending legal proceedings and no material legal proceedings including any that were terminated in the fourth quarter of 1997, to which the Company is or was a party other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of 1997. 10 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. PRIMEDIA Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of February 19, 1998, there were 323 holders of record of PRIMEDIA Common Stock. The Company has not and has no present intention to pay dividends on its Common Stock. High and low sales prices for 1997 and 1996 were as follows:
1997 SALES PRICE -------------------- QUARTER ENDED HIGH LOW - -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- March 31............................................................ $ 12 3/4 $ 9 1/2 June 30............................................................. $ 13 1/8 $ 10 September 30........................................................ $ 12 3/4 $ 10 3/4 December 31......................................................... $ 13 7/16 $ 11 5/8 1996 SALES PRICE -------------------- QUARTER ENDED HIGH LOW - -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- March 31............................................................ $ 12 5/8 $ 11 1/4 June 30............................................................. $ 12 7/8 $ 10 5/8 September 30........................................................ $ 12 5/8 $ 10 December 31......................................................... $ 11 5/8 $ 8 1/2
On September 26, 1997, PRIMEDIA completed a private offering of 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, par value $.01 per share, liquidation preference $100 per share (the "Series E Preferred Stock"). All shares of the Series E Preferred Stock were sold initially to Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Salomon Brothers Inc., as the placement agents (the "Placement Agents"). The Placement Agents subsequently sold the Series E Preferred Stock to qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The aggregate offering price for the Series E Preferred Stock was $125 million; and the net proceeds to PRIMEDIA, after deduction of discounts, commissions and expenses, were approximately $121.5 million. The net proceeds were used to redeem the 4,000,000 outstanding shares of $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock of PRIMEDIA, par value $.01 per share, liquidation preference $25.00 per share on November 3, 1997 at a redemption price of $26.45 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date and to repay borrowings outstanding under PRIMEDIA's Bank Credit Facilities (as defined herein). Pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement between PRIMEDIA and the Placement Agents, PRIMEDIA caused to become effective on January 16, 1998 a Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-38451) for 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, par value $.01 per share, liquidation preference $100 per share (the "Series F Preferred Stock"). The shares of Series F Preferred Stock are exchangeable into 9.20% Class F Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009, in whole but not in part, at the option of PRIMEDIA. The exchange of shares of Series E Preferred Stock in exchange for Series F Preferred Stock was completed on February 17, 1998. There were no cash proceeds to PRIMEDIA from such exchange. 11 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. The selected consolidated financial data were derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company which are included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The data should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included herein. PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) OPERATING DATA: Sales, net....................................... $1,487,595 $ 1,374,449 $ 1,046,329 $ 964,648 $ 844,748 Depreciation and amortization.................... 184,165 190,702 192,276 136,866 143,267 Other charges(1)................................. 138,640 -- 50,114 15,025 2,644 Operating income (loss)(2)....................... (20,793) 85,901 (26,275) 10,203 (7,669) Interest expense................................. 136,625 124,601 105,837 78,351 74,336 Income tax benefit(3)............................ 1,685 53,300 59,600 42,100 -- Income (loss) before extraordinary charge........ (157,439) 17,597 (75,435) (29,529) (86,496) Extraordinary charge-extinguishment of debt(4)... (15,401) (9,553) -- (11,874) -- Net income (loss)(2)............................. (172,840) 8,044 (75,435) (41,403) (86,496) Preferred stock dividends(5)..................... 65,073 43,526 28,978 25,959 22,290 Loss applicable to common shareholders........... (237,913) (35,482) (104,413) (67,362) (108,786) Basic and diluted loss applicable to common shareholders per common share(2)(6): Loss before extraordinary charge............... $ (1.72) $ (.20) $ (.92) $ (.55) $ (1.22) ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net loss....................................... $ (1.84) $ (.27) $ (.92) $ (.67) $ (1.22) ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Basic and diluted common shares outstanding...... 129,304,900 128,781,518 113,218,711 101,171,427 89,295,531 OTHER DATA: EBITDA(7)........................................ $ 302,012 $ 276,603 $ 216,115 $ 162,094 $ 138,242 Capital expenditures, net........................ 31,108 28,790 23,414 14,184 11,485 Net cash provided by operating activities........ 125,360 150,192 64,062 64,890 27,072 Net cash used in investing activities............ (185,725) (721,709) (318,712) (442,126) (95,669) Net cash provided by financing activities........ 46,688 580,946 263,644 383,924 63,579 AT DECEMBER 31, -------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) BALANCE SHEET DATA: Cash and cash equivalents........................ $ 22,978 $ 36,655 $ 27,226 $ 18,232 $ 11,544 Working capital (deficiency)(8).................. (146,245) (44,705) (56,560) 1,338 3,605 Intangible assets, gross......................... 2,508,650 2,649,805 1,996,564 1,656,590 1,343,482 Less: accumulated amortization............... 736,597 896,824 762,393 602,542 504,538 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Intangible assets, net........................... 1,772,053 1,752,981 1,234,171 1,054,048 838,944 Total assets..................................... 2,485,990 2,552,215 1,881,416 1,589,692 1,166,502 Long-term debt(9)................................ 1,656,541 1,565,686 1,134,916 1,034,689 661,297 Exchangeable preferred stock..................... 470,280 442,729 231,606 216,229 202,453 Common stock subject to redemption............... 4,376 5,957 28,022 16,552 25,287 Shareholders' equity (deficiency): Common stock................................. 1,298 1,283 1,259 1,053 947 Additional paid-in capital................... 780,191 772,642 748,194 572,940 488,541 Accumulated deficit.......................... (929,011) (691,098) (655,616) (551,203) (483,841) Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments................................ (1,543) (1,270) (1,275) (1,324) (1,220) Common stock in treasury, at cost............ (13,158) -- -- -- -- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total shareholders' equity (deficiency).......... $ (162,223) $ 81,557 $ 92,562 $ 21,466 $ 4,427 ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(See notes on the following page) 12 NOTES TO SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (1) Represents net provision for loss on the sales of businesses in 1997, 1995 and 1994, provision for restructuring and other costs in 1995 and provision for write-down of real estate no longer utilized in 1993. (2) The adoption of a change in method of accounting for direct-response advertising costs effective July 1, 1994, resulted in an increase in operating income (decrease in operating loss), an equal decrease in net loss (increase in net income) and a decrease in basic and diluted loss per common share of approximately $3,128 ($.02 per share), $2,000 ($.02 per share), $11,800 ($.10 per share) and $9,800 ($.10 per share) for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. (3) At December 31, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, management of the Company reviewed recent operating results for the years then ended and projected future operating results for the years through December 31, 2003. At December 31, 1997, the Company's management determined that no adjustment to net deferred income tax assets was required. In prior years, management determined that a portion of the net deferred income tax assets at December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994 would likely be realized. Accordingly, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $53,300 in 1996, $59,600 in 1995 and $42,100 in 1994. For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company recorded an income tax carryback claim of $1,685. At December 31, 1997, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs") of approximately $749,000 which will be available to reduce future taxable income. In addition to the NOLs, management estimates that approximately $864,000 of unamortized goodwill and other intangible assets will be available as deductions from any future taxable income. (4) Represents the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. For the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996, amount also includes the premiums paid on the redemptions of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes. (5) In 1997, the Company recorded a preferred stock dividend accrual in the amount of $9,517. Of the total dividend accrual recorded in 1997, the amounts that relate to prior periods were not material. (6) Basic and diluted loss per common share, as well as the basic and diluted common shares outstanding, were computed as described in Note 17 of the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Previously reported loss per share amounts have been restated as required by the adoption of a new accounting pronouncement. (7) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and provision for one-time charges ("EBITDA") is not intended to represent cash flow from operations and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes EBITDA is a standard measure commonly reported and widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the media industry. Accordingly, this information has been disclosed herein to permit a more complete comparative analysis of the Company's operating performance relative to other companies in its industry. This measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. (8) Includes current maturities of long-term debt and assets held for sale. (9) Excludes current maturities of long-term debt. 13 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS). INTRODUCTION The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company's historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein. The Company organizes its businesses into three segments: specialty magazines, education and information. The specialty magazines segment has in prior periods been referred to as the specialty media segment, but the Company believes the new name is more reflective of the focus of the segment. Management believes a meaningful comparison of the results of operations for 1997, 1996 and 1995 is obtained by using segment information. This year, the Company begins presenting results from continuing businesses ("Continuing Businesses") which exclude the results of the non-core businesses ("Non-Core Businesses"), which are either sold businesses or businesses held for sale. The Non-Core Businesses include Krames Communications Incorporated ("Krames"), The Katharine Gibbs Schools, Inc. ("Katharine Gibbs"), NEW WOMAN, Intertec Mailing Services, Newbridge Communications, Inc. (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences), and STAGEBILL which have been divested and THE DAILY RACING FORM which is being held for sale. Management believes that this presentation is the most useful way to analyze the historical trends of its businesses. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA PRIMEDIA is a targeted information company, focused on highly specialized niches of the specialty magazine, education and information markets. SPECIALTY MAGAZINES (57.9% of sales from Continuing Businesses, 67.0% of operating income from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead and 50.5% of EBITDA from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead): Includes 67 specialty consumer magazines such as SEVENTEEN, SOAP OPERA DIGEST, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AMERICAN BABY and LOW RIDER plus 65 technical and trade magazines including TELEPHONY, FLEET OWNER and REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE. This group focuses on reaching enthusiasts, or those interested in the key topics (hobbies, lifestyles, industry, etc.) that its customers demand, while providing its advertisers with the most efficient mechanism for reaching the targeted audience through print, Internet and other allied products. EDUCATION (18.6% of sales from Continuing Businesses, 5.2% of operating income from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead and 22.9% of EBITDA from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead): Includes classroom learning products such as CHANNEL ONE NEWS, WEEKLY READER and Films for the Humanities and Sciences, plus PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning (formerly Westcott Communications, Inc.). The classroom learning group targets grades Kindergarten through 12 with highly targeted supplemental periodical, video and network products to help teach students. The workplace learning group is the leading provider of high quality workplace learning programs in such fields as healthcare, automotive, banking and insurance. INFORMATION (23.5% of sales from Continuing Businesses, 27.8% of operating income from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead and 26.6% of EBITDA from Continuing Businesses before corporate overhead): Includes over 70 consumer guides such as APARTMENT GUIDES, MICROTIMES and new homes guides; specialized reference products such as THE WORLD ALMANAC and Facts On File News Services; and nearly 100 specialized directories. 14 The information segment produces consumer and business information products in a variety of formats for decision makers in business, professional and special interest consumer markets. The information is compiled and sold as reference works, CD-ROMs, almanacs and directories. In 1997, PRIMEDIA executed a focusing program to accelerate growth, divest Non-Core Businesses, and strengthen its balance sheet. Proceeds from the sales of the Non-Core Businesses, excluding THE DAILY RACING FORM which is expected to be sold in 1998, were $171,575 net of direct selling expenses. The Company incurred a provision for loss on sales of businesses in the 1997 third quarter of $138,640, primarily associated with the write-down of the net assets of THE DAILY RACING FORM. Additional selected financial data for the Company organized on the foregoing basis are presented below:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ Sales, Net: Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines............................................... $ 718,134 $ 635,392 $ 409,308 Education......................................................... 230,057 181,972 127,660 Information....................................................... 292,053 249,936 202,240 ------------ ------------ ------------ Subtotal........................................................ 1,240,244 1,067,300 739,208 Non-Core Businesses................................................... 247,351 307,149 307,121 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total........................................................... $ 1,487,595 $ 1,374,449 $ 1,046,329 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Depreciation, Amortization and Other Charges(1): Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines............................................... $ 66,134 $ 71,424 $ 53,347 Education......................................................... 64,326 51,706 77,320 Information....................................................... 45,276 37,306 54,052 Corporate......................................................... 99 779 703 ------------ ------------ ------------ Subtotal........................................................ 175,835 161,215 185,422 Non-Core Businesses................................................... 146,970 29,487 56,968 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total........................................................... $ 322,805 $ 190,702 $ 242,390 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating Income (Loss): Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines............................................... $ 91,295 $ 64,971 $ 36,504 Education......................................................... 7,130 7,232 (32,126) Information....................................................... 37,823 36,668 4,513 Corporate......................................................... (25,644) (22,276) (17,737) ------------ ------------ ------------ Subtotal........................................................ 110,604 86,595 (8,846) Non-Core Businesses................................................... (131,397) (694) (17,429) ------------ ------------ ------------ Total........................................................... (20,793) 85,901 (26,275)
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ Other Income (Expense): Interest expense...................................................... (136,625) (124,601) (105,837) Amortization of deferred financing and organizational costs........... (3,071) (3,662) (3,135) Other, net............................................................ 1,365 6,659 212 ------------ ------------ ------------ Loss before income tax benefit and extraordinary charge................. (159,124) (35,703) (135,035) Income tax benefit...................................................... 1,685 53,300 59,600 ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before extraordinary charge............................... (157,439) 17,597 (75,435) Extraordinary charge--extinguishment of debt............................ (15,401) (9,553) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income (loss)....................................................... $ (172,840) $ 8,044 $ (75,435) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
- ------------------------ (1) Other charges includes net provision for loss on the sales of businesses in 1997 and 1995 and provision for restructuring and other costs in 1995. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 16.2% to $1,240,244 in 1997 from $1,067,300 in 1996 due to sales increases in all segments. Sales as reported, including the Non-Core Businesses, increased by 8.2% in 1997 over 1996. Operating income from Continuing Businesses increased 27.7% to $110,604 during 1997 from $86,595 during 1996. This increase is attributable to the sales increase as well as declines in paper costs which began declining in 1996. Interest expense increased by $12,024 or 9.7% in 1997 over 1996 reflecting increased borrowings associated with acquisitions. The loss before income tax benefit and extraordinary charge increased by $123,421 to $159,124 during 1997 compared to $35,703 during 1996. This increase is attributable to the provision for loss on the sales of businesses of $138,640 recorded during the third quarter of 1997. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, management of the Company reviewed recent operating results for the years then ended and projected future operating results for the years through 2003. The Company's management determined that no adjustment to net deferred income tax assets was required at December 31, 1997 and that an income tax benefit of $53,300 should be recognized at December 31, 1996. The Company reported a Federal income tax carryback claim of $1,685 in 1997. The extraordinary charge in 1997 reflects the aggregate premium paid of $9,537 on the redemption of the Company's 10 5/8% Senior Notes and an additional write-off of related deferred financing costs of $5,864. The extraordinary charge of $9,553 in 1996 resulted primarily from the write-off of deferred financing costs relating to the replacement of the Company's then existing credit facilities with new credit facilities. SPECIALTY MAGAZINES Results from Continuing Businesses exclude NEW WOMAN, STAGEBILL and Intertec Mailing Services. Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 13.0% to $718,134 in 1997 from $635,392 in 1996 due largely to $24,388 of advertising and circulation growth at SEVENTEEN, which achieved record revenues in 1997, and at SOAP OPERA DIGEST, which became a weekly publication during 1997. Technical and trade magazines also showed strong growth, and revenue from Internet advertising, while still a small portion of the segment, 16 grew significantly. Acquisitions such as LOW RIDER, MUSCLE MUSTANG, SURFING, REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE and MIX, also contributed $51,544 to the sales growth. Operating income from Continuing Businesses increased 40.5% to $91,295 in 1997 from $64,971 in 1996 due to the sales increase as well as declines in paper costs which began declining in 1996. EDUCATION Results from Continuing Businesses exclude Krames, Katharine Gibbs and Newbridge (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences). Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 26.4% to $230,057 from $181,972 in 1996. The increase is attributable to advertising growth at CHANNEL ONE, and the acquisitions of PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, QWIZ, Cover Concepts and Pictorial which added $43,995 to sales growth. Operating income from Continuing Businesses decreased 1.4% to $7,130 in 1997 from $7,232 in 1996 due primarily to increased goodwill and other intangible amortization expense resulting from acquisitions. INFORMATION Results from Continuing Businesses exclude THE DAILY RACING FORM. Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 16.9% to $292,053 from $249,936 in 1996. This increase is largely attributable to approximately a $32,000 increase at the apartment guides, including the start-up of new guides and acquisitions, and strong performance at BACON'S and the directory units. Operating income from Continuing Businesses increased 3.1% to $37,823 in 1997 from $36,668 in 1996, largely attributable to the strong sales increases at the apartment guides partially offset by an $8,000 increase in amortization expense resulting from acquisitions and increases in other operating expenses. CORPORATE Corporate expenses increased 15.1% to $25,644 in 1997 from $22,276 in 1996, largely attributable to an increase in corporate headcount to accommodate the growth of the Company as well as a one-time executive death benefit. NON-CORE BUSINESSES Sales from Non-Core Businesses declined 19.5% to $247,351 from $307,149 in 1996. Most of this decline resulted from the divestitures of Krames, Katharine Gibbs and NEW WOMAN during 1997, and lower revenue levels at Newbridge (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences) and THE DAILY RACING FORM. The operating loss from Non-Core Businesses increased to $131,397 in 1997 from $694 in 1996, attributable to the $138,640 provision for the loss on the sales of businesses. 1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 44.4% to $1,067,300 in 1996 from $739,208 in 1995. Sales increased due to internal growth in all segments as well as the impact of acquisitions. Specifically, the acquisitions of Cahners Consumer Magazines ("Cahners"), PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning and the trade magazines of Argus Inc. ("Argus") added approximately $199,144 to sales growth. Sales as reported, including the Non-Core Businesses, increased by 31.4% in 1996 over 1995. Operating income (loss) from Continuing Businesses increased to $86,595 during 1996 from $(8,846) during 1995. This improvement was driven by increases in sales, the impact of acquisitions and the impact of several one-time, principally non-cash charges totaling $68,072 in the second quarter of 1995. This increase was achieved despite an increase in average purchase prices for paper in the first half of 1996. 17 Interest expense increased by $18,764 or 17.7% in 1996 over 1995 primarily due to increased borrowings associated with acquisitions. The Company reported an income tax benefit of $53,300 in 1996 compared to $59,600 in 1995 associated with the partial recognition of NOLs and other deferred income tax assets. At the end of each year, the Company reviewed its recent operating results and projected future operating results and determined that there should be sufficient future taxable income so that a portion of the net deferred income tax assets would likely be realized. Such future taxable income is determined principally from management's projection of future operating results in conjunction with scheduled reductions in intangible asset amortization expense. The amount of the net deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced. Such reductions in taxable income could occur as a result of many external factors including but not limited to increased paper and postage costs and rates of interest. The $9,553 extraordinary charge in 1996 reflects the aggregate premium paid on the redemptions of the Company's 10 5/8% Senior Notes and the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs. The Company reported consolidated net income of $8,044 in 1996 versus a consolidated net loss of $75,435 in 1995. SPECIALTY MAGAZINES Results from Continuing Businesses exclude NEW WOMAN, STAGEBILL and Intertec Mailing Services. Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 55.2% to $635,392 in 1996 from $409,308 in 1995 due largely to growth of existing properties as well as the impact of the Cahners and Argus acquisitions. The increases at the existing properties were primarily due to the double-digit organic revenue growth at the specialty consumer magazines led by SEVENTEEN, SOAP OPERA DIGEST, TRUCKIN' and CRAFTS. The full year effect of Argus, acquired in December 1995, and Cahners, acquired in January 1996, contributed $51,459 and $95,397, respectively, to the 1996 sales growth. Operating income from Continuing Businesses increased by $28,467 or 78.0% in 1996 over 1995. This increase was the result of an increase in sales partially offset by an increase in average paper prices in 1996 over 1995. EDUCATION Results from Continuing Businesses exclude Krames, Katharine Gibbs and Newbridge (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences). Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 42.5% to $181,972 in 1996 from $127,660 in 1995. The growth is attributable to sales increases at WEEKLY READER and Films for the Humanities and Sciences and the addition of PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning. Operating income (loss) from Continuing Businesses increased to $7,232 in 1996 from $(32,126) in 1995. This improvement is primarily due to the one-time charges in the second quarter of 1995 for the provision for loss associated with the sale of Newfield Publications, Inc. INFORMATION Results from Continuing Businesses exclude THE DAILY RACING FORM. Sales from Continuing Businesses increased 23.6% to $249,936 in 1996 from $202,240 in 1995. This increase is largely attributable to double-digit organic growth at the apartment guides as well as the impact of acquisitions which contributed approximately $17,600 to the increase in sales. Operating income from Continuing Businesses increased to $36,668 in 1996 from $4,513 in 1995, largely attributable to the increase in sales and a decrease in amortization expense. Goodwill and intangible amortization expense decreased by $24,277 in 1996 over 1995 primarily as a result of an 18 adjustment to the carrying values of goodwill and other intangibles totaling approximately $18,000 in the second quarter of 1995. CORPORATE Corporate expenses increased 25.6% to $22,276 in 1996 from $17,737 in 1995, largely attributable to an increase in corporate headcount to accommodate the growth of the Company. NON-CORE BUSINESSES The operating loss from Non-Core Businesses decreased to $694 in 1996 from $17,429 in 1995, attributable to the one-time restructuring charge recorded in 1995. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company's EBITDA and other net cash flow items. Data is presented for both Continuing Businesses and Non-Core Businesses.
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- ----------- EBITDA(1): Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines.................................................... $ 157,429 $ 136,395 $ 89,851 Education.............................................................. 71,456 58,938 45,194 Information............................................................ 83,099 73,974 58,565 Corporate.............................................................. (25,545) (21,497) (17,034) ----------- ----------- ----------- Subtotal............................................................. 286,439 247,810 176,576 Non-Core Businesses...................................................... 15,573 28,793 39,539 ----------- ----------- ----------- Total................................................................ $ 302,012 $ 276,603 $ 216,115 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities: Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines.................................................... $ 152,323 $ 125,437 $ 69,853 Education.............................................................. 57,103 59,063 26,716 Information............................................................ 66,690 61,106 64,646 Corporate.............................................................. (162,248) (129,090) (111,521) ----------- ----------- ----------- Subtotal............................................................. 113,868 116,516 49,694 Non-Core Businesses...................................................... 11,492 33,676 14,368 ----------- ----------- ----------- Total................................................................ $ 125,360 $ 150,192 $ 64,062 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
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YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- ----------- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities: Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines.................................................... $ (137,414) $ (213,203) $ (234,755) Education.............................................................. (165,657) (434,603) 10,441 Information............................................................ (46,397) (58,813) (82,371) Corporate.............................................................. (1,740) (1,735) (2,424) ----------- ----------- ----------- Subtotal............................................................. (351,208) (708,354) (309,109) Non-Core Businesses...................................................... 165,483 (13,355) (9,603) ----------- ----------- ----------- Total................................................................ $ (185,725) $ (721,709) $ (318,712) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities: Continuing Businesses: Specialty Magazines.................................................... $ (4,318) $ (10,073) $ (5,332) Education.............................................................. (1,586) (2,653) (160) Information............................................................ (2,982) (4,698) (2,094) Corporate.............................................................. 54,656 600,156 272,293 ----------- ----------- ----------- Subtotal............................................................. 45,770 582,732 264,707 Non-Core Businesses...................................................... 918 (1,786) (1,063) ----------- ----------- ----------- Total................................................................ $ 46,688 $ 580,946 $ 263,644 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
- ------------------------ (1) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and provision for one-time charges ("EBITDA") is not intended to represent cash flow from operations and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes EBITDA is a standard measure commonly reported and widely used by analysts, investors and other interested parties in the media industry. Accordingly, this information has been disclosed herein to permit a more complete comparative analysis of the Company's operating performance relative to other companies in its industry. Consolidated working capital deficiency including current maturities of long-term debt was $146,245 at December 31, 1997 compared to $44,705 at December 31, 1996. Consolidated working capital deficiency reflects certain industry working capital practices and accounting principles, including the expensing of editorial and product development costs when incurred and the recording of unearned subscription income as a current liability. Advertising costs are expensed when the promotional activities occur except for certain direct-response advertising costs which are capitalized and amortized over the estimated period of future benefit. 1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Consolidated EBITDA from Continuing Businesses increased by 15.6% to $286,439 in 1997 from $247,810 in 1996 because of higher revenues, paper price declines and acquisitions of new businesses. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Specialty Magazines segment increased 15.4% in 1997 to $157,429 from $136,395 in 1996. This increase is attributable to strong organic revenue growth, paper price declines and acquisitions. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Education segment increased 21.2% to $71,456 in 1997 from $58,938 in 1996 due to advertising revenue growth at CHANNEL ONE and the inclusion of acquisitions including PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Information segment increased 12.3% in 1997 to $83,099 from $73,974 in 1996 primarily due to growth at the APARTMENT GUIDES which was attributable to increased advertising revenue and the impact of acquisitions. 20 EBITDA from Non-Core Businesses declined 45.9% to $15,573 in 1997 from $28,793 in 1996, due to sales declines at Newbridge (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences) and THE DAILY RACING FORM. The reported net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 1997, after interest payments of $142,421, was $125,360, a decrease of $24,832 over the 1996 period, due primarily to an increase in interest payments. The reported net cash used in investing activities decreased in 1997 as a result of decreased acquisition activities. The Company spent $326,192 for acquisitions during 1997 compared with $700,990 in 1996. The reported net capital expenditures were $31,108 during the 1997 period, an 8.1% increase from $28,790 in 1996. Increased investment in production and new product technology is expected to result in increased capital spending in 1998. The reported net cash provided by financing activities decreased in 1997 as a result of reduced debt and stock issuances during 1997 as well as the redemption of certain outstanding borrowings. 1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Consolidated EBITDA from Continuing Businesses increased by 40.3% to $247,810 in 1996 from $176,576 in 1995 because of growth from existing operations, new product additions and acquisitions of businesses. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Specialty Magazines segment increased 51.8% in 1996 to $136,395 from $89,851 in 1995 due to strong organic growth in circulation and advertising as well as acquisitions. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Education segment increased 30.4% to $58,938 in 1996 from $45,194 in 1995 due to advertising revenue growth at CHANNEL ONE and the inclusion of the acquisition of PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning. EBITDA from Continuing Businesses in the Information segment increased 26.3% in 1996 to $73,974 from $58,565 in 1995 due to increased advertising revenues in the apartment guides and a portion of Intertec as well as the inclusion of acquisitions. EBITDA from Non-Core Businesses declined 27.2% to $28,793 in 1996 from $39,539 in 1995, primarily due to the sales decline at Newbridge (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences). The reported net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 1996, after interest payments of $111,752, was $150,192, an increase of $86,130 over the 1995 period, primarily due to EBITDA growth. The reported net cash used in investing activities increased as a result of increased acquisition activities, substantially all of which were financed with borrowings under the then existing credit agreements and funds from operations. Payments for businesses acquired of $700,990 were made during the year ended December 31, 1996 as compared to $353,954 in 1995. The reported net capital expenditures were $28,790 during the 1996 period, a 23.0% increase from $23,414 in 1995. These expenditures included data processing equipment, televisions, videocassette recorders, satellite dishes, furniture and leasehold improvements and were financed with net cash provided by operations. The reported net cash provided by financing activities increased in 1996 as a result of increased debt and preferred stock issuances. NET OPERATING LOSS CARRYFORWARDS At December 31, 1997, the Company had NOLs of approximately $749,000 which will be available to reduce future taxable income. In addition, management estimates that approximately $864,000 of unamortized goodwill and other intangible assets will be available as deductions from any future taxable income. 21 FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS In January 1997, the Company purchased, in aggregate, $20,850 of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes at a weighted average price of 105%, plus accrued and unpaid interest from various brokers on the open market. On May 1, 1997, the Company redeemed the $212,400 remaining principal amount of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes at 104% plus accrued and unpaid interest. The aggregate premium paid and the write-off of related deferred financing costs are classified as an extraordinary charge and are recorded at an aggregate value of $15,401 on the accompanying statement of consolidated operations for the year ended December 31, 1997. On April 21, 1997, the Company entered into a new 364-day credit facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia as agents (the "New Credit Facility") which expires April 20, 1998. Under the terms of the New Credit Facility, the Company has commitments of $150,000 which can be borrowed in the form of revolving loans to be used for general corporate and working capital purposes as well as to finance certain future acquisitions. The amounts borrowed pursuant to the New Credit Facility bear interest at rates per annum identical to those in the previously existing credit facilities ("Credit Facilities"). The New Credit Facility combined with the Credit Facilities are collectively referred to as the "Bank Credit Facilities." At December 31, 1997, the Company had two interest rate swap agreements in effect with an aggregate notional amount of $200,000 and an interest rate cap agreement based on a notional principal amount of $100,000. Under the outstanding swap agreements, the Company receives a floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR, which resets quarterly, and pays a fixed rate of interest, each quarter, for the term of the agreements. As of December 31, 1997, the weighted average variable rate and weighted average fixed rate were 5.88% and 6.68%, respectively. In addition, in July 1997, the Company entered into four, three-year and two, four-year interest rate swap agreements, with an aggregate notional amount of $600,000. Under these new swap agreements, which commence on January 2, 1998, the Company will receive a floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR, which resets quarterly, and the Company will pay a fixed rate of interest, each quarter, for the terms of the respective agreements. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to its interest rate swap and cap agreements. Credit risk is limited by entering into such agreements with primary dealers only; therefore, the Company does not anticipate that nonperformance by counterparties will occur. Notwithstanding this, the Company's treasury department monitors counterparty credit ratings at least quarterly through reviewing independent credit agency reports. Both current and potential exposure are evaluated, as necessary, by obtaining replacement cost information from alternative dealers. Potential loss to the Company from credit risk on these agreements is limited to amounts receivable, if any. The Company enters into these agreements solely to hedge its interest rate risk. Under the Bank Credit Facilities, the Company has total commitments of $1,550,000 and can borrow up to $1,650,000 in the aggregate. As of December 31, 1997, aggregate borrowings under the Bank Credit Facilities were $1,218,101. As of December 31, 1997, the amounts borrowed under the Bank Credit Facilities bore interest at a weighted average variable interest rate of 7.05%. Also, at December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding $100,000 of 10 1/4% Senior Notes, $300,000 of 8 1/2% Senior Notes, 1,576,036 shares of $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock, 2,000,000 shares of $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock and 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock. The above indebtedness, among other things, limits the ability of the Company to change the nature of its businesses, incur indebtedness, create liens, sell assets, engage in mergers, consolidations or transactions with affiliates, make investments in or loans to certain subsidiaries, issue guarantees and make certain restricted payments including dividend payments on its common stock. Under the Company's most restrictive debt covenants, the Company must maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.8 to 1 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.05 to 1 and its maximum allowable leverage ratio is 6.0 to 1. The Company believes it is in compliance with the financial and operating covenants of its principal financing 22 arrangements. Borrowings under the above indebtedness are guaranteed by each of the domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The separate financial statements of the domestic subsidiaries are not presented because the Company believes the separate financial statements would not be material to the shareholders and potential investors. The Company's foreign subsidiaries are not guarantors of the above indebtedness. The total assets, revenues, income or equity of such foreign subsidiaries, both individually and on a combined basis, are inconsequential in relation to the total assets, revenues, income, or equity of the Company. The aggregate mandatory reductions of the commitments under the Bank Credit Facilities are $150,000 in 1998, $90,000 in 1999, $280,000 per year in 2000 through 2003 with a final reduction or paydown of $190,000 in 2004. The 10 1/4% Senior Notes mature in June 2004 and the 8 1/2% Senior Notes mature in February 2006. The per annum principal and interest payments relating to an acquisition obligation are scheduled to be $14,333, $21,167, $19,167, and $8,833 to be made in semi-annual installments in 1998 through 2001, respectively. The Company's aggregate lease obligations for 1998, 1999 and 2000 are expected to be approximately $30,000, $27,000 and $24,000, respectively. The Company believes its liquidity, capital resources and cash flow are sufficient to fund planned capital expenditures, working capital requirements, interest and principal payments on its debt, the payment of preferred stock dividends and other anticipated expenditures for the foreseeable future. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In 1997, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" which became effective for the Company's 1997 consolidated financial statements beginning in the fourth quarter of 1997. SFAS No. 128 eliminates the disclosure of primary earnings per share which includes the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and other convertible securities ("Common Stock Equivalents") and instead requires reporting of "basic" earnings per share, which excludes Common Stock Equivalents. Additionally, SFAS No. 128 changes the methodology and criteria for calculating and reporting fully diluted earnings per share. The adoption of this new accounting standard did not have a material effect on the reported loss per share of the Company. SFAS No. 128 also required previously reported loss per share to be restated. In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" and SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," which become effective for the Company's 1998 consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 130 requires the disclosure of comprehensive income, defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, in the Company's consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 131 requires that a public business enterprise report certain financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. In the opinion of the Company's management, it is not anticipated that the adoption of these new accounting standards will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. In February 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits," which becomes effective for the Company's 1998 consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 132 standardizes the disclosure requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits to the extent practicable, requires additional information on changes in the benefit obligations and fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial analysis, and eliminates certain previously required disclosures. In the opinion of the Company's management, it is not anticipated that the adoption of this new accounting standard will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On January 8, 1998, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the Cowles Enthusiast Media and Cowles Business Media divisions of Cowles Media Company 23 from McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. ("McClatchy") for approximately $200,000. The transaction is subject to the completion of McClatchy's purchase of Cowles Media Company, which is expected to close by March 31, 1998. In January 1998, the Company elected to terminate its defined benefit pension plan effective March 31, 1998. In connection with this termination, the Company froze benefit accruals effective December 31, 1997. In the opinion of the Company's management, the plan termination is adequately accrued for and will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Plan participants will be eligible to participate in the Company's defined contribution plans. On February 5, 1998, KKR 1996 Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership affiliated with KKR (the "KKR Fund"), executed an agreement with the Company pursuant to which the KKR Fund will pay $200,000 for 16,666,667 newly issued shares of common stock from the Company (the "KKR Fund Investment"). It is expected that the KKR Fund Investment will be consummated in March 1998. On February 17, 1998, the Company exchanged the 1,250,000 shares of its $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock for 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Series F Preferred Stock"). The terms of the Series F Preferred Stock are the same as the $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock except that the Series F Preferred Stock has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. On February 17, 1998, the Company completed a private offering of 2,500,000 shares of $8.625 Series G Exchangeable Preferred Stock for $250,000 and $250,000 principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008. The net proceeds of these offerings will be used to redeem all of the Company's outstanding $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock at $105.80 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends and to reduce outstanding bank borrowings. IMPACT OF INFLATION The impact of inflation was immaterial during 1997 and 1996. Paper prices, which had risen significantly during 1995 and early 1996, declined around mid-year 1996 and continued that trend through the first six months of 1997. Moderate paper price increases occurred in July 1997 for most of the grades of paper used by the Company. During 1997, paper costs represented approximately 7.8% of the Company's total operating costs and expenses. Postage for product distribution and direct mail solicitations is also a significant expense of the Company. The Company uses the U.S. Postal Service for distribution of many of its products and marketing materials. Postage costs increase periodically and can be expected to increase in the future. In the past, the effects of inflation on operating expenses have substantially been offset by PRIMEDIA's ability to increase selling prices. No assurances can be given that the Company can pass such cost increases through to its customers. In addition to pricing actions, the Company is continuing to examine all aspects of the manufacturing and purchasing processes to identify ways to offset some of these price increases. YEAR 2000 The Company has evaluated the potential impact of the situation commonly referred to as the "Year 2000 problem." The Year 2000 problem, which is common to most corporations, relates to the inability of information systems, primarily computer software programs, to properly recognize and process date sensitive information related to the year 2000 and beyond. An assessment of the Company's systems indicates that the costs associated with solving the Year 2000 problem will be immaterial, due largely to investments already made in information systems in recent years. A significant portion of the Company's efforts related to this issue involves assessing vendor compliance and developing contingency plans to deal with situations where significant vendors are perceived to be at risk from the Year 2000 problem. 24 FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This report contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition. These statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, and reflect future business decisions which are subject to change. Some of these assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events will occur which can affect the Company's results. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. Not Applicable 25 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Report of Independent Auditors--Deloitte & Touche LLP................................ 27 Statements of Consolidated Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995............................................................................... 28 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996......................... 29 Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995............................................................................... 30 Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficiency) for the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995................................................................ 31 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995...................................................................... 33
26 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of PRIMEDIA Inc. New York, New York: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PRIMEDIA Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of consolidated operations, shareholders' equity (deficiency), and consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and subsidiaries at December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP New York, New York January 27, 1998 (February 17, 1998 as to Note 25) 27 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------ NOTES 1997 1996 1995 --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Sales, net: Specialty Magazines............................................. $ 754,410 $ 684,341 $ 452,373 Education....................................................... 379,552 376,217 330,414 Information..................................................... 353,633 313,891 263,542 ----------- ----------- ---------- Total sales, net.................................................. 1,487,595 1,374,449 1,046,329 Operating costs and expenses: Cost of goods sold.............................................. 341,879 337,065 251,347 Marketing and selling........................................... 271,351 249,301 177,167 Distribution, circulation and fulfillment....................... 262,151 230,533 188,147 Editorial....................................................... 120,952 104,484 73,703 Other general expenses.......................................... 163,705 154,966 122,816 Corporate administrative expenses............................... 25,545 21,497 17,034 Depreciation and amortization of prepublication costs, property and equipment................................................. 9, 11 37,334 38,233 25,761 Provision for loss on the sales of businesses and other, net.... 4 138,640 -- 35,447 Restructuring and other costs................................... 5 -- -- 14,667 Amortization of intangible assets, excess of purchase price over net assets acquired and other................................. 6, 10 146,831 152,469 166,515 ----------- ----------- ---------- Operating income (loss)........................................... (20,793) 85,901 (26,275) Other income (expense): Interest expense................................................ (136,625) (124,601) (105,837) Amortization of deferred financing and organizational costs..... 11 (3,071) (3,662) (3,135) Other, net...................................................... 4 1,365 6,659 212 ----------- ----------- ---------- Loss before income tax benefit and extraordinary charge........... (159,124) (35,703) (135,035) Income tax benefit................................................ 14 1,685 53,300 59,600 ----------- ----------- ---------- Income (loss) before extraordinary charge......................... (157,439) 17,597 (75,435) Extraordinary charge--extinguishment of debt...................... (15,401) (9,553) -- ----------- ----------- ---------- Net income (loss)................................................. (172,840) 8,044 (75,435) Preferred stock dividends: Cash............................................................ (45,305) (26,944) (11,500) Non-cash dividends in kind...................................... (4,451) (16,582) (17,478) Senior Preferred Stock redemption premium....................... 15 (5,800) -- -- Dividend accrual................................................ 15 (9,517) -- -- ----------- ----------- ---------- Loss applicable to common shareholders............................ $ (237,913) $ (35,482) $ (104,413) ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Basic and diluted loss applicable to common shareholders per common share: 17 Loss before extraordinary charge................................ $ (1.72) $ (.20) $ (.92) Extraordinary charge............................................ (.12) (.07) -- ----------- ----------- ---------- Net loss........................................................ $ (1.84) $ (.27) $ (.92) ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- Basic and diluted common shares outstanding....................... 17 129,304,900 128,781,518 113,218,711 ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements. 28 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- NOTES 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents............................................. $ 22,978 $ 36,655 Accounts receivable, net.............................................. 7 199,289 233,603 Inventories, net...................................................... 8 27,597 52,743 Net assets held for sale.............................................. 4 38,665 18,684 Prepaid expenses and other............................................ 33,971 34,834 ------------ ------------ Total current assets.............................................. 322,500 376,519 Property and equipment, net............................................. 9 116,361 122,823 Other intangible assets, net............................................ 10 660,268 781,316 Excess of purchase price over net assets acquired, net.................. 10 1,111,785 971,665 Deferred income tax asset, net.......................................... 14 176,200 176,200 Other non-current assets................................................ 11 98,876 123,692 ------------ ------------ $ 2,485,990 $ 2,552,215 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) Current liabilities: Accounts payable...................................................... $ 95,546 $ 107,258 Accrued interest payable.............................................. 13,622 22,150 Accrued expenses and other............................................ 12 204,770 140,959 Deferred revenues..................................................... 140,474 144,857 Current maturities of long-term debt.................................. 13 14,333 6,000 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities......................................... 468,745 421,224 ------------ ------------ Long-term debt.......................................................... 13, 25 1,656,541 1,565,686 ------------ ------------ Other non-current liabilities........................................... 48,271 35,062 ------------ ------------ Commitments and contingencies 21 Exchangeable preferred stock (aggregated liquidation and redemption values of $482,604 and $453,153 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively)......................................................... 15 470,280 442,729 ------------ ------------ Common stock subject to redemption ($.01 par value, 402,650 shares and 643,310 shares outstanding at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively)......................................................... 16 4,376 5,957 ------------ ------------ Shareholders' equity (deficiency): Common stock ($.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 129,797,078 shares and 128,349,045 shares issued at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively)........................................ 16 1,298 1,283 Additional paid-in capital............................................ 16 780,191 772,642 Accumulated deficit................................................... 18 (929,011) (691,098) Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments................... (1,543) (1,270) Common stock in treasury, at cost (1,048,600 shares at December 31, 1997)............................................................... 16 (13,158) -- ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' equity (deficiency)........................... (162,223) 81,557 ------------ ------------ $ 2,485,990 $ 2,552,215 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
See notes to consolidated financial statements. 29 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ---------- ---------- --------- OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income (loss)........................................................... $ (172,840) $ 8,044 $ (75,435) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and other...................................... 187,236 194,364 195,411 Provision for loss on the sales of businesses and other, net.............. 138,640 -- 35,447 Accretion of discount on acquisition obligation, distribution advance and other................................................................... 7,343 6,398 8,147 Extraordinary charge - extinquishment of debt............................. 15,401 9,553 -- Non-cash income tax benefit............................................... -- (53,300) (59,600) Other, net................................................................ (1,090) (6,213) (122) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: (Increase) decrease in: Accounts receivable, net.................................................. 7,885 (24,692) (2,525) Inventories, net.......................................................... 8,738 24,531 (23,630) Prepaid expenses and other................................................ (10,433) (598) (13,127) Increase (decrease) in: Accounts payable.......................................................... (7,366) 5,807 6,742 Accrued interest payable.................................................. (8,528) 12,824 1,131 Accrued expenses and other................................................ (16,864) (12,674) (26,857) Deferred revenues......................................................... (17,377) (11,201) 16,971 Other non-current liabilities............................................. (5,385) (2,651) 1,509 ---------- ---------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities................................. 125,360 150,192 64,062 ---------- ---------- --------- INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Additions to property, equipment and other, net............................. (31,108) (28,790) (23,414) Proceeds from sales of businesses........................................... 171,575 8,071 58,656 Payments for businesses acquired............................................ (326,192) (700,990) (353,954) ---------- ---------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities..................................... (185,725) (721,709) (318,712) ---------- ---------- --------- FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Borrowings under credit agreements.......................................... 1,028,049 1,683,787 622,459 Repayments of borrowings under credit agreements............................ (694,950) (1,384,800) (522,500) Proceeds from issuance of 8 1/2% Senior Notes, net of discount.............. -- 298,734 -- Payments of acquisition obligation.......................................... (6,000) (6,000) (6,000) Payments of floating rate indebtedness...................................... -- (150,000) -- Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of redemptions.................. 7,843 3,498 187,520 Proceeds from issuance of Old Preferred Stock............................... -- -- 50,000 Proceeds from issuance of Series C (exchanged into Series D) Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs.............................................. -- 193,451 -- Proceeds from issuance of Series E (exchanged into Series F) Preferred Stock, net of issuance costs.............................................. 120,434 -- -- Redemption of Old Preferred Stock........................................... -- -- (52,691) Redemption of Senior Preferred Stock........................................ (105,800) -- -- Redemptions and purchases of 10 5/8% Senior Notes........................... (242,787) (17,655) -- Purchases of common stock for the treasury.................................. (13,158) -- -- Dividends paid to preferred stock shareholders.............................. (45,305) (26,944) (11,500) Deferred financing costs paid............................................... (1,372) (13,132) (3,204) Other....................................................................... (266) 7 (440) ---------- ---------- --------- Net cash provided by financing activities................................. 46,688 580,946 263,644 ---------- ---------- --------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.............................. (13,677) 9,429 8,994 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year.................................. 36,655 27,226 18,232 ---------- ---------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of year........................................ $ 22,978 $ 36,655 $ 27,226 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Businesses acquired: Fair value of assets acquired............................................. $ 406,382 $ 779,192 $ 429,810 Liabilities assumed....................................................... 80,190 78,202 75,856 ---------- ---------- --------- Cash paid for businesses acquired......................................... $ 326,192 $ 700,990 $ 353,954 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Interest paid............................................................... $ 142,421 $ 111,752 $ 102,040 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Non-cash investing and financing activities: Assets acquired under capital lease obligations........................... $ 15,760 $ -- $ 11,738 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Preferred stock dividends in kind......................................... $ 4,451 $ 16,582 $ 17,478 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Accretion in carrying value of preferred stock............................ $ 2,666 $ 1,090 $ 590 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Accretion (reduction) in carrying value of common stock subject to redemption.............................................................. $ 755 $ (885) $ 9,927 ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
See notes to consolidated financial statements. 30 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, 1996 AND 1995 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
Balance at January 1, 1995........................................................................................ Issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs.................................................................. Expiration of redemption feature on common stock subject to redemption............................................ $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends in kind.................................................. $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock--cash dividends........................................................ Old Preferred Stock--dividends in kind............................................................................ Accretion of differences between carrying value and redemption value of: $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock.................................................................... $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock................................................................. Common stock subject to redemption............................................................................ Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............................................................... Net loss.......................................................................................................... Balance at December 31, 1995...................................................................................... Issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs.................................................................. Expiration of redemption feature on common stock subject to redemption............................................ $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends in kind.................................................. $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock--cash dividends........................................................ $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock--cash dividends...................................................... Reduction (accretion) of differences between carrying value and redemption value of: $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock.................................................................... $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock................................................................. $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock.................................................................. Common stock subject to redemption............................................................................ Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............................................................... Net income........................................................................................................ Balance at December 31, 1996...................................................................................... Issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs.................................................................. Purchases of treasury stock....................................................................................... Expiration of redemption feature on common stock subject to redemption............................................ $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends in kind.................................................. $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends.......................................................... $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends............................................................. $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends........................................................... $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock--dividends............................................................ $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redemption Premium..................................................... Accretion of differences between carrying value and redemption value of: $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock.................................................................... $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock................................................................. $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock.................................................................. $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock................................................................... Common stock subject to redemption............................................................................ Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............................................................... Net loss.......................................................................................................... Balance at December 31, 1997......................................................................................
See notes to consolidated financial statements. 31
CUMULATIVE FOREIGN COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL CURRENCY IN TREASURY - --------------------------- PAID-IN ACCUMULATED TRANSLATION -------------------- SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL DEFICIT ADJUSTMENTS SHARES AMOUNT TOTAL - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- --------- 105,337,809 $ 1,053 $ 572,940 $ (551,203) $ (1,324) -- $ -- $ 21,466 20,435,782 204 184,964 185,168 147,630 2 807 809 (14,787) (14,787) (11,500) (11,500) (2,691) (2,691) (273) (273) (317) (317) (9,927) (9,927) 49 49 (75,435) (75,435) - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- --------- 125,921,221 1,259 748,194 (655,616) (1,275) -- -- 92,562 681,890 7 3,440 3,447 1,745,934 17 21,213 21,230 (16,582) (16,582) (11,500) (11,500) (15,444) (15,444) (273) (273) (317) (317) (500) (500) 885 885 5 5 8,044 8,044 - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- --------- 128,349,045 1,283 772,642 (691,098) (1,270) -- -- 81,557 1,209,693 12 8,404 8,416 1,048,600 (13,158) (13,158) 238,340 3 2,566 2,569 (4,451) (4,451) (16,794) (16,794) (11,564) (11,564) (23,333) (23,333) (3,131) (3,131) (5,800) (5,800) (1,734) (1,734) (317) (317) (546) (546) (69) (69) (755) (755) (273) (273) (172,840) (172,840) - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- --------- 129,797,078 $ 1,298 $ 780,191 $ (929,011) $ (1,543) 1,048,600 $ (13,158) $(162,223) - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- --------- - -------------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------- --------- --------- ---------
32 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS PRIMEDIA Inc. (which together with its subsidiaries is herein referred to as either "PRIMEDIA" or the "Company" unless the context implies otherwise) is the authoritative source for specialized information to targeted markets. The Company's three business segments are specialty magazines, education and information. The specialty magazines segment has in prior years been referred to as the specialty media segment, but the Company believes that the term specialty magazines is more reflective of the focus of the segment. The specialty magazines segment includes PRIMEDIA Consumer Magazines, PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications (formerly PJS Publications, Inc.), McMullen Argus and the majority of Intertec. The specialty magazines segment is concentrated primarily on specialty consumer magazines, and technical and trade magazines. The education segment includes CHANNEL ONE, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning (formerly Westcott Communications) and WEEKLY READER. This segment specializes in providing educational materials to the classroom learning and workplace learning markets. The information segment includes PRIMEDIA Reference, PRIMEDIA Information, Haas, BACON'S, NELSON, a portion of Intertec and THE DAILY RACING FORM. The information segment produces consumer and business information products in a variety of formats for decision makers in business, professional and special interest consumer markets. The information is compiled and sold as guides, reference works, newspapers, CD-ROMs, almanacs, directories and via the Internet. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PRIMEDIA and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the consolidated financial statements. Significant accounting estimates used include estimates for sales returns and allowances and estimates for the realization of deferred tax assets. Management has exercised reasonableness in deriving these estimates. However, actual results may differ from these estimates. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year consolidated financial statements to conform with the presentation used in the current period. In 1997, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128, "Earnings Per Share" which became effective for the Company's consolidated financial statements beginning in the fourth quarter of 1997. SFAS No. 128 eliminates the disclosure of primary earnings per share which includes the dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and other convertible securities ("Common Stock Equivalents") and instead requires reporting of "basic" earnings per share, which excludes Common Stock Equivalents. Additionally, SFAS No. 128 changes the methodology and criteria for calculating and reporting fully diluted earnings per share. The adoption of this new accounting standard did not have a material effect on the reported loss per share of the Company. SFAS No. 128 also required previously reported loss per share to be restated (see Note 17). In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" and SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," which become effective for the Company's 1998 consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 130 requires the disclosure of comprehensive income, defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise 33 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, in the Company's consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 131 requires that a public business enterprise report certain financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. In the opinion of the Company's management, it is not anticipated that the adoption of these new accounting standards will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. In February 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits," which becomes effective for the Company's 1998 consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 132 standardizes the disclosure requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits to the extent practicable, requires additional information on changes in the benefit obligations and fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial analysis, and eliminates certain previously required disclosures. In the opinion of the Company's management, it is not anticipated that the adoption of this new accounting standard will have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. Management considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. INVENTORIES. Inventories, including paper, purchased manuscripts, photographs and art, are valued at the lower of cost or market principally on a first-in, first-out ("FIFO") basis and include the value of inventory for which a provision for estimated sales returns has been made. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation of property and equipment, and the amortization of leasehold improvements are provided at rates based on the estimated useful lives or lease terms, if shorter, using primarily the straight-line method. Improvements are capitalized while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. EDITORIAL AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COSTS. Editorial costs and product development costs are generally expensed as incurred. Product development costs include the cost of artwork, graphics, prepress, plates and photography for new products. ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION ACQUISITION COSTS. Advertising and subscription acquisition costs are expensed the first time the advertising takes place, except for direct-response advertising, the primary purpose of which is to elicit sales from customers who can be shown to have responded specifically to the advertising and that results in probable future economic benefits. Direct-response advertising consists of product promotional mailings, catalogues, telemarketing and subscription promotions. These direct-response advertising costs are capitalized as assets and amortized over the estimated period of future benefit using a ratio of current period revenues to total current and estimated future period revenues. The amortization periods range from 6 months to 2 years subsequent to the promotional event. Amortization of direct-response advertising costs is included in marketing and circulation expenses on the accompanying statements of consolidated operations. Advertising expense was $122,365, $121,158 and $88,176 during the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively (see Note 11). DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS. Deferred financing costs are being amortized by the straight-line method over the terms of the related indebtedness. 34 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) DEFERRED WIRING AND INSTALLATION COSTS. Wiring and installation costs incurred by CHANNEL ONE and PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning have been capitalized and are being amortized by the straight-line method over the related estimated useful lives which range from five to 15 years. $2.875 SENIOR EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK ("SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK"), $11.625 SERIES B EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK ("SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK"), $10.00 SERIES D EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK ("SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK") and the $9.20 SERIES E EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK ("SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK"). The Senior Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock are stated at fair value on the date of issuance less issuance costs. The difference between their carrying values and their redemption values is being amortized (using the interest method) by periodic charges to additional paid-in capital. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION. The common stock subject to redemption is stated at redemption value which at December 31, 1997 and 1996, is equal to quoted market value. The difference between the carrying value of such stock and its redemption value is being amortized by periodic charges to additional paid-in capital. COMPUTER SOFTWARE. Computer software costs are expensed as incurred, except for certain costs incurred in connection with computer software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed. These costs, limited to production costs subsequent to establishing technological feasibility, are reported as other non- current assets and amortized over the estimated period of future benefit using the straight-line method. INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS. The Company's interest rate swap agreements are designated and effective as modifications to existing debt obligations to reduce the impact of changes in the interest rates on its floating rate borrowings and, accordingly, are accounted for using the settlement method of accounting. The differentials to be paid or received under the interest rate swap agreements are accrued as interest rates change and are recognized as adjustments to interest expense. The Company considers swap terms including the reference rate, payment and maturity dates and the notional amount in determining if an interest rate swap agreement is effective at modifying an existing debt obligation. If the criteria for designation are no longer met or the underlying instrument matures or is extinguished, the Company will account for outstanding swap agreements at fair market value and any resulting gain or loss will be recognized as other income or expense. Any gains or losses upon early termination of the agreements will be deferred and amortized over the shorter of the remaining life of the hedged existing debt obligation or the original life of the interest rate swap agreement. PURCHASE ACCOUNTING. With respect to the acquisitions, the total purchase price has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based on their respective fair values. EXCESS OF PURCHASE PRICE OVER NET ASSETS ACQUIRED AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Intangible assets are being amortized using both accelerated and straight-line methods over periods ranging from 1/4 of 1 year to 40 years. The excess of purchase price over net assets acquired is being amortized on a straight-line basis over 40 years. The recoverability of the carrying values of the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and intangible assets is evaluated quarterly to determine if an impairment in value has occurred. An impairment in value will be considered to have occurred when it is determined that the undiscounted future operating cash flows generated by the acquired businesses are not sufficient to recover the carrying values of such intangible assets. If it has been determined that an impairment in value has occurred, the 35 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and intangible assets would be written down to an amount which will be equivalent to the present value of the future operating cash flows to be generated by the acquired businesses. REVENUE RECOGNITION. Advertising revenues for all consumer magazines are recognized as income at the on-sale date, net of provisions for estimated rebates, adjustments and discounts. Other advertising revenues are generally recognized based on the publications' cover dates. Newsstand sales are recognized as income at the on-sale date for all publications, net of provisions for estimated returns. Subscriptions are recorded as deferred revenue when received and recognized as income over the term of the subscription. PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning subscription and broadcast fees for satellite and videotape network services are recognized in the month services are rendered. Sales of books and other items are recognized as revenue principally upon shipment, net of an allowance for returns which is provided based on sales. Distribution costs charged to customers are recognized as revenue when the related product is shipped. CHANNEL ONE advertising revenue, net of commissions, is recognized as advertisements are aired on the program. Certain advertisers are guaranteed a minimum number of viewers per advertisement shown; the revenue recognized is based on the actual viewers delivered not to exceed the original contract value. FOREIGN CURRENCY. Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, which are not significant, have been included in other, net on the accompanying statements of consolidated operations. The effects of translation of foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in the cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments account in shareholders' equity (deficiency). 3. ACQUISITIONS The Company acquired certain net assets or stock of: 1995--a publisher of 13 specialty consumer magazine titles serving the sewing, crafts, woodworking and shooting sports areas; a publisher of 11 trade magazines in the mining, printing and packaging industries, a specialty consumer magazine, 15 truck and automobile price guides and three marketing and sales oriented magazines; an information provider for the public relations industry; a publisher of 21 specialty consumer magazines serving the automobile, truck, motorcycle and watercraft areas; a publisher of specialty consumer magazines serving the automotive area; and a publisher of trade magazines and directories and an operator of trade shows. In addition to the aforementioned, the Company completed several other smaller acquisitions during 1995. 1996--Cahners Consumer Magazines ("Cahners"), a publisher of specialty consumer magazines including AMERICAN BABY, MODERN BRIDE, SAIL and POWER & MOTORYACHT, along with 20 related properties and PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, which utilizes various multi-media technologies to provide workplace training, news, and information to professionals and students in the corporate and professional, automotive, banking, government and public service, education, healthcare, and interactive distance training markets. In addition to the aforementioned, the Company completed several other smaller acquisitions during 1996. The foregoing acquisitions, except Cahners and PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, if they had occurred on January 1 of the year prior to acquisition, would not have had a material impact on the results of operations. The following unaudited pro forma information presents the results of operations of the 36 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 3. ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED) Company as if the acquisitions of Cahners and PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning had taken place on January 1, 1995:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ Sales, net........................................................ $ 1,413,930 $ 1,238,254 Operating income (loss)........................................... 82,100 (12,563) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge......................... 1,314 (106,012) Loss applicable to common shareholders before extraordinary charge.......................................................... (42,212) (134,990) Basic and diluted loss applicable to common shareholders per common share before extraordinary charge........................ (.33) (1.19)
1997--a provider of interactive, computer-based testing and training products; a leading electronic automotive cost guide; a publisher of automotive enthusiast magazines including LOW RIDER, ARTE, LOW RIDER BICYCLE and LOW RIDER JAPAN; the publisher of REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE, a trade magazine edited for and circulated to the retail securities industry in the United States; a publisher of specialty magazines targeting the professional recording, sound and music production industry; and the leading provider of highly specialized training and certification software products for the insurance industry. In addition to the aforementioned, the Company completed several other smaller acquisitions during 1997. The 1997 acquisitions, if they had occurred on January 1 of the year prior to acquisition, would not have had a material impact on the results of operations. The acquisitions have been accounted for by the purchase method. The preliminary purchase cost allocations for the above-mentioned current year's acquisitions are subject to adjustment when additional information concerning asset and liability valuations are obtained. The final asset and liability fair values may differ from those set forth on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1997; however, the changes are not expected to have a material effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company. The consolidated financial statements include the operating results of these acquisitions subsequent to their respective dates of acquisition. 4. DIVESTITURES In 1995, the Company sold certain technical and trade magazines, PREMIERE magazine and Newfield. In connection with these sales, the Company has received aggregate cash proceeds of $58,656 in 1995 and $1,000 in 1997 and has recorded amounts due from buyer of approximately $4,000 and $5,000 on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. In connection with these sales, the Company recorded a net aggregate provision for loss on the sales of businesses of $35,447 for the year ended December 31, 1995. During the second quarter of 1996, the Company completed the sale of certain technical and trade magazines, which were acquired in 1995 and upon acquisition were designated to be sold. The differences between the proceeds received and the carrying values of the assets sold were treated as adjustments to the excess of purchase price over net assets acquired related to the retained businesses. In addition, during the second quarter of 1996, the Company sold a monthly tabloid targeted to electronic design engineers for consideration of a motion picture and television production magazine and cash proceeds. During the 37 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 4. DIVESTITURES (CONTINUED) fourth quarter of 1996, the Company completed the sale of the Kits and Leaflets Division of PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications and certain specialty consumer magazines. In connection with these sales, the Company received aggregate cash proceeds of $8,071 and recorded a net gain on sale of businesses of approximately $5,800. During September 1996, the Company decided to divest Katharine Gibbs and recorded its net assets at net realizable value as net assets held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1996. On March 11, 1997, the Company announced its intention to divest the following four non-core business units: THE DAILY RACING FORM, Newbridge Communications, Inc. (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences), NEW WOMAN magazine, and Krames Communications Incorporated ("Krames"). Subsequently, the Company decided to sell STAGEBILL and Intertec Mailing Services. These planned divestitures combined with Katharine Gibbs are collectively referred to as the Non-Core Businesses ("Non-Core Businesses") and are part of the Company's plan to focus on six key growth vehicles in markets that have dynamic growth opportunities. During the second quarter of 1997, the Company completed the sale of Katharine Gibbs. During the third quarter of 1997, the Company recorded a provision aggregating $138,640 for the reduction of the carrying values of Newbridge Communications, Inc. (excluding Films for the Humanities and Sciences), THE DAILY RACING FORM, STAGEBILL, Krames, NEW WOMAN magazine and Intertec Mailing Services to the estimated realizable value of the net assets of such businesses. During the third quarter, the Company also completed the sales of Krames, NEW WOMAN magazine and Intertec Mailing Services. During the fourth quarter, the Company completed the sales of Newbridge Book Clubs, Newbridge Educational Publishing and STAGEBILL. In connection with these sales, the Company received aggregate proceeds of $171,575 net of direct selling expenses. The remaining planned divestiture of THE DAILY RACING FORM is expected to be completed during 1998. Its net assets have been recorded at net realizable value as net assets held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1997. The operating results of the Non-Core Businesses are included on the accompanying statements of consolidated operations for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. Total sales for the Non-Core Businesses were $247,351, $307,149 and $307,121 for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Excluding the 1997 provision for loss on the sales of businesses and other, net, operating income (loss) for the Non-Core Businesses was $7,243, $(694) and $(17,429) for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. 5. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS In the second quarter of 1995, the Company recorded charges of $14,667 related to a corporate restructuring effort at Newbridge Communications, Inc. ("Newbridge"), its professional book club business, and the completion of a manufacturing outsourcing effort at THE DAILY RACING FORM. Included in the restructuring charge of $7,272 were employee separation costs of $1,287, litigation matters of $3,349, a write-down of inventory and other assets of $2,086 related to the exit of a product line at Newbridge and costs associated with the termination of a real estate lease which is no longer needed in the operations of THE DAILY RACING FORM of $550. Included in the other costs of $7,395 were costs incurred and associated 38 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 5. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS (CONTINUED) with the correction of customer and accounting systems and write-down of certain assets. During early 1995, the Company experienced certain operational problems at Newbridge relating to periodic mailings which described its then current product offerings. These operational problems resulted in higher than normal levels of bad debts and returns. In addition, Newbridge implemented a new customer information processing system which inadvertently suppressed a number of customer and product offering mailings resulting in lower than anticipated demand for certain products and a corresponding increase in obsolete inventory. Subsequently, the operational and new system problems were corrected. As a result of these operational problems, provisions for inventory obsolescence of approximately $2,500 and for bad debts of approximately $3,500 were recorded, along with expenses associated with the outside consultants and systems corrections of approximately $1,400. Approximately $700, $1,200 and $4,100 of the restructuring and other charges were paid in cash in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. At December 31, 1997, $700 of these charges is included in accrued liabilities. 6. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CARRYING VALUES OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS In accordance with its accounting policy, during 1995, the Company recorded aggregate write-downs of $17,958 and $5,786 to the carrying values of the identifiable intangible assets and goodwill of PRIMEDIA Reference and a product line of Newbridge, respectively. These adjustments are included in amortization of intangible assets, excess of purchase price over net assets acquired and other on the accompanying statement of consolidated operations for the year ended December 31, 1995 and affect the operating results of the information and education segments. 7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET Accounts receivable consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- Accounts receivable................................................... $ 236,819 $ 273,119 Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts................................. 10,521 15,418 Allowance for returns and rebates................................ 27,009 24,098 ---------- ---------- $ 199,289 $ 233,603 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
8. INVENTORIES, NET Inventories consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, -------------------- 1997 1996 --------- --------- Finished goods.......................................................... $ 12,271 $ 41,497 Work in process......................................................... 3,314 2,111 Raw materials........................................................... 14,494 17,838 --------- --------- 30,079 61,446 Less: Allowance for obsolescence........................................ 2,482 8,703 --------- --------- $ 27,597 $ 52,743 --------- --------- --------- ---------
39 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 9. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and equipment, including that held under capital leases, consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, RANGE OF LIVES ---------------------- (YEARS) 1997 1996 --------------- ---------- ---------- Land.................................................. -- $ 4,986 $ 2,022 Buildings and improvements............................ 1-40 33,808 24,219 Furniture and fixtures................................ 4-10 28,135 26,027 Machinery and equipment............................... 2-10 81,226 94,091 School equipment...................................... 5-10 58,665 55,860 Other................................................. 2-7 2,992 2,401 ---------- ---------- 209,812 204,620 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization....... 93,451 81,797 ---------- ---------- $ 116,361 $ 122,823 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Included in property and equipment are assets which were acquired under capital leases in the amount of $27,498 and $11,738 with accumulated amortization of $3,043 and $1,739 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively (see Note 21). 10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND EXCESS OF PURCHASE PRICE OVER NET ASSETS ACQUIRED, NET Other intangible assets consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, RANGE OF LIVES -------------------------- (YEARS) 1997 1996 --------------- ------------ ------------ Trademarks........................................ 40 $ 342,645 $ 448,490 Membership, subscriber and customer lists......... 2-20 456,716 504,951 Non-compete agreements............................ 1-10 194,116 227,312 Trademark license agreements...................... 2-15 2,909 17,500 Copyrights........................................ 12-20 25,715 47,849 Video library..................................... 1-7 14,837 14,837 Databases......................................... 4-12 10,577 121,377 Advertiser lists.................................. .25-15 223,443 133,850 Distribution agreements........................... 1-7 11,525 15,336 Other............................................. 1.5-15 19,647 63,875 ------------ ------------ 1,302,130 1,595,377 Less: Accumulated amortization.................... 641,862 814,061 ------------ ------------ $ 660,268 $ 781,316 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired is net of accumulated amortization of $94,735 and $82,763 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. 40 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 11. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS Other non-current assets consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- Deferred financing costs, net......................................... $ 15,276 $ 22,814 Deferred wiring and installation costs, net........................... 54,387 58,086 Direct-response advertising costs, net................................ 16,520 28,452 Prepublication and programming costs, net............................. 4,526 6,506 Other................................................................. 8,167 7,834 ---------- ---------- $ 98,876 $ 123,692 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
The deferred financing costs are net of accumulated amortization of $5,093 and $9,794 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The deferred wiring and installation costs are net of accumulated amortization of $18,718 and $12,850 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Direct-response advertising costs are net of accumulated amortization of $53,840 and $70,661 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Prepublication and programming costs are net of accumulated amortization of $6,843 and $7,968 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. 12. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- Payroll, commissions and related employee benefits.................... $ 53,494 $ 40,553 Systems costs......................................................... 2,066 2,991 Rent and lease liabilities............................................ 27,247 13,502 Retail display costs and allowances................................... 10,407 8,263 Promotion costs....................................................... 2,739 2,663 Royalties............................................................. 8,367 8,362 Circulation costs..................................................... 6,037 5,420 Professional fees..................................................... 12,319 4,408 Taxes................................................................. 18,528 17,162 Customer advances..................................................... 946 2,482 Deferred purchase price............................................... 16,204 8,231 Other................................................................. 46,416 26,922 ---------- ---------- $ 204,770 $ 140,959 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
41 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 13. LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt consists of the following:
DECEMBER 31, -------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Borrowings under Bank Credit Facilities........................... $ 1,218,101 $ 884,992 10 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2002..................................... -- 233,250 10 1/4% Senior Notes Due 2004..................................... 100,000 100,000 8 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2006..................................... 298,902 298,811 ------------ ------------ 1,617,003 1,517,053 Acquisition obligation payable.................................... 53,871 54,633 ------------ ------------ 1,670,874 1,571,686 Less: Current maturities of long-term debt........................ 14,333 6,000 ------------ ------------ $ 1,656,541 $ 1,565,686 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
On May 31, 1996, the Company replaced its existing credit facilities under the Revolving Credit Agreement, BONY Term Loan and the Chase Term Loan through which the Company could borrow $970,000 in the aggregate with new credit facilities with The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia as agents (the "Credit Facilities"). The Company used approximately $910,000 of the borrowings under the Credit Facilities to repay borrowings under the previously existing credit facilities and to pay certain related fees and expenses. The Credit Facilities are comprised of a $750,000 Tranche A Revolving Loan Commitment ("Tranche A Loan Commitment"), a $250,000 Term Loan ("Term Loan") and an additional $250,000 Revolving Loan Commitment ("Revolver/Term Loan"). In addition, the Company has the right to solicit commitments of up to $250,000 under the Tranche B Revolving Loan Facility ("Tranche B Facility"). In May 1997, the Company solicited commitments of $150,000 ("Tranche B Loan Commitment") under the Tranche B Facility. The Tranche A Loan Commitment may be utilized through the incurrence of Tranche A revolving credit loans, swingline loans which may not exceed $40,000 in total, Canadian dollar loans which may not exceed the Canadian dollar equivalent of $40,000 in total or the issuance of letters of credit which may not exceed $40,000. The Tranche B Facility may be utilized through the incurrence of Tranche B revolving credit loans. The borrowings under the Credit Facilities may be used for general corporate and working capital purposes as well as to finance certain future acquisitions. 42 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 13. LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED) The commitments under the Tranche A Loan Commitment and the Tranche B Loan Commitment are subject to mandatory reductions semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 with the first reduction on June 30, 1999 and the final reduction on June 30, 2004. The mandatory reductions for the Tranche A Loan Commitment are as follows:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, ------------ 1999............................................................................ $ 75,000 2000............................................................................ 150,000 2001............................................................................ 150,000 2002............................................................................ 150,000 2003............................................................................ 150,000 2004............................................................................ 75,000 ------------ $ 750,000 ------------ ------------
The mandatory reductions for the Tranche B Loan Commitment are as follows:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, ------------ 1999............................................................................ $ 15,000 2000............................................................................ 30,000 2001............................................................................ 30,000 2002............................................................................ 30,000 2003............................................................................ 30,000 2004............................................................................ 15,000 ------------ $ 150,000 ------------ ------------
The mandatory reductions for the Tranche B Loan Commitment are based on defined percentages of the total Tranche B Loan Commitment. To the extent that the total revolving credit loans outstanding exceed the reduced commitment amount, these loans must be paid down to an amount equal to or less than the reduced commitment amount. However, if the total revolving credit loans outstanding do not exceed the reduced commitment amount, then there is no requirement to pay down any of the revolving credit loans. The principal amounts of the Term Loan and the Revolver/Term Loan will each be repaid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 of each year, with an initial payment of $25,000 on June 30, 2000, installments of $25,000 on each payment date thereafter through December 31, 2003 and a final payment of $50,000 on June 30, 2004. On April 21, 1997, the Company entered into a new 364-day credit facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia as agents (the "New Credit Facility") which expires April 20, 1998. Under the terms of the New Credit Facility, the Company has commitments of $150,000 which can be borrowed in the form of revolving loans to be used for general, corporate and working capital purposes as well as to finance certain future acquisitions. 43 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 13. LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED) At December 31, 1997, the Company has commitments of $1,550,000 and can borrow up to $1,650,000 in the aggregate under the Credit Facilities and the New Credit Facility (collectively referred to as the "Bank Credit Facilities"). As of December 31, 1997, the borrowings under the Bank Credit Facilities consist of the $568,101 under the Tranche A Loan Commitment, $250,000 under the Revolver/Term Loan, $150,000 under the Tranche B Loan Commitment and $250,000 under the Term Loan. The amounts borrowed pursuant to the Bank Credit Facilities bear interest, at the Company's option as follows: (i) the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the prime commercial lending rate announced by the Agent from time to time (in each case, the "Base Rate"); plus, in each case, an applicable margin of up to 1/8 of 1% as specified in the Bank Credit Facilities or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1/2 of 1% to 1 1/2% as specified in the Bank Credit Facilities. All swingline loans bear interest at the Base Rate plus the applicable margin of up to 1/8 of 1% as specified in the Bank Credit Facilities. During 1997, the weighted average interest rate on the Bank Credit Facilities was 7.11%. During 1996, the weighted average interest rates on the Revolving Credit Agreement, BONY Term Loan, Chase Term Loan and Bank Credit Facilities were 7.04%, 7.50%, 6.94% and 7.07%, respectively. Interest rates on the borrowings under the Bank Credit Facilities outstanding at December 31, 1997 ranged from 7.04% to 8.50%. Interest rates on the borrowings under the Bank Credit Facilities outstanding at December 31, 1996 ranged from 7.00% to 7.13%. Under the Credit Facilities, the Company has agreed to pay commitment fees equal to 3/8 of 1% per annum on the daily average aggregate unutilized commitment under the Tranche A Loan Commitment and the Tranche B Loan Commitment. The Company has also agreed to pay certain fees with respect to the issuance of letters of credit and an annual administration fee. Under the New Credit Facility, the Company has agreed to pay commitment fees equal to 1/8 of 1% per annum on the daily average aggregate unutilized revolving loan commitment. 10 5/8% SENIOR NOTES. During November and December 1996, the Company purchased $16,750 of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes at a premium of 105.4% plus accrued interest from various brokers on the open market. In January 1997, the Company purchased, in aggregate, $20,850 of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes at a weighted average price of 105%, plus accrued and unpaid interest from various brokers on the open market. On May 1, 1997, the Company redeemed the $212,400 remaining principal amount of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes at 104% plus accrued and unpaid interest. The aggregate premium paid and the write-off of related deferred financing costs are classified as an extraordinary charge and are recorded at an aggregate value of $15,401 on the accompanying statement of consolidated operations for the year ended December 31, 1997. 10 1/4% SENIOR NOTES. Interest is payable semi-annually in June and December at an annual rate of 10 1/4%. The 10 1/4% Senior Notes mature on June 1, 2004, with no sinking fund requirements. The 10 1/4% Senior Notes may not be redeemed prior to June 1, 1999 other than in connection with a change of control. Beginning in 1999 and thereafter, the 10 1/4% Senior Notes are redeemable at prices ranging from 104.95% with annual reductions to 100% in 2002 plus accrued and unpaid interest. 44 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 13. LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED) 8 1/2% SENIOR NOTES. On January 24, 1996, the Company completed a private offering of $300,000 of 8 1/2% Senior Notes. The 8 1/2% Senior Notes were issued at 99.578% with related issuance costs of approximately $7,000. On August 21, 1996, the Company exchanged its 8 1/2% Senior Notes ("Old Notes") for a new series of $300,000 8 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2006 ("New Notes"). The New Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The New Notes mature on February 1, 2006, with no sinking fund requirements. Interest on the New Notes is payable semi-annually in February and August at the annual rate of 8 1/2%. The New Notes may not be redeemed prior to February 1, 2001 other than in connection with a change of control. Beginning in 2001 and thereafter, the New Notes are redeemable in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at prices ranging from 104.25% with annual reductions to 100% in 2003 plus accrued and unpaid interest. Net proceeds from the Old Notes of approximately $293,000 were primarily used to pay down borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The 10 1/4% Senior Notes and 8 1/2% Senior Notes (together referred to as the "Senior Notes"), and the Bank Credit Facilities, all rank senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness of PRIMEDIA Inc. (a holding company). The above indebtedness, among other things, limits the ability of the Company to change the nature of its businesses, incur indebtedness, create liens, sell assets, engage in mergers, consolidations or transactions with affiliates, make investments in or loans to certain subsidiaries, issue guarantees and make certain restricted payments including dividend payments on its common stock. Under the Company's most restrictive debt covenants, the Company must maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.8 to 1 and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.05 to 1. The Company's maximum allowable leverage ratio is 6.0 to 1. The Company believes it is in compliance with the financial and operating covenants of its principal financing arrangements. Borrowings under the above indebtedness are guaranteed by each of the domestic wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. The separate financial statements of the domestic subsidiaries are not presented because the Company believes the separate financial statements would not be material to the shareholders and potential investors. The Company's foreign subsidiaries are not guarantors of the above indebtedness. The total assets, revenues, income or equity of such foreign subsidiaries, both individually and on a combined basis, are inconsequential in relation to the total assets, revenues, income or equity of the Company. ACQUISITION OBLIGATION. In connection with the acquisition of certain of the Company's specialty consumer magazine operations and THE DAILY RACING FORM, an obligation was recorded equivalent to the present value of the principal and interest payments of the notes payable in the amount of $53,871 at December 31, 1997 and $54,633 at December 31, 1996. The interest rate used in calculating the present value was 13%, which represents management's estimate of the prevailing market rate of interest for such obligation at the time of the acquisition. Principal and interest amounts aggregating $63,500 will be repaid from June 1998 through June 2001. INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS. In May 1995, the Company entered into two, three-year interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $200,000. Under the outstanding swap agreements, the Company receives a floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR, which resets quarterly, and pays a fixed rate of interest which increases each year during the terms of the respective agreements. The weighted average variable rate and weighted average fixed rate were 5.7% and 6.5%, respectively, in 1997, 5.5% and 6.2%, respectively, in 1996 and 6.0% and 6.1%, respectively, in 1995. Also, in May 1995, the 45 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 13. LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED) Company entered into a three-year interest rate cap agreement. As a result of this transaction, the Company currently has the right to receive payments based on a notional principal amount of $100,000 to the extent that three-month LIBOR exceeds 7.75% in year one, 8.75% in year two and 9.75% in year three of the agreement. Any interest differential received is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense. The interest rate cap fee is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of the interest rate cap agreement. In the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company entered into six, one-year interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $600,000. Under these swap agreements, the Company received a floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR, which resets quarterly, and paid a fixed rate of interest, each quarter, for the term of the agreements. The weighted average variable rate and weighted average fixed rate were 5.7% and 5.8%, respectively, in 1997 and 5.5% and 5.8%, respectively, in 1996. These interest rate swap agreements expired during the fourth quarter of 1997. In July 1997, the Company entered into four, three-year and two, four-year interest rate swap agreements, with an aggregate notional amount of $600,000. Under these new swap agreements, which commence on January 2, 1998, the Company will receive a floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR, which resets quarterly, and the Company will pay a fixed rate of interest, each quarter, for the terms of the respective agreements. The net interest differential, related to the interest rate swap agreements and the interest rate cap agreement, charged to interest expense in 1997, 1996 and 1995 was $2,048, $1,943 and $539, respectively. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to its interest rate swap and cap agreements. Credit risk is limited by entering into such agreements with primary dealers only; therefore, the Company does not anticipate that nonperformance by counterparties will occur. Notwithstanding this, the Company's treasury department monitors counterparty credit ratings at least quarterly through reviewing independent credit agency reports. Both current and potential exposure are evaluated, as necessary, by obtaining replacement cost information from alternative dealers. Potential loss to the Company from credit risk on these agreements is limited to amounts receivable, if any. The Company enters into these agreements solely to hedge its interest rate risk. 46 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 14. INCOME TAXES At December 31, 1997, the Company had aggregate net operating loss carryforwards for Federal and state income tax purposes ("NOLs") of approximately $749,000 which will be available to reduce future taxable income. The utilization of such NOLs is subject to certain limitations under Federal income tax laws. In certain instances, such NOLs may only be used to reduce future taxable income of the respective company which generated the NOL. The NOLs are scheduled to expire in the following years: 2003.............................................................. $ 24,900 2004.............................................................. 60,300 2005.............................................................. 121,800 2006.............................................................. 93,400 2007.............................................................. 82,700 2008.............................................................. 83,700 2009.............................................................. 68,900 2010.............................................................. 156,100 2011.............................................................. 26,100 2012.............................................................. 31,100 --------- $ 749,000 --------- ---------
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and (b) operating loss carryforwards. The tax effects of significant items comprising the Company's net deferred income tax assets are as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 1997 --------------------------------- FEDERAL STATE TOTAL ---------- --------- ---------- DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS: Difference between book and tax basis of inventory............................. $ 2,187 $ 641 $ 2,828 Difference between book and tax basis of accrued expenses and other............ 16,075 4,709 20,784 Reserves not currently deductible.............................................. 2,615 766 3,381 Difference between book and tax basis of other intangible assets............... 80,945 23,714 104,659 Operating loss carryforwards................................................... 215,832 44,065 259,897 ---------- --------- ---------- Total.......................................................................... 317,654 73,895 391,549 ---------- --------- ---------- DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES: Difference between book and tax basis of other intangible assets............... 39,283 11,508 50,791 Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment................ 16,405 4,806 21,211 Other.......................................................................... 19,424 5,691 25,115 ---------- --------- ---------- Total.......................................................................... 75,112 22,005 97,117 ---------- --------- ---------- Net deferred income tax assets................................................. 242,542 51,890 294,432 Less: Valuation allowances..................................................... 85,500 32,732 118,232 ---------- --------- ---------- Net............................................................................ $ 157,042 $ 19,158 $ 176,200 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
47 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 14. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 1996 --------------------------------- FEDERAL STATE TOTAL ---------- --------- ---------- DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS: Difference between book and tax basis of inventory............................. $ 3,550 $ 1,041 $ 4,591 Difference between book and tax basis of accrued expenses and other............ 18,583 5,444 24,027 Reserves not currently deductible.............................................. 2,277 667 2,944 Difference between book and tax basis of other intangible assets............... 31,043 9,094 40,137 Operating loss carryforwards................................................... 192,267 56,326 248,593 ---------- --------- ---------- Total.......................................................................... 247,720 72,572 320,292 ---------- --------- ---------- DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES: Difference between book and tax basis of other intangible assets............... 32,612 9,554 42,166 Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment................ 11,382 3,335 14,717 Other.......................................................................... 9,757 2,858 12,615 ---------- --------- ---------- Total.......................................................................... 53,751 15,747 69,498 ---------- --------- ---------- Net deferred income tax assets................................................. 193,969 56,825 250,794 Less: Valuation allowances..................................................... 36,927 37,667 74,594 ---------- --------- ---------- Net............................................................................ $ 157,042 $ 19,158 $ 176,200 ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------
At December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, management of the Company reviewed recent operating results and projected future operating results. At the end of each of the respective years, management determined that a portion of the net deferred income tax assets would likely be realized. The amount of the net deferred income tax assets was not adjusted in 1997. In 1996, the Company reduced the valuation allowances by $62,400 and recorded an income tax benefit of $53,300 ($47,500 and $5,800 related to Federal and state income tax benefits, respectively) and a reduction of the excess of purchase price over net assets acquired of $9,100; and in 1995, the Company reduced the valuation allowances by $67,700 and recorded an income tax benefit of $59,600 ($53,100 and $6,500 related to Federal and state income tax benefits, respectively) and a reduction of the excess of purchase price over net assets acquired of $8,100. The amount of the net deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced. After the reduction in the valuation allowances discussed above, there was a net increase in the valuation allowance of $43,638 during 1997 and net decreases in the valuation allowances of $59,420 and $1,404 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. A portion of the valuation allowances in the amount of approximately $39,000 at December 31, 1997 relates to net deferred tax assets which were recorded in accounting for the acquisitions of various entities. The recognition of such amount in future years will be allocated to reduce the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and other non-current intangible assets. 48 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 15. EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK Exchangeable Preferred Stock consists of the following:
DECEMBER 31, 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock................................................ $ -- $ 98,266 $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock............................................. 155,281 150,513 $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock.............................................. 194,495 193,950 $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock............................................... 120,504 -- ---------- ---------- $ 470,280 $ 442,729 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$2.875 SENIOR EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK The Company authorized 4,000,000 shares of $.01 par value Senior Preferred Stock, all of which was issued and outstanding at December 31, 1996. The liquidation and redemption value at December 31, 1996 was $100,000. Annual dividends of $2.875 per share on the Senior Preferred Stock were cumulative and payable quarterly. In November 1997, the Company redeemed all 4,000,000 outstanding shares of the Senior Preferred Stock for $105,864, which includes a redemption premium of $5,800, plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $64. $11.625 SERIES B EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK The Company authorized 2,000,000 shares of $.01 par value Series B Preferred Stock, 1,576,036 shares and 1,531,526 shares of which were issued and outstanding at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The liquidation and redemption value at December 31, 1997 and 1996 was $157,604 and $153,153, respectively. Annual dividends of $11.625 per share on the Series B Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in cash or by issuing additional shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. Commencing in the second quarter of 1997, the Company elected to satisfy its Series B Preferred Stock dividend requirements in cash. On or after February 1, 1998, the Series B Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at specified redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Company is required to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock on May 1, 2005 at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference of $100 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series B Preferred Stock is exchangeable at the option of the Company on or after an initial public offering of the Company's common stock for its 11 5/8% Class B Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2005 provided no shares of the Senior Preferred Stock are then outstanding. Such debentures are subordinate to all existing and future liabilities and obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Series B Preferred Stock is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the aggregate redemption value (net of issuance costs) of $155,281 and $150,513 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively (see Note 25). $10.00 SERIES D EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK On January 24, 1996, the Company completed a private offering of 2,000,000 shares of $.01 par value, $10.00 Series C Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred Stock") at $100 per share. Annual dividends of $10.00 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock were cumulative and payable quarterly, in cash, commencing May 1, 1996. On August 21, 1996, the Company exchanged the Series C Preferred Stock 49 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 15. EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED) for 2,000,000 shares of $.01 par value, Series D Preferred Stock. Dividend payment terms of the Series D Preferred Stock are the same as the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series D Preferred Stock has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The liquidation and redemption value at December 31, 1997 and 1996 was $200,000. On and after February 1, 2001, the Series D Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at specified redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Company is required to redeem the Series D Preferred Stock on February 1, 2008 at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference of $100 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series D Preferred Stock is exchangeable in whole but not in part, at the option of the Company, on any scheduled dividend payment date into 10% Class D Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2008 provided that no shares of the Senior Preferred Stock are outstanding on the date of exchange. Net proceeds from the Series C Preferred Stock offering of approximately $193,000 were primarily used to pay down borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Series D Preferred Stock is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the aggregate redemption value (net of issuance costs) of $194,495 and $193,950 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. $9.20 SERIES E EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK On September 26, 1997, the Company completed a private offering of 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series E Preferred Stock at $100 per share, all of which are issued and outstanding at December 31, 1997. The liquidation and redemption value at December 31, 1997 was $125,000. Annual dividends of $9.20 per share on the Series E Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly, in cash, commencing February 1, 1998. Prior to November 1, 2002, the Series E Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the sum of the aggregate liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date and the applicable make-whole premium as defined in the private offering prospectus. On or after November 1, 2002, the Series E Preferred Stock may be redeemed in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at specified redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Company is required to redeem the Series E Preferred Stock on November 1, 2009 at a redemption price equal to the liquidation preference of $100 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series E Preferred Stock is exchangeable, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Company, on any scheduled dividend payment date into 9.20% Class E Subordinated Debentures. The Series E Preferred Stock is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at the aggregate redemption value (net of unamortized issuance costs) of $120,504 at December 31, 1997. Net proceeds from this private offering were used to pay down borrowings under the Bank Credit Facilities (see Note 25). In 1997, the Company recorded a preferred stock dividend accrual in the amount of $9,517. Of the total dividend accrual recorded in 1997, the amounts that relate to prior periods were not material. 16. COMMON STOCK In October 1995, the Company increased the authorized number of shares of common stock by 50,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares. During November 1995, the Company completed a public offering of 17,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. Proceeds from this initial public offering, net of commissions and other related expenses of approximately $9,500, were approximately 50 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 16. COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) $163,000. The Company used the net proceeds from this initial public offering to repay borrowings outstanding under its Revolving Credit Agreement. SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM. On September 9, 1997, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized a program for the Company to repurchase up to $15,000 of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market and through privately negotiated transactions. During the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company repurchased 1,048,600 shares of common stock for $13,158 at a weighted average price of $12.52. STOCK PURCHASE AND OPTION PLAN. The PRIMEDIA Stock Purchase and Option Plan (the "Plan") authorizes sales of shares of common stock and grants of incentive awards in the forms of, among other things, stock options to key employees and other persons with a unique relationship with the Company. The stock options are granted with exercise prices at quoted market value at time of issuance. For the purpose of determining fair value prior to November 1995, it was recognized that the Company's common stock was not readily saleable to third parties at that time, and therefore, was valued at a discount to a publicly-traded common stock. The common stock issued prior to November 1995 and redeemed is included in the table of the activity of the common stock subject to redemption. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION. Under the following circumstances, employees who purchased shares prior to the Company's initial public offering of common stock have the right to resell their shares of common stock to the Company: termination of employment in connection with the sale of the business for which they work, death, disability or retirement after age 65. The resale feature expires five years after the effective purchase date of the common stock. Since inception of the Company, none of the employees has exercised such resale feature as a result of such sale, death, disability or retirement and the likelihood of significant resales because the stock is freely tradeable on the public market is considered by management to be remote. The following summarizes the activity of the common stock subject to redemption:
SHARES AMOUNT --------- --------- Balance at January 1, 1995.................................................................. 2,152,180 $ 17,217 Acquisitions of common stock held by management............................................. (57,031) (430) Issuances of common stock................................................................... 458,994 3,274 Expiration of redemption feature............................................................ (147,630) (809) Accretion in carrying value................................................................. -- 9,927 --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1995................................................................ 2,406,513 29,179 Acquisitions of common stock held by management............................................. (17,269) (148) Expiration of redemption feature............................................................ (1,745,934) (21,230) Reduction in carrying value................................................................. -- (885) --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1996................................................................ 643,310 6,916 Acquisitions of common stock held by management............................................. (2,320) (19) Expiration of redemption feature............................................................ (238,340) (2,569) Accretion in carrying value................................................................. -- 755 --------- --------- Balance at December 31, 1997................................................................ 402,650 $ 5,083 --------- --------- --------- ---------
The redemption values of the common stock subject to redemption of $5,083 and $6,916 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively, were based on a repurchase price of $12.625 per share and $10.75 per 51 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 16. COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) share which are the quoted market values at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Common stock subject to redemption is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets net of the amounts of notes receivable from employees (related to common stock issuances) outstanding of $707 and $959 at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. ACCOUNTING FOR EMPLOYEE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION. The Plan has authorized grants of up to 25,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock or options to management personnel. The options are exercisable at the rate of 20% per year over a five-year period commencing on the effective date of the grant; however, some optionees have received credit for periods of employment with the Company and its predecessors and subsidiaries prior to the date the options were granted. All options granted pursuant to the Plan will expire no later than ten years from the date the option was granted. A summary of the status of the Company's stock option plan as of December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, and changes during the years ending on those dates is presented below:
1997 1996 1995 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------ WEIGHTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE AVERAGE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE OPTIONS PRICE PRICE OPTIONS PRICE PRICE OPTIONS PRICE --------- ------------- ----------- --------- ------------- ----------- --------- ------------- Outstanding-- beginning of year........... 13,211,212 $5.00-$11.94 $ 6.69 12,326,087 $5.00-$ 8.00 $ 5.98 9,610,447 $5.00-$8.00 Granted........ 135,800 1$0.88-$12.00 $ 11.27 1,830,400 1$0.00-$11.94 $ 11.12 3,139,325 $8.00 Exercised...... (1,209,693) $5.00-$11.81 $ 6.96 (681,890) $5.00-$ 8.00 $ 5.36 (193,401) $5.00-$8.00 Forfeited...... (574,389) $5.00-$11.81 $ 9.22 (263,385) $5.00-$ 8.00 $ 7.69 (230,284) $5.00-$8.00 --------- --------- --------- Outstanding--end of the year.... 11,562,930 $5.00-$12.00 $ 6.58 13,211,212 $5.00-$11.94 $ 6.69 12,326,087 $5.00-$8.00 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Exercisable--end of the year.... 8,953,280 $5.00-$11.94 $ 5.73 8,707,528 $5.00-$ 8.00 $ 5.38 7,269,817 $5.00-$8.00 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE ----------- Outstanding-- beginning of year........... $ 5.31 Granted........ $ 8.00 Exercised...... $ 5.19 Forfeited...... $ 6.28 Outstanding--end of the year.... $ 5.98 Exercisable--end of the year.... $ 5.18
The weighted-average fair value per option for options granted in 1997, 1996 and 1995 was $4.45, $4.13 and $3.06, respectively. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 1997:
NUMBER WEIGHTED WEIGHTED RANGE OF OUTSTANDING AVERAGE REMAINING AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICES AT 12/31/97 CONTRACTUAL LIFE EXERCISE PRICE - --------------- ----------- ----------------------- --------------- $5.00-$5.44 7,104,260 4 $ 5.00 $7.00 125,400 6 $ 7.00 $8.00 2,711,210 8 $ 8.00 $10.00-$12.00 1,622,060 9 $ 11.12 ----------- 11,562,930 6 $ 6.58 ----------- -----------
SFAS No. 123 provides for a fair-value based method of accounting for employee options and measures compensation expense using an option valuation model that takes into account, as of the grant date, the exercise price and expected life of the option, the current price of the underlying stock and its 52 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 16. COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED) expected volatility, expected dividends on the stock, and the risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option. The Company has elected to continue accounting for employee stock-based compensation under Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25 and related interpretations. Under APB No. 25, because the exercise price of the Company's employee stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by SFAS No. 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123. The fair value of these options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for options granted in 1997, 1996 and 1995. The following weighted-average assumptions were used for 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 6.65%, 6.36% and 6.34%; dividend yields of 0.0%, 0.0% and 0.0%; volatility factors of the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 27.70%, 20.83% and 22.59%; and a weighted-average expected life of the option of six years. The estimated fair value of options granted during 1997, 1996 and 1995 was $604, $7,560 and $9,592, respectively. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the option's vesting period. The Company's pro forma information is as follows:
1997 1996 1995 --------- --------- --------- Pro forma net income (loss)....................................................... $(176,351) $ 5,738 $ (76,388) Pro forma loss applicable to common shareholders.................................. $(241,424) $ (37,788) $(105,366) Pro forma basic and diluted loss per common share................................. $ (1.87) $ (.29) $ (.93)
The Company had reserved approximately 12,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock or options for future grants in connection with the Plan at December 31, 1997. 17. LOSS PER SHARE Loss per share has been determined based on income (loss) before extraordinary charge after preferred stock dividends, divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for all periods presented. Options to purchase 11,562,930, 13,211,212, 12,326,087 shares of common stock were outstanding at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive. 53 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 18. ACCUMULATED DEFICIT The accumulated deficit of $929,011 at December 31, 1997 includes non-cash expenses related to the accumulated amortization of intangible assets, the excess of the purchase price over the net assets acquired and deferred financing costs, the write-offs of the unamortized balance of deferred financing costs associated with all previous financings, the restructuring and other costs and the net provision on sales of businesses in the aggregate amount of approximately $1,219,300 which is net of the non-cash income tax benefits aggregating $155,000 through December 31, 1997. 19. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The carrying amounts and the estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate fair value are as follows:
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------------------------- 1997 1996 ---------------------- ---------------------- CARRYING CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE VALUE FAIR VALUE ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 10 5/8% Senior Notes............................................. $ -- $ -- $ 233,250 $ 260,950 10 1/4% Senior Notes............................................. 100,000 108,000 100,000 105,400 8 1/2% Senior Notes.............................................. 298,902 307,470 298,811 291,750 Acquisition Obligation........................................... 53,871 55,329 54,633 55,339 Senior Preferred Stock........................................... -- -- 98,266 107,500 Series B Preferred Stock......................................... 155,281 169,818 150,513 154,684 Series D Preferred Stock......................................... 194,495 210,500 193,950 196,000 Series E Preferred Stock......................................... 120,504 125,000 -- -- Interest Rate Swap Agreements.................................... 485 410 982 3,531 Purchased Interest Rate Cap Agreement............................ (43) -- (159) (2)
The bracketed amounts above represent assets. The fair values of the senior notes and preferred stocks were determined based on the quoted market prices and the fair value of the acquisition obligation was estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements was determined using discounted cash flow models. For instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of floating-rate long-term debt approximates carrying value because these instruments re-price frequently at current market prices. 20. RETIREMENT PLANS Substantially all of the Company's employees are eligible to participate in defined contribution plans. The expense recognized for all of these plans was approximately $6,300 in 1997, $5,400 in 1996 and $5,200 in 1995. 54 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 20. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED) In addition, the employees at PRIMEDIA Magazines and the non-union employees at THE DAILY RACING FORM are eligible to participate in a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan ("Pension Plan"). The benefits to be paid under the Pension Plan are based on years of service and compensation amounts for the highest consecutive five years of service in the most current ten years. The Pension Plan is funded by means of contributions by the Company to the plan's trust. The pension funding policy is consistent with the funding requirements of U.S. Federal and other governmental laws and regulations. Plan assets consist primarily of fixed income, equity and other short-term investments. The components of the net periodic pension cost of the Pension Plan for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 are summarized as follows:
1997 1996 1995 --------- --------- --------- Service cost........................................................................ $ 1,387 $ 1,203 $ 755 Interest cost....................................................................... 1,073 769 581 Actual investment gain on plan assets............................................... (1,763) (610) (812) Net amortization and deferral....................................................... 945 462 774 --------- --------- --------- Net periodic pension cost........................................................... $ 1,642 $ 1,824 $ 1,298 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
The following is a reconciliation of the funded status of the Pension Plan:
DECEMBER 31, ---------------------- 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- Actuarial present value of benefit obligation: Vested.............................................................. $ (10,737) $ (6,342) Non-vested.......................................................... (851) (617) ---------- ---------- Accumulated benefit obligation........................................ (11,588) (6,959) Additional liability based on projected compensation levels........... (6,448) (5,118) ---------- ---------- Projected benefit obligation.......................................... (18,036) (12,077) Plan assets at fair value............................................. 13,391 5,473 ---------- ---------- Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets................. (4,645) (6,604) Unrecognized net loss (gain).......................................... (1,440) 172 Obligation recorded at acquisition date............................... 2,587 2,861 ---------- ---------- Accrued pension cost.................................................. $ (3,498) $ (3,571) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
The obligation recorded at the acquisition date of PRIMEDIA Magazines and THE DAILY RACING FORM is the excess of the projected benefit obligation over the plan assets at the date of acquisition which is included in other non-current liabilities. The weighted average discount rates used in determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation were 7.0% and 7.5% for 1997 and 1996, respectively. The weighted average rate of compensation increases used was 4.0% for 1997 and 1996. The weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 8.5% for 1997 and 1996 (see Note 25). 55 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS. Total rent expense under operating leases was $36,844, $31,561 and $24,409 for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Certain leases are subject to escalation clauses and certain leases contain renewal options. Minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases are approximately as follows:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, ------------------------- 1998............................................................... $ 26,868 1999............................................................... 22,759 2000............................................................... 20,218 2001............................................................... 15,365 2002............................................................... 12,504 Thereafter......................................................... 38,579 -------- $ 136,293 -------- --------
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases (see Note 9) are approximately as follows:
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, ------------------------- 1998............................................................... $ 3,102 1999............................................................... 3,663 2000............................................................... 3,663 2001............................................................... 3,663 2002............................................................... 3,663 Thereafter......................................................... 23,379 ------- 41,133 Less: amount representing interest................................. 15,760 ------- Present value of net minimum lease payments........................ 25,373 Less: current portion.............................................. 1,373 ------- Long-term obligations (included in other non-current liabilities)..................................................... $ 24,000 ------- -------
CONTINGENCIES. The Company is involved in ordinary and routine litigation incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, there is no pending legal proceeding that would have a material adverse affect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. At December 31, 1997, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of approximately $3,100. 56 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During each of the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company paid $1,000 in administrative and other fees to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. ("KKR"), an affiliated party. The Company paid an aggregate of $180, in directors' fees to certain partners of KKR during the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995. On March 1, 1995, 3,125,000 shares of common stock were issued to a partnership affiliated with KKR at $8.00 per share which was the fair value per share at such date. On March 1, 1995, pursuant to the related certificate of designations, 2,500 shares of Series C Preferred Stock ("Old Preferred Stock") were authorized for issuance and 1,000 shares were issued to partnerships affiliated with KKR at $50,000 per share, which was the liquidation value per share at such date. The proceeds from both issuances were used to pay down the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement. On August 3, 1995, the Company redeemed all 1,054 shares then outstanding (which included dividends accrued through redemption date) of the Old Preferred Stock at $50,000 per share for a total of $52,691. This transaction was financed with borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement (see Notes 13 and 25). 23. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER TOTAL ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997: Sales, net...................................... $352,291 $368,762 $368,944 $397,598 $1,487,595 Operating income (loss)......................... 20,478 39,518 (112,326) 31,537 (20,793) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge....... (12,546) 3,700 (147,674) (919) (157,439) Extraordinary charge--extinguishment of debt.... (1,554) (13,847) -- -- (15,401) Net loss........................................ (14,100) (10,147) (147,674) (919) (172,840) Loss applicable to common shareholders.......... (26,426) (22,602) (160,130) (28,755) (237,913) Basic and diluted loss applicable to common shareholders per common share: Loss before extraordinary charge.............. $(.19) $(.07) $(1.24) $(.22) $(1.72) Net loss...................................... $(.20) $(.18) $(1.24) $(.22) $(1.84) Basic and diluted common shares outstanding..... 129,114,344 129,289,307 129,411,579 129,404,368 129,304,900
57 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 23. UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER TOTAL ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996: Sales, net...................................... $314,953 $335,680 $344,418 $379,398 $1,374,449 Operating income................................ 6,985 23,280 18,519 37,117 85,901 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge....... (20,740) (7,066) (11,895) 57,298 17,597 Extraordinary charge--extinguishment of debt.... -- (7,572) -- (1,981) (9,553) Net income (loss)............................... (20,740) (14,638) (11,895) 55,317 8,044 Income (loss) applicable to common shareholders.................................. (27,584) (27,041) (23,973) 43,116 (35,482) Basic income (loss) applicable to common shareholders per common share: Income (loss) before extraordinary charge..... $(.21) $(.15) $(.19) $.35 $(.20) Net income (loss)............................. $(.21) $(.21) $(.19) $.33 $(.27) Diluted income (loss) applicable to common shareholders per common share: Income (loss) before extraordinary charge..... $(.21) $(.15) $(.19) $.34 $(.20) Net income (loss)............................. $(.21) $(.21) $(.19) $.32 $(.27) Basic common shares outstanding................. 128,502,847 128,787,528 128,874,002 128,961,695 128,781,518 Diluted common shares outstanding 128,502,847 128,787,528 128,874,002 133,866,122 128,781,518
The sum of the above quarterly per share amounts may not equal reported year-to-date per share amounts due to rounding. During the first quarter of 1997, the Company purchased, in aggregate $20,850 of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes from various brokers on the open market. The premium paid on the purchase and the write-off of the related deferred financing fees totaled $1,554. In the second quarter, the Company redeemed the remaining principal of the 10 5/8% Senior Notes. The aggregate premium paid and the write-off of the related deferred financing fees totaled $13,847. During the third quarter of 1997, the Company recorded a provision for loss on the sales of businesses and other in the amount of $138,640. As a result of previous bank refinancings, the Company wrote off $7,572 of unamortized deferred financings costs in the second quarter of 1996 and $1,981 of unamortized deferred financing costs in the fourth quarter of 1996. In addition, in the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $53,300. 58 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 24. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company's operations have been classified into three business segments: specialty magazines, education and information (see Note 1). Summarized financial information by business segment as of December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the years then ended is set forth below:
1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ SALES, NET: Specialty Magazines............................... $ 754,410 $ 684,341 $ 452,373 Education......................................... 379,552 376,217 330,414 Information....................................... 353,633 313,891 263,542 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total............................................. $ 1,487,595 $ 1,374,449 $ 1,046,329 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ OPERATING INCOME (LOSS): Specialty Magazines............................... $ 71,580 $ 59,693 $ 32,169 Education......................................... 12,089 15,011 (32,024) Information....................................... (78,818) 33,473 (8,683) Corporate......................................... (25,644) (22,276) (17,737) ------------ ------------ ------------ Total............................................. $ (20,793) $ 85,901 $ (26,275) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ TOTAL ASSETS: Specialty Magazines............................... $ 972,550 $ 908,374 $ 723,711 Education......................................... 911,299 939,947 547,587 Information....................................... 435,153 531,771 499,418 Corporate......................................... 166,988 172,123 110,700 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total............................................. $ 2,485,990 $ 2,552,215 $ 1,881,416 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION AND OTHER CHARGES: Specialty Magazines............................... $ 86,364 $ 76,281 $ 58,100 Education......................................... 68,275 64,228 107,284 Information....................................... 171,138 53,091 79,435 Corporate......................................... 99 764 706 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total............................................. $ 325,876 $ 194,364 $ 245,525 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, NET: Specialty Magazines............................... $ 9,353 $ 8,252 $ 5,724 Education......................................... 16,258 14,460 10,750 Information....................................... 3,757 4,343 4,516 Corporate......................................... 1,740 1,735 2,424 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total............................................. $ 31,108 $ 28,790 $ 23,414 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
- ------------------------ There were no significant intersegment sales or transfers during 1997, 1996 and 1995. Operating income (loss) by business segment excludes interest income and interest expense. Corporate assets consist 59 PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) 24. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED) primarily of cash, receivables, property and equipment and the net deferred income tax asset. Depreciation, amortization and other charges includes the amortization of deferred financing and organizational costs, the net provision for loss on sales of businesses of $138,640 and $35,447 in 1997 and 1995, respectively, and provision for restructuring and other costs of $14,667 in 1995. 25. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On January 8, 1998, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the Cowles Enthusiast Media and Cowles Business Media divisions of Cowles Media Company from McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. ("McClatchy") for approximately $200,000. The transaction is subject to the completion of McClatchy's purchase of Cowles Media Company, which is expected to close by March 31, 1998. In January 1998, the Company elected to terminate its defined benefit pension plan (see Note 20) effective March 31, 1998. In connection with this termination, the Company froze benefit accruals effective December 31, 1997. In the opinion of the Company's management, the plan termination is adequately accrued for and will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Plan participants will be eligible to participate in the Company's defined contribution plans. On February 5, 1998, KKR 1996 Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership affiliated with KKR (the "KKR Fund"), executed an agreement with the Company pursuant to which the KKR Fund will pay $200,000 for 16,666,667 newly issued shares of common stock from the Company (the "KKR Fund Investment"). It is expected that the KKR Fund Investment will be consummated in March 1998. On February 17, 1998, the Company exchanged the 1,250,000 shares of its Series E Preferred Stock for 1,250,000 shares of $9.20 Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Series F Preferred Stock"). The terms of the Series F Preferred Stock are the same as the Series E Preferred Stock except that the Series F Preferred Stock has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. On February 17, 1998, the Company completed a private offering of 2,500,000 shares of $8.625 Series G Exchangeable Preferred Stock for $250,000 and $250,000 principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes Due 2008. The net proceeds of these offerings will be used to redeem all of the Company's outstanding Series B Preferred Stock at $105.80 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends and to reduce outstanding bank borrowings. 60 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. None PART III Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 are omitted, except for information as to Executive Officers set forth in Part I, Item 1. PART IV ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K. (a) Documents filed as part of this report: 1. Index to Financial Statements See Table of Contents to Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this report. 2. Index to Financial Statement Schedules
PAGE ----- SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS PRIMEDIA Inc. and Subsidiaries For the Year Ended December 31, 1997.............................................................. S-1 For the Year Ended December 31, 1996.............................................................. S-2 For the Year Ended December 31, 1995.............................................................. S-3 Independent Auditors' Report on Schedules--Deloitte & Touche LLP.................................... S-4
All schedules, except those set forth above, have been omitted since the information required to be submitted has been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto or has been omitted as not applicable or not required. (b)--Reports on Form 8-K --The Company has not filed any reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 1997.
(c)--Exhibits 3.1 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III. (7) 3.2 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III (changing name to PRIMEDIA Inc.) (*) 3.3 --Certificate of Designations of the Senior Preferred Stock. (2) 3.4 --Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock. (3) 3.5 --Certificate of Designations of the Series C Preferred Stock. (9) 3.6 --Amended and Restated By-laws of K-III. (7) 3.7 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Prime Corporation. (2) 3.8 --By-laws of K-III Prime Corporation. (2) 3.9 --Certificate of Incorporation of Intertec Publishing Corporation. (2) 3.10 --Amended and Restated By-laws of Intertec Publishing Corporation. (2) 3.11 --Certificate of Incorporation of Newbridge Communications, Inc. (2)
61 3.12 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Newbridge Communications, Inc. (changing name to Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc.) (*) 3.13 --By-laws of Newbridge Communications, Inc. (2) 3.14 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Directory Corporation (1) 3.15 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Directory Corporation (changing name to PRIMEDIA Information Inc.) (*) 3.16 --By-laws of K-III Directory Corporation (1) 3.17 --Certificate of Incorporation of R.E.R. Publishing Corporation. (2) 3.18 --Amended and Restated By-laws of R.E.R. Publishing Corporation. (2) 3.19 --Certificate of Incorporation of Intermodal Publishing Company, Ltd. (2) 3.20 --Amended and Restated By-laws of Intermodal Publishing Company, Ltd. (2) 3.21 --Certificate of Incorporation of Weekly Reader Corporation. (2) 3.22 --By-laws of Weekly Reader Corporation. (2) 3.23 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Reference Corporation. (9) 3.24 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Reference Corporation (changing name to PRIMEDIA Reference Inc.) (*) 3.25 --By-laws of K-III Reference Corporation. (2) 3.26 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Funk & Wagnalls Corporation (changing name to K-III Reference Corporation) (12) 3.27 --Certificate of Incorporation of Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. (2) 3.28 --By-laws of Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. (2) 3.29 --Certificate of Incorporation of Daily Racing Form, Inc. (2) 3.30 --By-laws of Daily Racing Form, Inc. (2) 3.31 --Certificate of Incorporation of DRF Finance, Inc. (2) 3.32 --By-laws of DRF Finance, Inc. (2) 3.33 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Magazine Corporation. (2) 3.34 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Magazine Corporation (changing name to PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc.) (*) 3.35 --By-laws of K-III Magazine Corporation. (2) 3.36 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Magazine Finance Corporation. (2) 3.37 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Magazine Finance Corporation (changing name to PRIMEDIA Magazines Finance Inc.) (*) 3.38 --By-laws of K-III Magazine Finance Corporation. (2) 3.39 --Certificate of Incorporation of Musical America Publishing, Inc. (1) 3.40 --By-laws of Musical America Publishing, Inc. (1) 3.41 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Holdings Corporation III. (2) 3.42 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of K-III Holdings Corporation III (changing name to PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc.) (*) 3.43 --By-laws of K-III Holdings Corporation III. (2) 3.44 --Certificate of Incorporation of Nelson Information, Inc. (5) 3.45 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Nelson Publications, Inc. (changing name to Nelson Information, Inc.) (12) 3.46 --By-laws of Nelson Information, Inc. (5) 3.47 --Certificate of Incorporation of K-III HPC, Inc. (5)
62 3.48 --By-laws of K-III HPC, Inc. (5) 3.49 --Certificate of Incorporation of Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. (5) 3.50 --By-laws of Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. (5) 3.51 --Certificate of Incorporation of Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. (8) 3.52 --By-laws of Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. (8) 3.53 --Certificate of Incorporation of Channel One Communications Corporation. (8) 3.54 --By-laws of Channel One Communications Corporation. (8) 3.55 --Certificate of Incorporation of Bacon's Information, Inc. (9) 3.56 --By-laws of Bacon's Information, Inc. (9) 3.57 --Certificate of Incorporation of Intertec Market Reports, Inc. (9) 3.58 --By-laws of Intertec Market Reports, Inc. (8) 3.59 --Certificate of Incorporation of Intertec Presentations, Inc. (9) 3.60 --By-laws of Intertec Presentations, Inc. (8) 3.61 --Certificate of Incorporation of Argus Publishers Corporation (9) 3.62 --By-laws of Argus Publishers Corporation (9) 3.63 --Certificate of Incorporation of PJS Publications, Inc. (8) 3.64 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of PJS Publications, Inc. (changing name to PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc.) (*) 3.65 --By-laws of PJS Publications, Inc. (8) 3.66 --Certificate of Incorporation of Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. (8) 3.67 --By-laws of Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. (8) 3.68 --Certificate of Incorporation of American Heat Video Productions, Inc. (12) 3.69 --By-laws of American Heat Video Productions, Inc. (12) 3.70 --Certificate of Incorporation of ASTN, Inc. (12) 3.71 --By-laws of ASTN, Inc. (12) 3.72 --Certificate of Incorporation of A WEP Company (12) 3.73 --By-laws of A WEP Company (12) 3.74 --Certificate of Incorporation of Bankers Consulting Company (12) 3.75 --By-laws of Bankers Consulting Company (12) 3.76 --Certificate of Incorporation of Data Book, Inc. (12) 3.77 --By-laws of Data Book, Inc. (12) 3.78 --Certificate of Incorporation of Excellence in Training Corporation (12) 3.79 --By-laws of Excellence in Training Corporation (12) 3.80 --Certificate of Incorporation of Gareth Stevens, Inc. (12) 3.81 --By-laws of Gareth Stevens, Inc. (12) 3.82 --Certificate of Incorporation of IDTN Leasing Corporation (12) 3.83 --By-laws of IDTN Leasing Corporation (12) 3.84 --Certificate of Incorporation of Industrial Training Systems Corporation (12) 3.85 --By-laws of Industrial Training Systems Corporation (12) 3.86 --Certificate of Incorporation of Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. (TX) (12) 3.87 --By-laws of Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. (TX) (12) 3.88 --Certificate of Incorporation of Lockert Jackson & Associates, Inc. (12) 3.89 --By-laws of Lockert Jackson & Associates, Inc. (12)
63 3.90 --Certificate of Incorporation of Straight Down, Inc. (12) 3.91 --Agreement of shareholders of Straight Down, Inc. (12) 3.92 --Certificate of Incorporation of Tel-A-Train, Inc. (12) 3.93 --By-laws of Tel-A-Train, Inc. (12) 3.94 --Certificate of Incorporation of TI-IN Acquisition Corporation (12) 3.95 --By-laws of TI-IN Acquisition Corporation (12) 3.96 --Certificate of Incorporation of Westcott Communications, Inc. (12) 3.97 --Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Westcott Communications, Inc. (changing name to PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc.) (*) 3.98 --By-laws of Westcott Communications, Inc. (12) 3.99 --Certificate of Incorporation of Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. (12) 3.100 --By-laws of Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. (12) 3.101 --Certificate of Incorporation of Westcott ECI, Inc. (12) 3.102 --By-laws of Westcott ECI, Inc. (12) 3.103 --Certificate of Incorporation of Western Empire Publications, Inc. (12) 3.104 --By-laws of Western Empire Publications, Inc. (12) 3.105 --Certificate of Incorporation of McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. (12) 3.106 --By-laws of McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. (12) 3.107 --Certificate of Incorporation of The Electronics Source Book, Inc. (12) 3.108 --By-laws of The Electronics Source Book, Inc. (12) 3.109 --Certificate of Incorporation of The Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. (*) 3.110 --By-laws of The Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. (*) 3.111 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cardinal Business Media, Inc. (*) 3.112 --By-laws of Cardinal Business Media, Inc. (*) 3.113 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. (*) 3.114 --By-laws of Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. (*) 3.115 --Certificate of Formation of Cover Concepts Marketing Services, LLC (*) 3.116 --Limited Liability Company Agreement of Cover Concepts Marketing Services, LLC (*) 3.117 --Certificate of Incorporation of CSK Publishing Company Incorporated (*) 3.118 --By-laws of CSK Publishing Company Incorporated (*) 3.119 --Certificate of Incorporation of GO LO Entertainment, Inc. (*) 3.120 --By-laws of GO LO Entertainment, Inc. (*) 3.121 --Certificate of Incorporation of Guinn Communications, Inc. (*) 3.122 --By-laws of Guinn Communications, Inc. (*) 3.123 --Certificate of Incorporation of Health & Sciences Network, Inc. (*) 3.124 --By-laws of Health & Sciences Network, Inc. (*) 3.125 --Certificate of Incorporation of IntelliChoice, Inc. (*) 3.126 --By-laws of IntelliChoice, Inc. (*) 3.127 --Certificate of Incorporation of Little Rock Apartment Guide, Inc. (*) 3.128 --By-laws of Little Rock Apartment Guide, Inc. (*) 3.129 --Certificate of Incorporation of Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. (*) 3.130 --By-laws of Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. (*)
64 3.131 --Certificate of Incorporation of Low Rider Publishing Group, Inc. (*) 3.132 --By-laws of Low Rider Publishing Group, Inc. (*) 3.133 --Certificate of Incorporation of Pictorial, Inc. (*) 3.134 --By-laws of Pictorial, Inc. (*) 3.135 --Certificate of Incorporation of Plaza Communications, Inc. (*) 3.136 --By-laws of Plaza Communications, Inc. (*) 3.137 --Certificate of Incorporation of QWIZ, Inc. (*) 3.138 --By-laws of QWIZ, Inc. (*) 3.139 --Certificate of Incorporation of Bowhunter Magazine, Inc. (*) 3.140 --By-laws of Bowhunter Magazine, Inc. (*) 3.141 --Certificate of Incorporation of Canoe & Kayak, Inc. (*) 3.142 --By-laws of Canoe & Kayak, Inc. (*) 3.143 --Certificate of Incorporation of Climbing, Inc. (*) 3.144 --By laws of Climbing, Inc. (*) 3.145 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cowles Business Media, Inc. (*) 3.146 --By-laws of Cowles Business Media, Inc. (*) 3.147 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cowles Enthusiast Media, Inc. (*) 3.148 --By-laws of Cowles Enthusiast Media, Inc. (*) 3.149 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cowles History Group, Inc. (*) 3.150 --By-laws of Cowles History Group, Inc. (*) 3.151 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cowles/Simba Information, Inc. (*) 3.152 --By-laws of Cowles/Simba Information, Inc. (*) 3.153 --Certificate of Incorporation of Cumberland Publishing, Inc. (*) 3.154 --By-laws of Cumberland Publishing, Inc. (*) 3.155 --Certificate of Incorporation of Horse & Rider, Inc. (*) 3.156 --By-laws of Horse & Rider, Inc. (*) 3.157 --Certificate of Incorporation of Kitplanes Acquisition Company (*) 3.158 --By-laws of Kitplanes Acquisition Company (*) 3.159 --Certificate of Incorporation of RetailVision, Inc. (*) 3.160 --By-laws of RetailVision, Inc. (*) 3.161 --Certificate of Incorporation of Southwest Art, Inc. (*) 3.162 --By-laws of Southwest Art, Inc. (*) 3.163 --Certificate of Incorporation of Vegetarian Times, Inc. (*) 3.164 --By-laws of Vegetarian Times, Inc. (*) 3.165 --Certificate of Incorporation of The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. (*) 3.166 --By-laws of The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. (*) 4.1 --10 5/8% Senior Note Indenture (including form of note and form of guarantee). (1) 4.2 --Form of 11 1/2% Subordinated Debenture Indenture, (including form of debenture). (1) 4.3 --Form of Class B Subordinated Debenture Indenture (including form of debenture). (2) 4.4 --10 1/4% Senior Note Indenture (including form of note and form of guarantee). (8) 4.5 --8 1/2% Senior Note Indenture (including forms of note and guarantee). (9) 4.6 --Form of Class D Subordinated Debenture Indenture. (11)
65 4.7 --Form of 9.20% Subordinated Debenture Indenture (including form of note). (13) 4.8 --Form of Class G Subordinated Debenture (including form of debenture). (*) 4.9 --7 5/8% Senior Note Indenture (including form of note and form of guarantee). (*) 10.1 --Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of June 17, 1991, between News America Holdings Incorporated, K-III Holdings Corporation III, K-III Magazines and Daily Racing Form. (2) 10.2 --Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 22, 1996, by and among the Company, K-III Prime Corporation, Acquiror Sub and Westcott. (10) 10.3 --$250,000 Credit Facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents (including forms of Guaranty and Contribution Agreements). (12) 10.4 --$1,250,000 Credit Facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents (including forms of Guaranty and Contribution Agreements). (12) 10.5 --$150,000 Credit Facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents (including forms of Guaranty and Contribution Agreements) (*) +10.6 --Form of Amended and Restated K-III 1992 Stock Purchase and Option Plan. (7) +10.7 --Amendment No. 1 to the 1992 Stock Purchase and Option Plan Amended and Restated as of March 5, 1997. (12) +10.8 --Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement between K-III and senior management. (2) +10.9 --Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement between K-III and various purchasers. (2) +10.10 --Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between K-III and various employees. (2) 10.11 --Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement between K-III and senior management. (2) 10.12 --Form of Common Stock Purchase Agreement between K-III and various purchasers. (2) +10.13 --Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between K-III and various employees. (2) 10.14 --Amended Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 13, 1992 among K-III, MA Associates, L.P., FP Associates, L.P., Magazine Associates, L.P., Publishing Associates, L.P. and KKR Partners II, L.P. with respect to common stock of K-III. (1) 10.15 --Registration Rights Agreement dated as of September 30, 1994 among K-III, Channel One Associates, L.P. and KKR Partners II, L.P. with respect to common stock of K-III. (8) 10.16 --Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 1, 1995 among K-III and Channel One Associates, L.P. with respect to common stock of K-III. (8) +10.17 --Free Cash Flow Long-Term Plan. (1) +10.18 --Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. (8) +10.19 --Pension Plan. (1) +10.20 --1995 Restoration Plan. (8) +10.21 --Form of K-III Communications Short Term Senior Executive Non-Discretionary Plan. (7)
66 +10.22 --Form of K-III Communications Short Term Senior Executive Performance Plan. (7) +10.23 --Form of K-III Communications Corporation Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. (12) +10.24 --Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1996, between K-III Communications Corporation and Harry A. McQuillen (12) +10.25 --Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1996, between K-III Communications Corporation and Jack L. Farnsworth (12) 21 --Subsidiaries of K-III. (*) 27.1 --1997 Financial Data Schedule (*) 27.2 --1995 and 1996 Financial Data Schedule (*)
- ------------------------ (1) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992. File No. 1-11106. (2) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-46116. (3) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-60786. (4) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993. File No. 1-11106. (5) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-77520. (6) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1994. (7) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-96516. (8) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-11106. (9) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, File No. 1-11106. (10) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1996. (11) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-3691. (12) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-11106. (13) Incorporated by reference to K-III Communications Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-38451. (*) Filed herewith. + Executive contract or compensation plan or arrangement. 67 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on March 30, 1998. PRIMEDIA INC. By /S/ BEVERLY C. CHELL ................................... (Beverly C. Chell) VICE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 30, 1998.
SIGNATURES TITLE - --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ /s/ WILLIAM F. REILLY Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal ................................................... Executive Officer) (William F. Reilly) /s/ CHARLES G. MCCURDY
(Charles G. McCurdy) President and Director (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ BEVERLY C. CHELL
(Beverly C. Chell) Vice Chairman, Secretary and Director /s/ MEYER FELDBERG Director ................................................... (Meyer Feldberg) /s/ PERRY GOLKIN Director ................................................... (Perry Golkin) /s/ HENRY KRAVIS Director ................................................... (Henry Kravis) /s/ GEORGE R. ROBERTS Director ................................................... (George R. Roberts) /s/ MICHAEL T. TOKARZ Director ................................................... (Michael T. Tokarz) /s/ CURTIS A. THOMPSON Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) ................................................... (Curtis A. Thompson)
68 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on March 30, 1998. The Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. Argus Publishers Corporation American Heat Video Productions, Inc. ASTN, Inc. A WEP Company Bacon's Information, Inc. Bankers Consulting Company Bowhunter Magazine, Inc. Canoe & Kayak, Inc. Cardinal Business Media, Inc. Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. Channel One Communications Corp. Climbing, Inc. Cover Concepts Marketing Services, LLC Cowles Business Media, Inc. Cowles Enthusiast Media, Inc. Cowles History Group, Inc. Cowles/Simba Information, Inc. CSK Publishing Company Incorporated Cumberland Publishing, Inc. DRF Finance, Inc. Daily Racing Form, Inc. Data Book, Inc. The Electronics Source Book, Inc. Excellence in Training Corporation Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc. Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. Gareth Stevens, Inc. GO LO Entertainment, Inc. Guinn Communications, Inc. Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. Health & Sciences Network, Inc. Horse & Rider, Inc. Intermodal Publishing Company, Ltd. IDTN Leasing Corporation Industrial Training Systems Corporation IntelliChoice, Inc. Intertec Market Reports, Inc. Intertec Presentations, Inc. Intertec Publishing Corporation K-III HPC, Inc. K-III Prime Corporation Kitplanes Acquisition Company Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. Little Rock Apartment Guide, Inc. Lockert Jackson & Associates, Inc. Low Rider Publishing Group, Inc. McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. Musical America Publishing, Inc. Nelson Information, Inc. Pictorial, Inc. Plaza Communications, Inc. PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc. PRIMEDIA Information Inc. PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc. PRIMEDIA Magazines Finance Inc. PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc. PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc. QWIZ, Inc. R.E.R. Publishing Corporation RetailVision, Inc. Southwest Art, Inc. Straight Down, Inc. Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. Tel-A-Train, Inc. The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. TI-IN Acquisition Corporation Vegetarian Times, Inc. Weekly Reader Corporation Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. Westcott ECI, Inc. Western Empire Publications, Inc. 69 By: /s/ BEVERLY C. CHELL -------------------------------------- (Beverly C. Chell) VICE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 30, 1998.
SIGNATURES TITLE - --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ /s/ WILLIAM F. REILLY Chairman and Director (Principal Executive Officer) ................................................... (William F. Reilly) /s/ CHARLES G. MCCURDY Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Officer and Director ................................................... (Principal Financial Officer) (Charles G. McCurdy) /s/ BEVERLY C. CHELL Vice Chairman, Secretary and Director ................................................... (Beverly C. Chell) /s/ CURTIS A. THOMPSON Vice President (Principal Accounting Officer) ................................................... (Curtis A. Thompson)
70 SCHEDULE II PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF COSTS AND OTHER END OF DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS PERIOD - -------------------------------------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- -------------- Accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts...................................... $ 15,418 $ 20,904 $ 850(1) $ (21,982)(3) $ 10,521 $ 1,732(2) $ (6,401)(4) Allowance for sales returns and rebates................................... $ 24,098 $ 83,438 $ (3,378)(4) $ (77,149)(3) $ 27,009 Inventory Allowance for obsolescence...................... $ 8,703 $ 5,674 $ 218(2) $ (4,837)(3) $ 2,482 $ (7,276)(4) Accumulated amortization Goodwill........................................ $ 82,763 $ 29,024 $(17,026)(4) $ (26)(3) $ 94,735 Other intangibles............................... $814,061 $110,799 $(282,911)(4) $ (87)(3) $ 641,862 Deferred financing costs........................ $ 9,794 $ 3,071 $ -- $ (7,772)(3) $ 5,093 Deferred wiring and installation costs............................ $ 12,850 $ 7,008 $ (7)(4) $ (1,133)(3) $ 18,718 Prepublication and programming costs............ $ 7,968 $ 4,491 $ (3,489)(4) $ (2,127)(3) $ 6,843 Direct-response advertising costs......................................... $ 70,661 $ 42,659 $(49,320)(4) $ (10,160)(3) $ 53,840
- ------------------------ Notes: (1) Increases in related valuation account result from acquisitions. (2) Increases in related valuation account result from the recovery of amounts previously written off. (3) Deductions from related valuation account result from write-offs and actual returns. (4) Deductions from related valuation account result from reclassifications and write-offs related to net assets held for sale. S-1 SCHEDULE II PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF COSTS AND OTHER END OF DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS PERIOD - -------------------------------------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- Accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts...................................... $ 14,364 $ 21,438 $ 62(1) $(21,069)(3) $ 15,418 $ 970(2) $ (347)(4) Allowance for sales returns and rebates....................................... $ 23,015 $ 79,819 $ -- $(78,736)(3) $ 24,098 Inventory Allowance for obsolescence...................... $ 7,129 $ 4,423 $ 279(2) $ (3,128)(3) $ 8,703 Accumulated amortization Goodwill........................................ $ 66,889 $ 23,576 $ (640)(4) $ (7,062)(3) $ 82,763 Other intangibles............................... $695,504 $122,140 $(2,932)(4) $ (651)(3) $ 814,061 Deferred financing costs........................ $ 8,139 $ 3,662 $ -- $ (2,007)(3) $ 9,794 Deferred wiring and installation costs............................ $ 7,163 $ 6,753 $ -- $ (1,066)(3) $ 12,850 Prepublication and programming costs............ $ 4,121 $ 5,963 $ -- $ (2,116)(3) $ 7,968 Direct-response advertising costs............... $ 29,569 $ 41,481 $ -- $ (389)(3) $ 70,661
- ------------------------ Notes: (1) Increases in related valuation account result from acquisitions. (2) Increases in related valuation account result from the recovery of amounts previously written off. (3) Deductions from related valuation account result from write-offs and actual returns. (4) Deductions from related valuation account result from reclassifications and write-offs related to net assets held for sale. S-2 SCHEDULE II PRIMEDIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF COSTS AND OTHER END OF DESCRIPTION PERIOD EXPENSES ACCOUNTS DEDUCTIONS PERIOD - -------------------------------------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Accounts receivable Allowance for doubtful accounts...................................... $ 13,482 $ 19,276 $ 1,195(1) $(20,526)(3) $ 14,364 $ 937(2) Allowance for sales returns and rebates....................................... $ 23,543 $ 80,859 $ 663(2) $(82,072)(3) $ 23,015 $ 22(2) Inventory Allowance for obsolescence...................... $ 5,138 $ 2,662 $ 622(1) $ (1,463)(3) $ 7,129 $ 170(2) Accumulated amortization Goodwill........................................ $ 29,312 $ 37,572 $ 5(2) $ -- $ 66,889 Other intangibles............................... $573,230 $122,609 $ -- $ (335)(3) $ 695,504 Deferred financing costs........................ $ 5,004 $ 3,135 $ -- $ -- $ 8,139 Deferred wiring and installation costs............................ $ 1,413 $ 6,334 $ -- $ (584)(3) $ 7,163 Prepublication and programming costs............ $ 6,732 $ 1,954 $ -- $ (4,565)(3) $ 4,121 Direct-response advertising costs............... $ 3,126 $ 28,774 $ -- $ (2,331)(3) $ 29,569
- ------------------------ Notes: (1) Increases in related valuation account result from acquisitions. (2) Increases in related valuation account result from the recovery of amounts previously written off. (3) Deductions from related valuation account result from write-offs and actual returns. S-3 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON SCHEDULES To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of PRIMEDIA Inc. New York, New York: We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of PRIMEDIA Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of consolidated operations, consolidated cash flows and shareholders' equity (deficiency) for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, and have issued our report thereon dated January 27, 1998 (February 17, 1998 as to Note 25); such report is included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules of PRIMEDIA Inc. and subsidiaries, listed in Item 14. These financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP New York, New York January 27, 1998 (February 17, 1998 as to Note 25) S-4
EX-3.2 2 EXHIBIT 3.2 EXHIBIT 3.2 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby deems it advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Charter") be amended by deleting Article FIRST thereof in its entirety and by substituting, in lieu of said Article, the following new Article: "FIRST: The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Inc.". SECOND: That the stockholders holding a majority of all of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation have given written consent to said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-III Communications Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly C. Chell, its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997 By /s/ Beverly C. Chell --------------------------------- Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.12 3 EXHIBIT 3.12 Exhibit 3.12 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION * * * * * Newbridge Communications, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of said corporation at a meeting duly held, adopted a resolution proposing and declaring advisable the following amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of Newbridge Communications, Inc. be amended by changing the First Article thereof so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the corporation shall be Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc." SECOND: That in lieu of a meeting and vote of stockholders, the stockholders have given unanimous written consent to said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 242 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Newbridge Communications, Inc. has caused this certificate to be signed by Ann Riposanu its Vice President and attested by Beverly C. Chell its Secretary this 24th day of February, 1998. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ------------------------------ Ann M. Riposanu Vice President ATTEST: By: --------------------------- Beverly C. Chell Secretary EX-3.15 4 EXHIBIT 3.15 Exhibit 3.15 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-111 DIRECTORY CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Information Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-III Directory Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.24 5 EXHIBIT 3.24 Exhibit 3.24 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-111 REFERENCE CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Reference Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-111 Reference Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.34 6 EXHIBIT 3.34 Exhibit 3.34 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-111 MAGAZINE CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-111 Magazine Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.37 7 EXHIBIT 3.37 Exhibit 3.37 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-III MAGAZINE FINANCE CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Magazine Finance Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-111 Magazine Finance Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.42 8 EXHIBIT 3.42 Exhibit 3.42 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION K-111 HOLDINGS CORPORATION III, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said K-III Holdings Corp. III has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.64 9 EXHIBIT 3.64 Exhibit 3.64 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION PJS PUBLICATIONS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this Corporation be amended by changing the First Article so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: "The name of the Corporation is PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc.". SECOND: That by written consent, filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment to the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 and Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said PJS Publications, Inc. has caused this Certificate to be executed by Beverly Chell its authorized officer, on this 14th day of November, 1997. By Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman & Secretary EX-3.97 10 EXHIBIT 3.97 Exhibit 3.97 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 4.01 through 4.05 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE I The name of the corporation is Westcott Communications, Inc. (the "Corporation"). ARTICLE II The following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation are adopted by the Shareholders of the Corporation: 1. The title of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended so as to be and read in its entirely as follows: "ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc." 2. Article One of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended so as to be and read in its entirely as follows: "ARTICLE ONE The name of the corporation is PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc., (the "Corporation")." ARTICLE III These amendments were adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation on February 9, 1998. ARTICLE IV The total number of outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation, all of which are entitled to vote on these amendments, is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share. ARTICLE V The number of shares voted for such amendment was 1,000 and the number of shares voted against such amendment was 0. Dated: February 9, 1998 WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. By: -------------------------------- Beverly Chell, Secretary EX-3.109 11 EXHIBIT 3.109 Exhibit 3.109 FILED SECRETARY OF STATE 1984 OCT 24 PM 12:43 CHARTER OF APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. The undersigned natural person, having capacity to contract and acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee General Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation: 1. The name of the corporation is Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. 2. The duration of the corporation is perpetual. 3. The address of the principal office of the corporation in the State of Tennessee shall be Suite 148, 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, County of Shelby, Tennessee 38137. 4. The corporation is for profit. 5. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: To publish, print, bind, sell, deliver and distribute magazines, pamphlets, directories, leaflets and papers, and to copyright the articles, stories and discussions appearing therein; to sell advertising space in such magazines and other publications, and to do all such other things as may be necessary or advisable to carry on such business. 6. The maximum number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is one thousand (1,000) shares, with $1.00 par value. 7. The corporation will not commence business until consideration of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) has been received for issuance of shares. Dated: October 18, 1984 /s/ Joe B. Guinn -------------------------- JOE B. GUINN, Incorporator RECEIVED STATE OF TENNESSEE 88 DEC 12 PM 12:52 [ILLEGIBLE] CROWELL SECRETARY OF STATE ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-20-106 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following articles of amendment to its charter: 1. The name of the corporation is Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. 2. The text of each amendment adopted is: New Address: 5050 Poplar Avenue, Suite 1507, Memphis, TN 38157 3. The corporation is a for-profit corporation. 4. The manner (if not set forth in the amendment) for implementation of any exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares is as follows: 5. The amendment was duly adopted on 11/23/88 by (the shareholders). [NOTE: Please strike the choices which do not apply to this amendment.] 6. If the amendment is not to be effective when these articles are filed by the Secretary of State, the date/time it will be effective is _____________________,19 _____________(date)___________________________(time). [NOTE: The delayed effective date shall not be later than the 90th day after the date this document is filed by the Secretary of State.] 11/23/88 Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. - ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Signature Date Name of Corporation Treasurer / Secretary /s/ Joan M. Guinn - ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Signer's Capacity Signature Joan M. Guinn ---------------------------------------- Name (typed or printed) ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to the provisions or Section 48-20-106 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following articles of amendment to its charter: 1. The name of the corporation is Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. 2. The text of each amendment adopted is: THE ADDRESS IS CHANGED TO: 6041 MT. MORIAH EXTD. #9 MEMPHIS, TN 38115-2664 3. The corporation is a for-profit corporation. 4. The manner (if not set forth in the amendment) for implementation of any exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares is as follows: N/A 5. The amendment was duly adopted on JANUARY 1, 1991 by (the shareholders). [NOTE: Please strike the choices which do not apply to this amendment.] 6. If the amendment is not to be effective when these articles are filed by the Secretary of State, the date/time it will be effective is February 15, 1991 (date) 12:00 am (time). [NOTE: The delayed effective date shall not be later than the 90th day after the date this document is filed by the Secretary of State.] 1/28/91 APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. - ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Signature Date Name of Corporation [Illegible] /s/ Joan M. Guinn - ------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Signer's Capacity Signature JOAN M. GUINN ---------------------------------------- Name (typed or printed) EX-3.110 12 EXHIBIT 3.110 EXHIBIT 3.110 BY-LAWS OF APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Section 1. The principal offices of this corporation are 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. The said principal office may be changed at any time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. The corporation may have offices and places of business at such other places within or without the State of Tennessee as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. The registered office of the corporation for any particular state may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office of the corporation in that state, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1. Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held either in the principal office of the corporation or at any other place in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders shall be held in the principal office of the corporation at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March, 1985 and on the first Monday in March of each year thereafter for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of any other business authorized to be transacted by the shareholders. If the appointed day is a legal holiday the meeting shall be held at the same time on the next succeeding day not a holiday. In the event that the annual meeting is omitted by oversight or otherwise on the date herein provided for, the directors shall cause a meeting in lieu thereof to be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be as valid as if transacted or held at the annual meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be called in the same manner as provided for the annual shareholders meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders of this corporation shall be held at such places and times as may be determined by the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors, or whenever one or more shareholders who -2- are entitled to vote and who hold at least 10% of the common shares issued and outstanding shall make written application therefor to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting called for. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notice sent to the shareholders, unless by the unanimous consent of the shareholders, either in person or by proxy, all such stock being represented at the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all shareholders' meetings stating the time, place and the objects for which such meetings are called shall be given by the President or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary to each shareholder of record not less than ten nor more than forty days prior to the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail in a sealed envelope with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock record books of the corporation, unless he shall have filed with the Secretary of the corporation a written request that notice intended for him be mailed to some other address, in which case it shall be mailed to the address designated in such request. -3- Any meeting of which all shareholders entitled to vote have waived or at any time shall waive notice in writing shall be a legal meeting for the transaction of business, notwithstanding that notice has not been given as hereinbefore provided. Section 5. Notice of Right to Dissent. If shareholders are to vote at a meeting on a corporate action which would give rise to a dissenter's right to payment for his shares in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, notice of such meeting shall be given to every shareholder who will be entitled to dissent from such action and to receive payment for his shares whether or not entitled to vote thereon. Such notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of this Article and shall also contain a statement, displayed with reasonable prominence, that upon compliance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, dissenting shareholders are entitled to be paid the fair value of their shares as provided in said Act. Section 6. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a -4- determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer book shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed in any case thirty days. If the stock transfer book shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than thirty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. -5- Section 7. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for common shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall be certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by the transfer agent and shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting. In the event of any challenge to the right of any person to vote at the meeting, the presiding officer at such meeting may rely on said list as proper evidence of the right of parties to vote at such meeting. Section 8. Quorum. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. In the event that less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at any meeting, a majority of the -6- shares represented thereat entitled to vote shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of each question. Section 9. Proxies. Shareholders of record who are entitled to vote may vote at any meeting either in person or by proxy in writing, which shall be filed with the Secretary of the meeting before being voted. Such proxy shall entitle the holders thereof to vote at any adjournment of such meeting, but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date of its execution unless the shareholder executing it shall have specified therein the length of time it is to continue in force, which shall be for some limited period. Section 10. Voting of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders. -7- Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed. A shareholder whose shares may be pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. -8- Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or held by it in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. Section 11. Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Section 12. Cumulative Voting. At all elections of directors of the corporation, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares shall equal, or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates. -9- ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The incorporators shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this corporation. Thereafter the number of directors shall be determined and they shall be chosen by ballot annually by the shareholders at their annual meeting or at any meeting held in place thereof as provided by law. In the event that the corporation has less than three shareholders the number of directors shall not be less than the number of record holders of the corporation's shares. Each director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Directors shall be of full age and citizens of the United States, but directors need not be residents of the State of Tennessee nor shareholders of the corporation. Section 2. Powers of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the entire management of the business of the corporation. In the management and control of the property, business and affairs of the corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby vested with all the powers possessed by the corporation itself, so far as this delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Tennessee, - 10 - with the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or with these by-laws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits, and surplus, respectively, what amount shall be reserved for working capital and to establish reserves for any other proper purpose, and what amount shall be declared as dividends, and such determination by the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive. The Board of Directors shall have the power to declare dividends for and on behalf of this corporation, which dividends may include or consist of stock dividends. Section 3. Regular Meetings of the Board. Immediately after such annual election the newly elected directors may meet at the same place for the purpose of organization, the election of corporate officers and the transaction of other business; if a quorum of the directors be then present no prior notice of such meeting shall be required. Other regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board by resolution may determine and specify, and if so determined no notice thereof need be given, provided that unless all the directors are present at the meeting at which said resolution is passed, that the first meeting held pursuant to said resolution shall not be held for at least five days following the date on which the resolution is passed. - 11 - Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place whenever called by the President, or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary, or by written request of at least two directors, notice thereof being given to each director by the Secretary or other officer calling the meeting, or they may be held at any time without formal notice provided all of the directors are present or those not present shall at any time waive or have waived notice thereof. Section 5. Notice. Notice of any special meetings shall be given at least five days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his business address, or by telegram. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors as constituted for the time being shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. When a quorum is - 12 - present at any meeting, a majority of the members present thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by-laws. The fact that a director has an interest in a matter to be voted on by the meeting shall not prevent his being counted for purposes of a quorum. Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including vacancies by virtue of removal for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the Directors, even though less than a quorum. Section 8. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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 a director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 9. Removal. Any director may be removed without cause by a majority vote of the shareholders. A director may be removed for cause by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Cause shall be defined as the - 13 - final conviction of a felony, declaration of unsound mind by court order, adjudication of bankruptcy, nonacceptance of office or conduct prejudicial to the interest of the corporation. Provided, however, that no director may be removed when the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast and the entire board of which he is a member were then being elected. Section 10. Committees. The majority of the Board of Directors may appoint an executive committee or such other committees as it may deem advisable, composed of two or more directors, and may delegate authority to such committees as is not inconsistent with the Tennessee General Corporation Act. The members of such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Section 11. 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 presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent - 14 - by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 12. Informal Action by Directors. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. ARTICLE IV. WAIVER OF NOTICE Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given these by-laws, or the certificate of incorporation of this corporation, or any other corporation laws of the State of Tennessee, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Where the person or persons entitled to such notice sign the minutes of any shareholder's or directors meeting, which minutes contain the statement that said person or persons - 15 - have waived notice of the meeting, then such person or persons are deemed to have waived notice in writing. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Section 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held in such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his - 16 - death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Section 4. 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. Section 5. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any deed, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of - 17 - Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 6. The Vice-Presidents. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, 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 at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform 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. Any Vice-President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and of the Board of Directors' - 18 - meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal (if any) of the corporation and see that said seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the President, or a Vice-President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 8. The Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in - 19 - the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these by-laws; and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Secretaries, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the President or a Vice-President certificates for shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. Section 10. Registered Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint a Registered Agent for the corporation in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act and may pay - 20 - the agent such compensation from time to time as it may deem appropriate. ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances, provided, however, that the corporation shall not make any loan other than a sale on credit in the ordinary course of business or a life insurance policy loan, either directly or indirectly, to any director or officer of the corporation except with the consent of the holders of all the outstanding shares, whether or not such shares are entitled to vote generally, or with the consent of the holders of a majority of all the outstanding shares owned or controlled by shareholders other - 21 - than a shareholder for whose benefit such action is being taken. Section 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. ARTICLE VII. SHARES OF STOCK Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the President or Vice- President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. - 22 - All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock may be transferred by delivery of the certificate accompanied either by an assignment in writing on the back of the certificate or by a written power of attorney to sell, assign and transfer the same on the books of the corporation, signed by the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby, and shall be transferable on the books of the corporation upon surrender thereof so assigned or endorsed. The person registered on the books of the corporation as the owner of any shares of stock shall be entitled to all the rights of ownership with respect to such - 23 - shares. It shall be the duty of every shareholder to notify the corporation of his post office address. ARTICLE VIII. DIVIDENDS The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Tennessee General Corporation Act and by its articles of incorporation. ARTICLE IX. FISCAL YEAR The books of the corporation shall be on a calendar year basis and shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year. ARTICLE X. SEAL This corporation may or may not have a seal and in any event the failure to affix a corporate seal to any instrument executed by the corporation shall not affect the validity - 24 - thereof. If a seal is adopted, the seal of this corporation shall include the following letters cut or engraved thereon: ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS The by-laws of this corporation may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors present at the meeting or at any meeting of the shareholders by a majority vote of the common stock represented thereat. ATTEST: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] ------------- Secretary - 25 - EX-3.111 13 EXHIBIT 3.111 EXHIBIT 3.111 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 04/20/1992 752111003-2295029 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. 1. The name of the corporation is: Cardinal Business Media, Inc. 2. The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc. 3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. 4. The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000), all of which shall be common stock; and the par value of each share shall be one cent ($.01). 5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator is: Victoria C. Phelps Latham & Watkins 633 West Fifth Street Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90071 6. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation. 7. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the corporation shall so provide. 8. No director of this corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's 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 the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of April, 1992. /s/ Victoria C. Phelps -------------------------------- Victoria C. Phelps 2 EX-3.112 14 EXHIBIT 3.112 EXHIBIT 3.112 CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Place of Meeting and Notice. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine. Section 2. Annual and Special Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held, at a date, time and place fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, to elect a Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President for any purpose and shall be called by the President or Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the capital stock of the Corporation. Each such stockholder request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting. Section 3. Notice. Except as otherwise provided by law, at least 10 and not more than 60 days before each meeting of stockholders, written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder. Section 4. Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law. In the absence of a quorum, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. Section 5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, all matters submitted to a meeting of stockholders shall be decided by vote of the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Election and Removal of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall not be less than one or more than fifteen. The first Board of Directors shall consist of three Directors. Thereafter, within the limits specified above, the number of Directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The Directors shall be elected by stockholders at their annual meeting. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director or by the stockholders. A Director may be removed with or without cause by the stockholders. Section 2. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice of meeting. Section 3. Quorum. One-third of the total number of Director shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or any contract or agreement to which the Corporation is a party, 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. Section 4. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, including, without limitation, an Executive Committee, to have and exercise such power and authority as the Board of Directors shall specify. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. ARTICLE III OFFICERS The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other additional officers with such titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, all of which shall be chosen by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Such officers shall have the usual powers and shall perform all the usual duties incident to their respective offices. All officers shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. The authority, duties or responsibilities of any officer of the Corporation may be suspended by the President with or without cause. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. ARTICLE IV INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current or former Director or officer of the Corporation and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which he was or is a party by reason of his current or former position with the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Notices. Whenever any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws require notice to be given to any Director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given when it is deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors may also be given by telegram. Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors EX-3.113 15 EXHIBIT 3.113 EXHIBIT 3.113 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 01:15 PM 08/04/1992 752217006-2305785 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. 1. The name of the corporation is: Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. 2. The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at such Address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc. 3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. 4. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is One Million Three Hundred Thousand (1,300,000), consisting of One Million (1,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share. The Preferred Stock may be divided into such number of series as the Board of Directors may determine. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine and alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions (including without limitation voting rights) granted to and imposed upon the Preferred Stock or any series thereof with respect to any wholly unissued class or series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and the designation of any such series of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors, within the limits and restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, may increase or decrease (but not below the number of any series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series. 5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator is: Victoria C. Phelps Latham & Watkins 633 West Fifth Street Suite 4000 Los Angeles, California 90071 6. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation. 7. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the corporation shall so provide. 8. No director of this corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's 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 the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, or (iv) for any 2 transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, herein declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of August, 1992. /s/ Victoria C. Phelps ----------------------------- Victoria C. Phelps 3 CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF INTERTEC (CARDINAL) CORPORATION (a Delaware corporation) WITH AND INTO CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. (a Delaware corporation) UNDER SECTION 251 OF THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE Pursuant to Section 251(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL"), Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), hereby certifies the following information relating to the merger of Intertec (Cardinal) Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Intertec (Cardinal)"), with and into Holdings (the "Merger"): 1. The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent corporations in the Merger (the "Constituent Corporations") is as follows: Name State of Incorporation Intertec (Cardinal) Corporation Delaware Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. Delaware 2. The Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement of Merger"), dated as of November 14, 1997 among Holdings, Intertec Publishing Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), and Intertec (Cardinal), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser, setting forth the terms and conditions of the Merger, has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the Constituent Corporations in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 251 of the GCL, and as follows: (i) with respect to Intertec (Cardinal), in accordance with the provisions of Section 251 of the GCL and pursuant to the written consent executed by all of the stockholders of Intertec (Cardinal) in accordance with Section 228 of the GCL and its board of directors in accordance with Section 141 of the GCL, (ii) with respect to Holdings, in accordance with the provisions of Section 251 and Section 141 of the GCL, and consented to by written consent of the stockholders of Holdings in accordance with Section 228 of the GCL. 3. The name of the corporation surviving the Merger is Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. (the "Surviving Corporation"). STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 03:45 PM 11/17/1997 971391445 - 2305785 4. The certificate of incorporation of Holdings, as in effect immediately prior to the time the Merger becomes effective, shall remain in full force and effect and shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law. 5. The executed Agreement of Merger is on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation at the following address: Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. c/o K-III Communications Corporation 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: Joseph Tedeschi 6. A copy of the Agreement of Merger will be furnished by the Surviving Corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of either of the Constituent Corporations. 7. This Certificate of Merger shall become effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. This Certificate of Merger has been executed on this 14th day of November, 1997. CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Thomas C. Breslin ---------------------------------- Name: Thomas C. Breslin Title: Chief Financial Officer 2 EX-3.114 16 EXHIBIT 3.114 EXHIBIT 3.114 CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Place of Meeting and Notice. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine. Section 2. Annual and Special Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held, at a date, time and place fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, to elect a Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President for any purpose and shall be called by the President or Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the capital stock of the Corporation. Each such stockholder request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting. Section 3. Notice. Except as otherwise provided by law, at least 10 and not more than 60 days before each meeting of stockholders, written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder. Section 4. Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law. In the absence of a quorum, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. Section 5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, all matters submitted to a meeting of stockholders shall be decided by vote of the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Election and Removal of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall not be less than one or more than fifteen. The first Board of Directors shall consist of three Directors. Thereafter, within the limits specified above, the number of Directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The Directors shall be elected by stockholders at their annual meeting. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director or by the stockholders. A Director may be removed with or without cause by the stockholders. Section 2. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice of meeting. Section 3. Quorum. One-third of the total number of Director shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or any contract or agreement to which the Corporation is a party, 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. Section 4. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, including, without limitation, an Executive Committee, to have and exercise such power and authority as the Board of Directors shall specify. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. ARTICLE III OFFICERS The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other additional officers with such titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, all of which shall be chosen by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Such officers shall have the usual powers and shall perform all the usual duties incident to their respective offices. All officers shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. The authority, duties or responsibilities of any officer of the Corporation may be suspended by the President with or without cause. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. ARTICLE IV INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current or former Director or officer of the Corporation and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which he was or is a party by reason of his current or former position with the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Notices. Whenever any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws require notice to be given to any Director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given when it is deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors may also be given by telegram. Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors EX-3.115 17 EXHIBIT 3.115 Exhibit 3.115 CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF COVER CONCEPTS LLC 1. The name of the limited liability company is Cover Concepts LLC. 2. The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company. 3. This Certificate of Formation shall be effective on the date such certificate is received by the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate of Formation of Cover Concepts LLC this 22nd day of May, 1997. /s/ Beverly C. Chell ----------------------------------- Beverly C. Chell Secretary CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF COVER CONCEPTS LLC 1. The name of the limited liability company is COVER CONCEPTS LLC. 2. The Certificate of Formation of the limited liability company is hereby amended as follows: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Formation of Cover Concepts LLC be amended by changing the First Article thereof, so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: 1. The name of the limited liability company is COVER CONCEPTS MARKETING SERVICES LLC IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment of COVER CONCEPTS LLC this Tenth day of July, 1997. /s/ Beverly C. Chell ------------------------ Beverly C. Chell Authorized Person EX-3.116 18 EXHIBIT 3.116 Exhibit 3.116 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF COVER CONCEPTS LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 17, 1997, made by and between the members ("Members") of Cover Concepts LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, who have executed the signature pages hereof WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Cover Concepts LLC (the "Company") was formed on May 22, 1997 under the name Cover Concepts LLC by the filing of a Certificate of Formation (the "Certificate") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware; and WHEREAS, the Members wish to state their agreement as to the operation and management of the Company, as set forth herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the Members hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I FORMATION, NAME, PURPOSE AND TERM 1.1 Formation. The Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (as hereafter amended from time to time, the "Act"), effective upon the filing of the Certificate. 1.2 Purposes and Powers. The Company may engage in any lawful business of every kind and character for which a limited liability company may be organized under the Act or any successor statute. The Company shall have all of the powers provided for a limited liability company under the Act. 1.3 Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date Company was formed and shall continue until terminated as hereinafter provided. 1.4 Offices. The Company shall have its principal place of business at 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151, and may change such office, or open such other places of 1 business at such locations, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Managing Member (as defined in Section 5.1) may from time to time determine or as the business and affairs of the Company may require. 1.5 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company shall be the calendar year. ARTICLE II MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS 2.1 Initial Members. The Members and their respective percentage interests ("Percentage Interests") in the Company are set forth below. Each Member's membership interest in the Company (an "Interest") became effective upon contribution of the amount set forth opposite his or her name in Section 3.2. Member Percentage Interest ------ ------------------- Channel One Communications Corporation 99% Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. 1% 2.2 Additional Issuance of Interests, Additional Classes of Interests. (a) In order to raise additional capital, acquire assets, redeem or retire debt of the Company, create incentives for employees and others to make contributions to the success of the Company or for any other purpose, the Company may issue Interests in addition to those set forth in Section 2.1 to any Member or any other person or entity, and may admit such other persons or entities to the Company as Members, for consideration, and on terms and conditions, all as determined by the Members. (b) With the consent of the Members, the Company may issue Interests from time to time in one or more classes, or one or more series of such classes, which classes or series shall have, subject to the provisions of applicable law, such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights as shall be fixed by the Members, including, without limitation, with respect to: (i) the allocation of items of profit or loss to each such class or series; (ii) the right of each such class or series to share in distributions; (iii) the rights of each such class or series upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company; (iv) the price at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, each such class or series may be redeemed by the Company, if any such class or series is so redeemable; (v) the rate at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, each such class or series may be converted into another class or series of Interests; and (vi) the right of each such class or series to vote on Company matters, including matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges of such class or series, if any such class or series is granted any voting rights. 2.3 Interests. A Member's Interest shall be personal property for all purposes. 2 All property owned by the Company shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member shall be deemed to own any such property or any portion thereof. 2.4 No Preemptive Rights. Except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein, no Member shall have any preemptive, preferential or other right with respect to (a) additional capital contributions; (b) the issuance or sale of Interests; (c) the issuance of any obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for, or carrying or accompanied by any rights to receive, purchase or subscribe to, any Interests; (d) the issuance of any right of, subscription to or right to receive, or any warrant or option for the purchase of, any of the foregoing securities; or (e) the issuance or sale of any other securities by the Company. 2.5 Return of Contributions. No interest shall accrue on any contributions to the capital of the Company. No Member shall have the right to withdraw or to be repaid all or any portion of his capital contribution except as otherwise provided herein. 2.6 Liability of Members; Indemnity. (a) No Member shall be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company solely by reason of being a Member. Each Member shall indemnify and hold the other Members and the Managing Member (and, where applicable, their respective officers, partners, members, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates) harmless from and against all claims, demands, costs, losses and damages, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and expenses (collectively, "Losses") incurred as a result of or in connection with the indemnifying party's breach (directly or by its agents or other representatives) of any provision of this Agreement or action outside the scope of this Agreement. (b) Subject to Section 2.6(a), the Company shall indemnify and hold each Member (and, where applicable, its officers, partners, members, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates) harmless from and against all Losses incurred as a result of or in connection with (i) any claim that such Member is liable for any debt, obligation or liability of the Company or is directly or indirectly required to make payments in respect thereof or in connection therewith, and (ii) any act or omission by such Member for or on behalf of the Company, unless such act or omission is unauthorized, contrary to this Agreement or constitutes gross negligence or fraud. (c) The Company shall indemnify any executive or employee of the Company against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such executive or employee of the Company in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise, to which such executive or employee of the Company was or is a party by reason of being an executive or employee to the Company, or by reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving, at the request of the Company, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, executive, employee, or agent of another company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, unless the act or omission giving rise to such indemnity obligation is unauthorized or constitutes gross negligence or fraud. 3 (d) Each party to be indemnified (an "indemnified party") under Section 2.6 (a), (b) or (c) shall give each indemnifying party notice of any Losses subject to the indemnity within 30 days after the indemnified party has received actual notice thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in or direct the defense of any action in connection with the reported Losses, provided that it employs counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. An indemnifying party shall not be liable to an indemnified party in respect of settlements effected by the indemnified party without the written consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. ARTICLE III PROFITS AND LOSSES; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS 3.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses. All distributions and allocations of income, loss, deduction or credit or similar items shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests. 3.2 Capital Accounts. The Company has established and shall maintain capital accounts for each Member, the initial balances of which were equal to amounts of their respective initial capital contributions, as set forth below. A Member's capital account shall be increased by the amount of (a) any additional capital contributions by, and (b) the income and gain allocated to, such Member, and shall be decreased by (i) any losses and deductions allocated, and (ii) distributions made, to such Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. It is the intention of the Members that capital accounts be maintained strictly in accordance with Treas. Reg. ss. 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Member Initial Capital Contribution ------ ---------------------------- Channel One Communications Corporation $99.00 Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. $ 1.00 3.3 Additional Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise determined by the Managing Member, no Member shall have any obligation to make any additional contribution to the capital of the Company. If additional capital is so required, each Member shall contribute his or her share of the total additional amount, based on his or her Percentage Interest. 3.4 Distributions. The Company shall distribute its funds and other assets to Members at such times and in such amounts as the Managing Member determines to be appropriate, in accordance with Section 3.1. 4 ARTICLE IV MEETINGS OF MEMBERS 4.1 Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the Members shall be held in New York, at the office of the Company, or at such other location as may be designated by the Managing Member, and on such date as the Managing Member may determine. At such annual meeting, the Members shall transact such business as may properly be brought before the meeting. 4.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by the Managing Member. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the notice of special meeting of Members may be conducted at such special meeting. 4.3 Notice of Meetings. Written notice of each meeting of Members, stating the date, time and place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purposes thereof, shall be sent to each Member not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of such meeting, either by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by hand or nationally recognized overnight courier. Such notice shall be given to each Member at the address set forth for such Member beneath his or her name on the signature pages of this Agreement. If, however, the Managing Member reasonably determines that there is an emergency for which a meeting should be called, notice of such meeting may be given orally not less than 24 hours before the meeting and the Managing Member shall make available telephone conference call facilities for all Members who advise they wish to be included, but cannot be physically present. 4.4 Quorum of Members. Members holding more than 75% of all Percentage Interests held by all Members entitled to vote at a meeting of Members, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at each such meeting. The Members represented in person or by proxy at a meeting of Members at which a quorum is not present may adjourn the meeting until such time and place as may be determined by a vote of the Members holding a majority of the Percentage Interests represented in person or by proxy at that meeting. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present and acting throughout, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at that meeting as originally convened. 4.5 Voting by Members. At any meeting of Members, every Member having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by such Member. Except as otherwise set forth herein with respect to any matter at any meeting, or otherwise with respect to any determination or consent required or permitted to be made by the Members under this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding more than 75% of all Percentage Interests held by all Members entitled to vote thereon, make such determination or consent thereto, shall be the act of the Members, provided that, in each case, the Managing Member, if a Member, or the Member or Members affiliated with the Managing Member, if any, shall have affirmatively so voted or consented thereto. No action shall be taken by the Members in the absence of such a vote or consent. 4.6 Action without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any 5 annual or special meeting of Members, including determinations and consents under this Agreement, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the Members whose affirmative vote would otherwise be required for such action at a meeting hereunder at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present, provided same shall have been delivered to the Company within 60 days and all non-consenting Members shall have been advised of such action, as required by the Act. Action by written consent shall constitute the act of the Members. 4.7 Telephonic Meetings. Members may participate in and hold meetings by using conference telephone or similar communications equipment, by means of which all persons participating in such meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. ARTICLE V MANAGEMENT 5.1 Management of the Company. (a) Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, the powers of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or otherwise take action in respect of securities owned by the Company, shall be exercised by and under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of Channel One Communications Corporation (the "Managing Member") for the benefit of the Members. The Managing Member, acting in its capacity as such, shall have the authority to act for the Company and to bind the Company by its signature to any obligation or transaction. (b) Upon the withdrawal of Managing Member for any reason, the Members may appoint a successor Managing Member. (c) The Managing Member shall have the authority and full discretion to appoint executive officers and to hire and to fire employees. In addition, the Managing Member shall have the authority to delegate its duties hereunder to any executive officer who may be appointed or any employee who may be hired. 5.2 Term and Duties, Filling of Vacancies. The Managing Member shall serve in such capacity in accordance with this Agreement. The Managing Member may resign on no less than 60 days' prior written notice to the Company. Subject to Section 5.1(b), if the Managing Member resigns or no longer serves in such capacity for any reason, the Members may appoint a successor Managing Member, who need not be a Member, with such qualifications, duties and responsibilities, and with such compensation, as the Members shall at such time determine in accordance with Section 5.6. Such successor Managing Member shall execute this Agreement 6 and shall for all purposes be bound as the Managing Member hereunder, except to the extent this Agreement has been amended by the Members in connection with the appointment of such successor. 5.3 Removal. The Managing Member may be removed only for intentional misconduct hereunder or a knowing violation of law which causes material damage to the Company (and by which the Managing Member personally gained a financial profit to which it was not legally entitled). Subject to Section 5.1(b), any vacancy occurring as a result of such removal from office shall be filled as set forth in Section 5.2. 5.4 Specific Actions. (a) Without limiting the generality of Sections 5.1 and 5.2, but subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4(b), the Managing Member shall have the power and authority, on behalf of the Company and any other legal entity represented by the Company and in which the Company exercises significant management control, among other things, to: (i) acquire property in the ordinary course of business from any person (including Members or affiliates of any thereof); (ii) purchase liability and other insurance to protect the property and the business of the Company, or as may be required by the Members or any lender to the Company; (iii) employ, terminate employment of, and otherwise fix the terms of employment and termination of employment of, employees of Company (including Members or affiliates of Members); (iv) invest Company funds in time deposits, short-term governmental obligations, commercial paper or other similar investments or in any other capital asset or investment in the ordinary course of business; (v) execute on behalf of the Company instruments and documents, including, without limitation, checks, drafts, notes and other negotiable instruments, leases (and alterations, modifications or terminations thereof), partnership agreements, and any other instruments or documents necessary, in the opinion of the Managing Member, to the business of the Company and relating to transactions that have been approved in accordance with this Agreement; (vi) borrow money for the Company in the ordinary course of business, on a secured or unsecured basis, from banks or any other person (including Members or affiliates of any thereof); (vii) enter into any and all other agreements on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, any guaranties, with any other person (including Members or 7 affiliates of any thereof), for any purpose in the ordinary course of business, in such forms as the Managing Member may approve; (viii) institute, prosecute, defend and settle legal, administrative or other suits, claims or proceedings against or by the Company or in the Company's name and engage counsel in connection with any such suit, claim or proceeding; (ix) purchase, construct or otherwise acquire real property, or acquire any equity interest therein; (x) purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or shares or interests in, any company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; and (xi) do and perform any and all other lawful acts as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Company. (b) The Members shall be required to authorize the following acts or transactions by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company: (i) the sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's business or assets, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions; (ii) any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Company ,the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or the appointment of a receiver for the Company; and (iii) the repurchase of an Interest of a disassociated Member pursuant to Section 7.3. (c) Any deed, bill of sale, mortgage, security agreement, contract of sale or other commitment to convey or encumber substantially all of the Company's assets shall be signed by the Managing Member. 5.5 Duties and Liability of Managing Member. (a) The Managing Member shall perform his or her duties as Managing Member in good faith and with that degree of diligence and care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. The Managing Member shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements, in each case prepared by one or more agents or employees, counsel, public accountants or other persons employed by the Company as to matters that the Managing Member believes to be within such person's competence. (b) The Managing Member shall not be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company solely by reason of being a Managing Member. The Company shall indemnify and hold the Managing Member (and, where applicable, its officers, partners, members, 8 directors, shareholders, employees, agents and affiliates) harmless from and against all Losses incurred as a result of or in connection with (i) any claim that the Managing Member is liable for any debt, obligation or liability of the Company or in connection with any act or omission, or any injury suffered, by any employee of the Company, or is directly or indirectly required to make payments in respect thereof or in connection therewith, and (ii) any act or omission by the Managing Member for or on behalf of the Company, provided that such act or omission was consistent with the Managing Member's duties set forth in Section 5.5(a). 5.6 Reimbursement and Compensation of Managing Member. All reasonable direct costs and expenses incurred by the Managing Member in conducting the business and affairs of the Company shall be reimbursed by the Company as a Company expense. 5.7 Other Activities. This Agreement shall not preclude or limit, in any respect, the right of the Managing Member or any of his or her affiliates to engage or invest, directly or indirectly, in any business activity or venture of any nature or description. Neither the Company nor any Member shall have any right to participate in any investments made by, or other activities of, the Managing Member. 5.8 Accounting by Managing Member. The Managing Member shall account to the Company for, and hold as trustee for the Company, any profit or benefit derived by the Managing Member from any transaction connected with the conduct or winding up of the Company or from any personal use by the Managing Member of the Company's property without the consent of the Members. 5.9 Delegation to Agents and Officers. The Managing Member may delegate functions relating to the day-to-day operations of the Company to such officers, agents, consultants or employees as he or she may from time to time designate or appoint and remove from office. Such officers, agents, consultants and employees shall have such duties, powers, responsibilities and authority as may from time to time be prescribed by the Managing Member, and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Managing Member. 5.10 Other Duties of Managing Member. In addition to its other duties set forth herein, the Managing Member: (a) shall provide to the Members periodic reports summarizing the business and operations of the Company, including receipts, expenses and charges, in such form and reasonable detail as the Managing Member may determine; (b) shall maintain the books and records of the Company, as required under the Act, and permit each Member access thereto during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice; (c) shall cause to be timely prepared and sent to each Member a copy of the Company's federal, state and local income tax or information returns for each fiscal year of the Company, together with Schedules K-1; 9 (d) shall determine, from time to time, the method of accounting and the independent accountants for the Company; (e) may make, on behalf of the Company, the election permitted by Code Section 754 with respect to adjustments to the basis of Company property; (f) shall, promptly following receipt thereof, give notice to the Members of any proposed audit or adjustments of any Company tax returns; and (g) shall maintain, in the name of the Company, bank accounts in which receipts in respect of the Company's business shall be deposited and from which all expenses shall be paid. 5.12 Tax Matters Partner. As long as the Managing Member is the Managing Member and a Member, it is hereby designated as the Company's "Tax Matters Partner" for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, and, if the Managing Member ceases to be a Member or the Managing Member, the successor Managing Member shall be the Company's Tax Matters Partner as long as it is a Member. If there is no Managing Member, or if the Managing Member is not a Member, the Members shall appoint a Tax Matters Partner. ARTICLE VI ASSIGNMENTS OF INTERESTS 6.1 Transferability of Interests. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, a Member may not assign, encumber, pledge or otherwise transfer (any of which is referred to as a "Transfer") its Interest, any portion thereof or any rights therein, with or without consideration, to any person or entity without the prior written consent of both the Managing Member, in its capacity as such, and all of the remaining Members. Unless an assignee becomes a substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.2, an assignee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights or powers of a Member, other than the rights to share in profits and losses and to receive such distributions and allocations of income, loss, deduction or credit or similar items to which its assignor would otherwise have been entitled (to the extent any such rights are assigned to the assignee in accordance with this Section). Any Transfer in violation of this Section shall be null and void and will not bind the Company or the Managing Member. 6.2 Substitution of Members. An assignee of an Interest shall become a substituted Member only upon the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (a) the assignor shall have assigned to the assignee all of the assignor's voting and financial rights with respect to the Interest or portion thereof assigned; 10 (b) all of the Members, other than the assignor, shall have consented to the substitution of the assignee as a Member (unless substitution occurs pursuant to Section 6.4 or 7.2(b)); (c) the assignee shall have paid to the Company all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such assignee's substitution as a Member, including, without limitation, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with amending this Agreement; and (d) the assignee shall have executed a counterpart of this Agreement and such other documents as the Managing Member shall reasonably request to effect the substitution of the assignee as a Member, including, without limitation, an assumption of all the assignor's then outstanding obligations hereunder. 6.3 Effect of Substitution. A Member shall cease to be a Member and to have the power to exercise any rights or powers of a Member upon assignment of all of its Interest in compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2. Such Member shall, however, remain liable for his pre-existing obligations to the Company in any event. The pledge or other encumbrance of rights in respect of an Interest shall not cause the Member pledging or encumbering such Interest to cease to be a Member or to have the power to exercise any rights or powers of a Member. 6.4 Permitted Transfers. The restrictions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2(b) shall not apply to the issuance of an Interest directly by the Company to a new Member in accordance with Section 2.2, or to any Transfer of an Interest, any portion thereof or any interest therein, to (a) another Member or (b) the successor-in-interest of a Member. ARTICLE VII DISASSOCIATION OF A MEMBER 7.1 Disassociation. A Member shall cease to be a Member upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the Member's bankruptcy, insolvency, or making an assignment for the benefit of his creditors; (b) the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the Member. A Member may not otherwise withdraw voluntarily from the Company before its dissolution and winding up. 7.2 Rights of Disassociating Member. Subject to the right of the Company to repurchase the disassociated Member's Interest in the manner, and at the price, set forth in Section 7.3: Upon the disassociation of any Member from the Company for any reason set forth in 11 Section 7.1 (a) or (b), the Member (or its successors-in-interest) shall be entitled to be paid such economic benefits or profits, losses and other distributions to which the Member would have been entitled as a Member, including the amount of any distributions to which the Member is entitled under this Agreement at the time of disassociation, but it shall not (i) be a Member, (ii) be entitled to vote on any matter, (iii) be entitled to any return of capital, except at such time or times that the remaining Members become so entitled; or (iv) be entitled to be paid fair market value for his or her Interest or otherwise bought out, notwithstanding any provision in the Act to the contrary. (b) Upon the disassociation of any Member from the Company for any reason set forth in Section 7. 1 (b), the successors-in-interest to such Member shall become substituted Members in his or her place subject to the requirements of Section 6.2. 7.3 Repurchase Rights. (a) The Interest of a Member who disassociates from the Company for any reason set forth in Section 7.1 (a "Disassociation Event") may be repurchased, at the Company's option, from such Member (or his or her successors-in-interest) (any of which is referred to as the "Selling Member") as set forth in this Section. At any time within six months after it receives notice of a Disassociation Event, the Company may elect, by written notice (the "Purchase Notice") given to the Selling Member, to repurchase the Selling Member's Interest for an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price (as defined below). The purchase of a Selling Member's Interest hereunder shall take place on the date designated in the Purchase Notice, which date shall be not more than one year after notice of the Disassociation Event was delivered (the "Closing Date"). (b) The price for a Selling Member's Interest under Section 7.3(a) (the "Purchase Price") shall be based on the Company's value as a going concern, including its goodwill. If the Selling Member and the Company cannot agree on the Purchase Price within 30 days after the end of the six-month period referred to in Section 7.3 (a), the Purchase Price shall be the appraised value of the Selling Member's Interest, determined as of the date on which notice of the Disassociation Event was delivered, by an appraiser jointly designated by the Selling Member and the Company. If the parties cannot agree upon an appraiser within ten days following the date on which they acknowledge that they cannot otherwise agree on the Purchase Price, the Purchase Price shall be determined by two appraisers, one of which shall be chosen by the Selling Member and the other of which shall be chosen by the Company within ten days following the date on which such parties acknowledge that they cannot otherwise agree on a single appraiser. In the appraisal process, an appropriate discount shall be taken on the value of an Interest by reason of the fact that it is a minority Interest. If the two appraisers agree upon the appraised value, they shall jointly render a written report thereof to the Selling Member and the Company. If the appraisers have not so agreed, within 15 days following their appointment, they shall appoint a third appraiser, who shall appraise the Company's assets, determine the appraised value and render a written report thereof. In such a case, the appraised value shall be the average of the closest two of the three appraisals. The two appraisers' determination (or the third appraiser's 12 determination of the appraised value hereunder, if required) shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of the appraiser designated by that party and shall bear one-half of the fees and expenses of a single appraiser, or of the third appraiser, if required. ARTICLE VIII DISSOLUTION 8.1 Dissolution. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act to the contrary, the Company shall be dissolved, and its affairs wound up, only upon the written consent of Members, including the Managing Member, holding more than 75% of all Percentage Interests, provided that the Managing Member, if a Member, and all Members that are affiliates of the Managing Member, shall have so consented. 8.2 Winding Up. Upon dissolution of the Company, its affairs shall be wound up promptly by the Managing Member (in such capacity, collectively, the "Liquidator"). 8.3 Distributions. Unless otherwise required by law, the proceeds of any dissolution of the Company shall be distributed in the following order of priority: (a) first, to the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Company, including liabilities to disassociated Members and to Members who are also creditors of the Company, and the expenses of dissolution and liquidation; (b) then, to the establishment of any reserves which the Liquidator shall deem reasonably necessary for payment of such other debts and liabilities of the Company (contingent or otherwise), as are specified by the Liquidator, such reserves to be held by a bank or trust company selected by the Liquidator, as escrow holder, to be disbursed as directed by the Liquidator in payment of any of the specified debts and liabilities or, at the expiration of such period as the Liquidator may deem advisable, to be distributed in the manner hereinafter provided; and (c) finally, to the Members consistent with Article III. 13 ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 Integration; Amendments. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no amendment, alteration or modification hereof shall be binding unless in writing and signed by all Members. 9.2 Benefits and Obligations. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Members and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 9.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of the provision or portion thereof to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, provided that if any provision or portion thereof or the application thereof is invalid or unenforceable, then a suitable or equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid or enforceable, the intent and purpose of the invalid or unenforceable provision or portion thereof. 9.4 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and wholly performed therein by residents thereof, and specifically, the Act. 9.5 No Right to Petition for Dissolution. The Members agree that irreparable harm would be done to the business and goodwill of the Company if any Member were to bring an action under the Act for the judicial dissolution of the Company. Accordingly, each Member, in his capacity as such, hereby irrevocably waives any such right to petition for dissolution of the Company under the Act, and all similar rights under other applicable law, except to the extent such relief may be sought by the Company itself as authorized by the Members in accordance with this Agreement. 9.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The covenants, obligations and rights set forth in this Agreement are not intended to benefit any creditor of the Company or of any Member or assignee thereof or any other third person, and except as permitted by applicable law in connection with certain wrongful distributions, no such person shall, under any circumstances, have any right to compel any actions or payments by the Managing Member and/or the Members or shall, by reason of any provision contained herein, be entitled to make any claim in respect of any debt, liability, obligation or otherwise against the Company or any Member. 9.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 14 9.8 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect its interpretation. 9.9 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or under or in connection with any other agreement or instrument relating to the Business, shall be finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such arbitration shall take place in New York, New York, before a single arbitrator chosen in accordance with such Rules. The parties further agree that (a) the arbitrator shall be empowered to order injunctive relief and/or specific performance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as well as to include arbitration costs and attorneys' fees in the award to the prevailing party in any such proceeding, and (b) the award in such proceeding shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment on the arbitrators' award may be entered in any court having the requisite jurisdiction. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the arbitration of disputes between the parties that arise from actions, suits or proceedings instituted by third parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first set forth above. Channel One Communications Corporation By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Beverly C. Chell Title: Vice Chairman 15 EX-3.117 19 EXHIBIT 3.117 EXHIBIT 3.117 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CSK Publishing Company Incorporated FIRST. - The name of this Corporation is CSK Publishing Company Incorporated SECOND. - Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at 229 South State Street, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The Registered Agent in charge thereof is The Prentice Hall Corporation System, Inc. at 229 South State Street, Dover Delaware 19901. THIRD. - The nature of the business and, the object and purposes proposed to be transacted, promoted and carried on, are to do any or all the things herein mentioned, as fully and to the same extent as natural persons might or could do, and in any part of the world, viz; The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any Lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. FOURTH. - The amount of the total authorized capital stock of this corporation is, _______________________________________ divided into one thousand _______________ shares, of No-Par Value each. FIFTH. - The names and mailing addresses of each of the incorporator or incorporators are as follows: Name MAILING ADDRESSES Herbert J. Cohen 161 Locust Ave., Rye, N.Y. 10580 Jules Kroll 200 Locust Ave., Rye, N.Y. 10580 Stephen Schneider 99-72 65th Road, N.Y., N.Y. 11374 SIXTH. - the Directors shall have power to make and to alter or amend the By- Laws: to fix the amount to be reserved as working capital, and to authorize and cause to be executed, mortgages and liens without limit as to the amount, upon the property and franchise of this Corporation. With the consent in writing, and pursuant to a vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding, the Directors shall have authority to dispose, in any manner, of the whole property of this corporation. The By-Laws shall determine whether and to what extent the accounts and books of this corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and no stockholder shall have any right of inspecting any account, or book, or document of this corporation, except as conferred by the law or the By-Laws, or by resolution of the stockholders. The stockholders and directors shall have power to hold their meetings and keep the books, documents and papers of the corporation outside the State of Delaware, at such places as may be from time to time designated by the By-Laws or by resolution of the stockholders or directors, except as otherwise required by the laws of Delaware. 2 It is the intention that the objects, purposes and powers specified in the third paragraph hereof shall, except where otherwise specified in said paragraph, be nowise limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of any other clause or paragraph in this Certificate of Incorporation, but that the objects, purposes and powers specified in the third paragraph and in each of the clauses or paragraphs of this Charter shall be regarded as independent objects, purposes and powers. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, for the purpose of forming a Corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true; and we have accordingly hereunto set our respective hands. DATED as of this first day of May ____________ 1979 /s/ Herbert J. Cohen -------------------------------- /s/ Jules Kroll -------------------------------- /s/ Stephen Schneider -------------------------------- EX-3.118 20 EXHIBIT 3.118 EXHIBIT 3.118 CSK PUBLISHING COMPANY INCORPORATED BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Place of Meeting and Notice. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine. Section 2. Annual and Special Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held, at a date, time and place fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, to elect a Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President for any purpose and shall be called by the President or Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the capital stock of the Corporation. Each such stockholder request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting. Section 3. Notice. Except as otherwise provided by law, at least 10 and not more than 60 days before each meeting of stockholders, written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder. Section 4. Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law. In the absence of a quorum, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. Section 5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, all matters submitted to a meeting of stockholders shall be decided by vote of the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Election and Removal of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall not be less than one or more than fifteen. The first Board of Directors shall consist of three Directors. Thereafter, within the limits specified above, the number of Directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The Directors shall be elected by stockholders at their annual meeting. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director or by the stockholders. A Director may be removed with or without cause by the stockholders. Section 2. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice of meeting. Section 3. Quorum. One-third of the total number of Director shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or any contract or agreement to which the Corporation is a party, 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. Section 4. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, including, without limitation, an Executive Committee, to have and exercise such power and authority as the Board of Directors shall specify. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. ARTICLE III OFFICERS The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other additional officers with such titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, all of which shall be chosen by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Such officers shall have the usual powers and shall perform all the usual duties incident to their respective offices. All officers shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. The authority, duties or responsibilities of any officer of the Corporation may be suspended by the President with or without cause. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. ARTICLE IV INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current or former Director or officer of the Corporation and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which he was or is a party by reason of his current or former position with the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Notices. Whenever any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws require notice to be given to any Director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given when it is deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors may also be given by telegram. Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. EX-3.119 21 EXHIBIT 3.119 Exhibit 3.119 1491090 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California DEC 21 1990 MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF Go Lo Entertainment, Inc. I. NAME The name of the corporation is Go Lo Entertainment, Inc. II. PURPOSE The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business, or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. III. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS The name and address in this state of the corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Alberto Lopez 3101 Pomona Blvd. Pomona, CA 91764 IV. STOCK The corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares having a total number of one million shares. EXECUTION IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, who is the incorporator of this incorporation, has executed these Articles of Incorporation on December 18, 1990. /s/ Alberto Lopez --------------------------- Alberto Lopez, Incorporator -1- DECLARATION I declare that I am the person who executed the above Articles of Incorporation, and such instrument is my act and deed. Executed on December 18, 1990, at Pomona, California. /s/ Alberto Lopez ----------------------- Alberto Lopez -2- EX-3.120 22 EXHIBIT 3.120 EX-3.120 BYLAWS OF Go Lo Entertainment, Inc. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Principal Executive Office [Corp. Code Sec. 1502(a)] Section 1.01. The principal executive office of the corporation is located at 3101 Pomona Blvd., Pomona, CA 91768. Other Offices Section 1.02. The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without the State of California, where the corporation is qualified to do business, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or the business of the corporation may require. 1 ARTICLE II. DIRECTORS Definitions "Board" Section 2.01. (a) As used in these Bylaws, the word "Board" means the Board of Directors of the corporation. "Directors" (b) "Directors," as used in these bylaws in relation to any power or duty requiring collective action, means the Board of Directors of the corporation. Responsibility of Board [Corp. Code Sec. 300(a)] Section 2.02. Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law and to any limitations in the Articles of Incorporation relating to action required to be approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153, or by the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 152, 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. The Board may delegate the management of the day-to-day operation of the business of the corporation to a management company or other person provided that the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board. Number of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 212(a)] Section 2.03. The number of directors of the corporation shall be three. Election and Term of Office [Corp. Code Sec. 301] Section 2.04. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy (see Sec. 2.07 of these Bylaws), shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified. 2 Resignation [Corp. Code Sec. 305 (d)] Section 2.05. Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Secretary, or the Board of Directors of the corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of the resignation. If the resignation is effective at a future tine, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective. Vacancies [Corp. Code Secs. 192,302-304] When Vacancy Occurs [Corp. Code Sec. 192] Section 2.06. (a) A vacancy on the Board occurs when any authorized position of director is not filled by a duly elected director, whether caused by death, resignation, removal, change in the authorized number of directors (by the Board or the shareholders), or otherwise. Declaration of Vacancy [Corp. Code Sec. 302] (b) The Board may declare vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by order of court or convicted of a felony. Removal of Directors by Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 303(a)] (c) Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause if removal is approved by the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code, subject to the following: (1) No director may be removed (unless the entire Board is removed) when the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to that removal, would be sufficient to elect that director if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast (or, if action is taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted) and the entire number of directors authorized at the tine of the director's most recent election were then being elected; and (2) When by the provisions of the Articles the holders of the shares of any class or series, voting as a class or series, are entitled to elect one or more directors, any director so selected may be removed only by the applicable vote of the holders of the shares of that class or series. 3 Removal by Court [Corp. Code Sec. 304] (d) Shareholders holding at least ten percent of the number of outstanding shares of any class of the corporation may sue in the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located to remove from office any director in case of fraudulent or dishonest acts or gross abuse of authority or discretion with reference to the corporation. In such a case, the corporation must be made a party to the action. Reduction of Authorized Number of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 303(b)] (e) Any reduction of the authorized number of directors does not remove any director prior to the expiration of the director's term of office. Provisions Exclusive [Corp. Code Sec. 303(c)] (f) Except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section 2.06, no director may be removed from office prior to the expiration of the director's term of office. Filling Vacancies By Board [Corp. Code Sec. 305(a)] Section 2.07. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Articles or in these Bylaws, and except for a vacancy created by the removal of a director as provided in Section 2.06, vacancies on the Board may be filled by approval of the Board pursuant to Section 151 of the Corporations Code, or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by (1) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office; (2) the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at a meeting held pursuant to notice or waivers of notice complying with Section 307 of the Corporations Code; or (3) a sole remaining director. 4 By Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 305(a),(b),603(d)] (b) Unless the Articles or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders provide that vacancies occurring in the Board by reason of the removal of directors may be filled by the Board, those vacancies may be filled only by approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code. Moreover, the shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. Any election of directors by written consent shall require the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that no director shall be elected by written consent to fill a vacancy created by removal of any director except by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. By Special Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 305(c)] (c) If, after the filling of any vacancy by the directors, the directors then in office who have been elected by the shareholders shall constitute less than a majority of the directors then in office, any holder or holders of an aggregate of five (5) percent or more of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors may call a special meeting of the shareholders, or apply to the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located for an order that a special meeting be held to elect the entire Board. The term of office of any director not elected by the shareholders shall terminate on the election of a successor. Call of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(1)] Section 2.08. Meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman of the Board, or the President, or any Vice President, or the Secretary, or any two directors of the corporation. Place of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(5)] Section 2.09. Meetings of the Board may be held at any place within or without California which has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, designated by resolution of the Board; and if not so designated, then at the principal executive office of the corporation. 5 Time of Regular Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2)] Section 2.10. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on the second Tuesday of March commencing at the hour of l0:A.M. Should any such day as herein specified fall on a legal holiday, the meeting scheduled for that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day which is not a legal holiday. Notice of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 113, 118, 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2)] Section 2.11. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice. Special meetings shall be held on four (4) days' notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or forty-eight (48) hours' notice delivered personally or by telephone or telegraph. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. Waiver of Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2), (3)] Section 2.12. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice, or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the meeting or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director. Any waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All waivers, consents, and approvals of minutes shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting to which they pertain. Quorum [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(4), 307(a)(7)] Section 2.13. A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business. Transactions of Board [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(8)] Section 2.14. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or in these Bylaws, every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the Board, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.23 and 2.28 of these Bylaws. 6 Withdrawal of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(8)] Section 2.15. Any 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 such meetings. Adjournment [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(4)] Section 2.16. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, however, notice of the adjournment to another time or place must be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment. Section 2.17. [Reserved] Conduct of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 2.18. At every meeting of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or, in his absence, the President of the corporation or, in his absence, the Vice President designated by him or, in the absence .of such designation, a chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present shall preside. The Secretary of the corporation shall act as Secretary of the Board. In the event the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting, the Chairman may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. Telephone Participation [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(6)] Section 2.19. Members of the Board may participate in any meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, whenever, such participation is authorized by resolution adopted by the Board, so long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Action Without Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 307(b)] Section 2.20. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Action by written consent has the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the directors. 7 Duties of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 309] Section 2.21. (a) Each director shall perform the duties of a director, including duties as a member of any committee of the Board on which the director may serve, in good faith, in a manner such director believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. (b) In performing his or her duties, each director shall be entitled, so long as in any such case he or she acts in good faith after reasonable inquiry when the need for it is indicated by the circumstances and without knowledge that Would cause such reliance to be unwarranted, to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (2) Counsel, independent accountants, or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence; or (3) A committee of the Board on which the director does not serve, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence. (c) A person who performs the duties of director in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.21 shall have no liability based on any alleged failure to discharge the person's obligation as a director. Compensation [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 2.22. Directors shall receive such compensation for their services and reimbursement for their expenses as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Any director may serve the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receive compensation therefor. 8 Transactions With Corporation [Corp. Code Sec. 310] Section 2.23. (a) No contract or other transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the corporation and any corporation, firm or association in which one or more of the directors of this corporation has a material financial interest; is either void or voidable because such director or directors or such other corporation, firm, or association are parties or because such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board or Board committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction, if: (1) The material facts as to the transaction and as to the director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the shareholders and such contract or transaction is approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, in good faith, with the shares owned by the interested director or directors not being entitled to vote thereon; or (2) The material facts as to the transaction and as to such director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the Board or Board committee, and the Board or Board committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a vote sufficient without counting the vote of the interested director or directors and the contract or transaction is just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified; or (3) As to contracts or transactions not approved as provided in clauses (1) and (2) above, of this paragraph (a), the person asserting the validity of the contract or transaction sustains the burden of proving that the contract or transaction was just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it was authorized, approved, or ratified. A mere common directorship does not constitute a material financial interest within the meaning of the above provisions. Nor is a director interested within the meaning of the above provisions in a resolution fixing the compensation of another director as a director, officer, or employee of corporation, notwithstanding the fact that the first director is also receiving compensation from the corporation. (b) No contract or other transaction between the corporation and any corporation or association of which one or more of the directors of this corporation are directors is either void or voidable because such director or directors are present at the Board or Board committee meeting which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction, if: 9 (1) The material facts as to the transaction and as to such director's other directorship are fully disclosed or known to the Board or Board committee, and the Board or Board committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a vote sufficient without counting the vote of the common director or directors or the contract or transactions approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, in good faith; or (2) As to contracts or transactions not approved as provided in clause (1) of this paragraph (b), the contract or transaction is just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified. This provision does not apply to contracts or transactions covered by paragraph (a) of this Section 2.23. (c) Interested or common directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or Board committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies a contract or transaction. Liability of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 316(a), (b), (e)] Section 2.24. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.21 of these Bylaws, directors who approve any of the following corporate actions shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the benefit of all of the creditors or shareholders entitled to institute an action under Section 316(c) of the California Corporations Code: (1) The making of any distribution to its shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 166 of the California Corporations Code, to the extent that it is contrary to the provisions of Sections 500 to 503, inclusive, of the California Corporations Code. (2) The distribution of assets to shareholders after institution of dissolution proceedings of the corporation, if any, without paying or adequately providing for all known liabilities of the corporation, excluding any claims not filed by creditors within the time limit set in the notice given to creditors under the provisions of Sections 1800 to 2011, inclusive, of the California Corporations Code. (3) The making of any loan or guaranty contrary to Section 315 of the California Corporations Code. 10 (b) a director who is present at a meeting of the Board, or any Board committee, at which action specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24 is taken and who abstains from voting shall be considered to have approved the action. (c) Directors liable under this Section of these Bylaws shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the corporation: (1) With respect to clause (1) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against shareholders who received the distribution. (2) With respect to clause (2) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against shareholders who received the distribution of assets. (3) With respect to clause (3) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against the person who received the loan or guaranty. Indemnification [Corp. Code Sec. 317] Definitions [Corp. Code Sec. 317(a)] Section 2.25. (a) For the purposes of Sections 2.26-2.32 of these Bylaws, "agent" means any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise. (b) For the purposes of Sections 2.26-2.32 of these Bylaws, "proceeding" means any threatened, pending, or completed action or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative; and "expenses" include without limitation attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under Section 2.27 or Paragraph (d) of Section 2.28. Power to Indemnify [Corp. Code Sec. 317(b), (c)] Section 2.26. (a) The corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgement in its favor) by reason of the fact that that person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses, judgements, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with that proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reason ably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no 11 reasonable cause to believe the conduct of that person was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgement, order, settlement, conviction, or on a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful. (b) The corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgement in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defence or settlement of that action if that person acted in good faith, in a manner such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders. No indemnification shall be made for any of the following: (1) Any claim, issue, or matter for which any person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of that person's duty to the corporation and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the proceeding was or is pending shall determine on application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and then only to the extent that the court shall determine; (2) Amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action, with or without court approval; or (3) Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action that is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval. Expenses of Successful Agent [Corp. Code Sec. 317(d)] Section 2.27. To the extent that an agent of this corporation has been successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 2.26 or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the agent in connection therewith. 12 Determination That Indemnification Is Proper [Corp. Code Sec. 317(e)] Section 2.28. Except as provided in Section 2.27, any indemnification under Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws shall be made by the corporation only if authorized in the specific case, on a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2.26 by: (a) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to that proceeding; (b) If such a quorum of directors is not obtainable, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; (c) Approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, with the shares owned by the person to be indemnified not being entitled to vote thereon; or (d) The court in which that proceeding is or was pending on application made by the corporation or the agent or the attorney or other person rendering services in connection with the defence, whether or not the application by the agent, attorney, or other person is opposed by the corporation. Advance of Expenses [Corp. Code Sec. 317(f)] Section 2.29. Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation prior to the final disposition of that proceeding on receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the agent to repay that amount if it is determined ultimately that the agent is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws. Nonexclusive Provisions [Corp. Code Sec. 317(g)] Section 2.30. The indemnification authorized by Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any additional rights to indemnification for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders while acting in the capacity of a director or officer of the corporation to the extent the additional rights to indemnification are authorized in an article provision adopted pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 204(a) (11). The indemnification provided by Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws for acts, omissions, or transactions while acting in the capacity of, or while serving as, a director or officer of the corporation but not involving breach of duty to the corporation and 13 its shareholders 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, to the extent the additional rights to indemnification are authorized in the Articles. An Article provision authorizing indemnification "in excess of that otherwise permitted by Corporations Code Section 317" or "to the fullest extent permissible under California law" or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be construed to be both a provision for additional indemnification for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders as referred to in, and with the limitations required by, California Corporations Code Section 204(a)(11), and a provision for additional indemnification. The rights to indemnity hereunder shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of the person. Nothing contained in this Section shall affect any right to indemnification to which persons other than the directors and officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise. Limitation on Indemnification [Corp. Code Sec. 317(h)] Section 2.31. No indemnification or advance shall be made under Sections 2.26-2.29 of these Bylaws, except as provided in Section 2.27 or Paragraph (d) of Section 2.28, in any circumstance in which it appears: (a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles, these Bylaws, a resolution of the shareholders, or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, that prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or (b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement. Insurance [Corp. Code Sec. 317(i)] Section 2.32. The corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any agent against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent in that capacity or arising out of the agent's status as an agent, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify the agent against that liability under the provisions of Sections 2.25-2.31 of these Bylaws. 14 The fact that the corporation owns all or a portion of the shares of the company issuing a policy of insurance shall not affect the corporation's power to purchase and maintain that insurance in the following circumstances: (1) if authorized in the corporation's articles, any policy issued is limited to the extent provided in Corporations Code Section 204(d); or (2) the company issuing the policy is organized, licensed, and operated in a manner that complies with the insurance laws and regulations applicable to its jurisdiction of organization; that company provides procedures for processing claims that do not permit it to be subject to direct control of the corporation that purchased the policy; and the policy provides for some manner of risk sharing between the issuer and purchaser of the policy, and some unaffiliated person or persons. Risk sharing may be undertaken by providing for more than one unaffiliated owner of the company issuing the policy, or by providing that a portion of the coverage furnished will be obtained from some unaffiliated insurer or reinsurer. Board Committees Authority to Appoint [Corp. Code Sec. 311] Section 2.33. (a) The Board may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee shall require the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Authority of Committee [Corp. Code Sec. 311] (b) Any such committee referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.33, to the extent provided in the Board resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have all the authority of the Board, except with respect to: (1) The approval of any action for which the General Corporation Law also requires shareholders' approval, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, or approval of the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code. (2) The filling of vacancies on the Board or in any committee. (3) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board or on any committee. 15 (4) The amendment or repeal of these Bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws. (5) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable. (6) A distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, as defined in Section 166 of the California Corporations Code, except at a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the Board. (7) The appointment of other committees of the Board or the members thereof: Applicability of Other Sections [Corp. Code Sec. 307(c)] (c) The provisions of Sections 2.08-2.17, inclusive, and of Sections 2.19 and 2.20 of this Article II apply to such committees, mutatis mutandis. 16 ARTICLE III. DETERMINING SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD Record Date Fixed by Board [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(7), 701(a)] Section 3.01. (a) In order that the corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote, 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 other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any of the other aforementioned actions. Record Date Not Fixed [Corp. Code Sec. 701(b)] (b) If no record date is fixed: (1) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. (2) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (see Sec. 4.16), when no prior action by the Board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given. (3) The record date for determining shareholders for any other purpose shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later. Record Date for Adjourned Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 701(c)] (c) A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting. The Board must, however, fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-five (45) days from the date set for the original meeting. 17 Rights of Shareholders of Record [Corp. Code Sec. 701(4)] (d) Shareholders at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice and to vote or to receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights, as the case maybe, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as otherwise provided in the Articles or by agreement or in the General Corporation Law. 18 ARTICLE IV. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS Place of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 600(a)] Section 4.01. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at any place within or without the State of California designated in the notice of the meeting or by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such designation or resolution, shareholders' meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Annual Meeting Time of Meeting; Business Transacted [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), (4), 600(b), 601(a)] Section 4.02. (a) The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of each year, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., provided, however, that should said day fall on a legal holiday, then at the same time on the next day thereafter which is not a legal holiday. At such meetings directors shall be elected, reports on the affairs of the corporation shall be considered, and any other proper matter may be presented and business transacted which is within the power of the shareholders. Failure to Hold [Corp. Code Secs. 177, 600(c)] (b) If there is a failure to hold the annual meeting for a period of sixty (60) days after the date designated therefor as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.02, any shareholder may apply to the superior court of the county in which the corporation's principal executive office is located for an order compelling the corporation to hold the meeting. The shares represented at the meeting so held, either in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of such meeting, notwithstanding any provision of the Articles, these Bylaws, or the General Corporation Law to the contrary. Notice of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(a)] Section 4.03. (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 4.03. 19 Method of Giving Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(b)] (b) Notice of a shareholders' meeting shall be given either personally or by mail, postage prepaid, or other means of written communication, addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the shareholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice; or if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located or by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal executive office is located. The notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication. If any notice addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it to the shareholder at such address, all future notices shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available for the shareholder on written demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice to all other shareholders. Time of Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(a)) (c) Notice of any meeting of the shareholders shall be sent by first-class mail to each shareholder entitled thereto not less than ten (10) nor more that sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting; provided, however, that at any time that this corporation has outstanding shares held of record by 500 or more persons (determined as provided in Section 605 of the California Corporations Code) on the record date for the shareholders' meeting, notice may be sent by third-class mail if sent not less than 30 days before the date of the meeting. Contents of Notice [Corp. Code Sec. 601(a), (f)] (d) The notice of any meeting of the shareholders shall state the place, date, and hour of the meeting and: (1) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no other business may be transacted; or (2) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the Board, at the time of the mailing of the notice, intends to present for action by the shareholders, but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action, provided, however, that any shareholder approval at a meeting, other than unanimous approval by those 20 entitled to vote, pursuant to Section 310 (relating to contracts and transactions between the corporation and any director or legal entity in which a director has a material financial interest (see Sec. 2.23 of these Bylaws)), Section 902 (relating to amendment of the articles), Section 1201 (relating to reorganizations), Section 1900 (relating to voluntary dissolution), or Section 2007 (relating to distribution plans on dissolution) of the Corporations Code shall be valid only if the general nature of the proposal so approved was stated in the notice of meeting or in any written waiver of notice. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected must include the names of nominees intended at the time of the notice to be presented by management for election. Notice of Adjourned Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 601(d)] (e) When a shareholders' 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, provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than forty-five (45) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Waiver of Notice and Other Defects [Corp. Code Sec. 601(e), (f)] (f) The transactions of any meeting of shareholders, however called and noticed and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum (see Sec. 4.05 of these Bylaws) is present either in person or by proxy and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of the meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents, and approvals must be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Except as provided in Paragraph (d) of this Section 4.03 and unless otherwise provided in the Articles, neither the business to be transacted nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of shareholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice, consent to the holding of the meeting, or approval of the minutes of the meeting. 21 Attendance by a person at any such meeting also constitutes a waiver of notice to that person if he or she fails to object at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened, but such attendance does not constitute a waiver of the right to object to the consideration of matters required to be included in the notice but not so included if the objection is expressly made at the meeting. Calling of Special Meeting [Corp. Code Secs. 177, 212(b) (2), 601(c)] Section 4.04. (a) On request in writing to the Chairman of the Board, or the President, or a Vice President, or the Secretary of the corporation by any person (other than the Board) entitled to call a special meeting of the shareholders (see paragraph (b) of this Section 4.04), the officer forthwith must cause notice to be given to the shareholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days after receipt of the request, the persons entitled to call the meeting may give the notice or they may apply to the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located or an order, after notice to the corporation giving it an opportunity to be heard, summarily ordering the giving of the notice. Persons Entitled to Call Special Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 600(d)] (b) Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than ten (10) percent of the votes at the meeting. Quorum of Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 112, 602(a)] Section 4.05. (a) A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that whenever shares are disqualified by the General Corporations Law from voting on any matter, they shall not be considered outstanding for the determination of a quorum at any meeting to act on that matter under any other provision of the General Corporation Law or the Articles or these Bylaws. 22 Loss of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 602(b)] (b) The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. Adjournment for Lack of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 602(c)] (c) In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.05. Effect of Vote [Corp. Code Secs. 112, 602(a)] Section 4.06. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by the General Corporation Law or the Articles, and except as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 4.05 of these Bylaws, provided, however, that whenever shares are disqualified by the General Corporation Law from voting on any matter, they shall not be considered outstanding for the determination of the required vote to approve action on that matter under any other provision of the General Corporation Law or the Articles or these Bylaws. Election of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 708(c), (e)] Section 4.07. Elections for directors need not be by ballot unless a shareholder demands election by ballot at the meeting and before the voting begins. In any election of directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by such shares are elected. Votes Per Share--Voting of Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Secs. 112,407, 700(a)] Section 4.08. Except as provided in Section 4.09 and except as may otherwise be provided in the Articles, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders. A certificate for a fractional share shall, but scrip or warrants shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights. 23 Voting Multiple Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 700(b)] Section 4.09. Any holder of shares entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, other than elections to office, but, if the shareholder fails to specify the number of shares being voted affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's approving vote is with respect to all shares the shareholder is entitled to vote. Cumulative Voting [Corp. Code Sec. 708(a)-(c)] Section 4.10. Every shareholder entitled to vote at any election of directors may cumulate votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the shareholder's shares are entitled, or distribute them on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder thinks fit. But no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any one or more candidates a number of votes greater than the number of the shareholder's shares) unless such candidate's or candidates' names have been placed in nomination prior to the voting and the shareholder has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of the shareholder's intention to cumulate votes. If any one shareholder has given such notice, all shareholders may cumulate their votes for candidates in nomination. Voting of Shares by Fiduciaries, Minors, or Entities [Corp. Code Secs. 702-704] Section 4.11. (a) The rights of the persons and entities specified in this section to vote shares are governed by the provisions of this Section of the Bylaws. Personal Representative [Corp. Code Sec. 702(a)] (b) Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this Section 4.11, shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, or custodian may be voted by such holder either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of the shares into the holder's name. Trustee [Corp. Code Sec. 702(a)] (c) Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by the trustee, either in Person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares so held without a transfer of them into the trustee's name. 24 Receiver [Corp. Code Sec. 702(b)] (d) Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by the receiver. Shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by the receiver without their being transferred into the receiver's name if authority to so vote them is contained in the court order appointing the receiver. Pledgee [Corp. Code Sec. 702(c)] (e) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.12 of these Bylaws and except where otherwise agreed in writing between the parties, a shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until they have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. Minor [Corp. Code Sec. 702(d)] (f) Shares standing in the name of a minor may be voted and the corporation may treat all rights incident thereto as exercisable by the minor, in person or by proxy, whether or not the corporation has notice, actual or constructive, or the nonage, unless a guardian of the minor's property has been appointed and written notice of the appointment given to the corporation. Corporation [Corp. Code Sec. 703(a)] (g) Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxyholder as the bylaws of such other corporation may prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such other corporation may determine or, in the absence of such determination, by the chairman of the board, president, or any vice president of such other corporation, or by any other person authorized to do so by the chairman of the board, president, or any vice president of such other corporation. Shares which are purported to be voted or any proxy purported to be executed in the name of a corporation (whether or not any title of the person signing is indicated) shall be presumed to be voted or the proxy executed in accordance with the foregoing provisions; unless the contrary is shown. Subsidiary [Corp. Code Sec. 703(b)] (h) Shares of the corporation owned by any subsidiary of the corporation shall not be entitled to vote on any matter. 25 Corporate Fiduciary [Corp. Code Sec. 703(c)] (i) Shares held by the corporation in a fiduciary capacity, and shares of the corporation held in a fiduciary capacity by its subsidiary, if any, shall not be entitled to vote on any matter, except to the extent that the settlor or beneficial owner possesses and exercises a right to vote or to give the corporation binding instructions as to how to vote such shares. Shares in Names of Two or More Persons [Corp. Code Sec. 704] (j) If shares stand of record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, husband and wife as community property, tenants by the entirety, voting trustees, (persons entitled to vote under a shareholder voting agreement,) or otherwise, or if two or more persons (including proxyholders) have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary of the corporation is given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (1) If only one votes, such act binds all. (2) If more than one vote, the act of the majority so voting binds all. (3) If more than one vote, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionately. If the instrument so filed or the registration of the shares shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even split for the purpose of the above shall be a majority or even split in interest. Proxies [Corp. Code Sec. 705] Section 4.12. (a) Every person entitled to vote shares may authorize another person or persons to act by proxy with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise provided by written agreement between the parties, the recordholder of shares which a person holds as pledgee or otherwise as security or which belong to another must issue to the pledgor or to the owner of such shares, on demand therefor and payment of necessary expenses thereof, a proxy to vote or take other action thereon. 26 Presumptive Validity [Corp. Code Sec. 705(a)] (b) Any proxy purporting to be executed in accordance with this Section 4.12 shall be presumptively valid. Duration of Proxy [Corp. Code Sec. 705(b)] (c) No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy continues in full force and effect until revoked by the person executing it prior to the vote pursuant thereto, except as provided in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this Section 4.12. The dates contained on the forms of proxy presumptively determine the order of execution, regardless of the postmark dates on the envelopes in which they are mailed. Death or Incapacity of Maker [Corp. Code Sec. 705(c)] (d) A proxy is not revoked by the death or incapacity of the maker, unless (except as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 4.12), before the vote is counted, written notice of such death or incapacity is received by the corporation. Revocation of Proxy [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(3), 705(b)] (e) Revocation of a proxy is effected by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or as to any meeting by attendance at such meeting and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy. Proxy Providing for Irrevocability [Corp. Code Sec. 705(e)] (f) A proxy which states that it is irrevocable is irrevocable for the period specified therein (notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this Section 4.12) when it is held by any of the following or a nominee of any of the following: (1) A pledgee. (2) A person who has purchased or agreed to purchase or holds an option to purchase the shares or a person who has sold a portion of such person's shares in the corporation to the maker of the proxy. (3) A creditor or creditors of the corporation or the shareholder who extended or continued credit to the corporation or the shareholder in consideration of the proxy if the proxy states that it was given in consideration of such extension or continuation of credit and the name of the person extending or continuing credit. 27 (4) A person who has contracted to perform services as an employee of the corporation, if a proxy is required by the contract of the employment and if the proxy states that it was given in consideration of such contract of employment, the name of the employee, and the period of employment contracted for. (5) A beneficiary of a trust with respect to shares held by the trust. In addition, a proxy may be made irrevocable (notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this Section 4.12) if it is given to secure the performance of a duty or to protect a title, either legal or equitable, until the happening of events which, by its terms, discharge the obligations secured by it. When Irrevocable Proxy Is Revocable [Corp. Code Sec. 705(e), (f)] (g) Notwithstanding the period of irrevocability specified in the proxy as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 4.12, the proxy becomes revocable when the pledge is redeemed, the option or agreement to purchase is terminated, or the seller no longer owns any shares of the corporation or dies, the debt of the corporation or the shareholder is paid, the period of employment provided for in the contract of employment has terminated or the agreement under section 706 of the Corporation Code has terminated. A proxy may be revoked, notwithstanding a provision making it irrevocable, by a transferee of shares without knowledge of the existence of the provision unless the existence of the proxy and its irrevocability appears on the certificate representing such shares. Form of Proxy or Written Consent [Corp. Code Sec. 604] (h) Any form of proxy or written consent (see Section 4.16 of these Bylaws) distributed to ten (10) or more shareholders must, if the outstanding shares are held of record by one hundred (100) or more persons as determined under Section 605 of the California Corporations Code, afford an opportunity on the proxy or form of written consent to specify a choice between approval and disapproval of each matter or group of related matters intended to be acted on at the meeting for which the proxy is solicited or by such written consent, other than elections to office, and must provide, subject to reasonable specified conditions, that where the person solicited specifies a choice with respect to any such matter the shares will be voted in accordance therewith. 28 In any election of directors, any form of proxy in which the directors to be voted on are named therein as candidates and which is marked by a shareholder "withhold" or otherwise marked in a manner indicating that the authority to vote for the election of directors is withheld shall not be voted either for or against the election of a director. Failure to comply with this paragraph (h) does not invalidate any corporate action taken, but may be the basis for challenging any proxy at a meeting and any shareholder may sue in the superior court to compel compliance therewith. Directors' Determination of Execution and Use of Proxies [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(3)] (i) The Board of Directors may, in advance of any annual or special meeting of the shareholders, prescribe additional regulations concerning the manner of execution and filing of proxies and the validation of the same, which are intended to be voted at any such meeting. Voting Trust [Corp. Code Sec. 706(b)] Section 4.13. (a) Shares may be transferred by written agreement to trustees in order to confer on them the right to vote and otherwise represent the shares for such period of time, not exceeding ten (10) years, as may be specified in the agreement. At any time within two (2) years prior to the time of expiration of any voting trust agreement as originally fixed or as last extended as provided in this paragraph, one or more beneficiaries under the voting trust agreement may, by written agreement and with the written consent of the voting trustee or trustees, extend the duration of the voting trust agreement with respect to their shares for an additional period not exceeding ten (10) years from the expiration date of the trust as originally fixed or as last extended as provided in this paragraph. A duplicate of the voting trust agreement and any extension thereof must be filed with Secretary of the corporation and shall be open to inspection by a shareholder, a holder of a voting trust certificate, or the agent of either, on the same terms as the record of shareholders of the corporation is open to inspection. Effect of Section [Corp. Code Sec. 706(d)] (b) This section of the Bylaws is not intended to invalidate any voting or other agreement among shareholders or any irrevocable proxy meeting the requirements of paragraph (f) of Section 4.12 of these Bylaws. 29 Inspectors of Election [Corp. Code Sec. 707] Appointment [Corp. Code Sec. 707(a)] Section 4.14. (a) In advance of any meeting of shareholders the Board may appoint inspectors of election to act at the meeting and any adjournment thereof. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, or if any persons so appointed fail to appear on refuse to act, the chairman of any meeting of shareholders may, and on the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy must, appoint inspectors of election (or persons to replace those who so fail or refuse) at the meeting. Number [Corp. Code Sec. 707(a)] (b) The number of inspectors shall be either one or three. If the inspector or inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more shareholders or proxies, the majority of shares represented in person or by proxy shall determine whether one or three inspectors are to be appointed. Duties [Corp. Code Sec. 707(b), (c)] (c) The inspector or inspectors of election shall: (1) Determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies. (2) Receive votes, ballots, or consents. (3) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote. (4) Count and tabulate all votes or consents. (5) Determine when the polls shall close. (6) Determine the result of the election. (7) Do such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. (8) Perform his, her, or their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of his, her, or their ability and as expeditiously as is practical. Decision, Act, or Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 707(c)] (d) If there are three inspectors of election, the decision, act, or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act, or certificate of all. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. 30 Conduct of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 4.15. At every meeting of the shareholders, the President of the corporation, or in his absence the Vice President designated by the President, or in the absence of such designation a chairman (who shall be one of the Vice Presidents, if any is present) chosen by a majority in interest of the shareholders of the corporation present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, shall act as chairman. The Secretary of the corporation, or in the Secretary's absence and Assistant Secretary, if any, shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence at such meeting of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, if any, the chairman may appoint another person to act as secretary for the meeting. Action Without a Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 603] When Authorized [Corp. Code Sec. 603(a), (d)] Section 4.16. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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, provided, however, that directors may not be elected by written consent except by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. Notice of Shareholder Approval [Corp. Code Sec. 603(b)] (b) Unless the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, notice to those shareholders entitled to vote who have not consented in writing must be given as follows: (1) Notice of any shareholder approval pursuant to Section 310 (relating to contract or transaction between corporation and its director or legal entity in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest (see sec. 2:23 of these Bylaws)), Section 317 (relating to indemnification by corporation of its director, officer, employee, or agent arising out of court, administrative, or investigative proceeding (see secs. 2.25-2.32 of these Bylaws)), Section 1201 (relating to reorganizations), or Section 2007 (relating to plan of distribution on dissolution) of the California Corporations Code without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent must be given at least ten (10) 31 days before the consummation of the action authorized by such approval; and (2) Prompt notice must be given of the taking of any other corporate action approved by shareholders without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent. Paragraph (b) of Section 4.03 of these Bylaws, relating to the method of giving notice, applies to the notice provided by this section. Revocation of Consent [Corp. Code Sec. 603 (c)] (c) Any shareholder giving a written consent, or the shareholder's proxyholders, or a transferee of the shares, or a personal representative of the shareholder, or their respective proxyholders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by the corporation prior to the time that written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the Secretary of the corporation, but may not do so thereafter. The revocation is effective on its receipt by the Secretary of the corporation. 32 ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Number and Titles [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.01. The officers of the corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board or a President or both a Chairman of the Board and a President, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer who may also be called Treasurer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, any other officers that may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of this Article. One person may hold two or more offices. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may leave unfilled, for any period it may fix, any office except the offices of Chairman of the Board or President, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer. Appointment [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(b)] Section 5.02. The officers of the corporation, except those officers that are appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.03 or 5.05 of this Article, shall be chosen annually by the Board. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, subject to any rights that he or she has under any employment contract with the corporation, and shall hold office until the appointment of his or her successor, or until his or her resignation, removal from office pursuant to Section 5.04, or other disqualification. Other Officers [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.03. The Board may appoint any officers that may be necessary to enable the corporation to sign instruments and share certificates including one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office for the period, have the authority, and perform duties that the Board may, by resolution, from time to time determine. Removal and Resignation [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(b)] Section 5.04. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, subject to any rights of the officer under any employment contract with the corporation, by the vote of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board, or by the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office without a meeting. Any officer may resign at any time without prejudice to any rights of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, or to the President, or to the Secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect on the date the notice is received unless a later effective date is 33 specified, in which case the resignation is effective on the specified date. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, acceptance of the resignation by the Board shall not be necessary to make it effective. Vacancies [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.05. If the office of Chairman of the Board, President, Secretary, or Chief Financial Officer becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Board shall fill it by appointing a successor officer [who shall hold the office for the unexpired term). If any other office becomes vacant, the Board may, in its discretion, leave it unfilled for any period that it may fix or it may appoint a successor officer to fill the vacancy. Chairman of the Board [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a), 416(a)] Section 5.06. The Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board and exercise and perform any other powers and duties that are assigned to him or her by the Board or prescribed by law or by these Bylaws. When so directed by the Board, the Chairman shall, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, if any, or the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant' Treasurer, if any, sign share certificates. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. President [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.07. Subject to the supervisory powers, if any, that may be given by the Board to the Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, shall have: (1) general supervision, direction, and control of the business and officers of the corporation; (2) the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of, President of a corporation; and (3) any other powers and duties prescribed by the Board or by these Bylaws. Within this authority and in the course of his or her duties, the President shall: Meetings (a) Preside at all meetings of the shareholders, preside at Board Meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there is none, at all meetings of the Board, and be ex officio a member of all Board committees. 34 Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (b) Except when otherwise directed by the Board, sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, if any, or the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer, if any, all share certificates of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Instruments (c) Sign all corporate instruments on behalf of the corporation as provided in Section 6.02 of Article VI of these Bylaws. Hire and Fire Employees (d) Subject to direction from the Board, appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all agents and employees of the corporation other than the officers. These functions may, however, be delegated by the President, or the Board, to specified persons in the various levels of management. Voting Shares of Other Corporations [Corp. Code Sec. 703(a)] (e) Unless otherwise directed by the Board and subject to its control, attend in person and, unless prohibited by law, act and vote, on behalf of this corporation, at all meetings of the shareholders of any corporation in which this corporation holds shares. Vice President [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.08. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President or the Vice Presidents if there are more than one in order of their rank as fixed by the Board, or if not ranked the Vice President designated by the Board, shall perform all the duties of the President and shall for this purpose act within the President's scope of authority. The Vice President or the Vice Presidents shall have any other powers and perform any other duties prescribed for them respectively by the Board or by these Bylaws. 35 Secretary [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.09. The Secretary shall: Seal [Corp. Code Sec. 207(a)] (a) Have custody of the corporate seal and shall affix it in appropriate cases to all corporate instruments. Records, Reports, and Statements (b) Have custody of the records of the corporation and ensure that the books, reports, statements, certificates, and all other documents and records required by law are properly kept and filed. Notices (c) Ensure that all notices are given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law. In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, or neglect or refusal to act, notice may be given and served or caused to be served by an Assistant Secretary, if any, by the President or a Vice President of the corporation, or by the Board of Directors. Minutes (d) Act as Secretary at all meetings of shareholders and of the Board and record, or cause to be recorded, in the minute book all actions taken at those meetings. In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, this duty may be performed by an Assistant Secretary, if any, or any other person appointed by the person presiding at the meeting. Minute Book [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (e) Keep a written book of minutes, at the corporation's principal executive office or other place designated by the Board, of all proceedings of the corporation's shareholders, Board, and Board committees, including: the time and place of meeting; whether the meeting was regular or special; the authorization for any special meeting; the type of notice given, the names of the persons attending Board and committee meetings; the number of shares present or represented at shareholder meetings; and the proceedings of the meeting. Articles of Incorporation [see Corp. Code Sec. 209] (f) Keep the original or a copy of the Articles of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State, with all amendments in the minute book. 36 Bylaws [Corp. Code Sec. 213] (g) Keep at the corporation's principal executive office the original or a copy of these Bylaws to date, that shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (h) Keep at the corporation's principal executive office or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in California a record of the corporation's shareholders, showing the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Certify Records [Corp. Code Sec. 314] (i) When requested to do so by the Board, any director individually, a Board committee, or the President or other officer of this corporation, or when so required by law, certify as a true copy a copy of the Bylaws of the corporation, or of the minutes of any meeting of the incorporators, shareholders, directors, Board committee, or other, or of any resolution adopted by the Board, a Board committee, or the shareholders. This duty may be performed by any Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (j) Sign, with the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman, if any, or the President or a Vice-President, all share certificates of the corporation. In lieu of signing by the Secretary, the certificates may be signed by an Assistant Secretary, if any, or by the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer, if any, of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Exhibit Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(a), (c), (d)] (k) Make the record of shareholders available during usual business hours for inspection and copying: (1) To any shareholder or shareholders who hold at least 5 percent in the aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of a corporation, or who hold at least 1 percent of those voting shares and who have filed a Schedule 14B with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the election of directors of the corporation, on five business days' prior written demand on the corporation; and 37 (2) To any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate on written demand on the corporation for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate. Any inspection and copying under this paragraph may be made in person or by agent or attorney. Exhibit Minutes to Shareholder [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] (l) On the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, make available for inspection at any reasonable time during usual business hours to that shareholder or holder of such voting trust certificate for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of that voting trust certificate, or to his or her agent or attorney, the minutes of any proceedings of the shareholders, the Board, or Board committee, or any accounting books and records in the Secretary's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Exhibit Records to Director [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] (m) Make available at any reasonable time to any director who requests, or to his or her agent or attorney, for inspection all books, records, and documents of every kind of the corporation that the Secretary is charged by these Bylaws with maintaining and/or keeping or that are in the Secretary's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Other Duties (n) Perform any and all other functions and duties that may be specified in other sections of these Bylaws and any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the Board. Absence of Secretary (o) In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, the Assistant Secretary, or if there is none, the Chief Financial Officer acting as Assistant Secretary may perform all of the functions and duties of the Secretary. In case of the absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, of the Assistant Secretary or Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, as well as the Secretary, then any person authorized by the President, Vice President, or Board of Directors shall perform the functions and duties of the Secretary. 38 Assistant Secretary [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.10. If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Secretaries, then, at the request of the Secretary or in case of the Secretary's absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, or, if there is more than one, the Assistant Secretary designated by the Secretary, shall perform all the duties of the Secretary, and shall for this purpose act within the Secretary's scope of authority. The Assistant Secretary or Assistant Secretaries shall also perform any other duties that from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board or by the Secretary. Chief Financial Officer [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.11. The Chief Financial Officer shall: Funds--Custody and Deposit (a) Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all the funds in the name of the corporation in the banks, trust companies, or other depositaries selected by the Board. Funds--Receipt (b) Receive, and give receipt for, moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatever. Funds--Disbursement (c) Disburse or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the Board, taking proper vouchers for those disbursements. Maintain Accounts [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (d) Keep and maintain adequate and correct books and records of account either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Reports to President and Directors (e) Render to the President and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the corporation. 39 Financial Reports to Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 114, 1501(a),(c),(d)] (f) Take the following actions with respect to financial reports: (1) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of changes in the corporation's financial position for the fiscal year to be included in the annual report to shareholders, and either ensure that the statements are accompanied by a report on them of independent accountants or, if there is no accountant's report, certify that the statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. (2) On the written request of any shareholder or shareholders holding at least 5 percent of the outstanding shares of any class, prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver or mail to the person making the request within 30 days after the request an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month, or nine-month period of the current fiscal year ended more than 30 days prior to the date of the request and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period and, if no annual report for the last fiscal year was sent to shareholders, the statements required by clause (l) of this paragraph. (3) Keep on file in the corporation's principal office for a period of 12 months a copy of the statements referred to in clause (2) of this paragraph and exhibit them at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of them or mail a copy of them to that shareholder. (4) Either cause the quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in clause (2) of this paragraph to be accompanied by the report on the statements prepared by independent accountants engaged by the corporation or, if there is no such report, certify that the statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. (5) Prepare the financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and statements of changes in financial position referred to in this paragraph, or have them prepared, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Exhibit Accounts to Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] (g) On the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, exhibit for inspection at any reasonable time during usual business hours to 40 that shareholder or holder of such voting trust certificate for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of such voting trust certificate, or to his or her agent or attorney any or all of the accounting books and records of the corporation. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Exhibit Accounts to Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] (h) Exhibit at any reasonable time to any director of the corporation who so requests, or to his' or her agent or attorney, for inspection any and all books, records, and documents of every kind that the Chief Financial Officer is charged by these Bylaws with maintaining and/or keeping or that are in the Chief Financial Officer's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (i) Sign, with the Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman, if any, or the President or a Vice President, all share certificates of the corporation. In lieu of signing by the Chief Financial Officer, those certificates may be signed by an Assistant Treasurer, if any, or by the Secretary or by an Assistant Secretary, if any, of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Bond (j) If required by the Board or the President, give to the corporation a bond, with one or more sureties or a surety company, in a sum satisfactory to the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties as Chief Financial Officer and for the restoration to the corporation, in the event of the Chief Financial Officer's death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money, and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the corporation. Other Duties (k) Perform any and all other functions and duties required of the Chief Financial Officer that may be specified in other sections of these Bylaws and, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board. 41 Absence of Chief Financial Officer (1) In case of the Chief Financial Officer's absence, disability, refusal to act, or neglect of duties, the Assistant Treasurer, or if there is none, the Secretary acting as Assistant Treasurer may perform all of the functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer. In case of the absence, disability, refusal to act, or neglect of duties, of the Assistant Treasurer or Secretary, as the case may be, as well as of the Chief Financial Officer, then any person authorized by the President or Vice President or by the Board shall perform the functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer. Assistant Treasurer [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.12. If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Treasurers they shall, if so required by the Board, each give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her respective duties in the sum, and with the sureties, as the Board shall require. At the request of the Chief Financial Officer or in the case of the Chief Financial Officer's absence or disability, the Assistant Treasurer shall perform all the duties of the Chief Financial Officer and for these purposes shall act within the Chief Financial Officer's scope of authority. If there is more than one Assistant Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the Chief Financial Officer, or, if there has been no such designation, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the Board, shall perform these duties. The Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers shall also perform any other duties that may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Financial Officer. Compensation [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(6)] Section 5.13. The officers of the corporation shall receive the salaries and other compensation that are fixed from time to time by the Board, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving that salary and compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the corporation. 42 ARTICLE VI. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS Limitations [see Corp. Code Sec. 313] Section 6.01. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board may, by duly adopted resolution, authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract, or to execute and deliver any instrument, in the name of and on behalf of this corporation. Authorization may be general or may be confined to specified instances. Unless expressly authorized, 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 pecuniarily for any purpose or in any amount. Execution of Instrument and Papers [see Corp. Code Secs. 313, 416(a)] Section 6.02. Unless otherwise expressly required by the Board or by law, deeds and other conveyances, promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages, and other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, and share certificates shall be executed, signed, or endorsed by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or by the President or a Vice President of the corporation, and by the Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Signatures on share certificates only may be facsimile. Signing of Checks Section 6.03. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by the person or persons and in the manner determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Deposit and Withdrawal of Funds Section 6.04. (a) All funds of the corporation, including all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money payable to the corporation, shall be deposited by the Chief Financial Officer from time to time to the credit of the corporation with any banks, trust companies, or other depositaries that the Board may select or that may be selected by any Board committee, officer, or agent of the corporation to whom that power may be delegated from time to time by the Board. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money requiring endorsement by the corporation before deposit shall be endorsed "for deposit only" by handstamped impression in the name of the corporation. (b) The withdrawal of funds from any such accounts may be made only by check signed as provided in Section 6.03 of this Article. 43 ARTICLE VII. ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES Authority to Issue [Corp. Code Secs. 207(d), 400(a)] Section 7.01. (a) The corporation may issue one or more classes or series of shares or both, with full, limited, or no voting rights and with any other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions that are stated or authorized in its Articles of Incorporation. No denial of limitation of voting rights shall, however, be effective unless at the time one or more classes or series of outstanding shares or debt securities, singly or in the aggregate, are entitled to full voting rights. No denial or limitation of divided or liquidation rights shall be effective unless at the time one or more classes or series of outstanding shares, singly or in the aggregate, are entitled to unlimited dividend and liquidation rights. Equality of Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 400(b)] (b) All shares of any one class shall have the same voting, conversion, and redemption rights and other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions, unless the class is divided into series. If a class is divided into series, all the shares of any one series shall have the same voting, conversion, and redemption rights and other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions. Consideration [Corp. Code Sec. 409(a)(1), (b), (c)] (c) Shares may be issued for any consideration that is determined from time to time by the Board consisting of any or all of the following: (1) Money paid; (2) Labor done; (3) Services actually rendered to the corporation or for its benefit or in its formation or reorganization; (4) Debts or securities canceled; and (5) Tangible or intangible property actually received either by this corporation or by any wholly owned subsidiary of this corporation. Neither promissory notes of the purchaser (unless adequately secured by collateral other than the shares acquired or unless permitted by Section 7.06 of this Article) nor future services shall constitute payment or part payment of shares of the corporation. 44 When shares are issued for any consideration other than money, the Board must state by resolution its determination of the fair value of the consideration to the corporation in monetary terms. In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgement of the directors as to the value of the consideration for shares shall be conclusive. Share Dividends; Reclassification of Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 409(a)(2)] (d) Shares may also be issued as a share dividend or on a stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification of outstanding shares into shares of another class, conversion of outstanding shares into shares of another class, exchange of outstanding shares for shares of another class, or other change affecting outstanding shares. Compliance with Corporate Securities Law (e) The corporation shall not offer to sell or sell any security issued by it, whether or not through underwriters, until the offer or sale has been qualified by the California Commissioner of Corporations as required by the Corporate Securities Law and the rules and regulations of the Commissioner, unless the security or transaction is exempted from the qualification and the applicable statutes and rules and regulations have been complied with. Payment for Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 410] (f) Every subscriber to shares and every person to whom shares are originally issued is liable to the corporation for the full consideration agreed to be paid for the shares. The full agreed consideration shall be paid prior to or concurrently with the issuance of the shares, unless the shares are issued as partly paid pursuant to Section 7.03 of this Article, in which case the consideration shall be paid in accordance with the agreement of subscription or purchase. Shares as Deemed Fully Paid [Corp. Code Sec. 409(b)] (g) Except as provided in section 7.03 of this Article, shares issued as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section or Section 7.06 of this Article shall be declared and taken to be fully paid stock and not liable to any further call, nor shall the holder thereof be liable for any further payments under the provisions of the General Corporation Law. 45 Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 407] Authority to Issue Section 7.02. (a) The corporation may, if the Board so determines, issue fractions of a share originally or on transfer. Failure to Issue (b) If the corporation does not issue fractions of a share, it shall, in connection with any original issuance of shares: (l) Arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by those entitled to them; (2) Pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive the fractions are determined (provided, however, that the corporation may not pay cash for fractional shares if that action would result in the cancellation of more than 10 percent of the outstanding shares of any class); or (3) Issue scrip or warrants in registered form, as certificated or uncertificated securities, or in bearer form as certificated securities, that shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share on the surrender of the scrip or warrants aggregating a full share. Scrip or warrants shall not, however, unless they provide otherwise, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, or to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. Partly Paid Shares [Corp. Code Secs. 409(d), 410, 413] Section 7.03. The corporation may, if the Board so determines, 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 for them. If shares are so issued, the corporation shall, on the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, declare a dividend on partly paid shares of the same class, but only on the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid on them. A subscriber to partly paid shares is liable to the corporation as provided in Section 7.01(f) of this Article, but a person holding shares as a pledgee, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver, or in any representative or fiduciary capacity is not personally liable for any unpaid balance, although the estate and funds in the hands of the fiduciary or representative are liable for any unpaid balance of the subscription price and the shares are subject to sale therefor. 46 Options [Corp. Code Sec. 404] Section 7.04. Either in connection with the issue, subscription, or sale of any of its shares, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities, or independently of the foregoing, the corporation may, if so determined by the Board, grant options to purchase or subscribe for shares of any class or series on any terms and conditions that the Board may deem expedient. Option rights may be transferable or nontransferable and separable or inseparable from other securities of the corporation, as determined by the Board. No Preemptive Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 406] Section 7.05. Unless the Articles provide otherwise, the Board may issue shares, options, or securities having conversion or option rights without first offering them to shareholders of any class. Employee Plans Authority to Adopt [Corp. Code Secs. 207(f), 408(a)] Section 7.06. (a) The corporation may, as determined by the Board, and subject to the approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153, adopt and carry out a stock purchase plan or agreement, or stock option plan or agreement providing for the issue and sale for any consideration that may be fixed of its unissued shares or of issued shares acquired or to be acquired, to one or more of the employees or directors of the corporation or of any subsidiary or parent of the corporation or to a trustee on their behalf and for the payment of those shares in installments or at one time, and may provide for aiding those persons in paying for those shares by compensation for services rendered, promissory notes, or otherwise. Includable Features [Corp. Code Sec. 408(b)] (b) The plan or agreement may include, among other features, as determined by the Board, the fixing of eligibility for participating in it; the class and price of shares to be issued or sold under the plan or agreement; the number of shares that may be subscribed for; the method of payment for the shares; the reservation of title until full payment has been made; the effect of the termination of employment; an option or obligation on the part of the corporation to repurchase the shares on termination of employment, subject to California Corporations Code Sections 500-511; restrictions on transfer of shares; and the time limits of and termination of the plan. 47 Certificates of Determination Execution of Officers' Certificate [Corp. Code Secs. 173, 401(a)] Section 7.07. (a) Before the corporation issues any share of any class or series of which the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions, or any of them, or the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of the series, are not set forth in the Articles but are fixed in a resolution adopted by the Board pursuant to authority given in its articles, an officers' certificated, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 173, setting forth a copy of the resolution and the number of shares of the class or series, and stating that none of the shares of the class or series has been issued, shall be executed and filed in the office of the California Secretary of State. Change in Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 401(b), (d), (e)] (b) After any certificate of determination as provided in Paragraph (a) of this section has been filed in the office of the California Secretary of State, but before the corporation has issued any shares of the class or series covered by it, the Board may alter or revoke any right, preference, privilege, or restriction fixed or determined by the resolution set forth in it by the adoption of another resolution appropriate for that purpose and the execution and filing of an officers's certificate settling forth a copy of the resolution and stating that none of the shares of the class or the series affected has been issued After shares of a class or series have been issued, the provisions of the resolution set forth in a certificate of determination may be amended only by the adoption and approval of an amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Sections 902, 903, or 904, and the filing of a certificate of amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Sections 905 and 908. However, a certificate to increase or decrease the number of shares of a series also may be filed as permitted by California Corporations Code Section 401(c), as set forth in Paragraph (c) of this section. When the Board effects a change in rights, the provision of the original certificate of determination being amended must be identified in the amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Section 907(a). 48 Shareholder's Right to Share Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] Section 7.08. (a) Every holder of shares in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed in the name of the corporation by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President or a Vice President and by the Chief Financial Officer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares and the class or series of shares owned by the shareholder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on a certificate shall have ceased to be an officer, transfer agent, or registrar before that certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that person were an officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue. Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 407] (b) If the corporation issues fractions of a share originally or on transfer, it shall issue certificates for those shares as provided in paragraph (a) of this section. A certificate for a fractional share shall entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. Partly Paid Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 409(d)] (c) If the corporation issues partly paid shares, it shall issue certificates for those shares as provided in paragraph (a) of this section. Contents of Certificate [Corp. Code Secs. 409(d), 417, 418(a), (c), (d)] Section 7.09. (a) The certificates shall contain the matter specified in Section 7.08(a) of this Article. In addition, if the shares of the corporation are classified or if any class of shares has two or more series, there shall appear on the certificate one of the following: (1) A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on each class or series of shares authorized to be issued and on the holders thereof. (2) A summary of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions with reference to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and any certificates of determination establishing those rights and restrictions. (3) A statement setting forth the office or agency of the 49 corporation from which shareholders may obtain, on request and without charge, a copy of the statement referred to in clause (1) of this paragraph. (b) There shall also appear on the certificate (unless stated or summarized under clause (1) or clause (2) of paragraph (a) of this section the statements required by all of the following clauses to the extent applicable: (1) The fact that the shares are subject to restrictions on transfer. (2) If the shares are assessable or are not fully paid, a statement that they are assessable or a statement of the total amount of consideration to be paid and the amount paid, as required by Corporations Code Section 409(d). (3) The fact that the shares are subject to a voting agreement under California Corporations Code Section 706(a) or an irrevocable proxy under California Corporations Code Section 705(e) or restrictions on voting rights contractually imposed by the corporation. (4) The fact that the shares are redeemable. (5) The fact that the shares are convertible and the period for conversion. Exchange of Certificates On Amendment of Articles or Otherwise [Corp. Code Sec. 422(a)] Section 7.10. (a) If the Articles are amended in any way affecting the statements contained in the certificates for outstanding shares, or it becomes desirable for any reason, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, to cancel any outstanding certificate for shares and issue a new certificate therefor conforming to the rights of the holder, the Board may order any holders of outstanding certificates for shares to surrender and exchange them for new certificates within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Board. Contents of Order [Corp. Code Sec. 422(b)] (b) The order may provide that a holder of any certificates so ordered to be surrendered is not entitled to vote or to receive dividends or exercise any of the other rights of shareholders until the holder has complied with the order, but the order operates to suspend those rights only after notice and until compliance. The duty of surrender of any outstanding certificates may also be enforced by the corporation by civil action. 50 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificate; Issuance of New Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 419(a)] Section 7.11. (a) The corporation may issue a new share certificate or a new certificate for any other security in the place of any certificate therefore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or the owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond (or other adequate security) sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it (including any expense or liability) on account of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate or the issuance of a new certificate. Purchase by Bona Fide Purchaser [Com. Code Sec. 8405(3)] (b) If after a new security has been issued for a lost, destroyed, or stolen security, a bona fide purchaser of the original security presents it for registration or transfer, the corporation must register the transfer unless registration would result in over issue, in which event the corporation's liability is that set forth in the last paragraph of Section 8.03 of Article VIII of these Bylaws. In addition to any rights on the indemnity bond, the corporation may recover the new security from the person to whom it was issued or any person taking under him or her except a bona fide purchaser. Alternative System in Lieu of Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(b)) Section 7.12. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), Section 7.08, of this Article VII, the corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation, and transfer of its shares by electronic or other means not involving any issuance of certificates, including provisions for notice to purchasers in substitution for the required statements on the certificates under paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 7.09 of this Article VII, which system has been approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or which is authorized in any statute of the United States, or is in accordance with Division, 8 of the California Commercial Code. 51 ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFER OF SHARES Duty of Corporation [Com. Code Sec. 8401(1)] Section 8.01. When a security in registered form is presented to the corporation with a request to register transfer, the corporation is under a duty to register the transfer as required if: (a) The security is indorsed by the appropriate person or persons; (b) Reasonable assurance is given that those indorsements are genuine and effective; (c) The corporation has no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty; and (d) Any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with. Nobility of Corporation Registration of Transfer [Com. Code Sec. 8404(2)] Section 8.02. (a) Except as otherwise provided in any law relating to the collection of taxes, the corporation is not liable to the owner or any other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if: (1) There were on or with the security the necessary indorsements; and (2) The corporation had no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty. Failure to Notify Corporation of Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Security [Com. Code Sec. 8405(1)] (b) Where a security has been lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken and the owner fails to notify the corporation of that fact within a reasonable time after he or she has notice of it and the corporation registers a transfer of the security before receiving such notification, the owner is precluded from asserting against the corporation any claim for registering the transfer or any claim to a new security. 52 Liability of Corporation [Com. Code Secs. 8104, 8404(2)] Section 8.03. Where the corporation has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, the corporation on demand must deliver a like security to the true owner unless: (a) The registration was pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 8.02 of this Article VIII; (b) The owner is precluded from asserting any claim for registering the transfer as provided in paragraph (c) of Section 8.02 of this Article VIII; or (c) Such delivery would result in overissue. In this latter case, if an identical security which does not constitute an overissue is reasonably available for purchase, the person entitled to such issue may compel the corporation to purchase and deliver it to him or her against surrender of the security, if any, which he or she holds; or if such a security is not available for purchase, the person entitled to such issue may recover from the corporation the purchase price such person or the last purchaser for the value paid for it with interest from the date of the demand. Liability on Transfer of Partly Paid Shares Good Faith Purchaser [Corp. Code Sec. 411] Section 8.04. (a) A transferee of shares for which the full agreed consideration has not been paid to the corporation, who acquired them in good faith, without knowledge that they were not paid in full or to the extent stated on the certificate representing them, is liable only for the amount shown by the certificate to be unpaid on the shares represented thereby, until transferee transfers the shares to one who becomes liable therefor. The liability of any holder of such shares who derives title through such a transferee and who is not a party to any fraud affecting the issue of the shares is the same as that of the transferee through whom title was derived. Purchase With Knowledge [Corp. Code Sec. 412] (b) Every transferee of partly paid shares who acquired them under a certificate showing the fact of part payment, and every transferee of such shares (other than a transferee who derives title through a holder in good faith without knowledge and who is not party to any fraud affecting the issue of such shares) who acquired them with actual knowledge that the full agreed consideration had not been paid to the extent stated on the certificate therefor, is personally liable to the corporation for 53 installments of the amount unpaid becoming due until the shares are transferred to one who becomes liable therefor. Transferor [Corp. Code Sec. 411, 412] (c) In either case mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8.04, the transferor shall remain personally liable for the unpaid consideration if so provided in the certificate or agreed on in writing. 54 ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND SEAL Minutes of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.01. The corporation shall keep minutes in written form of the proceedings of its shareholders, Board, and Board committees. Books and Records of Account [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.02. The corporation shall keep adequate and correct books and records of account either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.03. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Such record must be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Record of Shareholders by Written Demand of Holders of Specified Percentage of Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(a)] Section 9.04. (a) A shareholder or shareholders holding at least five (5) percent in the aggregate of the outstanding shares of the corporation shall have an absolute right to: (1) Inspect a copy of the record of shareholders' names and addresses and shareholdings during usual business hours on five (5) business days' prior written demand on the corporation; and (2) Obtain from the corporation's transfer agent, on written demand and on the tender of its usual charges for such a list (the amount of which charges shall be stated to the shareholder by the transfer agent on request), a list of shareholders' names and addresses, who are entitled to vote for the election of directors, and their shareholdings, as of the most recent record date for which it has been compiled or as of a date specified by the shareholders subsequent to the date of the demand. The list must be made available on or before the later of five (5) business days after the demand is received or the date specified therein as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The corporation shall have the responsibility to cause its transfer agent to comply with this requirement. 55 By Written Demand of Any Shareholder [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(c)] (b) The record of shareholders shall also be open to inspection and copying by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours on written demand on the corporation, for a for purpose reasonably related to such holder's interests as a shareholder. Inspection by Agent or Attorney [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(d)] (c) Any inspection and copying under this Section 9.04 may be made in person or by agent or attorney. Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Books of Account and Minutes [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] Section 9.05. The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders, Board, and Board committees of this corporation shall be open to inspection on the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder (or holder of a voting trust certificate) at any reasonable time during business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to such holder's interest as a shareholder. Such inspection may be made in person or by agent or attorney, and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Inspection by Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] Section 9.06. Every director of this corporation shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of this corporation. The inspection may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Annual Report Section 9.07. (a) An annual report shall be prepared. When Required [Corp. Code Secs. 113, 601(a), 1501(a)] (b) The Board of Directors shall cause an annual report to be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the shareholders not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year and at least 15 days prior to the annual meeting of shareholders to be held during the next fiscal year; provided, however, that the annual report may be sent by third-class mail if it is sent to shareholders at least 35 days prior to the annual meeting. 56 Contents [Corp. Code Sec. 1501(a),(b)] (c)(1) The annual report shall contain a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and an income statement and statement of changes in financial position for the fiscal year, accompanied by any report of independent accountants or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the statements were prepared without an audit from the books and records of the corporation. (2) In addition, if the corporation is either not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or is exempted from the reporting requirements by Section 12(g) (2) of that Act, the annual report shall also describe briefly both of the following: (i) Any transaction (excluding compensation of officers and directors) during the previous fiscal year involving an amount in excess of $40,000 (other than contracts let at competitive bid or services rendered at prices regulated by law) to which the corporation [or its parent or subsidiary) was a party and in which any director or officer of the corporation (or of a subsidiary) or [(if known to the corporation or its parent or subsidiary)) any holder of more than 10 percent of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation had a direct or indirect material interest, naming the person and stating the person's relationship to the corporation, the nature of the person's interest in the transaction and, if practicable, the amount of the interest; provided, that in the case of a transaction with a partnership of which the person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated; and provided further that no such report need be made in the case of transactions approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153 (see Sec. 2.23 of these Bylaws). (ii) The amount and circumstances of any indemnification or advances aggregating more than ten thousand dollars paid during the fiscal year to any officer or director of the, corporation pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 317 (see Secs. 2.25-2.31 of these Bylaws); provided, that no such report need be made in the case of indemnification approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California corporations Code Section 153, under California Corporations Code Section 317(e) (3) (see Sec. 2.28 of these Bylaws). 57 Special Financial Statements to Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1501(c),(d)] Section 9.08. (a) Any shareholder or shareholders holding at least 5 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of this corporation may make a written request to the corporation for an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month, nine-month period of the current fiscal year ended more than 30 days prior to the date of the request and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period and, in addition, if no annual report for the last fiscal year has been sent to shareholders, the statements referred to in clause (l) of paragraph (c) of Section 9.07 of this Article IX for the last fiscal year. The statement must be delivered or mailed to the person making the request within 30 days thereafter. A copy of the statements shall be kept on file in the principal office of the corporation for 12 months and they shall be exhibited at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of them or a copy shall be mailed to that shareholder. (b) The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this Section 9.08 shall be accompanied by the report thereon, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the corporation or the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that those financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. Fiscal Year Section 9.09. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December each year. Corporate Seal [Corp. Code Sec. 207(a)] Section 9.10. The Board shall adopt a corporate seal which shall be in the following form and design:. The Secretary of the corporation shall have custody of the seal and affix it in appropriate cases to all corporate documents. Failure to affix the seal does not, however, affect the validity of any instrument. 58 ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS Inspection and Certification of Bylaws [Corp. Code Secs. 213, 314] Section 10.01. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office in California the original or a copy of its Bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. The original or a copy of the Bylaws certified to be a true copy by a person purporting to be the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation is prima facie evidence of the adoption of such bylaws and of the matters stated in them. Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 207(b), 211, 212] Section 10.02. These Bylaws may, from time to time and at any time, be amended or repealed, and new or additional bylaws adopted, by approval of the outstanding shares of the corporation, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code, provided, however, that such bylaws may not contain any provision in conflict with law or with the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation and, provided further, that a bylaw reducing the number of directors to a number less than five (5) (see Section 2.03 of Article II of these Bylaws) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting of shareholders or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent are equal to more than sixteen and two-thirds (16 2/3) percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Directors [Corp. Code Secs. 211, 212] Section 10.03. Subject to the right of the outstanding shares to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws (see Sec. 10.02 of these Bylaws) and to any restrictions imposed by the Articles on the power of the Board to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws, these Bylaws may, from time to time and at any time, be amended or repealed, and new or additional bylaws adopted, by approval of the Board of Directors, provided, however, that such bylaws may not contain any provision in conflict with law or with the Articles and, provided further, that after shares are issued any bylaw changing the number or directors or changing from a fixed to a variable Board may be adopted only by approval of the outstanding shares. 59 ARTICLE XI. CONSTRUCTION OF BYLAWS Section 11.01. Unless otherwise stated in these Bylaws or unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in the General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, one singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular, and the word "person" includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY [Corp. Code Sec. 314] I, the undersigned, do hereby certify: 1. That I am the Secretary of Go Lo Entertainment, Inc., a California corporation; and 2. That the foregoing Bylaws, consisting of eleven articles and 60 pages, constitute the Bylaws of said corporation as duly approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors duly held on ______ day of January, 1991, at Pomona., CA. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the corporation on _____ day of January, 1991. /s/ Enedina L. Lopez ------------------------------- Enedina L. Lopez, Secretary 60 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I. OFFICES ....................................................... 1 Principal Executive Office .......................................... 1 Other Offices ....................................................... 1 ARTICLE II. DIRECTORS .................................................... 2 Definitions ......................................................... 2 "Board" ........................................................ 2 "Directors" .................................................... 2 Responsibility of Board ............................................. 2 Number of Directors ................................................. 2 Election and Term of Office ......................................... 2 Resignation ......................................................... 3 Vacancies ........................................................... 3 When Vacancy Occurs ............................................. 3 Declaration of Vacancy .......................................... 3 Removal of Directors by Shares .................................. 3 Removal by Court ................................................ 4 Reduction of Authorized Number of Directors ..................... 4 Provisions Exclusive ............................................ 4 Filling Vacancies ................................................... 4 By Board ........................................................ 4 By Shareholders ................................................. 5 By Special Meeting .............................................. 5 Call of Meetings .................................................... 5 Place of Meetings ................................................... 5 Time of Regular Meetings ............................................ 6 Notice of Meetings .................................................. 6 Waiver of Notice .................................................... 6 Quorum .............................................................. 6 Transactions of Board ............................................... 6 Withdrawal of Quorum ................................................ 7 Adjournment ......................................................... 7 Conduct of Meetings ................................................. 7 Telephone Participation ............................................. 7 Action Without Meeting .............................................. 7 Duties of Directors ................................................. 8 Compensation ........................................................ 8 Transactions With Corporation ....................................... 9 Liability of Directors. ............................................. 10 Indemnification ..................................................... 11 Definitions ..................................................... 11 Power to Indemnify .................................................. 11 Expenses of Successful Agent ........................................ 12 Determination That Indemnification Is Proper ........................ 13 Advance of Expenses ................................................. 13 Nonexclusive Provisions ............................................. 13 Limitation on Indemnification ....................................... 14 Insurance ........................................................... 14 61 Board Committees .................................................... 15 Authority to Appoint ............................................ 15 Authority of Committee .......................................... 15 Applicability of Other Sections ................................. 16 ARTICLE III. DETERMINING SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD .......................... 17 Record Date Fixed by Board .......................................... 17 Record Date Not Fixed ............................................... 17 Record Date for Adjourned Meeting ................................... 17 Rights of Shareholders of Record .................................... 18 ARTICLE IV. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS ....................................... 19 Place of Meetings ................................................... 19 Annual Meeting ...................................................... 19 Time of Meeting; Business Transacted ............................ 19 Failure to Hold ................................................. 19 Notice of Meetings .................................................. 19 Method of Giving Notice ......................................... 20 Time of Notice .................................................. 20 Contents of Notice .............................................. 20 Notice of Adjourned Meeting ..................................... 21 Waiver of Notice and Other Defects .............................. 21 Calling of Special Meeting .......................................... 22 Persons Entitled to Call Special Meetings ....................... 22 Quorum of Shareholders .............................................. 22 Loss of Quorum .................................................. 23 Adjournment for Lack of Quorum .................................. 23 Effect of Vote ...................................................... 23 Election of Directors ............................................... 23 Votes Per Share--Voting of Fractional Shares ........................ 23 Voting Multiple shares .............................................. 24 Cumulative Voting ................................................... 24 Voting of Shares by Fiduciaries, Minors, or Entities ................ 24 Personal Representative ......................................... 24 Trustee ......................................................... 24 Receiver ........................................................ 25 Pledgee ......................................................... 25 Minor ........................................................... 25 Corporation ..................................................... 25 Subsidiary ...................................................... 25 Corporate Fiduciary ............................................. 26 Shares in Names of Two or More Persons .......................... 26 Proxies ............................................................. 26 Presumptive Validity ............................................ 27 Duration of Proxy ............................................... 27 Death or Incapacity of Maker .................................... 27 Revocation of Proxy ............................................. 27 Proxy Providing for Irrevocability .............................. 27 When Irrevocable Proxy Is Revocable ............................. 28 62 Form of Proxy or Written Consent ................................. 28 Directors' Determination of Execution and Use of Proxies ......... 29 Voting Trust ......................................................... 29 Effect of Section ................................................ 29 Inspectors of Election ............................................... 30 Appointment ...................................................... 30 Number ........................................................... 30 Duties ........................................................... 30 Decision, Act, or Certificate .................................... 30 Conduct of Meetings .................................................. 31 Action Without a Meeting ............................................. 31 When Authorized .................................................. 31 Notice of Shareholder Approval ................................... 31 Revocation of Consent ............................................ 32 ARTICLE V. OFFICERS ....................................................... 33 Number and Titles .................................................... 33 Appointment .......................................................... 33 Other Officers ....................................................... 33 Removal and Resignation .............................................. 33 Vacancies ............................................................ 34 Chairman of the Board ................................................ 34 President ............................................................ 34 Meetings ......................................................... 34 Share Certificates ............................................... 35 Instruments ...................................................... 35 Hire and Fire Employees .......................................... 35 Voting Shares of Other Corporations .............................. 35 Vice President ....................................................... 35 Secretary ............................................................ 36 Seal ............................................................. 36 Records, Reports, and Statements ................................. 36 Notices .......................................................... 36 Minutes .......................................................... 36 Minute Book ...................................................... 36 Articles of Incorporation ........................................ 36 Bylaws ........................................................... 37 Record of Shareholders ........................................... 37 Certify Records .................................................. 37 Share Certificates ............................................... 37 Exhibit Record of Shareholders ................................... 37 Exhibit Minutes to Shareholder ................................... 38 Exhibit Records to Director ...................................... 38 Other Duties ..................................................... 38 Absence of Secretary ............................................. 38 Assistant Secretary .................................................. 39 Chief Financial Officer .............................................. 39 Funds--Custody and Deposit ....................................... 39 Funds--Receipt ................................................... 39 Funds--Disbursement .............................................. 39 Maintain Accounts ................................................ 39 63 Reports to President and Directors ............................... 39 Financial Reports to Shareholders ................................ 40 Exhibit Accounts to Shareholders ................................. 40 Exhibit Accounts to Directors .................................... 41 Share Certificates ............................................... 41 Bond ............................................................. 41 Other Duties ..................................................... 41 Absence of Chief Financial Officer ............................... 42 Assistant Treasurer .................................................. 42 Compensation ......................................................... 42 ARTICLE VI. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS ................. 43 Limitations .......................................................... 43 Execution of Instrument and Papers ................................... 43 Signing of Checks .................................................... 43 Deposit and Withdrawal of Funds ...................................... 43 ARTICLE VII. ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES .................... 44 Authority to Issue ................................................... 44 Equality of Rights ............................................... 44 Consideration .................................................... 44 Share Dividends; Reclassification of Shares ...................... 45 Compliance with Corporate Securities Law ......................... 45 Payment for Shares ............................................... 45 Shares as Deemed Fully Paid ...................................... 45 Fractional Shares .................................................... 46 Authority to Issue ............................................... 46 Failure to Issue ................................................. 46 Partly Paid Shares ................................................... 46 Options .............................................................. 47 No Preemptive Rights ................................................. 47 Employee Plans ....................................................... 47 Authority to Adopt ............................................... 47 Includable Features .............................................. 47 Certificates of Determination ........................................ 48 Execution of Officers' Certificate ............................... 48 Change in Rights ................................................. 48 Shareholder's Right to Share Certificate ............................. 49 Fractional shares ................................................ 49 Partly Paid Shares ............................................... 49 Contents of Certificate .............................................. 49 Exchange of Certificates ............................................. 50 On Amendment of Articles or Otherwise ............................ 50 Contents of Order ................................................ 50 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificate; Issuance of New Certificate .. 51 Purchase by Bona Fide Purchaser .................................. 51 Alternative System in Lieu of Certificates ........................... 51 64 ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFER OF SHARES .......................................... 52 Duty of Corporation .................................................. 52 Nobility of Corporation .............................................. 52 Registration of Transfer ......................................... 52 Failure to Notify Corporation of Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Security ........................................... 52 Liability of Corporation ............................................. 53 Liability on Transfer of Partly Paid Shares .......................... 53 Good Faith Purchaser ............................................. 53 Purchase With Knowledge .......................................... 53 Transferor ....................................................... 54 ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND SEAL .......................... 55 Minutes of Meetings .................................................. 55 Books and Records of Account ......................................... 55 Record of Shareholders ............................................... 55 Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Record of Shareholders by Written Demand of Holders of Specified Percentage of Shares ........ 55 By Written Demand of Any Shareholder ............................. 56 Inspection by Agent or Attorney .................................. 56 Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Books of Account and Minutes ........ 56 Inspection by Directors ............................................. 56 Annual Report ....................................................... 56 When Required .................................................... 56 Contents ......................................................... 57 Special Financial Statements to Shareholders ........................ 58 Fiscal Year ......................................................... 58 Corporate Seal ...................................................... 58 ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS ............. 59 Inspection and Certification of Bylaws ............................. 59 Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Shareholders .............. 59 Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Directors ................. 59 ARTICLE XI. CONSTRUCTION OF BYLAWS ........................................ 60 Certificate of Secretary ........................................... 60 65 EX-3.121 23 EXHIBIT 3.121 Exhibit 3.121 CHARTER OF GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. The undersigned person(s), under the Tennessee General Corporation Act, adopt(s) the following charter for such corporation: 1. The name of the corporation is GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2. The number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Thousand (100,000). 3. (a) The complete address of the corporation's initial registered office in Tennessee is 6041 Mt. Moriah, Suite 9, Memphis, TN 38115, County of Shelby. (b) The name of the initial registered agent, to be located at the address listed in 3(a) is JOE B. GUINN. 4. The name and complete address of the incorporator is: Donald A. Malmo 5860 Ridgeway Center Parkway #404 Memphis, TN 38120 5. The complete address of the corporation principal office is 6041 Mt. Moriah, Suite 9, Memphis, Tennessee 38115. 6. The corporation is for profit. 7. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations for profit are organized under the Tennessee Business Corporations Act including, without limitation, the publication and distribution of magazines, periodicals, brochures, advertising materials and other similar publications, and to provide for the display and maintenance of publications in stores, supermarkets and other places frequented by the public. 8. The corporation shall have the power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its business affairs in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee. 9. Directors shall not have personal liability to the corporation or the corporation's shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. This limitation shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any breach of a director's duty of loyalty the corporation or its shareholders or for any acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law or unlawful distributions. 10. The holders of the common shares shall have preemptive rights to purchase any common shares of the corporation hereafter issued or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such common shares or any warrants or other instruments evidencing rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such common shares. 11. At all elections of directors, each shareholder shall be entitled to as many votes as shall equal the number of shares of stock held by such shareholder multiplied by the number of directors to be elected, and such shareholder may cast all of such votes for a single director or may distribute them among the number to be voted for as such shareholder may see fit. - --------------------------- ------------------------------------- Signature Date Incorporator' s Signature DONALD A. MALMO ------------------------------------- Incorporator's Name (typed or printed) EX-3.122 24 EXHIBIT 3.122 EXHIBIT 3.122 BY-LAWS OF GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Section 1. The principal offices of this corporation are 6041 Mt. Moriah, Ext., #9, Memphis, Tennessee. The said principal office may be changed at any time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. The corporation may have offices and places of business at such other places within or without the State of Tennessee as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. The registered office of the corporation for any particular state may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office of the corporation in that state, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1. Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held either in the principal office of the corporation or at any other place in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders shall be held in the principal office of the corporation at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March, 1992 and on the first Monday in March of each year thereafter for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of any other business authorized to be transacted by the shareholders. If the appointed day is a legal holiday the meeting shall be held at the same time on the next succeeding day not a holiday. In the event that the annual meeting is omitted by oversight or otherwise on the date herein provided for, the directors shall cause a meeting in lieu thereof to be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be as valid as if transacted or held at the annual meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be called in the same manner as provided for the annual shareholders meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders of this corporation shall be held at such places and times as may be determined by the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors, or whenever one or more shareholders who - 2 - are entitled to vote and who hold at least 10% of the common shares issued and outstanding shall make written application therefor to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting called for. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notice sent to the shareholders, unless by the unanimous consent of the shareholders, either in person or by proxy, all such stock being represented at the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all shareholders' meetings stating the time, place and the objects for which such meetings are called shall be given by the President or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary to each shareholder of record not less than ten nor more than forty days prior to the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail in a sealed envelope with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock record books of the corporation, unless he shall have filed with the Secretary of the corporation a written request that notice intended for him be mailed to some other address, in which case it shall be mailed to the address designated in such request. - 3 - Any meeting of which all shareholders entitled to vote have waived or at any time shall waive notice in writing shall be a legal meeting for the transaction of business, notwithstanding that notice has not been given as hereinbefore provided. Section 5. Notice of Right to Dissent. If shareholders are to vote at a meeting on a corporate action which would give rise to a dissenter's right to payment for his shares in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, notice of such meeting shall be given to every shareholder who will be entitled to dissent from such action and to receive payment for his shares whether or not entitled to vote thereon. Such notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of this Article and shall also contain a statement, displayed with reasonable prominence, that upon compliance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, dissenting shareholders are entitled to be paid the fair value of their shares as provided in said Act. Section 6. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a - 4 - determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer book shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed in any case thirty days. If the stock transfer book shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than thirty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. - 5 - Section 7. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for common shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall be certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by the transfer agent and shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting. In the event of any challenge to the right of any person to vote at the meeting, the presiding officer at such meeting may rely on said list as proper evidence of the right of parties to vote at such meeting. Section 8. Quorum. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. In the event that less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at any meeting, a majority of the - 6 - shares represented thereat entitled to vote shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of each question. Section 9. Proxies. Shareholders of record who are entitled to vote may vote at any meeting either in person or by proxy in writing, which shall be filed with the Secretary of the meeting before being voted. Such proxy shall entitle the holders thereof to vote at any adjournment of such meeting, but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date of its execution unless the shareholder executing it shall have specified therein the length of time it is to continue in force, which shall be for some limited period. Section 10. Voting of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders. - 7 - Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed. A shareholder whose shares may be pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. - 8 - Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or held by it in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. Section 11. Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Section 12. Cumulative Voting. At all elections of directors of the corporation, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares shall equal, or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates. - 9 - ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The incorporators shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this corporation. Thereafter the number of directors shall be determined and they shall be chosen by ballot annually by the shareholders at their annual meeting or at any meeting held in place thereof as provided by law. In the event that the corporation has less than three shareholders the number of directors shall not be less than the number of record holders of the corporation's shares. Each director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Directors shall be of full age and citizens of the United States, but directors need not be residents of the State of Tennessee nor shareholders of the corporation. Section 2. Powers of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the entire management of the business of the corporation. In the management and control of the property, business and affairs of the corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby vested with all the powers possessed by the corporation itself, so far as this delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Tennessee, - 10 - with the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or with these by-laws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits, and surplus, respectively, what amount shall be reserved for working capital and to establish reserves for any other proper purpose, and what amount shall be declared as dividends, and such determination by the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive. The Board of Directors shall have the power to declare dividends for and on behalf of this corporation, which dividends may include or consist of stock dividends. Section 3. Regular Meetings of the Board. Immediately after such annual election the newly elected directors may meet at the same place for the purpose of organization, the election of corporate officers and the transaction of other business; if a quorum of the directors be then present no prior notice of such meeting shall be required. Other regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board by resolution may determine and specify, and if so determined no notice thereof need be given, provided that unless all the directors are present at the meeting at which said resolution is passed, that the first meeting held pursuant to said resolution shall not be held for at least five days following the date on which the resolution is passed. - 11 - Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place whenever called by the President, or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary, or by written request of at least two directors, notice thereof being given to each director by the Secretary or other officer calling the meeting, or they may be held at any time without formal notice provided all of the directors are present or those not present shall at any time waive or have waived notice thereof. Section 5. Notice. Notice of any special meetings shall be given at least five days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his business address, or by telegram. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors as constituted for the time being shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. When a quorum is - 12 - present at any meeting, a majority of the members present thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by-laws. The fact that a director has an interest in a matter to be voted on by the meeting shall not prevent his being counted for purposes of a quorum. Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including vacancies by virtue of removal for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the Directors, even though less than a quorum. Section 8. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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 a director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 9. Removal. Any director may be removed without cause by a majority vote of the shareholders. A director may be removed for cause by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Cause shall be defined as the - 13 - final conviction of a felony, declaration of unsound mind by court order, adjudication of bankruptcy, nonacceptance of office or conduct prejudicial to the interest of the corporation. Provided, however, that no director may be removed when the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast and the entire board of which he is a member were then being elected. Section 10. Committees. The majority of the Board of Directors may appoint an executive committee or such other committees as it may deem advisable, composed of two or more directors, and may delegate authority to such committees as is not inconsistent with the Tennessee General Corporation Act. The members of such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Section 11. 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 presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent - 14 - by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 12. Informal Action by Directors. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. ARTICLE IV. WAIVER OF NOTICE Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given by these by-laws, or the certificate of incorporation of this corporation, or any other corporation laws of the State of Tennessee, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Where the person or persons entitled to such notice sign the minutes of any shareholder's or directors meeting, which minutes contain the statement that said person or persons - 15 - have waived notice of the meeting, then such person or persons are deemed to have waived notice in writing. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Section 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held in such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his - 16 - death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Section 4. 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. Section 5. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any deed, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of - 17 - Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 6. The Vice-Presidents. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, 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 at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform 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. Any Vice-President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and of the Board of Directors' - 18 - meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal (if any) of the corporation and see that said seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the President, or a Vice-President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 8. The Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in - 19 - the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these by-laws; and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Secretaries, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the President or a Vice-President certificates for shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them of the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. Section 10. Registered Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint a Registered Agent for the corporation in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act and may pay - 20 - the agent such compensation from time to time as it may deem appropriate. ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Provided, however, that the corporation shall not make any loan other than a sale on credit in the ordinary course of business or a life insurance policy loan, either directly or indirectly, to any director or officer of the corporation except with the consent of the holders of all the outstanding shares, whether or not such shares are entitled to vote generally, or with the consent of the holders of a majority of all the outstanding shares owned or controlled by shareholders other - 21 - than a shareholder for whose benefit such action is being taken. Section 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. ARTICLE VII. SHARES OF STOCK Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the President or Vice- President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. - 22 - All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock may be transferred by delivery of the certificate accompanied either by an assignment in writing on the back of the certificate or by a written power of attorney to sell, assign and transfer the same on the books of the corporation, signed by the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby, and shall be transferable on the books of the corporation upon surrender thereof so assigned or endorsed. The person registered on the books of the corporation as the owner of any shares of stock shall be entitled to all the rights of ownership with respect to such - 23 - shares. It shall be the duty of every shareholder to notify the corporation of his post office address. ARTICLE VIII. DIVIDENDS The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Tennessee General Corporation Act and by its articles of incorporation. ARTICLE IX. FISCAL YEAR The books of the corporation shall be on a calendar year basis and shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year. ARTICLE X. SEAL This corporation may or may not have a seal and in any event the failure to affix a corporate seal to any instrument executed by the corporation shall not affect the validity - 24 - thereof. If a seal is adopted, the seal of this corporation shall include the following letters cut or engraved thereon: ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS The by-laws of this corporation may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors present at the meeting or at any meeting of the shareholders by a majority vote of the common stock represented thereat. ATTEST: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] --------------- Secretary - 25 - EX-3.123 25 EXHIBIT 3.123 Exhibit 3.123 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. FIRST: The name of this corporation is INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. SECOND: The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. THIRD: The name and address in this state of the corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Steven Laxineta 2472 Angelo Drive Los Angeles, California 90077 FOURTH: This corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, which shall be common stock; the total number of shares which the corporation is authorized to issue shall be One Hundred Thousand (100,000). IN WITNESS WHEREOF, for the purposes of forming this corporation under the laws of the State of California the undersigned, the sole incorporator of this corporation, has executed these Articles of incorporation this 2nd day of September, 1981. /s/ Moshe J. Kupietzky -------------------------------- MOSHE J. KUPIETZKY DECLARATION OF INCORPORATOR The undersigned, MOSHE J. KUPIETZKY, does hereby declare that he is the person whose name is subscribed to the above Articles of Incorporation and that he executed the same by subscribing his name thereto, which execution is his act and deed. Executed at Los Angeles, California, this 2nd day of September, 1981. /s/ Moshe J. Kupietzky -------------------------------- MOSHE J. KUPIETZKY CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. STEPEHN LAXINETA and JUDITH LAXINETA certify that: 1. They constitute a majority of the directors of INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation. 2. They hereby adopt the following amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation: A new Article FIFTH is hereby added, to read in full as follows: FIFTH: Subject to the provisions of this Article FIFTH, the holders of common shares of this corporation shall have the exclusive right to purchase any common shares of the corporation, and any rights, options, warrants or other instruments of securities exchangeable for, or convertible into, common shares, or evidencing any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire common shares, in each event, to the extent issued for cash by the corporation. The portion of the securities which each shareholder shall have the right to purchase in any such issuance shall be in the same percentage of the total number (or principal amount) of securities to be issued as the ratio which the number of common shares held of record by such shareholder on the date set to determining the shareholders entitled to such right, bears to the total number of common shares at the time outstanding. After giving notice of any proposed issuance of common shares and affording the holders of outstanding common shares the opportunity to purchase such shares during a period of twenty (20) days after the giving of such notice, the corporation may thereafter sell any of such common shares unsold which are not purchased by holders of common shares without further offering them to holders of common shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied hereinabove, the corporation may issue shares of its common stock now or hereafter authorized without first offering the same to the shareholders of the corporation upon exercise of any stock option or warrant granted to, or upon exercise of any stock option or warrant granted by, any employee of the corporation pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus, stock purchase or other similar employee benefit plan or incentive program adopted by the corporation with the affirmative vote or written consent of the majority of the outstanding common shares of the corporation, and similarly may grant options, warrants or stock purchase rights under any one or more of such plans or programs approved by the common shareholders of this corporation without first offering the same to shareholders of the corporation. 3. No shares have been issued. /s/ Stephen Laxineta -------------------------------- Stephen Laxineta /s/ Judith Laxineta -------------------------------- Judith Laxineta The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at 2412 Angelo Dr., L.A. CA on September 20, 1981 /s/ Stephen Laxineta -------------------------------- Stephen Laxineta /s/ Judith Laxineta -------------------------------- Judith Laxineta -2- CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. STEPHEN LAXINETA and RONALD J. PION, M.D., certify that: 1. They are the President and the Secretary, respectively, of INNOVATIVE VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC. a California corporation. 2. They hereby adopt the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation: Article FIRST is amended to read as follows: "The name of this Corporation is HOSPITAL SATELLITE NETWORK, INC." Article FOURTH is amended to read as follows: "A. This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares to be designated respectively as "Common Shares" and "Preferred Shares." The number of authorized Common Shares shall be Five Thousand (5,000) and each of such shares shall have a par value of $0.001. The number of authorized Preferred Shares shall be One Hundred (100), and each of such shares shall have a par value of One Dollar ($1.00). The Preferred Shares shall be issuable from time to time in one or more series; the number of shares in such series and the designation of such series to be issued shall be determined, from time to time, by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. B. The Board of Directors is authorized to issue shares of Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more series; to fix or alter the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences, or any of them, as to wholly unissued series of shares of Preferred Stock; and to fix the number of shares constituting any such series and designation thereof, or any of them, and to increase or 1 decrease the number of shares in any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of any series then outstanding, in case the number of shares of such series be so increased, the shares outstanding upon such increase shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. Upon this amendment becoming effective, each issued and outstanding share of Common stock is reclassified as one share of $0.001 par value of Common stock, and each issued and outstanding share of Preferred stock is reclassified as one share of $1.00 par value of Preferred stock." Article FIFTH is amended to read as follows: "The shareholders of any class of stock, upon the issue or sale of shares of stock of that class (whether now or hereafter authorized) or of any securities convertible into the stock of such class, have the right, during such period of time and on such conditions as the Board of Directors shall prescribe, to subscribe to and purchase such shares or securities in proportion to their respective holdings of stock of that class, at such price or prices as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe and as may be permitted by law." Article SIXTH is added to read as follows: "A quorum at all meetings of shareholders shall consist of not less than 91% of the shares entitled to vote. Approval of any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, filling any vacancy on the Board of Directors, a reorganization within the meaning of Section 181 or Chapter 19 of Title 1, Division 1 of the California Corporations Code, or a sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation shall require the affirmative vote of 91% of the shares entitled to vote." Article SEVENTH is added to read as follows: "A quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors, except as provided herein, shall consist of no less than five members of the Board. The affirmative vote of no less than five directors shall be required for the following action: (a) Approval of any reorganization, within the meaning of Section 181 or Chapter 19 of Title 1, Division 1 of the California Corporations Code. (b) Any removal from office of any officer unless such officer has been convicted of a felony, or said officer is in violation of any employment contract he may have with the Corporation. 2 (c) The sale of all, or substantially all, the assets of the Corporation. (d) Any rejection of a related business opportunity that is submitted to the board of directors pursuant to a shareholders' agreement as defined therein. (e) The incurring of any voluntary indebtedness if the result of such transaction is to cause the ratio of debt to equity to exceed 200 percent as such ratio appears on the books of the Corporation, maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (f) Any proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation. (g) Any modification or alteration of the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions of any Class or series of preferred stock. At any meeting of the Board of Directors to consider the resignation and removal of directors, a quorum shall consist of five directors, and any action with respect thereto shall require the approval of five directors." 3. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 4. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the Corporation Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the corporation is 1,000 shares common stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment was all of the outstanding shares of this Corporation. /s/ Stephen Laxineta ---------------------------- STEPHEN LAXINETA, President /s/ Ronald J. Pion ---------------------------- RONALD J. PION, M.D. Secretary 3 The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at Los Angeles, California on April 25, 1983. /s/ Stephen Laxineta ---------------------------- STEPHEN LAXINETA /s/ Ronald J. Pion ---------------------------- RONALD J. PION, M.D. 4 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HOSPITAL SATELLITE NETWORK, INC. STEPHEN LAXINETA and RONALD J. PION, M.D., certify that: 1. They are the President and the Secretary, respectively, of HOSPITAL SATELLITE NETWORK, INC., a California corporation. 2. They hereby adopt the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation: Article FOURTH is amended to read follows: "A. This Corporation is authorized to issue three classes of shares to be designated respectively as "Common Shares", "Preferred Shares" and "Class A Preferred Stock." The number of authorized Common Shares shall be Five Thousand (5,000) and each of such shares shall have a par value of $0.001. The number of authorized Preferred Shares shall be One Hundred (100), and each of such shares shall have a par value of One Dollar ($1.00). The number of authorized Class A Preferred Stock shall be Fifty Thousand (50,00), and each of such shares shall have a par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) The Preferred Shares and the Class A Preferred Stock shall be issuable from time to time in one or more series; the number of shares to be issued shall be determined, from time to time, by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 1 B. The Board of Directors is authorized to issue the Preferred Shares and the Class A Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more series; to fix or alter the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences, or any of them, as to wholly unissued series of shares of Preferred Shares and Class A Preferred Stock; and to fix the number of shares constituting any such series and designation thereof, or any of them, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of such series be decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series." 3. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 4. The foregoing Amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of this Corporation entitled to vote with respect to the amendment is 5,000 shares Common Stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment was all of the outstanding shares of Common stock of this Corporation. In witness hereof, the undersigned have executed this Certificate on April 10, 1984. /s/ Stephen Laxineta ---------------------------- STEPHEN LAXINETA President /s/ Ronald J. Pion ---------------------------- RONALD J. PION, M.D. Secretary 2 The undersigned, Stephen Laxineta, President, and Ronald J. Pion, M.D., Secretary, of Hospital Satellite Network, Inc., each declares under penalty of perjury that the matters set out in the foregoing Certificate are true and correct of his own knowledge. Executed at Los Angeles, California on April 10, 1984. /s/ Stephen Laxineta ---------------------------- STEPHEN LAXINETA President /s/ Ronald J. Pion ---------------------------- RONALD J. PION, M.D. Secretary 3 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND BETWEEN PRIMARK CAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND HOSPITAL SATELLITE NETWORK, INC. AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of April 29, 1988 by and between Primark Capital Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Capital"), and Hospital Satellite Network, Inc., a California corporation ("HSN"). WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the merger (the "Merger") herein contained were by Actions by Written Consent dated as of April 29, 1988 advised, authorized and approved by the Board of Directors of each of Capital and HSN, and approved by the sole shareholder of each of Capital and HSN. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, Capital and HSN agree that in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") and the California General Corporation Law (the "CGCL"), Capital shall, on the Effective Date of the Merger (as hereinafter defined), be merged into HSN, which shall be the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"), and that the terms and conditions of the Merger, the mode of carrying it into effect and other details and provisions deemed necessary or proper are and shall be as set forth below: PLAN OF MERGER FIRST: Capital shall be, on Effective Date of the Merger, merged with and into HSN, which shall be the Surviving Corporation and which shall be renamed Primark Capital Group, Inc. (Capital and HSN are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Constituent Corporations"). SECOND: (a) The Articles of Incorporation of HSN, as in effect on the Effective Date of the Merger, shall continue in full force and effect as the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except that: Article FIRST is amended to read in its entirety as follows: The name of this corporation is Primark Capital Group, Inc., Article FIFTH is amended to read in its entirety as follows: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation. Article SIXTH is amended to read in its entirety as follows: 2 Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation shall so provide. Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of California, as the by-laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of California at such places or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the by-laws of the Corporation. Article SEVETH is amended to read in its entirety as follows: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision in these Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute or these Articles, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders by these Articles are granted subject to this reservation. Article EIGHT is added to read as follows: The liability of the directors of the Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permitted under California law. No amendment to or repeal of this Article EIGHT shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. Article NINTH is added to read as follows: The Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents, as that term is defined in Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, in excess of that expressly permitted by said Section 317, under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, to the fullest extent such indemnification may be authorized hereby, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the California General Corporation Law. The Corporation is further authorized to provide insurance for agents as set forth in Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, provided that, in cases where the Corporation owns all or a portion of the shares of the company issuing the insurance policy, the company 3 and/or the policy must meet one of the two sets of conditions set forth in Section 317, as amended. (b) The by-laws of HSN, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Merger, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation, to remain in full force and effect until the same shall be amended or repealed as provided therein. THIRD: (a) On the Effective Date of the Merger, Stephen H. Curran shall become a director of the Surviving Corporation. Joseph E. Kasputys and Michael R. Kargula, both of whom are currently directors of HSN, shall remain directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall, together with Stephen H. Curran, serve as directors of the Surviving Corporation until their respective successors shall have been duly qualified and elected. (b) On the Effective Date of the Merger, Peter A. Feeney, David S. Kerin, Russell B. Benfold, Richard Schreier and Jack Weiblen will resign from the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Vice President-Sales and Marketing, Vice President-Programming, and Chairman, respectively, of HSN, and shall be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Vice President-Sales and Marketing, Vice President-Programming, and Chairman, respectively, of Hospital 4 Satellite Network, an unincorporated business division of the Surviving Corporation, to serve until their respective successors shall have been duly appointed. On the Effective Date of the Merger, Joseph E. Kasputys and Michael R. Kargula, Stephen H. Curran and William J. Swift III shall be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Secretary, and Vice President and Treasurer, and Vice President of Tax, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation, to serve until their respective successors shall have been duly appointed. FOURTH: (a) On the Effective Date of the Merger, each of the 1000 shares of the common stock of Capital, $1.00 par value, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Merger shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into five (5.00) shares of the common stock, $0.001 par value, of HSN; one-tenth (0.10) of one share of the preferred stock, $1.00 par value, of HSN; and twenty-five (25.00) shares of the Class A preferred stock, par value $100.00, of HSN. (b) On the Effective Date of the Merger, each of the 5,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value; 100 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par val- 5 ue; and 25,000 shares of Class A preferred stock, $100.00 par value, of HSN issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Merger (all of which are owned of record and beneficially by Capital) shall be cancelled. FIFTH: On the Effective Date of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of a public as well as of a private nature, and be subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Constituent Corporations; and all and singular, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to either of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, shall be vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the several and respective Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise, under the laws of any state of the United States, in either of the Constituent Corporations, shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason hereof; but all rights of creditors 6 and all liens upon any property of either of the Constituent Corporations shall be reserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the respective Constituent Corporations shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving Corporation and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it. SIXTH: As soon as practicable after the date hereof: the Surviving Corportion shall file or cause to be filed (i) a Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware in accordance with Section 252 of the DGCL; and (ii) a copy of this Agreement and Plan of Merger and Officers' Certificates with the Secretary of State of California in accordance with Section 1103 of the CGCL (each such filing is referred to herein as a "Merger Filing"). As soon as practicable following the aforementioned filing with the Secretarry of State of Delaware, the Surviving Corporation shall file or cause to be filed a copy of the aforesaid Certificate of Merger, certified by the Secretary of State of Delaware, in the Office of the Recorder of New Castle County in Delaware, in accordance with Section 103 of the DGCL. SEVENTH: The Merger shall become effective and the corporate existence of Capital shall cease upon the 7 later of the Merger Filings. The date and time of such later Merger Filing shall be the "Effective Date of the Merger" as said term is used in this Agreement and Plan of Merger. EIGHT: This Agreement and Plan of Merger may be terminated or amended (subject to limitations on such amendments imposed by the DGCL and the CGCL) by the Board of Directors of either Constituent Corporation prior to the time that a Merger Filing has been made. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement and Plan of Merger has been signed by the President of each of the Constituent Corporations and each of the Constituent Corporations has caused its corporate seal to be hereunder affixed and attested by its Secretary, all as of the date of this Agreement and Plan of Merger. Primark Capital Group, Inc. By: /s/ Joseph E. Kasputys ------------------------------ Joseph E. Kasputys President [Seal] Attest: By: /s/ Michael R. Kargula -------------------------- Michael R. Kargula Secretary Hospital Satellite Network, Inc. By: /s/ Peter A. Feeney ------------------------------ Peter A. Feeney President [Seal] Attest: By: /s/ Linda Luke Lee -------------------------- Linda Luke Lee Secretary 9 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PRIMARK CAPITAL GROUP, INC. Kenneth T. Nelson and Cynthia L. Hathaway certify: 1. That they are the Vice President/Assistant Treasurer and Secretary respectively of Primark Capital Group, Inc., a California corporation (the "Corporation"). 2. That by written consent in lieu of a special meeting of the board of directors executed with effect as of Septemeber 20, 1990, the following resolution was adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation: RESOLVED, that the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation be, and it hereby is, amended by deleting Article First in its entirety and inserting in its place the following new language: 1. The name of the Corporation is Health & Sciences Network, Inc. 3. That the shareholders have adopted said amendment by written consent. That the wording of the amended article, as set forth in the shareholders' written consent, is the same as that set forth in the directors' resolution in Paragraph 2 above. 4. That the number of shares represented by shareholders' written consent is 5,000 common shares. That the total number of shares entitled to vote on or consent to the amendment is 5,000 common shares. /s/ Kenneth T. Nelson ---------------------------------------- Kenneth T. Nelson Vice President and Assistant Treasurer /s/ Cynthia L. Hathaway ---------------------------------------- Cynthia L. Hathaway Secretary The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. EXECUTED at Fairfax, Virginia on September 28, 1990. /s/ Kenneth T. Nelson ---------------------------------------- Kenneth T. Nelson /s/ Cynthia L. Hathaway ---------------------------------------- Cynthia L. Hathaway CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF HSN ACQUISITION, INC. WITH AND INTO HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. It is hereby certified that: 1. The constituent business corporations participating in the merger herein certified are: (i) HSN Acquisition. Inc., which is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware; and (ii) Health & Sciences Network, Inc., which is incorporated under the laws of the State of California. 2. An Agreement of Merger has been approved, adopted, certified, executed, and acknowledged by each of the aforesaid constituent corporations in accordance with the provisions of Section 252(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 3. The name of the surviving corporation in the merger herein certified is Health & Sciences Network, Inc., which will continue its existence as said surviving corporation under said name, upon the effective date of said merger pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of California. 4. The Certificate of Incorporation of Health & Sciences Network, Inc. shall continue to be the Certificate of Incorporation of said surviving corporation until amended and changed in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of California. 5. The executed Agreement of Merger to which the aforesaid constituent corporations are parties is on file at the principal place of the aforesaid surviving corporation, the address of which is as follow: 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22031 6. A copy of the aforesaid Agreement of Merger will be furnished by the aforesaid surviving corporation, on request, and without cost, to any stockholder of either of the aforesaid constituent corporations. 7. Health & Sciences Network, Inc., as the surviving corporation, hereby agrees that it may be served with process in the State of Delaware in any proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of HSN Acquisition, Inc., as well as for enforcement of any obligation of the surviving corporation arising from the merger herein certified, including any suit or other proceeding to enforce the right of any stockholders as determined in appraisal proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Health & Sciences Network, Inc. hereby irrevocably appoints the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as its agent to accept service of process in any suit or other proceedings. The address to which a copy of which process may be mailed by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is as follows 9300 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22031 Dated: February 5, 1992 HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. By: /s/ Jack T. Smith ------------------------------- Jack Smith, President ATTEST: /s/ Phyllis Farragut - -------------------------------- Phyllis Farragut, Secretary 2 EX-3.124 26 EXHIBIT 3.124 EXHIBIT 3.124 Annex A BY-LAWS OF PRIMARK CAPITAL GROUP, INC. (formerly Hospital Satellite Network, Inc.) A California Corporation ------------------------ ARTICLE I OFFICES SECTION 1.1 Principal Executive Office. The principal executive office of the corporation shall be located at 8251 Greensboro Drive, Suite 700, McLean, Virginia, 22102. SECTION 1.2 Other Offices. The corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of California as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require. ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS SECTION 2.1 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on such day, and at such time and such place as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. At such meeting, the stockholders shall elect directors and transact such other busi- ness as may properly come before the meeting. If the annual meeting is not held on the date designated therefor, the Board shall cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. SECTION 2.2 Special Meetings. Except as otherwise prescribed by law, special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by the President or in his absence by the Vice President, or by the Secretary at the request of the Board of Directors. The notice of the special meeting shall state the time, place, and purposes of the proposed special meeting. Business transacted at a special meeting shall be confined to the purposes stated in the notice. SECTION 2.3 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation in Los Angeles, California, unless the Board of Directors shall by resolution designate any other place, within or without the State of California as the place of such meeting. Hearings of stockholders for any other purpose may be held at any such place, within or without the State of California and at such time as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting, or in a duly executed waiver thereof. 2 SECTION 2.4 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of the time, place and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. SECTION 2.5 Stockholder List. At least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, the officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books shall prepare a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of, and number of shares registered in the name of each. Such list shall be open to examination of any stockholder during ordinary business hours, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either at a place in the city where such meeting shall be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of meeting or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held; and the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any such stockholder who may be present. 3 SECTION 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 be requisite for, and shall constitute, a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders of the corporation for the transactions of business, except as otherwise provided by law or these bylaws. SECTION 2.7 Proxies. At every meeting of stockholders, each stockholder has the right to vote in person or by proxy. Such proxy shall be appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by the stockholder or his authorized agent or representative, and bearing a date not more than three (3) years prior to such meeting, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Each proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the corporation prior to or at the time of the meeting. SECTION 2.8 Voting. Each outstanding share is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation. When a quorum is present at any meeting of the stockholders, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by 4 provision of law or these bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Directors of the corporation shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at an election. SECTION 2.9 Voting of Certain Shares. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, and entitled to vote may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxy as the bylaws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. SECTION 2.10 Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or to take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Such consent shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written 5 consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. SECTION 2.11 Presiding Officers. The President, or in his absence, the Vice President, shall call the meeting of the stockholders to order and shall act as chairman thereof. In the absence of both the President and the Vice President, the stockholders present at the meeting shall elect a chairman. The Secretary shall act as a secretary of all meetings of stockholders. In the absence of the Secretary at any meeting of stockholders, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECTION 3.1 Management Responsibility. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation. SECTION 3.2 Number; Elections; Term. The number of members of the Board of Directors shall not be fewer than three (3) nor more than ten (10) and, within such limits, shall be determined and established from time to time by resolution adopted by the majority vote of the directors then in office. The directors shall be 6 elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any adjournment thereof, or at special meetings of stockholders held in accordance with Section 2.2 of Article II of these bylaws. Each director elected shall hold office until the succeeding annual meeting and until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify, or until his earlier resignation or removal. SECTION 3.3 Resignation and Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director. A directorship to be filled because of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by the board for a term of office continuing only until the next election of directors by the stockholders. 7 SECTION 3.4 Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the President or the Secretary or by a majority of the Board of Directors. The directors shall be notified by telephone, telegraph or personally delivered notice of the time, place and purpose of all meetings of the Board at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time scheduled for said meeting with the exception of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, for which no notice shall be provided, and which shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders. Attendance of a director at a meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of said meeting, except where the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. SECTION 3.5 Quorum. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the presence of not less than a majority of the whole Board shall be necessary and sufficient to 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 law. If a quorum shall not be 8 present at any meeting of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a quorum shall be present. A member of the Board may participate in any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.5 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. SECTION 3.6 Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee of the Board, may be taken without a meeting if a written consent thereto is signed by all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee. Such consent shall have the same effect as a vote of the Board or committee for all purposes. SECTION 3.7 Salary and Expenses. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as such. Members of the Board of Directors shall be allowed their reasonable travelling expenses when actually engaged in the business of the corporation. Members of any 9 committee may be allowed like expenses for attending committee meetings. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as precluding any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. ARTICLE IV NOTICES SECTION 4.1 Manner of Notice to Directors. Whenever under the provisions of law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director such notice may be given in writing by personal delivery to the business address of such director; and such notice shall be deemed to be given when it is thus delivered. Notice may also be given in writing by mail addressed to such director at his business address, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when it is deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, with first class postage affixed thereto. Notice to directors may also be given by telephone or telegram. It shall be the duty of every director to furnish the Secretary with his business address and to notify the Secretary of any change therein. 10 SECTION 4.2 Notice to Stockholders. Whenever under the provisions of law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, that requirement of notice shall not be construed to require personal delivery, and such notice may be given, in writing, by mail addressed to such stockholder at the address of such stockholder as it appears in the stock transfer books of the corporation. Such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when it is deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, with first class postage affixed thereto. SECTION 4.3 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated herein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. ARTICLE V OFFICERS SECTION 5.1 Officers and Official Positions. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors shall de- 11 termine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. SECTION 5.2 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected, and until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal. SECTION 5.3 Removal or Resignation. Any officer may be removed with or without cause, by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. SECTION 5.4 Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation because of death, resignation, removal or any other cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. SECTION 5.5 President. The President shall be the chief executive officer, and subject only to the Board of Directors shall direct and have general control 12 of the management and operations of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which is he present. SECTION 5.6 Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and have the authority and exercise the powers of the President. They shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe or as the President may from time to time delegate. SECTION 5.7 Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, keep the minutes of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of directors, in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law; (c) have charge of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation, and shall affix the seal to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, shall attest to it by his signature. He shall perform such other duties and have such other authority and powers as the Board of 13 Directors may from time to time prescribe; or as the President may direct. SECTION 5.8 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall: (a) be responsible to the Board of Directors for the collection, receipt, custody and disbursement of all funds and securities of the corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors shall designate; (c) endorse all commercial documents for or on behalf of the corporation; (d) disburse the funds of the corporation as ordered by the Board of Directors or the President or as required in the ordinary conduct of the business of the corporation; (e) render to the President or the Board of Directors, upon request, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and a report on the financial condition of the corporation; and (f) in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the President, or these bylaws. If required by the Board of Directors or the President, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his du- 14 ties in such form, and with such surety or sureties, as the Board of Directors or the President shall determine. SECTION 5.9 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or Secretary, respectively, perform all functions and duties which such absent officer shall delegate; but such delegation shall in no wise relieve the absent officer from the responsibilities and liabilities of his office. The Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall, in general, perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Treasurer or Secretary, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall, if required, by the Board of Directors, or the President, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums, and with such surety or sureties, as the Board of Directors or the President shall determine. ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS AND OTHERS PERSONS SECTION 6.1 Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved (as a party, witness, or other- 15 wise), in any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (hereafter a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he, or a person of whom he is the legal representative, 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 foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of the Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, or agent (hereafter an "Agent"), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent authorized by statutory and decisional law, as the same exists or may hereafter be interpreted or amended (but, in the case of any such amendment or interpretation, only to the extent that such amendment or interpretation permits the corporation to 16 provide broader indemnification rights than were permitted prior thereto) against all expenses, liability, and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges imposed thereon, and any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes imposed on any Agent as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Article reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing for any of the foregoing in any Proceeding (hereafter "Expenses"). The right to indemnification conferred in this Article shall be a contract right. It is the corporation's intention that these bylaws provide indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted by Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, as authorized by the corporation's Articles of Incorporation. SECTION 6.2 Authority to Advance Expenses. Expenses incurred by an officer or director (acting in his capacity as such) in defending a Proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, provided, however, that if required by the California General Corporation Law, as 17 amended, such expenses shall be advanced only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article or otherwise. Expenses incurred by other Agents of the corporation (or by the directors or officers not acting in their capacity as such, including service with respect to employee benefit plans) may be advanced upon the receipt of a similar undertaking, if required by law, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors deems appropriate. Any obligation to reimburse the corporation for Expense advances shall be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon. SECTION 6.3 Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 6.1 or 6.2 of these bylaws is not paid in full by the corporation within thirty (30) days after a written claim has been received by the corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense (including attorneys' fees) of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an 18 action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking has been tendered to the corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the California General Corporation Law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. The burden of proving such a defense shall be on the corporation. SECTION 6.4 Provisions Nonexclusive. The rights conferred on any person by this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation, agreement, vote of stockholders 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 any provision of the Articles, agreement, or vote of the stockholders or disinterested directors is inconsistent with these bylaws, the provision, agreement, or vote shall take precedence. 19 SECTION 6.5 Authority to Insure. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any Agent against any Expense asserted against or incurred by such person, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemmify the Agent against such Expense under applicable law or the provisions of this Article, provided that, in cases where the corporation owns all or a portion of the shares of the company issuing the insurance policy, the company and/or the policy must meet one of the two sets of conditions set forth in Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, as amended. SECTION 6.6 Survival of Rights. The rights provided by this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be an Agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such person. SECTION 6.7 Settlement of Claims. The corporation shall not be liable to indemnify any Agent under this Article (a) for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without the corporation's written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (b) for any judicial award, if the corporation was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, 20 at its expense, to participate in the defense of such action. SECTION 6.8 Effect of Amendment. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any Agent existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, or modification. SECTION 6.9 Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Article, the corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Agent, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. SECTION 6.10 No Duplication of Payments. The corporation shall not be liable under this Article to make any payment in connection with any claim made against the Agent to the extent the Agent has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, agreement, vote, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. 21 ARTICLE VII CERTIFICATES OF STOCK AND THEIR TRANSFER SECTION 7.1 Certificates of Stock. Every stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate, in such form as the Board of Directors shall from time to time approve, signed by the President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar as of the date of such issue. SECTION 7.2 Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen, or destroyed as to his ownership of the certificate and of the facts as to its loss, theft, or destruction. 22 SECTION 7.3 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, assignment, 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 upon its books. SECTION 7.4 Fixing Record Date. 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 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 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. 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 23 Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. SECTION 7.5 Record Ownership of Stock. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name any share of stock is registered as the owner thereof, for all purposes, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of California. ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 8.1 Dividends. Subject to the statutes of the State of California, the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions in cash, its securities, or its property. SECTION 8.2 Books and Records. The corporation shall keep current and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders and Board of Directors, and shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of its stockholders, the names and addresses of all stockholders and the number and class of the shares held by each. 24 SECTION 8.3 Checks and Notes. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate. SECTION 8.4 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year. SECTION 8.5 Seal. The corporation shall have a corporate seal in a form which shall be approved by the Board of Directors. SECTION 8.6 Voting of Stock. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President of the corporation shall have full power and authority to act and vote, in the name and on behalf of this corporation, at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this corporation may hold stock, and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock, and shall have full power and authority to execute, in the name of and on behalf of this corporation, proxies authorizing any suitable person or persons to act and to vote at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this corporation may hold stock, and at any meeting the person or person so 25 designated shall possess and exercise any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock. SECTION 8.7 Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed at any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present by a majority vote of the directors. Nothing in this Article VIII shall be construed to limit the power of the stockholders to amend, alter or rescind any of the bylaws of the corporation. 26 EX-3.125 27 EXHIBIT 3.125 1598846 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California OCT 23 1987 MARCH FUNG EU, Secretary of State ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INTELLICHOICE, INC. I. The name of this corporation is INTELLICHOICE, INC. II. The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. III. The name and address in the State of California of this corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Peter Levy 4771 La Cresta Way San Jose, California 95129 IV. This corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, designated as Common Stock, and the total number of shares which this corporation is authorized to issue is 10,000,000. DATED: 10/23/87 ---------- /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------ Peter Levy, Incorporator I hereby declare that I am the person who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, which execution is my act and deed. /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------ Peter Levy A362153 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California DEC 16 1988 MARCH FUNG EU, Secretary of State CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INTELLICHOICE, INC. Peter Levy and Steven Gross certify that: 1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of INTELLICHOICE, INC., a California Corporation (the "Corporation") 2. Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended in its entirety as follows: "IV (a) (i) The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, to be designated respectively Preferred Stock ("Preferred") and Common Stock ("Common"). The total number of shares of Preferred the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 550,000 and the total number of shares of Common the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 10,000,000. The Corporation from time to time in accordance with the laws of the State of California shall increase the authorized amount of its Common if at any time the number of shares of Common remaining unissued and available for issuance shall not be sufficient to permit conversion of the Preferred. (ii) The Preferred authorized by these Articles of InCorporation shall be issued in series as set forth herein. The first series of Preferred shall be designated Series A Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred") and shall consist of Five Hundred Fifty Thousand (550,000) shares. The shares of each series of Preferred have the rights, preference, privileges and restrictions granted or imposed in paragraph (b) below. (b) The relative rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes of the shares of capital stock or the holders thereof are as follows: Section 1. General Definitions. For purposes of this Article the following definitions shall apply: -1- A. 'Junior Shares' shall mean all Common and any other shares of the Corporation other than the Preferred. B. 'Subsidiary' shall mean any Corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding voting shares shall at the time be owned by the Corporation or by one or more of such subsidiaries. C. 'Original Issue Date' shall mean the date on which the first shares of Series A Preferred were issued. Section 2. Dividend Rights of Preferred. The holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive, out of any funds legally available therefor, cash dividends at the rate of Four Cents ($0.04) per annum, on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred, and no more, payable in preference and priority to any payment of any dividends on Junior Shares out of any funds legally available therefor, when and as declared by the Board of Directors. The right to such dividends on the Preferred shall not be cumulative, and no right shall accrue to holders of Preferred by reason of the fact that dividends on such shares are not declared or paid in any prior year. No dividend shall be declared or paid with respect to the Common during any fiscal year unless and until the dividends provided for in the first sentence of this Section 2 are declared and paid, or set apart for payment, on each outstanding share of Preferred. After dividends in the amount of Four Cents ($0.04) per share of Series A Preferred have been so declared and paid or set apart in any one fiscal year of the Corporation, if the Board thereafter elects to declare additional dividends in the same fiscal year out of funds legally available therefor, such additional dividends shall be declared solely on the Junior Shares. In the event that the Corporation shall have declared and unpaid dividends outstanding immediately prior to, and in the event of, a conversion of Preferred (as provided in Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall pay such dividends, in cash to the holder(s) of Preferred. Section 3. Liquidation Preference. (a) Priority. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Junior Shares by reason of their ownership thereof, the amount of $.55 per share for each share of Series A Preferred then held by them (as appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation, or the like, with respect to such shares), and, in addition, an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends on such Series A Preferred, and no more, -2- such amount to be payable in cash, or securities delivered in the transaction, or a combination of both. If, upon occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amount, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred in proportion to the respective preferential amount each such holder is entitled to receive. For purposes of this Section 3, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation shall be deemed to be occasioned by, and shall include, the Corporation's sale of all or substantially all of its assets or the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of a merger or consolidation resulting in the exchange of the outstanding shares of the Corporation for securities or consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by such other entity. (b) Payment to Junior Shares. All of the preferential amounts to be paid to the holders of Preferred under this Section 3 shall be paid or set apart for payment prior to payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any amounts to, the holders of any Junior Shares in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If the Corporation has assets remaining after payment or setting apart for payment of the preferential amounts so payable to the holders of the Preferred, the holders of Junior Shares shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation, pro rata, based upon the number of shares of Common (or the number of shares of Common into which shares of any other class could be converted) held by each holder at the record date for any distribution. (c) Valuation. For purposes of this Section 3, if the distributions or consideration received by the shareholders of the Corporation is other than cash, its value will be deemed to be its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. In the case of publicly traded securities listed on an exchange, fair market value shall mean the average last closing sale price as reported by such exchange or by a consolidated transaction reporting system for the five-day period immediately preceding the date such sale, merger, consolidation or other reorganization is consummated. In the case of publicly traded securities not listed on an exchange, fair market value shall mean the average last closing bid price as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System, Inc. or such successor or similar organization, for the five-day period immediately preceding the date on which such sale, merger, consolidation or other reorganization is consummated. -3- Section 4. Mandatory Redemption. (a) Mandatory Redemption; Price. The Corporation shall redeem one-third of the Series A Preferred outstanding (the "Redeemed Shares") each on the fifth (5th), sixth (6th) and seventh (7th) anniversaries of the Original Issue Date. The Corporation shall pay cash for each share to be redeemed pursuant to this section 4 in the amount of $.55 per, share (as appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation, or the like, with respect to the Series A Preferred), together with an amount equal to any declared but unpaid dividends on Series A Preferred to the date fixed for redemption, and delivery of a certificate representing the number of shares of Common Stock which the holders would have received had they elected to convert the Redeemed Shares into Common upon the Redemption Date (as that term is defined below). Such amount and the number of shares of Common Stock is hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Price." (b) Redemption Date; Notice. Not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of Series A Preferred (hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Date"), written notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Series A Preferred to be redeemed, at the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, specifying the Redemption Date, the total number of Series A Preferred being redeemed, the number of Series A Preferred held by the holder to whom such notice is sent, the applicable Redemption Price, and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, the certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (such notice is hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Notice"). On or after the Redemption Date, each holder of Series A Preferred to be redeemed shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner of such shares and each surrendered certificate shall be cancelled. From and after the Redemption Date, all rights of the holders of Series A Preferred designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares, and such shares shall not subsequently be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. In the event fewer than all of the shares represented by such surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate representing the unredeemed shares shall be issued forthwith. -4- (c) Deposit. On or prior to the Redemption Date, the Corporation shall deposit the Redemption Price of all shares of Series A Preferred designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice and not yet redeemed with a bank or trust company having aggregate capital and surplus in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) as a trust fund for the benefit of the respective holders of the shares designated for redemption and not yet redeemed, with irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to pay the Redemption Price for such shares to their respective holders on or after the Redemption Date upon receipt of notification to the Corporation pursuant to Section 4 (b). The balance of any funds deposited by the Corporation pursuant to this subparagraph 4 (c) remaining unclaimed at the expiration of one (1) year following the Redemption Date shall be returned to the Corporation upon its request expressed in a resolution of its Board of Directors. Section 5. Conversion. The holders of the Series A Preferred shall have conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"): (a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series A Preferred shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Preferred, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common, as is determined by dividing $.55 for each share of Series A Preferred by the Conversion Price (determined as hereinafter provided) in effect at the time of conversion. The price at which shares of Common shall be deliverable upon conversion (the "Conversion Price") initially shall be $.55 for each share of Series A Preferred per share of Common. Such Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided. (b) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Preferred automatically shall be converted into shares of Common at the then effective Conversion Price on the effective date of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Common for the account of the Corporation to the public at a price per share (prior to underwriting commissions and expenses) of not less than $2.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation or the like) and an aggregate offering price of not less than $2,000,000. (c) Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any share of Preferred. If, upon conversion of any share of Preferred, except for the provisions of this Section 5(c), the registered holder would be entitled to receive a -5- fractional share of Common, then an amount equal to such fractional share multiplied by the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors) of a share of the Corporation's Common shall be paid by the Corporation in cash to such registered holder. Before any holder of Preferred shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common, the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Preferred, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at such office that the holder elects to convert the same. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Preferred, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common to which the holder shall be entitled as aforesaid and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional shares of Common. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Preferred to be converted, or in the case of automatic conversion on the effective date of the offering as provided in Section 5(b), and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common on such date. (d) Adjustments to Conversion Price for Diluting Issues. (i) Special Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the following definitions shall apply: (1) 'Options' shall mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Common or Convertible Securities. (2) 'Convertible Securities' shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than Common) or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common. (3) 'Additional Shares of Common' shall mean all shares of Common issued (or, pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii), deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Original Issue Date, other than shares of Common issued or issuable (or pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii), deemed to be issued): (A) upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred; and (B) to officers, directors or employees of, or contractors or consultants to, the Corporation pursuant to -6- a stock grant, option plan or purchase plan or other stock incentive program or agreement approved by the Board of Directors not exceeding 535,000 shares of Common and including an additional 2,125,000 shares which were held by officers, directors, employees and consultants on October 21, 1988, which are repurchased from officers, directors, employees or consultants upon termination of the employment, consulting relationship or services to the Corporation of such person. (ii) No Adjustment of Conversion Price. No adjustment in the Conversion Price of a particular share of Series A Preferred shall be made in respect of the issuance of Additional Shares of Common unless the consideration per share for an Additional Share of Common issued or deemed to be issued by the Corporation is less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, for such share of Series A Preferred. (iii) Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common. (A) Options and Convertible Securities. In the event, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Corporation shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) of Common issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, provided that Additional Shares of Common shall not be deemed to have been issued as to Series A Preferred unless the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 5(d)(v) hereof) of such Additional Shares of Common would be less than the Conversion Price applicable to the Series A Preferred in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, or such record date, as the case may be, and provided further that in any such case in which Additional Shares of Common are deemed to be issued: (1) no further adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be made upon the subsequent issue of Convertible Securities or shares of Common upon the exercise of such Options or conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities; -7- (2) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the consideration payable to the Corporation, or decrease in the number of shares of Common issuable (including a decrease resulting from the expiration of such Options or the rights of conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities), upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, the Conversion Price computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities as if such Options or Convertible Securities had never been issued; (3) no readjustment pursuant to clause (2) above shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price on the original adjustment date, or (ii) the Conversion Price that would have resulted from any issuance of Additional Shares of Common between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date; and (4) no readjustment of the Conversion Price shall occur upon the expiration of any such Options or any rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities. (B) Stock Dividends. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common payable in Common, the Additional Shares of Common shall be deemed to have been issued on the record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive such dividend. (iv) Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common. In the event the Corporation shall issue Additional Shares of Common (including Additional Shares of Common deemed to be issued pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii)) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, then, and in such event, such Conversion Price for Series A Preferred shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by the following formula: -8- CP(1) = CP(0) x CS + C/CP(0)/(CS + AS) where: (1) CP(0) = the Conversion Price in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue; (2) CP(1) = the Conversion Price as so adjusted; (3) CS = the number of shares of Common outstanding immediately prior to such issuance (including shares of Common issuable upon conversion or exercise of any Convertible Securities and the Preferred, or upon exercise of Options); (4) C = the aggregate consideration, if any, received by the Corporation for the total number of Additional Shares of Common so issued, provided that if the Additional Shares of Common are issued without consideration then C shall be zero (0); and (5) AS = the number of such Additional Shares of Common so issued. and provided further that, immediately after any Additional Shares of Common are deemed issued pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii), such Additional Shares of Common shall be deemed to be outstanding shares of Common for the purposes of the foregoing formula. (v) Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the consideration received by the Corporation for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common shall be computed as follows: (1) Cash and Property: Such consideration shall: (A) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Corporation excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest or accrued dividends, and provided further that no deduction shall be made for any commissions or expenses paid or incurred by the Corporation for any underwriting of the issue or otherwise in connection therewith; (B) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair value thereof at the -9- time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; and (C) in the event Additional Shares of Common are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received in respect of the Additional Shares of Common, computed as provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. (2) Options and Convertible Securities. The consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares of Common deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by (y) the maximum number of shares of Common (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities. (3) Stock Dividends. Any additional shares of Common deemed to have been issued relating to stock dividend shall be deemed to have been issued for no consideration. (e) Adjustment for Subdivisions and Combinations. If the Corporation at any time or from time to time effects a subdivision of the outstanding Common, the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased, and, conversely, if the Corporation at any time or from time to time combines the outstanding shares of Common, the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment of the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred under this Section -10- 5(e) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. (f) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common, then and in each such event the Conversion Price then in effect shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date is fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance on the close of business on such record date, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance on the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution; provided, however, that if such record date is fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 5(e) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions. (g) Adjustments for Other Dividends or Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities or other property of the Corporation (other than shares of Common and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Section 5), then, and in each such event, provision shall be made so that the holders of shares of Preferred shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common receivable thereupon, the amount of securities and other property of the Corporation which they would have received had their shares of Preferred been converted into shares of Common on the date of such event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the date of conversion, retained such securities and other property receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, subject to all other adjustments called for during such period under this Section 5 with respect to the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred. (h) Adjustments for Reclassification. Exchange and Substitution. If the shares of Common issuable upon conversion of the Preferred shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capitalization, reclassification or otherwise -11- (other than a subdivision or combination of shares, stock dividend, or reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets, as provided for herein), then and in any such event each holder of Series A Preferred thereafter shall have the right to convert such stock into the kind and amount of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common into which such shares of Preferred might have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change, all subject to such further adjustments applicable as specified herein. (i) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 5, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Preferred a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (iii) the number of shares of Common and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of Preferred. (j) Notices of Record Date. In the event that the Corporation shall propose at any time: (i) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common, whether in cash, property, stock or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus; (ii) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; (iii) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common outstanding involving a change in the Common; or (iv) to merge or consolidate with or into any other Corporation, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; then, in connection with each such event, the Corporation shall send to the holders of the Preferred: -12- (1) at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above; and (2) in the case of the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above, at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shall be entitled to exchange their Common for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event) Each such written notice shall be given by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of Preferred at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation. (k) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation by will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the holders of the Preferred against impairment. Section 6. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holder of each share of Common issued and outstanding shall have one vote per share and the holder of each share of Preferred shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common into which such holder's shares of Preferred could be converted (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 5 hereof) at the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters, or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited, such votes to be counted together with all other shares of stock of the Corporation having general voting power and not separately as a class. Holders of shares of Common and Preferred shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation. No fractional votes shall be permitted, and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Preferred held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. -13- Section 7. Covenants. In addition to any other rights provided by law, so long as any Series A Preferred shall be outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of not less than a majority of such outstanding shares of Series A Preferred (not less than seventy-five percent (75%) in the case of item (c) below) voting as a class: (a) Authorize or issue shares of any class or series having any preference or priority as to dividends or assets superior to any such preference or priority of Series A Preferred; or (b) Increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred or Series A Preferred. (c) Materially and adversely alter or change the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions of the Series A Preferred. Section 8. Consent for Certain Repurchases of Common Stock Deemed to be Distributions. Each holder of an outstanding share of Preferred shall be deemed to have consented, for purposes of Sections 502, 503 and 506 of the General Corporation Law, to distributions made by the Corporation in connection with the repurchase of shares of Common issued to or held by employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any Subsidiary upon termination of their employment or services pursuant to agreements providing for the right of said repurchase between the Corporation and such persons. Section 9. Residual Rights. All rights accruing to the outstanding shares of the Corporation not expressly provided for to the contrary herein shall be vested in the Common. Section 10. Status of Converted or Redeemed Stock. In the event any shares of Preferred shall be redeemed or converted, the shares so converted or redeemed shall be cancelled and shall not have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred and shall not be issuable by the Corporation and the Articles of InCorporation of this Corporation shall be amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation's capital stock." 3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of InCorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of InCorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 and 903 of the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation is -14- 2,125,000 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equalled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50%. No other class of shares is outstanding. /s/ Peter Levy 12-15-88 -------------------------- Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross 12/15/88 -------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at San Jose, California on December __, 1988. /s/ Peter Levy 12-15-88 ------------------------- Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross 12/15/88 -------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary -15- A384508 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California Mar 29 1990 MARCH FUNG EU, Secretary of State CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INTELLICHOICE, INC. Peter Levy and Steven Gross certify that: 1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of INTELLICHOICE, INC., a California corporation. 2. The Articles of Incorporation of this corporation are amended to include Articles V, VI, and VII as follows: "V. The liability of the directors of this corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law. VI. This corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents (as defined in Section 317 of the Corporations Code) for breach of duty to the corporation and its stockholders through bylaw provisions or through agreements with the agents, or both, in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by Section 317 of the Corporations Code, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the Corporations Code. VII. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of Articles V and VI by the shareholders of this corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of this corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification." 3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 and 903 of the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the corporation is 2,125,000 shares of Common Stock and 290,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the -1- amendment equalled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50% of the classes voting together. /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------- Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross ------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at San Jose, California on March 2, 1989. /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------- Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross ------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary -2- A386003 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California APR 27 1990 MARCH FUNG EU, Secretary of State CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INTELLICHOICE, INC. Peter Levy and Steven Gross certify that: 1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of INTELLICHOICE, INC., a California Corporation (the "Corporation"). 2. Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended in its entirety as follows: "IV (a) (i) The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares, to be designated respectively Preferred Stock ("Preferred") and Common Stock ("Common"). The total number of shares of Preferred the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 850,000 and the total number of shares of Common the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 10,000,000. The Corporation from time to time in accordance with the laws of the State of California shall increase the authorized amount of its Common if at any time the number of shares of Common remaining unissued and available for issuance shall not be sufficient to permit conversion of the Preferred. (ii) The Preferred authorized by these Articles of Incorporation shall be issued in series as set forth herein. The first series of Preferred shall be designated Series A Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred") and shall consist of Five Hundred Fifty Thousand (550,000) shares. The second series of Preferred shall be designated Series B Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred") and shall consist of Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares. The shares of each series of Preferred have the rights, preference, privileges and restrictions granted or imposed in paragraph (b) below. (b) The relative rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes of -1- the shares of capital stock or the holders thereof are as follows: Section 1. General Definitions. For purposes of this Article the following definitions shall apply: A. 'Junior Shares' shall mean all Common and any other shares of the Corporation other than the Preferred. B. 'Subsidiary' shall mean any Corporation at least 50% of whose outstanding voting shares shall at the time be owned by the Corporation or by one or more of such subsidiaries. C. 'Original Issue Date' shall mean the date on which the first shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, respectively, were issued. Section 2. Dividend Rights of Preferred. The holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive, out of any funds legally available therefor, cash dividends at the rate of (i) Four Cents ($0.04) per annum, on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred, and (ii) Six Cents ($0.06) per annum, on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred, and no more, payable in preference and priority to any payment of any dividends on Junior Shares out of any funds legally available therefor, when and as declared by the Board of Directors. The right to such dividends on the Preferred shall not be cumulative, and no right shall accrue to holders of Preferred by reason of the fact that dividends on such shares are not declared or paid in any prior year. No dividend shall be declared or paid with respect to the Common during any fiscal year unless and until the dividends provided for in the first sentence of this Section 2 are declared and paid, or set apart for payment, on each outstanding share of Preferred. After dividends in the amount specified per share for each series of Preferred have been so declared and paid or set apart in any one fiscal year of the Corporation, if the Board thereafter elects to declare additional dividends in the same fiscal year out of funds legally available therefor, such additional dividends shall be declared solely on the Junior Shares. In the event that the Corporation shall have declared and unpaid dividends outstanding immediately prior to, and in the event of, a conversion of Preferred (as provided in Section 5 hereof), the Corporation shall pay such dividends, in cash to the holder(s) of Preferred. Section 3. Liquidation Preference. (a) Priority. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Preferred shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders, prior and in preference to any -2- distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Junior Shares by reason of their ownership thereof, the amount of (i) $0.55 per share for each share of Series A Preferred and (ii) $0.85 per share for each share of Series B Preferred, then held by them (as appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation, or the like, with respect to such shares), and, in addition, an amount equal to all declared but unpaid dividends on each of the respective series of Preferred, and no more, such amount to be payable in cash, or securities delivered in the transaction, or a combination of both. If, upon occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Preferred shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full preferential amount, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Preferred in proportion to the respective preferential amount each such holder is entitled to receive. For purposes of this Section 3, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation shall be deemed to be occasioned by, and shall include, the Corporation's sale of all or substantially all of its assets or the acquisition of the Corporation by another entity by means of a merger or consolidation resulting in the exchange of the outstanding shares of the Corporation for securities or consideration issued, or caused to be issued, by such other entity. (b) Payment to Junior Shares. All of the preferential amounts to be paid to the holders of Preferred under this Section 3 shall be paid or set apart for payment prior to payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any amounts to, the holders of any Junior Shares in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If the Corporation has assets remaining after payment or setting apart for payment of the preferential amounts so payable to the holders of the Preferred, the holders of Junior Shares shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation, pro rata, based upon the number of shares of Common (or the number of shares of Common into which Junior Shares could be converted) held by each holder at the record date for any distribution. (c) Valuation. For purposes of this section 3, if the distributions or consideration received by the shareholders of the Corporation is other than cash, its value will be deemed to be its fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. In the case of publicly traded securities listed on an exchange, fair market value shall mean the average last closing sale price as reported by such exchange or by a consolidated transaction reporting system for the five-day period immediately preceding the date such sale, merger, consolidation or other reorganization is consummated. In the -3- case of publicly traded securities not listed on an exchange, fair market value shall mean the average last closing bid price as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System, Inc. or such successor or similar organization, for the five-day period immediately preceding the date on which such sale, merger, consolidation or other reorganization is consummated. Section 4. Mandatory Redemption. (a) Mandatory Redemption; Price. The Corporation shall redeem one-third of the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred outstanding (the "Redeemed Shares") each of January 6, 1994, January 6, 1995 and January 6, 1996. The Corporation shall pay cash for each share to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 4 in the amount of (i) $0.55 per share of Series A Preferred and (ii) $0.85 per shares of Series B Preferred (the foregoing appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation, or the like, with respect to such series A Preferred), together with an amount equal to any declared but unpaid [Illegible] dividends on such series of Preferred being redeemed to the date fixed for redemption, and delivery of a certificate representing the number of shares of Common Stock which the holders would have received had they elected to convert the Redeemed Shares into Common upon the Redemption Date (as that term is defined below). The amount to be paid for a share of the series of Preferred to be redeemed is hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Price." (b) Redemption Date; Notice. Not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of a series of Preferred (hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Date"), written notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of such series of Preferred to be redeemed, at the post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, specifying the Redemption Date, the total number shares of such series of Preferred being redeemed, the number of shares of such series of Preferred held by the holder to whom such notice is sent, the applicable Redemption Price, and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, the certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (such notice is hereinafter referred to as the "Redemption Notice"). On or after the Redemption Date, each holder of the series of Preferred to be redeemed shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing such shares to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner of such shares and each surrendered certificate shall be cancelled. From and after the Redemption Date, all rights of the holders of the -4- series of Preferred designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease and terminate with respect to such shares, and such shares shall not subsequently be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. In the event fewer than all of the shares represented by such surrendered certificate are redeemed, a new certificate representing the unredeemed shares shall be issued forthwith. (c) Deposit. On or prior to the Redemption Date, the Corporation shall deposit the Redemption Price of all shares of the series of Preferred designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice and not yet redeemed with a bank or trust company having aggregate capital and surplus in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) as a trust fund for the benefit of the respective holders of the shares designated for redemption and not yet redeemed, with irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to pay the Redemption Price for such shares to their respective holders on or after the Redemption Date upon receipt of notification to the Corporation pursuant to Section 4(b). The balance of any funds deposited by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 4(c) remaining unclaimed at the expiration of one (1) year following the Redemption Date shall be returned to the Corporation upon its request expressed in a resolution of its Board of Directors. Section 5. Conversion. The holders of the Preferred shall have conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"): (a) Right to Convert. Each share of Preferred shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Preferred, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common, as is determined by dividing (i) $0.55 for each share of Series A Preferred and (ii) $. 85 for each share of Series B Preferred by the Conversion Price (determined as hereinafter provided) in effect at the time of conversion. The price at which shares of Common shall be deliverable upon conversion (the "Conversion Price") initially shall be (ii) $0.55 for each share of Series A Preferred and (ii) $0.85 for each share of Series B Preferred, per share of Common. Such Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided. (b) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Preferred automatically shall be converted into shares of Common at the then effective Conversion Price on the effective date of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Common for the account of -5- the Corporation to the public at a price per share (prior to underwriting commissions and expenses) of not less than $2.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, recapitalization, consolidation or the like) and an aggregate offering price of not less than $2,000,000. (c) Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any share of Preferred. If, upon conversion of all of shares of Preferred held by a registered holder which are being converted (after aggregating such shares), except for the provisions of this Section 5(c), the registered holder would be entitled to receive a fractional share of Common, then an amount equal to such fractional share multiplied by the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Corporation's Board of Directors) of a share of the Corporation's Common shall be paid by the Corporation in cash to such registered holder. Before any holder of Preferred shall be entitled to convert the same into shares of Common, the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Preferred, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at such office that the holder elects to convert the same. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Preferred, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common to which the holder shall be entitled as aforesaid and a check payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of a conversion into fractional shares of Common. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of Preferred to be converted, or in the case of automatic conversion on the effective date of the offering as provided in Section 5(b), and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common on such date. (d) Adjustments to Conversion Price for Diluting Issues. (i) Special Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the following definitions shall apply: (1) 'Options' shall mean rights, options or warrants to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire either Common or Convertible Securities. (2) 'Convertible Securities' shall mean any evidences of indebtedness, shares (other than Common) or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common. -6- (3) 'Additional Shares of Common' shall mean all shares of Common issued (or, pursuant to Section 5(d) (iii), deemed to be issued) by the Corporation after the Original Issue Date, other than shares of Common issued or issuable (or pursuant to Section 5(d) (iii), deemed to be issued): (A) upon conversion of shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred; and (B) to officers, directors or employees of, or contractors or consultants to, the Corporation pursuant to a stock grant, option plan or purchase plan or other stock incentive program or agreement approved by the Board of Directors not exceeding 535,000 shares of Common and including an additional 2,125,000 shares which were held by officers, directors, employees and consultants on October 21, 1988, which are repurchased from officers, directors, employees or consultants upon termination of the employment, consulting relationship or services to the Corporation of such person. (ii) No Adjustment of Conversion Price. No adjustment in the Conversion Price of a particular share of a series of Preferred shall be made in respect of the issuance of Additional Shares of Common unless the consideration per share for an Additional Share of Common issued or deemed to be issued by the Corporation is less than the Conversion Price in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, for such share of a series of Preferred. (iii) Deemed Issue of Additional Shares of Common. (1) Options and Convertible Securities. In the event, at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Corporation shall issue any Options or Convertible Securities or shall fix a record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive any such Options or Convertible Securities, then the maximum number of shares (as set forth in the instrument relating thereto without regard to any provisions contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) of Common issuable upon the exercise of such Options or, in the case of Convertible Securities and Options therefor, the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities, shall be deemed to be Additional Shares of Common issued as of the time of such issue or, in case such a record date shall have been fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, provided that Additional Shares of Common shall not be deemed to have been issued as to a series of Preferred unless the consideration per share (determined pursuant to Section 5(d)(v) hereof) of such Additional Shares of Common -7- would be less than the applicable Conversion Price in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, or such record date, as the case may be, and provided further that in any such case in which Additional Shares of Common are deemed to be issued: (A) no further adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be made upon the subsequent issue of Convertible Securities or shares of Common upon the exercise of such Options or conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities; (B) if such Options or Convertible Securities by their terms provide, with the passage of time or otherwise, for any increase in the consideration payable to the Corporation, or decrease in the number of shares of Common issuable (including a decrease resulting from the expiration of such Options or the rights of conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities), upon the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof, the Conversion Price computed upon the original issue thereof (or upon the occurrence of a record date with respect thereto), and any subsequent adjustments based thereon, shall, upon any such increase or decrease becoming effective, be recomputed to reflect such increase or decrease insofar as it affects such Options or the rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities as if such Options or Convertible Securities had never been issued; (C) no readjustment pursuant to clause (B) above shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price to an amount which exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price on the original adjustment date, or (ii) the Conversion Price that would have resulted from any issuance of Additional Shares of Common between the original adjustment date and such readjustment date; and (D) no readjustment of the Conversion Price shall occur upon the expiration of any such Options or any rights of conversion or exchange under such Convertible Securities. (2) Stock Dividends. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date shall declare or pay any dividend on the Common payable in Common, the Additional Shares of Common shall be deemed to have been issued on the record date for the determination of holders of any class of securities entitled to receive such dividend. (iv) Adjustment of Conversion Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common. In the event the Corporation shall issue Additional Shares of Common (including Additional Shares of Common deemed to be issued pursuant to Section -8- 5(d) (iii)) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred in effect on the date of, and immediately prior to such issue, then, and in such event, such Conversion Price for such series of Preferred shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by the following formula: CP(1) = CP(0) x CS + C/CP(0)/(CS + AS) where: (1) CP(0) = the Conversion Price in effect on the date of and immediately prior to such issue; (2) CP(1) = the Conversion Price as so adjusted; (3) CS = the number of shares of Common outstanding immediately prior to such issuance (including shares of Common issuable upon conversion or exercise of any Convertible Securities and the Preferred, or upon exercise of Options); (4) C = the aggregate consideration, if any, received by the Corporation for the total number of Additional Shares of Common so issued, provided that if the Additional Shares of Common are issued without consideration then C shall be zero (0); and (5) AS = the number of such Additional Shares of Common so issued. and provided further that, immediately after any Additional Shares of Common are deemed issued pursuant to Section 5(d) (iii), such Additional Shares of Common shall be deemed to be outstanding shares of Common for the purposes of the foregoing formula. (v) Determination of Consideration. For purposes of this Section 5(d), the consideration received by the Corporation for the issue of any Additional Shares of Common shall be computed as follows: (1) Cash and Property: Such consideration shall: -9- (A) insofar as it consists of cash, be computed at the aggregate amount of cash received by the Corporation excluding amounts paid or payable for accrued interest or accrued dividends, and provided further that no deduction shall be made for any commissions or expenses paid or incurred by the Corporation for any underwriting of the issue or otherwise in connection therewith; (B) insofar as it consists of property other than cash, be computed at the fair value thereof at the time of such issue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; and (C) in the event Additional Shares of Common are issued together with other shares or securities or other assets of the Corporation for consideration which covers both, be the proportion of such consideration so received in respect of the Additional Shares of Common, computed as provided in clauses (A) and (B) above, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. (2) Options and Convertible Securities. The consideration per share received by the Corporation for Additional Shares of Common deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii), relating to Options and Convertible Securities, shall be determined by dividing (x) the total amount, if any, received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the issue of such Options or Convertible Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such consideration) payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities or, in the case of Options for Convertible Securities, the exercise of such Options for Convertible Securities and the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities by (y) the maximum number of shares of Common (as set forth in the instruments relating thereto, without regard to any provision contained therein for a subsequent adjustment of such number) issuable upon the exercise of such Options or the conversion or exchange of such Convertible Securities. (3) Stock Dividends. Any additional shares of Common deemed to have been issued relating to stock dividends shall be deemed to have been issued for no consideration. -10- (e) Adjustment for Subdivisions and Combinations. If the Corporation at any time or from time to time effects a subdivision of the outstanding Common, the Conversion Price of such series of Preferred then in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased, and, conversely, if the Corporation at any time or from time to time combines the outstanding shares of Common, the Conversion Price of such series of Preferred then in effect immediately before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment of the Conversion Price of a series of Preferred under this Section 5(e) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. (f) Adjustment for Certain Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common, then and in each such event the Conversion Price of each series of Preferred then in effect shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such a record date is fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance on the close of business on such record date, and (2) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance on the close of business on such record date plus the number of shares of Common issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution; provided, however, that if such record date is fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 5(e) as of the time of actual payment of such dividends or distributions. (g) Adjustments for Other Dividends or Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time makes or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in securities or other property of the Corporation (other than shares of Common and other than as otherwise adjusted in this Section 5), then, and in each such event, provision shall be made so that the holders of shares of Preferred shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common receivable thereupon, the amount of securities and other property of the Corporation which they would have received had their shares of Preferred been converted into shares of Common on the date of such event and had they thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and -11- including the date of conversion, retained such securities and other property receivable by them as aforesaid during such period, subject to all other adjustments called for during such period under this Section 5 with respect to the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred. (h) Adjustments for Reclassification. Exchange and Substitution. If the shares of Common issuable upon conversion of the Preferred shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or classes of stock, whether by capitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares, stock dividend, or reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets, as provided for herein), then and in any such event each holder of Series A Preferred thereafter shall have the right to convert such stock into the kind and amount of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change, by holders of the number of shares of Common into which such shares of Preferred might have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change, all subject to such further adjustments applicable as specified herein. (i) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 5, the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of Preferred a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of Preferred, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (iii) the number of shares of Common and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of Preferred. (j) Notices of Record Date. In the event that the Corporation shall propose at any time: (i) to declare any dividend or distribution upon its Common, whether in cash, property, stock or other securities, whether or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned surplus; (ii) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; -12- (iii) to effect any reclassification or recapitalization of its Common outstanding involving a change in the Common; or (iv) to merge or consolidate with or into any other Corporation, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all its property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; then, in connection with each such event, the Corporation shall send to the holders of the Preferred: (1) at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above; and (2) in the case of the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above, at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common shall be entitled to exchange their Common for securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event). Each such written notice shall be given by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the holders of Preferred at the address for each such holder as shown on the books of this Corporation. (k) No Impairment. The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation by will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the holders of the Preferred against impairment. Section 6. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holder of each share of Common issued and outstanding shall have one vote per share and the holder of each share of Preferred shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common into which such holder's shares of Preferred could be converted (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 5 hereof) at the record date for determination of the stockholders entitled to vote on such matters, or, if no such record date is established, -13- at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited, such votes to be counted together with all other shares of stock of the Corporation having general voting power and not separately as a class. Holders of shares of Common and Preferred shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation. No fractional votes shall be permitted, and any fractional voting rights resulting from the above formula (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Preferred held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. Section 7. Covenants. In addition to any other rights provided by law, so long as any Preferred shall be outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of not less than a majority of such outstanding shares of the series of Preferred affected (not less than seventy-five percent (75%) in the case of item (c) below) voting as a class: (a) Authorize or issue shares of any class or series having any preference or priority as to dividends or assets superior to any such preference or priority of such series of Preferred; or (b) Increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred or such series of Preferred. (c) Materially and adversely alter or change the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions of such series of Preferred. Section 8. Consent for Certain Repurchases of Common Stock Deemed to be Distributions. Each holder of an outstanding share of Preferred shall be deemed to have consented, for purposes of Sections 502, 503 and 506 of the General Corporation Law, to distributions made by the Corporation in connection with the repurchase of shares of Common issued to or held by employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any Subsidiary upon termination of their employment or services pursuant to agreements providing for the right of said repurchase between the Corporation and such persons. Section 9. Residual Rights. All rights accruing to the outstanding shares of the Corporation not expressly provided for to the contrary herein shall be vested in the Common. Section 10. Status of Converted or Redeemed Stock. In the event any shares of Preferred shall be redeemed or converted, the shares so converted or redeemed shall be cancelled and shall not have the status of authorized but unissued shares of -14- Preferred and shall not be issuable by the Corporation and the Articles of InCorporation of this Corporation shall be amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation's capital stock." 3. The foregoing amendment of Articles of InCorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of InCorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with section 902 and 903 of the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation is 2,200,000 shares of Common Stock and 527,724 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equalled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50% of the classes voting together and more than 50% of the Series Preferred voting separately as a class. No other class of shares is outstanding. /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------ Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross ------------------------ Steven Gross, Secretary The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at San Jose, California on April 9, 1990. /s/ Peter Levy ------------------------ Peter Levy, President /s/ Steven Gross ------------------------ Steven Gross, Secretary -15- EX-3.126 28 EXHIBIT 3.126 EXHIBIT 3.126 BYLAWS for the regulation, except as otherwise provided by statute or the Articles of Incorporation, of INTELLICHOICE, INC., a California corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page - ------- ----- ---- ARTICLE I. CORPORATE OFFICES 1.1 Principal Office 1 1.2 Other Offices 1 ARTICLE II. SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS 2.1 Meetings of Shareholders 1 (a) Place of Meetings 1 (b) Annual Meetings 1 (c) Special Meetings 1 (d) Notice of Meetings 1 (e) Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof 2 (f) Waiver of Notice 3 (g) Quorum 3 2.2 Action Without a Meeting 3 2.3 Voting of Shares 4 (a) In General 4 (b) Cumulative Voting 4 (c) Election by Ballot 4 2.4 Proxies 4 2.5 Inspectors of Election 5 (a) Appointment 5 (b) Duties 5 2.6 Record Date 5 2.7 Share Certificates 6 (a) In General 6 (b) Two or More Classes or Series 6 (c) Special Restrictions 7 2.8 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates 7 ARTICLE III. DIRECTORS 3.1 Powers 7 3.2 Number of Directors 7 3.3 Election and Term of Office 8 3.4 Removal 8 (a) Removal for Cause 8 (b) Removal without Cause 8 3.5 Vacancies 8 3.6 Resignation 8 3.7 Meetings of the Board of Directors 8 (a) Regular Meetings 8 (b) Annual Meeting 9 -i- Section Title Page - ------- ----- ---- (c) Special Meetings; Notices; Waiver of Notice 9 (d) Notice of Adjournment 9 (e) Place of Meeting 9 (f) Presence by Conference Telephone Call 9 (g) Quorum 9 3.8 Action Without Meeting 10 3.9 Committees of the Board 10 (a) Membership and Authority 10 (b) Meetings and Action 10 3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors 10 3.11 Loans and Guaranties to Directors, Officers and Others 11 ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS 4.1 Officers 12 4.2 Elections 12 4.3 Other Officers 12 4.4 Removal 12 4.5 Resignation 12 4.6 Vacancies 12 4.7 Chairman of the Board 12 4.8 President 13 4.9 Vice Presidents 13 4.10 Secretary 13 4.11 Chief Financial Officer 13 ARTICLE V. RECORDS AND REPORTS 5.1 Books, Records and Reports 14 (a) Books of Account and Reports 14 (b) Annual Report 14 (c) Shareholders' Requests for Financial Reports 14 5.2 Rights of Inspection 15 (a) By Shareholders 15 (b) By Directors 16 ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS 6.1 Checks, Drafts, Etc. 16 6.2 Authority to Execute Contracts 16 6.3 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 16 6.4 Replace w/Article 8 [ILLEGIBLE] 16 6.5 Employee Stock Purchase Plans 18 6.6 Construction and Definitions 18 ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS 7.1 Power of Shareholders 19 7.2 Power of Directors 19 ARTICLE VIII. INDEMNIFICATION -ii- BYLAWS for the regulation, except as otherwise provided by statute or the Articles of Incorporation of INTELLICHOICE, INC. Article I. General Provisions. Section 1.1. Principal Office. The Board of Directors shall fix the location of the principal executive office of the corporation at any place within or outside the State of California. If the principal executive office is located outside of such state and the corporation has one or more business offices in such state, then the Board of Directors shall fix and designate a principal business office in the State of California. Section 1.2. Other Offices. The Board of Directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business. Article II. Shares and Shareholders. Section 2.1. Meetings of Shareholders. (a) Place of Meeting. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at any place within or without the State of California designated by the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such designation, shareholders' meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. (b) Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the shareholders of the corporation shall be held on Second Tuesday of April each year at 2:00 p.m. or at such other date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that should said day fall upon a legal holiday, the annual meeting of shareholders shall be held at the same time on the next day thereafter ensuing which is a full business day. At each annual meeting directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may be transacted. (c) Special Meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or the president, or by the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than 10% of the votes at the meeting. Upon request in writing to the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president or the secretary by any person (other than the Board) entitled to call a special meeting of shareholders, such officer forthwith shall cause notice to be given to the shareholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, which time shall be not less than 35 nor more than 60 days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within 20 days after receipt of the request, the persons entitled to call the meeting may give the notice. (d) Notice of Meeting. Notice of any shareholders' meeting shall be given not less than 10 (or, if sent by third-class mail, 30) nor more than 60 days before the date of the -1- meeting to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Such notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i), in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no other business may be transacted, or (ii), in the case of an annual meeting, those matters which the Board, at the time of the giving of the notice, intends to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the names of nominees intended at the time of the notice to be presented by the Board for election. If any action within the scope of Section 310 (entitled "Transactions Between Corporations and Directors or Corporations Having Interrelated Directors"), 902 (entitled "Amendments After Issuance of Shares"), 1201 (entitled "Shareholder Approval -- Abandonment -- Attack on Validity of Reorganization"), 1900 (entitled "Authorization for Voluntary Dissolution") or 2007 (entitled "Plan of Distribution -- Demand for Cash Payment") of the California General Corporation Law is proposed to be taken at any meeting, the notice shall also state the general nature of such action. Notice of a shareholders' meeting or any report shall be given to each shareholder either personally or by first-class mail, or, in the case of a corporation with outstanding shares held of record by 500 or more persons on the record date for the shareholders' meeting, notice may be sent by third-class mail, or other means of written communication, addressed to such shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by such shareholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears or is given, notice shall and will be deemed to be given at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located or by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal executive office is located. The notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication. An affidavit of mailing of any notice executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice or report. If any notice or report addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice or report to the shareholder at such address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available for the shareholder upon written demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice or report to all other shareholders. (e) Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof. Any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares represented either in person or by proxy whether or not a quorum is present. When a shareholders' meeting is adjourned to another time or place, except as provided below, 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 which might have been transacted at the original meeting. No other business may be transacted at the adjourned meeting other than as set forth in this paragraph. If the adjournment is for more than 45 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 shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. -2- (f) Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any annual or special meeting of shareholders, however called and noticed and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. Such waiver of notice, consent or approval need not specify the nature of any action proposed to be taken or taken at the meeting other than action within the scope of Section 310 (entitled "Transactions Between Corporations and Directors or Corporations Having Interrelated Directors"), 902 (entitled "Amendments After Issuance of Shares"), 1201 (entitled "Shareholder Approval -- Abandonment -- Attack on Validity of Reorganization"), 1900 (entitled "Authorization for Voluntary Dissolution") or 2007 (entitled "Plan of Distribution -- Demand for Cash Payment") of the California General Corporation Law, unless such action was unanimously approved by the shareholders entitled to vote. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance of a person at a meeting also shall constitute a waiver of notice of, and presence, at such meeting, except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters required by the General Corporation Law to be included in the notice but not so included, if such objection is expressly made at the meeting. (g) Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of the persons entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting. Except as provided herein, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by law or the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation. The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, provided that any action taken (other than adjournment) must be approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted other than as set forth in this paragraph. Section 2.2. Action Without a Meeting. An action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to Section 3.5 hereof, directors may not be elected by written consent except by unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. Unless the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, (a) notice of any shareholder approval pursuant to Section 310 (entitled -3- "Transactions Between Corporations and Directors or Corporations Having Interrelated Directors"), 317 (entitled "Indemnification of Corporate 'Agent'"), 1201 (entitled "Shareholder Approval -- Abandonment -- Attack on Validity of Reorganization"), or 2007 (entitled "Plan of Distribution -- Demand for Cash Payment") of the California General Corporation Law without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given at least 10 days before the consummation of the action authorized by such approval, and (b) prompt notice shall be given of any other corporate action approved by the shareholders without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent to those shareholders entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. Such notice shall be given in the same manner as notice of a shareholders' meeting. Section 2.3. Voting of Shares. (a) In General. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation and subject to Subparagraph (b) hereof, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders. Any holder of shares entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, other than elections to office, but, if the shareholder fails to specify the number of shares such shareholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's approving vote is with respect to all shares such shareholder is entitled to vote. Except as provided herein, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by law or the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation. (b) Cumulative Voting. At any shareholders' meeting at which directors are to be elected, no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any candidate a number of votes greater than the number of votes which such the shareholder normally is entitled to cast) unless such candidate or candidates' names have been placed in nomination prior to the voting and a shareholder has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of the shareholder's intention to cumulate the shareholder's votes. If any one shareholder has given such notice, all shareholders entitled to vote may cumulate their votes for candidates in nomination and give any candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the shareholder's shares are normally entitled, or distribute the shareholder's votes on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder thinks fit. In any election of directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes up to the number of directors to be elected are elected. (c) Election by Ballot. The shareholders' vote may be by voice vote or ballot; provided, however, that any election for directors must be by ballot if a shareholder demands election by ballot at the meeting and before the voting begins. Section 2.4. Proxies. Every person entitled to vote shares may authorize another person or persons to act by proxy with respect to such shares by a written proxy signed by such person and filed with the secretary of the corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed by such person if such person's name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by such person or such person's attorney in fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date of the proxy unless otherwise provided in the proxy. A valid proxy which does not state -4- that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the person executing it before the vote pursuant to that proxy or unless written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted. Such revocation of a revocable proxy may be effected by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by the person executing the prior proxy and presented to the meeting, or as to any meeting by attendance at such meeting and voting in person by the person executing the proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 705(e) and 705(f) of the California General Corporation Law. Section 2.5. Inspectors of Election. (a) Appointment. In advance of any meeting of shareholders the Board of Directors may appoint inspector(s) of election to act at the meeting and any adjournment thereof. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, or if any persons so appointed fail to appear or refuse to act, the chairman of any meeting of shareholders may, and on the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election (or persons to replace those who so fail or refuse) at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one or three. If inspectors are to be appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more shareholders or proxies, the majority of shares represented in person or by proxy shall determine whether one or three inspectors are to be appointed. (b) Duties. The inspectors of election shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies; receive votes, ballots or consents; hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote; count and tabulate all votes or consents; determine when the polls shall close; determine the result; and do such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. The inspectors of election shall perform their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of their ability and as expeditiously as is practical. If there are three inspectors of election, the decision, act or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act or certificate of all. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. Section 2.6. Record Date. In order that the corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote thereat or entitled to give consent to corporate action 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 other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of such meeting nor more than 60 days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed: (1) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. (2) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given. -5- (3) The record date for determining shareholders 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, or the 60th day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later. A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, but the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than 45 days from the date set for the original meeting. Shareholders at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice and to vote or to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by agreement or in the California General Corporation Law. Section 2.7. Share Certificates. (a) In General. The corporation shall issue a certificate or certificates representing shares of its capital stock. A certificate or certificates for shares of the corporation shall be issued to each shareholder when any of such shares are fully paid. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of certificates for shares partly paid provided that these certificates shall state the total amount of the consideration to be paid for them and the amount actually paid. Each certificate so issued shall be signed in the name of the corporation by the chairman or vice chairman of the Board of Directors or the president or a vice president and by the chief financial officer or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or an assistant secretary, shall state the name of the record owner thereof and shall certify the number of shares and the class or series of shares represented thereby. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be 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 such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. (b) Two or More Classes or Series. If the shares of the corporation are classified or if any class of shares has two or more series, there shall appear on the certificate one of the following: (1) A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon each class or series of shares authorized to be issued and upon the holders thereof; (2) A summary of such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions with reference to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and any certificates of determination establishing same; or (3) A statement setting forth the office or agency of the corporation from which shareholders may obtain, upon request and without charge, a copy of the statement mentioned in Subparagraph (1) above. -6- (c) Special Restrictions. There shall also appear on the certificate (unless stated or summarized under Subparagraph (1) or (2) of Subparagraph (b) above) the statements required by all of the following clauses to the extent applicable: (1) The fact that the shares are subject to restrictions upon transfer; (2) If the shares are assessable, a statement that they are assessable; (3) If the shares are not fully paid, a statement of the total consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon; (4) The fact that the shares are subject to a voting agreement or an irrevocable proxy or restrictions upon voting rights contractually imposed by the corporation; (5) The fact that the shares are redeemable; and (6) The fact that the shares are convertible and the period for conversion. Section 2.8. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. Where a certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the corporation may issue a new certificate in place of the original if the owner: (i) so requests before the corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser; and (ii) files with the corporation, if so requested by the Board of Directors, a bond (or other adequate security) sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it (including any expense or liability) on account of loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. Except as above provided, no new certificate for shares shall be issued in lieu of an old certificate unless the corporation is ordered to do so by the superior court in an action brought under Section 419(b) of the California General Corporation Law. Article III. Directors. Section 3.1 Powers. Subject to the provisions of the California General Corporation Law and any limitations in the Articles of Incorporation, 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. The Board of Directors may delegate the management of the day-to-day operation of the business of the corporation to a management company or other person, provided that the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board of Directors. Section 3.2. Number of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three (3) or more than five (5) directors. The exact number of directors within the limits specified shall be four (4) or such other number as may be fixed from time to time by the approval of the Board of Directors or the shareholders. Such indefinite number may be changed, or a definite number fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by an amendment to these bylaws duly adopted by the vote or written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that a bylaw amendment reducing the fixed number or the minimum number of directors to a number less than five cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent are equal to more than 16-2/3 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The stated maximum number of authorized directors shall in no case be greater than two times the stated minimum number of directors minus one. -7- Section 3.3. Election and Term of Office. The directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified. Section 3.4. Removal. (a) Removal for Cause. The Board of Directors shall have the power to declare vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or convicted of a felony. (b) Removal without Cause. Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause if such removal is approved by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, except that no director may be removed (unless the entire board is removed) when the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to such removal, would be sufficient to elect such director if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast (or, if such action is taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted) and the entire number of directors authorized at the time of the directors' most recent election were then being elected. Any reduction of the authorized number of directors does not remove any director prior to the expiration of such director's term of office. Section 3.5. Vacancies. A vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist (i) in the event of the death, resignation or removal of any director, (ii) if the Board of Directors by resolution declares vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or convicted of a felony, (iii) if the authorized number of directors is increased, or (iv) if the shareholders fail, at any meeting of shareholders at which any director or directors are elected, to elect the number of directors to be elected at that meeting. Except for a vacancy created by the removal of a director, which vacancy may be filled only by approval of the shareholders, vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled by approval or ratification by the vote of the Board or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by (a) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office, (b) the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office or (c) by a sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until his successor is elected and qualified. The shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. If any such election is by written consent, other than to fill a vacancy created by removal, the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote is required. If any such election is by written consent to fill a vacancy created by removal, the unanimous consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors is required. Section 3.6. Resignation. Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the Board of Directors of the corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such registration. If the registration is effective at a future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective. Section 3.7. Meetings of the Board of Directors. (a) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice if the time and place of such meetings are fixed by these bylaws or the Board of Directors. -8- (b) Annual Meeting. Immediately following each annual meeting of shareholders the Board of Directors shall hold a regular meeting for the purpose of organization, election of officers and the transaction of other business. Notice of such meetings is hereby dispensed with. (c) Special Meetings; Notices; Waiver of Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the chairman of the board or the president or by any vice president, the secretary or any two directors. Special meetings shall be held upon four days' notice by first class mail or 48 hours' notice delivered personally or by telephone or telegraph. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. A notice, or waiver of notice, need not specify the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. (d) Notice of Adjournment. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than 24 hours, in which case notice of such adjournment to another time and place shall be given as provided herein prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present at the time of adjournment. (e) Place of Meeting. Meetings of the Board may be held at any place within or without the State of California which has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or there is no notice, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place designated by resolution of the Board of Directors. (f) Presence by Conference Telephone Call. Any meeting, regular or special, of the Board of Directors may be held through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Such participation constitutes presence in person at such meeting. (g) Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business except to adjourn. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of Sections 310 (entitled "Transactions Between Corporations and Directors or Corporations Having Interrelated Directors"), 311 (entitled "Executive Committees") and 317(e) (relating to indemnification of corporate agents) of the California General Corporation Law, other applicable law and the Articles of Incorporation. 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 such meeting. -9- Section 3.8. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such directors. Section 3.9. Committees of the Board. (a) Membership and Authority. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more committees, each constituting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of any committee requires the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have all the authority of the Board of Directors, except with respect to: (1) The approval of any action which also requires, under the California General Corporation Law, shareholders' approval or approval of the outstanding shares; (2) The filling of vacancies on the Board of Directors or in any committee; (3) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board of Directors or on any committee; (4) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws; (5) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable; (6) A distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, except at a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range set forth in the corporation's Articles of Incorporation or determined by the Board of Directors; and (7) The appointment of other committees of the Board of Directors or the members thereof. (b) Meetings and Action. The provisions of Section 3.9 shall apply also to committees of the Board of Directors and action by such committees, with such changes as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members, except that the time of meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee; and notice of special committee meetings 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 governing of any committee not inconsistent with these bylaws. Section 3.10. Fees and Compensation of Directors. Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board of -10- Directors. This Section 3.10 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services. Section 3.11. Corporate Loans and Guaranties to Directors, Officers and Others. (a) The corporation may make a loan of money or property to, or guarantee the obligation of, any director or officer of the corporation or of its parent if the transaction, or an employee benefit plan authorizing the loans or guaranties after disclosure of the right under such a plan to include officers or directors, is approved by a majority of the shareholders entitled to act thereon. (b) The corporation may make loans of money or property to, or guarantee the obligations of, any officer of the corporation, whether or not a director, or an employee benefit plan authorizing the loan or guaranty provided that (1) the Board of Directors determines that such a loan or guaranty or plan may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation, (2) the corporation has outstanding shares held of record by 100 or more persons (determined as provided in Section 605 of the Code) on the date of approval by the Board of Directors, and (3) the approval of the Board of Directors is by a vote sufficient without counting the vote of any interested director or directors. (c) The corporation shall not make any loan of money or property to, or guarantee the obligation of, any person upon the security of shares of the corporation or of its parent if the corporation's recourse in the event of default is limited to the security for the loan or guaranty, unless the loan or guaranty is adequately secured without considering these shares, or the loan or guaranty is approved by a majority of the shareholders entitled to act thereon. (d) Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) above, a corporation may advance money to a director or officer of the corporation or of its parent for any expenses reasonably anticipated to be incurred in the performance of the duties of the director or officer, provided that in the absence of the advance the director or officer would be entitled to be reimbursed for the expenses by the corporation, its parent, or any subsidiary. (e) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) above do not apply to the payment of premiums in whole or in part by a corporation on a life insurance policy on the life of a director or officer so long as repayment to the corporation of the amount paid by it is secured by the proceeds of the policy and its cash surrender value. (f) This Section 3.11 does not apply to any of the following: (1) any transaction, plan or agreement permitted under Section 408 of the California General Corporation Law; or (2) any loan or guaranty made by a corporation that makes loans or guaranties in the ordinary course of its business if statutes or regulations pertaining to the corporation expressly regulate the making by the corporation of loans to its officers or directors or the undertaking of guaranties of the obligations of its officers or directors. (g) For the purposes of Subparagraph (a) and (c) of this Section 3.11, "approval by a majority of the shareholders entitled to act" means either (1) written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares without counting as outstanding or consenting any shares owned by any officer or director eligible to participate in the plan or transaction that is subject to this approval, (2) the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares -11- present and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is otherwise present, without counting for purposes of the vote as either present or voting any shares owned by any officer or director eligible to participate in the plan or transaction that is subject to the approval, or (3) the unanimous vote or written consent of the shareholders. In the case of a corporation which has more than one class or series of shares outstanding, the "shareholders entitled to act" within the meaning of this section includes only holders of those classes or series entitled under the Articles of Incorporation to vote on all matters before the shareholders or to vote on the subject matter of this section, and includes a requirement for separate class or series voting, or for more or less than one vote per share, only to the extent required by the Articles of Incorporation. Article IV. Officers. Section 4.1. Officers. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a chairman of the board or a president, or both, a secretary, a chief financial officer and such additional officers as stated in these bylaws or determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4.3 of these bylaws and as may be necessary to enable the corporation to sign instruments and share certificates. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Section 4.2. Elections. All officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be otherwise appointed in accordance with Section 4.3, shall be chosen by the Board of Directors, and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment. Section 4.3. Other Officers. The Board of Directors, at its discretion, may appoint, or empower the president to appoint, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers or such other officers 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 provided in these bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Section 4.4. Removal. 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 the Board of Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by an officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors. Section 4.5. Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the president or the secretary of the corporation without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which such officer is a party. Any such resignation shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Section 4.6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular appointments to such office. Section 4.7. Chairman of the Board. The chairman of the board, if there shall be such an officer, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by -12- the Board of Directors. If there is no president, the chairman of the board shall in addition be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 4.8 below. Section 4.8. President. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence of the chairman of the board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws. Section 4.9. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the 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 chairman of the board. Section 4.10. 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 shareholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors' meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at shareholders' 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 corporation's 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 shareholders and their addresses, the number 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 shareholders and of the Board of Directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody. The secretary shall not be deemed an executive officer of the corporation and shall be limited in his responsibilities and authority to the types of ministerial acts described in this Section 4.10 and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by these bylaws. Section 4.11. Chief Financial Officer. The chief financial officer shall have general supervision, direction and control of the financial affairs of the corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws. In the absence of a named treasurer, the chief financial officer shall be authorized and empowered to sign as treasurer in any case where such officer's signature is required. The chief financial officer shall keep or cause to be kept and maintained -13- adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including 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 shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws. Article V. Records and Reports. Section 5.1. Books, Records and Reports. (a) Books of Account and Record. The corporation shall keep adequate and correct books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders, the Board and committees of the Board and shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Such minutes shall be kept in written form. Such other books and records shall be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. (b) Annual Report. The annual report to shareholders referred to in Section 1501(a) of the California General Corporation Law is expressly dispensed with, but nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting the Board of Directors from issuing annual or other periodic reports to the shareholders of the corporation as the Board considers appropriate. In conformity with Section 1501 of the California General Corporation Law, if this corporation has 100 or more shareholders of record, an annual report shall be sent to the shareholders of this corporation not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year and at least 15 (or, if sent by third-class mail, 35) days prior to the annual meeting of shareholders to be held during the next fiscal year. This report shall contain a balance sheet as of the end of that fiscal year and an income statement and statement of changes in financial position for that fiscal year, accompanied by a report of independent accountants or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that such statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. Such report shall also include such further statements required by law applicable to the corporation from time to time. (c) Shareholders' Requests for Financial Reports. If no annual report for the last fiscal year has been sent to the shareholders, the corporation shall, upon the written request of any shareholder made more than 120 days after the close of such fiscal year, deliver or mail to the shareholder making the request within 30 days thereafter the same financial statements required by Section 1501(a) of the California General Corporation Law for that year. Any shareholder or shareholders holding at least five percent of the outstanding shares of any class of the corporation may make a written request to the corporation for an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month or nine-month period of the current fiscal year ended more than 30 days prior to the date of -14- the request and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of the period and, in addition, if no annual report for the last fiscal year has been sent to shareholders, the statements referred to in Section 1501(a) of the California General Corporation Law for the last fiscal year. The statements shall be delivered or mailed to the person making the request within 30 days after receipt thereof. A copy of the statements shall be kept on file in the principal office of the corporation for 12 months and it shall be exhibited at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of the statements or a copy shall be mailed to such shareholder upon demand. The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this Section 5.1(c) shall be accompanied by the report thereon, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the corporation or the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. The corporation also shall, upon the written request of any shareholder, mail to the shareholder a copy of the last annual, semiannual or quarterly income statement which it has prepared and a balance sheet as of the end of the period. Section 5.2. Rights of Inspection. (a) By Shareholders. (1) Record of Shareholders. Any shareholder or shareholders holding at least five percent in the aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation or who hold at least one percent of such voting shares and have filed a Schedule 14B with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the election of directors of the corporation shall have an absolute right to do either or both of the following: (i) inspect and copy the record of shareholders' names and addresses and shareholdings during usual business hours upon five business days' prior written demand upon the corporation or (ii) obtain from the transfer agent for the corporation, upon written demand and upon the tender of its usual charges for such a list (the amount of which charges shall be stated to the shareholder by the transfer agent upon request), a list of the names and addresses of the shareholders, who are entitled to vote for the election of directors, and their shareholdings, as of the most recent record date for which it has been compiled or as of a date specified by the shareholder subsequent to the date of demand. The list shall be made available on or before the later of five business days after demand is received or the date specified therein as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The record of shareholders shall also be open to inspection and copying by a shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate at any time during usual business hours, upon written demand on the corporation, for a purpose reasonably related to such holder's interests as a shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate. Any inspection and copying under Section 5.2(a) may be made in person or by agent or attorney. (2) Accounting Books and Records. The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors and the committees of the Board of Directors shall be open to inspection upon the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate at any reasonable time during usual business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to such holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of such voting trust certificate. This right of -15- inspection shall also extend to the records of each subsidiary of the corporation. Such inspection by a shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate may be made in person or by agent or attorney, and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. (3) Bylaws. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office in this state, or if its principal executive office is not in this state at its principal business office in this state, the original or a copy of its bylaws, as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. If the principal executive office of the corporation is outside this state and the corporation has no principal business office in this state the corporation shall upon the written request of any shareholder furnish to such shareholder a copy of the bylaws as amended to date. (b) By Directors. Every director of the corporation shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation and also of its subsidiary corporations, domestic or foreign. Such inspection by a director may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Article VI. Miscellaneous. Section 6.1. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to the corporation shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 6.2. Authority to Execute Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers or agent or agents to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of an on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and, unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, 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 to any amount. Section 6.3. Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The chairman of the board, if any, the president or any vice president and the secretary or assistant secretary of the corporation are authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of the corporation. The authority herein granted to said officers to vote or represent on behalf of the corporation any and all shares held by the corporation in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised either by such officers in person or by any other person authorized so to do by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said officers. Section 6.4. Indemnification and Insurance. (a) For the purposes of this Section 6.4, "agent" means any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation which was a -16- predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation; "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative; and "expenses" includes, without limitation, attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under Subparagraph (d) or (e)(3) of this Section 6.4. (b) The corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in the best in interests of the corporation or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful. (c) The corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action if such person acted in good faith, in a manner such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinary prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. No indemnification shall be made under this Subparagraph (c): (1) In respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of such person's duty to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses which such court shall determine; (2) Of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action, with or without court approval; or (3) Of expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval. (d) To the extent that an agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits on defense of any proceeding referred to in Subsection (b) or (c) above or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the agent in connection therewith. -17- (e) Except as provided in Subsection (d) above, any indemnification shall be made by the corporation only if authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Subsection (b) or (c) above, by: (1) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to such proceeding; (2) Approval of the shareholders, with the shares owned by the person to be indemnified not being entitled to vote thereon; or (3) The court in which such proceeding is or was pending upon application made by the corporation or the agent or the attorney or other person rendering services in connection with the defense, whether or not such application by the agent, attorney or other person is opposed by the corporation. (f) Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation prior to the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the agent to repay such amount unless it shall be determined ultimately that the agent is entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this section. (g) The corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent against such liability under the provisions of this section. Section 6.5. Employee Stock Purchase Plans. The corporation may adopt and carry out a stock purchase plan or agreement or stock option plan or agreement providing for the issue and sale for such consideration as may be fixed of its unissued share, or of issued shares acquired or to be acquired, to one or more of the employees or directors of the corporation or a subsidiary or parent thereof or to a trustee on their behalf and for the payment for such shares in installments or at one time, and may provide for aiding any such persons in paying for such shares by compensation for services rendered, promissory notes or otherwise. A stock purchase plan or agreement or stock option plan or agreement may include, among other features, the fixing of eligibility for participation therein, the class and price of shares to be issued or sold under the plan or agreement, the number of shares which may be subscribed for, the method of payment therefor, the reservation of title until full payment therefor, the effect of the termination of employment, an option or obligation on the part of the corporation to repurchase the shares upon termination of employment, subject to the provisions of the California General Corporation Law, restrictions upon transfer of the shares and the time limits of and termination of the plan. Section 6.8. Construction and Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions contained in the California General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular, and the term "person" includes a corporation as well as a natural person. -18- Article VII. Amendments. Section 7.1. Power of Shareholders. New bylaws may be adopted or these bylaws may be amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by the written consent of such shareholders, except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation. Section 7.2. Power of Directors. Subject to the right of shareholders as provided in Section 7.1 to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws, any bylaw may be adopted, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors other than a bylaw or amendment thereof changing the authorized number of directors, if such number is fixed, or the maximum-minimum limits thereof, if an indefinite number. The undersigned, as the incorporator of Intellichoice, Inc. hereby adopts the foregoing by laws as the bylaws of said corporation. Dated: November 30, 1987 /s/ Peter Levy --------------------------- Peter Levy THIS IS TO CERTIFY: That I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Intellichoice, Inc. and that the foregoing bylaws were adopted as the bylaws of said corporation on the 30 day of November by the Board of Directors of said corporation. Dated: November 30, 1987 /s/ Steven Gross --------------------------- Secretary -19- "Article VIII. Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees and Other Agents. Section 8.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the Code, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (as defined in Section 317(a) of the Code), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding (as defined in Section 317(a)), arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Article VI, a "director" or "officer" of the corporation includes any person (i) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) 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 (iii) who was a director of officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation. Section 8.2 Indemnification of Others. The corporation shall have the power, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the Code, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) against expenses (as defined in Section 317(a) of the Code), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding (as defined in Section 317(a) of the Code), arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Article VI, an "employee" or "agent" of the corporation (other than a director or officer) includes an persons (i) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was servicing at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) 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. Section 8.3 Payment of Expenses in Advance. Expenses incurred in defending any civil or criminal action or proceeding for which indemnification is required pursuant to Section 6.1, or for which indemnification is provided pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the corporation if a determination is reasonably and promptly made by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum of -1- disinterested directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that, based upon the facts known to the board or counsel at the time such determination is made, such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the corporation, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In no event shall any advance be made in instances where the board or independent legal counsel reasonably determines that such person deliberately breached his duty to the corporation or its shareholders. Section 8.4 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 shareholder 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 Articles of Incorporation. Section 8.5 Indemnification Agreements. The corporation is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements consistent with the provisions of this Article VI and to the full extent permitted by the Code with any of its directors, officers, employees or other agents. Section 8.6 Amendment. The corporation shall not retroactively repeal or amend this Article VI or any provision hereof, or any other provisions of these bylaws relating to indemnification, in a way which adversely affects any right or protection under this Article VI existing at the time of such repeal or amendment. Section 8.7 Savings Clause. If this Article VI or any portion thereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and officer against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, and whether internal or external, including a grand jury proceeding and an action or proceeding brought by or in the right of the corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law." -2- THIS IS TO CERTIFY: That I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of IntelliChoice, Inc. and that the foregoing Article VIII was adopted as the Bylaws of said corporation on 10th day of April, 1989 by the Board of Directors of said corporation. DATED: April 10, 1990 /s/ Steven Gross --------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary -3- THIS IS TO CERTIFY: That I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of IntelliChoice, Inc. and that the foregoing Article VIII was adopted as the Bylaws of said corporation on 6th day of January, 1989 by the Board of Directors of said corporation. DATED: March 31, 1989 /s/ Steven Gross --------------------------- Steven Gross, Secretary -3- EX-3.127 29 EXHIBIT 3.127 Exhibit 3.127 FILED NOV 8 1983 PAUL RIVIERE SECRETARY OF STATE By ______________ INSTRUCTIONS: File in DUPLICATE with Paul Riviere, Secretary of State, State Capitol, Little Rock, Ark. 72201, with payment of fees. Duplicate copy will be returned to the corporation at the listed address, and must be filed in the office of the County Clerk in which the corporation's registered office is located, (on other than Pulaski County) within 60 days after the date of filing with the Secretary of State. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF ARKANSAS -- OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The undersigned, natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Arkansas Business Corporation Act (Act 576 of 1965,) adopt the following articles of incorporation of such Corporation: FIRST: The Name of the Corporation is: LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Shall contain the word "Corporation", "Company", or "Incorporated": or shall contain an abbreviation of one of such words; but the same may not end with the word "Company" nor the abbreviation "Co." if such final word or abbreviation is immediately preceeded by "And" or any symbol for "And".) SECOND: The period of duration is perpetual THIRD: The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is organized are: To publish, print, bind, sell, deliver and distribute magazines, pamphlets, directories, leaflets, papers, and to copyright the articles, stories and discussions appearing therein; to sell advertising space in such magazines and other publications; and to do all such other things as may be necessary or advisable to carry on such business. FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is five hundred (500) shares. The designation of each class, the number of shares of each class, or a statement that the shares of any class are without par value, are as follows: PAR VALUE PER SHARE OR NUMBER OF STATEMENT THAT SHARES SHARES CLASS SERIES (IF ANY) ARE WITHOUT PAR VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 Common --- $1.00 The preferences, limitations and relative rights in respect of the shares of each class, and the variations in the relative rights and preferences as between series of any preferred or special class in series are as follows: N/A (Insert a statement of any authority to be vested in the Board of Directors to establish series and fix and determine the variations in the relative rights and preference as between series). FIFTH: The amount of capital with which this corporation will begin business is $300.00. This corporation will not transact any business until there has been paid in for the issuance of shares consideration of the value of at least three hundred Dollars, ($300.00). SIXTH: The provisions limiting or denying to shareholders the preemptive right to acquire additional or treasury shares are: N/A SEVENTH: The provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of this corporation are: N/A EIGHTH: The address of the initial registered office of this Corporation is: 417 Spring Street Little Rock Arkansas ------------------------------------------------------------------- Street City State and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is: The Corporation Company NINTH: The number of Directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is two (2), and they will serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. If the number of initial Board members is either one or two, then a statement must be included specifying the number to be elected at the annual meeting, or the special meeting called for that purpose, of the shareholders next following the time when the shares become owned of record by more than one or two shareholders. The number of directors to serve on the Board of Directors elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders, or the special meeting called for that purpose, next following the time when the shares become owned of record by more than one or two shareholders shall not exceed three (3). TENTH: The name and address of each incorporator is: NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY & STATE SHARES Cynthia Harvey 2000 First Tennessee Bldg. Memphis, TN -0- Dated: November 2, 1983 SIGNATURE OF INCORPORATORS: /s/ CYNTHIA HARVEY ---------------------------- CYNTHIA HARVEY ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- EX-3.128 30 EXHIBIT 3.128 EX-3.128 BY-LAWS OF LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Section 1. The principal offices of this corporation are 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. The said principal office may be changed at any time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. The corporation may have offices and places of business at such other places within or without the State of Tennessee as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. The registered office of the corporation for any particular state may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office of the corporation in that state, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1. Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held either in the principal office of the corporation or at any other place in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders shall be held in the principal office of the corporation at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March, 1984 and on the first Monday in March of each year thereafter for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of any other business authorized to be transacted by the shareholders. If the appointed day is a legal holiday the meeting shall be held at the same time on the next succeeding day not a holiday. In the event that the annual meeting is omitted by oversight or otherwise on the date herein provided for, the directors shall cause a meeting in lieu thereof to be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be as valid as if transacted or held at the annual meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be called in the same manner as provided for the annual shareholders meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders of this corporation shall be held at such places and times as may be determined by the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors, or whenever one or more shareholders who - 2 - are entitled to vote and who hold at least 10% of the common shares issued and outstanding shall make written application therefor to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting called for. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notice sent to the shareholders, unless by the unanimous consent of the shareholders, either in person or by proxy, all such stock being represented at the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all shareholders' meetings stating the time, place and the objects for which such meetings are called shall be given by the President or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary to each shareholder of record not less than ten nor more than forty days prior to the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail in a sealed envelope with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock record books of the corporation, unless he shall have filed with the Secretary of the corporation a written request that notice intended for him be mailed to some other address, in which case it shall be mailed to the address designated in such request. - 3 - Any meeting of which all shareholders entitled to vote have waived or at any time shall waive notice in writing shall be a legal meeting for the transaction of business, notwithstanding that notice has not been given as hereinbefore provided. Section 5. Notice of Right to Dissent. If shareholders are to vote at a meeting on a corporate action which would give rise to a dissenter's right to payment for his shares in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, notice of such meeting shall be given to every shareholder who will be entitled to dissent from such action and to receive payment for his shares whether or not entitled to vote thereon. Such notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of this Article and shall also contain a statement, displayed with reasonable prominence, that upon compliance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, dissenting shareholders are entitled to be paid the fair value of their shares as provided in said Act. Section 6. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a - 4 - determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer book shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed in any case thirty days. If the stock transfer book shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than thirty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. - 5 - Section 7. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for common shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall be certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by the transfer agent and shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting. In the event of any challenge to the right of any person to vote at the meeting, the presiding officer at such meeting may rely on said list as proper evidence of the right of parties to vote at such meeting. Section 8. Quorum. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. In the event that less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at any meeting, a majority of the - 6 - shares represented thereat entitled to vote shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of each question. Section 9. Proxies. Shareholders of record who are entitled to vote may vote at any meeting either in person or by proxy in writing, which shall be filed with the Secretary of the meeting before being voted. Such proxy shall entitle the holders thereof to vote at any adjournment of such meeting, but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date of its execution unless the shareholder executing it shall have specified therein the length of time it is to continue in force, which shall be for some limited period. Section 10. Voting of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders. - 7 - Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed. A shareholder whose shares may be pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. - 8 - Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or held by it in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. Section 11. Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Section 12. Cumulative Voting. At all elections of directors of the corporation, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares shall equal, or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates. - 9 - ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The incorporators shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this corporation. Thereafter the number of directors shall be determined and they shall be chosen by ballot annually by the shareholders at their annual meeting or at any meeting held in place thereof as provided by law. In the event that the corporation has less than three shareholders the number of directors shall not be less than the number of record holders of the corporation's shares. Each director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Directors shall be of full age and citizens of the United States, but directors need not be residents of the State of Tennessee nor shareholders of the corporation. Section 2. Powers of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the entire management of the business of the corporation. In the management and control of the property, business and affairs of the corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby vested with all the powers possessed by the corporation itself, so far as this delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Tennessee, - 10 - with the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or with these by-laws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits, and surplus, respectively, what amount shall be reserved for working capital and to establish reserves for any other proper purpose, and what amount shall be declared as dividends, and such determination by the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive. The Board of Directors shall have the power to declare dividends for and on behalf of this corporation, which dividends may include or consist of stock dividends. Section 3. Regular Meetings of the Board. Immediately after such annual election the newly elected directors may meet at the same place for the purpose of organization, the election of corporate officers and the transaction of other business; if a quorum of the directors be then present no prior notice of such meeting shall be required. Other regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board by resolution may determine and specify, and if so determined no notice thereof need be given, provided that unless all the directors are present at the meeting at which said resolution is passed, that the first meeting held pursuant to said resolution shall not be held for at least five days following the date on which the resolution is passed. - 11 - Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place whenever called by the President, or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary, or by written request of at least two directors, notice thereof being given to each director by the Secretary or other officer calling the meeting, or they may be held at any time without formal notice provided all of the directors are present or those not present shall at any time waive or have waived notice thereof. Section 5. Notice. Notice of any special meetings shall be given at least five days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his business address, or by telegram. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors as constituted for the time being shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. When a quorum is - 12 - present at any meeting, a majority of the members present thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by-laws. The fact that a director has an interest in a matter to be voted on by the meeting shall not prevent his being counted for purposes of a quorum. Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including vacancies by virtue of removal for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the Directors, even though less than a quorum. Section 8. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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 a director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 9. Removal. Any director may be removed without cause by a majority vote of the shareholders. A director may be removed for cause by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Cause shall be defined as the - 13 - final conviction of a felony, declaration of unsound mind by court order, adjudication of bankruptcy, nonacceptance of office or conduct prejudicial to the interest of the corporation. Provided, however, that no director may be removed when the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast and the entire board of which he is a member were then being elected. Section 10. Committees. The majority of the Board of Directors may appoint an executive committee or such other committees as it may deem advisable, composed of two or more directors, and may delegate authority to such committees as is not inconsistent with the Tennessee General Corporation Act. The members of such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Section 11. 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 presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent - 14 - by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 12. Informal Action by Directors. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. ARTICLE IV. WAIVER OF NOTICE Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given by these by-laws, or the certificate of incorporation of this corporation, or any other corporation laws of the State of Tennessee, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Where the person or persons entitled to such notice sign the minutes of any shareholder's or directors meeting, which minutes contain the statement that said person or persons - 15 - have waived notice of the meeting, then such person or persons are deemed to have waived notice in writing. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Section 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held in such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his - 16 - death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Section 4. 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. Section 5. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any deed, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of - 17 - Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 6. The Vice-Presidents. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, 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 at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform 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. Any Vice-President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and of the Board of Directors' - 18 - meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal (if any) of the corporation and see that said seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the President, or a Vice-President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 8. The Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in - 19 - the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these by-laws; and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Secretaries, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the President or a Vice-President certificates for shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. Section 10. Registered Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint a Registered Agent for the corporation in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act and may pay - 20 - the agent such compensation from time to time as it may deem appropriate. ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Provided, however, that the corporation shall not make any loan other than a sale on credit in the ordinary course of business or a life insurance policy loan, either directly or indirectly, to any director or officer of the corporation except with the consent of the holders of all the outstanding shares, whether or not such shares are entitled to vote generally, or with the consent of the holders of a majority of all the outstanding shares owned or controlled by shareholders other - 21 - than a shareholder for whose benefit such action is being taken. Section 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. ARTICLE VII. SHARES OF STOCK Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the President or Vice-President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. - 22 - All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock may be transferred by delivery of the certificate accompanied either by an assignment in writing on the back of the certificate or by a written power of attorney to sell, assign and transfer the same on the books of the corporation, signed by the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby, and shall be transferable on the books of the corporation upon surrender thereof so assigned or endorsed. The person registered on the books of the corporation as the owner of any shares of stock shall be entitled to all the rights of ownership with respect to such - 23 - shares. It shall be the duty of every shareholder to notify the corporation of his post office address. ARTICLE VIII. DIVIDENDS The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Tennessee General Corporation Act and by its articles of incorporation. ARTICLE IX. FISCAL YEAR The books of the corporation shall be on a calendar year basis and shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year. ARTICLE X. SEAL This corporation may or may not have a seal and in any event the failure to affix a corporate seal to any instrument executed by the corporation shall not affect the validity - 24 - thereof. If a seal is adopted, the seal of this corporation shall include the following letters cut or engraved thereon: ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS The by-laws of this corporation may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors present at the meeting or at any meeting of the shareholders by a majority vote of the common stock represented thereat. ATTEST: /s/ [Illegible] ----------------------- Secretary - 25 - EX-3.129 31 EXHIBIT 3.129 Exhibit 3.129 CHARTER OF THE MEMPHIS APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. K9 1871 The undersigned natural person, having capacity to contract and acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Tennessee General Corporation Act, adopts the following charter for such corporation: 1. The name of the corporation is The Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. 2. The duration of the corporation is perpetual. 3. The address of the principal office of the corporation in the State of Tennessee shall be Suite 720, 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, County of Shelby. 4. The corporation is for profit. 5. The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: To publish, print, bind, sell, deliver and distribute magazines, pamphlets, directories, leaflets and papers, and to copyright the articles, stories and discussions appearing therein; to sell advertising space in such magazines and other publications, and to do all such other things as may be necessary or advisable to carry on such business. 6. The maximum number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is fifty thousand (50,000) shares, with $1.00 par value. K9 1871 7. The corporation will not commence business until consideration of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) has been received for issuance of shares. Dated January 12, 1976. /s/ Donald A. Malmo ----------------------------- DONALD A. MALMO, Incorporator -2- EX-3.130 32 EXHIBIT 3.130 EX-3.130 BY-LAWS OF THE MEMPHIS APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Section 1. The principal offices of this corporation are Suite 720, 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. The said principal office may be changed at any time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. The corporation may have offices and places of business at such other places within or without the State of Tennessee as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Section 2. The registered office of the corporation for any particular state may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office of the corporation in that state, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by appropriate resolution of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1. Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held either in the principal office of the corporation or at any other place in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Section 2. Annual Meeting. A meeting of the shareholders shall be held in the principal office of the corporation at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March, 1977 and on the first Monday in March of each year thereafter for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of any other business authorized to be transacted by the shareholders. If the appointed day is a legal holiday the meeting shall be held at the same time on the next succeeding day not a holiday. In the event that the annual meeting is omitted by oversight or otherwise on the date herein provided for, the directors shall cause a meeting in lieu thereof to be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be, and any business transacted or elections held at such meeting shall be as valid as if transacted or held at the annual meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be called in the same manner as provided for the annual shareholders meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders of this corporation shall be held at such places and times as may be determined by the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors, or whenever one or more shareholders who - 2 - are entitled to vote and who hold at least 10% of the common shares issued and outstanding shall make written application therefor to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting called for. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except as stated in the notice sent to the shareholders, unless by the unanimous consent of the shareholders, either in person or by proxy, all such stock being represented at the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of all shareholders' meetings stating the time, place and the objects for which such meetings are called shall be given by the President or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary to each shareholder of record not less than ten nor more than forty days prior to the date of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Mail in a sealed envelope with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock record books of the corporation, unless he shall have filed with the Secretary of the corporation a written request that notice intended for him be mailed to some other address, in which case it shall be mailed to the address designated in such request. - 3 - Any meeting of which all shareholders entitled to vote have waived or at any time shall waive notice in writing shall be a legal meeting for the transaction of business, notwithstanding that notice has not been given as hereinbefore provided. Section 5. Notice of Right to Dissent. If shareholders are to vote at a meeting on a corporate action which would give rise to a dissenter's right to payment for his shares in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, notice of such meeting shall be given to every shareholder who will be entitled to dissent from such action and to receive payment for his shares whether or not entitled to vote thereon. Such notice shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of this Article and shall also contain a statement, displayed with reasonable prominence, that upon compliance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act, dissenting shareholders are entitled to be paid the fair value of their shares as provided in said Act. Section 6. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a - 4 - determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the corporation may provide that the stock transfer book shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed in any case thirty days. If the stock transfer book shall be closed for the purpose of determining shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than thirty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. - 5 - Section 7. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for common shares of the corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and the number of shares held by each shareholder, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall be certified by the corporate officer responsible for its preparation or by the transfer agent and shall be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the entire time of the meeting. In the event of any challenge to the right of any person to vote at the meeting, the presiding officer at such meeting may rely on said list as proper evidence of the right of parties to vote at such meeting. Section 8. Quorum. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders. In the event that less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at any meeting, a majority of the - 6 - shares represented thereat entitled to vote shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of each question. Section 9. Proxies. Shareholders of record who are entitled to vote may vote at any meeting either in person or by proxy in writing, which shall be filed with the Secretary of the meeting before being voted. Such proxy shall entitle the holders thereof to vote at any adjournment of such meeting, but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date of its execution unless the shareholder executing it shall have specified therein the length of time it is to continue in force, which shall be for some limited period. Section 10. Voting of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws, each outstanding share entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders. - 7 - Shares standing in the name of another corporation may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name, if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed. A shareholder whose shares may be pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. - 8 - Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or held by it in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. Section 11. Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Section 12. Cumulative Voting. At all elections of directors of the corporation, every shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, or to cumulate his votes by giving one candidate as many votes as the number of such directors multiplied by the number of his shares shall equal, or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates. - 9 - ARTICLE III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The incorporators shall constitute the first Board of Directors of this corporation. Thereafter the number of directors shall be determined and they shall be chosen by ballot annually by the shareholders at their annual meeting or at any meeting held in place thereof as provided by law. In the event that the corporation has less than three shareholders the number of directors shall not be less than the number of record holders of the corporation's shares. Each director shall serve until the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Directors shall be of full age and citizens of the United States, but directors need not be residents of the State of Tennessee nor shareholders of the corporation. Section 2. Powers of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the entire management of the business of the corporation. In the management and control of the property, business and affairs of the corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby vested with all the powers possessed by the corporation itself, so far as this delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Tennessee, - 10 - with the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or with these by-laws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits, and surplus, respectively, what amount shall be reserved for working capital and to establish reserves for any other proper purpose, and what amount shall be declared as dividends, and such determination by the Board of Directors shall be final and conclusive. The Board of Directors shall have the power to declare dividends for and on behalf of this corporation, which dividends may include or consist of stock dividends. Section 3. Regular Meetings of the Board. Immediately after such annual election the newly elected directors may meet at the same place for the purpose of organization, the election of corporate officers and the transaction of other business; if a quorum of the directors be then present no prior notice of such meeting shall be required. Other regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board by resolution may determine and specify, and if so determined no notice thereof need be given, provided that unless all the directors are present at the meeting at which said resolution is passed, that the first meeting held pursuant to said resolution shall not be held for at least five days following the date on which the resolution is passed. - 11 - Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place whenever called by the President, or the Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary, or by written request of at least two directors, notice thereof being given to each director by the Secretary or other officer calling the meeting, or they may be held at any time without formal notice provided all of the directors are present or those not present shall at any time waive or have waived notice thereof. Section 5. Notice. Notice of any special meetings shall be given at least five days previously thereto by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his business address, or by telegram. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Section 6. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors as constituted for the time being shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn any meeting and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. When a quorum is - 12 - present at any meeting, a majority of the members present thereat shall decide any question brought before such meeting, except as otherwise provided by law or by these by-laws. The fact that a director has an interest in a matter to be voted on by the meeting shall not prevent his being counted for purposes of a quorum. Section 7. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including vacancies by virtue of removal for cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the Directors, even though less than a quorum. Section 8. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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 a director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 9. Removal. Any director may be removed without cause by a majority vote of the shareholders. A director may be removed for cause by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Cause shall be defined as the - 13 - final conviction of a felony, declaration of unsound mind by court order, adjudication of bankruptcy, nonacceptance of office or conduct prejudicial to the interest of the corporation. Provided, however, that no director may be removed when the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast and the entire board of which he is a member were then being elected. Section 10. Committees. The majority of the Board of Directors may appoint an executive committee or such other committees as it may deem advisable, composed of two or more directors, and may delegate authority to such committees as is not inconsistent with the Tennessee General Corporation Act. The members of such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Section 11. 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 presumed, to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent - 14 - by registered mail to the Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 12. Informal Action by Directors. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. ARTICLE IV. WAIVER OF NOTICE Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given by these by-laws, or the certificate of incorporation of this corporation, or any other corporation laws of the State of Tennessee, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Where the person or persons entitled to such notice sign the minutes of any shareholder's or directors meeting, which minutes contain the statement that said person or persons - 15 - have waived notice of the meeting, then such person or persons are deemed to have waived notice in writing. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Section 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number thereof to be determined by the Board of Directors), a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. Such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the election of officers shall not be held in such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his - 16 - death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Section 4. 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. Section 5. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors. He may sign, with the Secretary or any other proper officer of the corporation thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the corporation, any deed, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of - 17 - Directors has authorized to be executed, except in cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these by-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 6. The Vice-Presidents. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, 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 at the time of their election, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform 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. Any Vice-President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certificates for shares of the corporation; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and of the Board of Directors' - 18 - meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these by-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal (if any) of the corporation and see that said seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the corporation under its seal is duly authorized; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such shareholder; (e) sign with the President, or a Vice-President, certificates for shares of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general perform all duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 8. The Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in - 19 - the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of Article VI of these by-laws; and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Secretaries, when authorized by the Board of Directors, may sign with the President or a Vice-President certificates for shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. Section 10. Registered Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint a Registered Agent for the corporation in accordance with the Tennessee General Corporation Act and may pay - 20 - the agent such compensation from time to time as it may deem appropriate. ARTICLE VI. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Provided, however, that the corporation shall not make any loan other than a sale on credit in the ordinary course of business or a life insurance policy loan, either directly or indirectly, to any director or officer of the corporation except with the consent of the holders of all the outstanding shares, whether or not such shares are entitled to vote generally, or with the consent of the holders of a majority of all the outstanding shares owned or controlled by shareholders other - 21 - than a shareholder for whose benefit such action is being taken. Section 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select. ARTICLE VII. SHARES OF STOCK Section 1. Certificates for Shares. Certificates representing shares of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such certificates shall be signed by the President or Vice-President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. - 22 - All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name and address of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the stock transfer books of the corporation. All certificates surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms and indemnity to the corporation as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Shares of stock may be transferred by delivery of the certificate accompanied either by an assignment in writing on the back of the certificate or by a written power of attorney to sell, assign and transfer the same on the books of the corporation, signed by the person appearing by the certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby, and shall be transferable on the books of the corporation upon surrender thereof so assigned or endorsed. The person registered on the books of the corporation as the owner of any shares of stock shall be entitled to all the rights of ownership with respect to such - 23 - shares. It shall be the duty of every shareholder to notify the corporation of his post office address. ARTICLE VIII. DIVIDENDS The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the corporation may pay dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Tennessee General Corporation Act and by its articles of incorporation. ARTICLE IX. FISCAL YEAR The books of the corporation shall be on a calendar year basis and shall begin on the 1st day of January and end on the 31st day of December of each year. ARTICLE X. SEAL This corporation may or may not have a seal and in any event the failure to affix a corporate seal to any instrument executed by the corporation shall not affect the validity - 24 - thereof. If a seal is adopted, the seal of this corporation shall include the following letters cut or engraved thereon: ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS The by-laws of this corporation may be altered, amended or repealed and new by-laws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the corporation by a majority vote of the directors present at the meeting or at any meeting of the shareholders by a majority vote of the common stock represented thereat. ATTEST: /s/ [Illegible] --------------------- Secretary - 25 - EX-3.131 33 EXHIBIT 3.131 Exhibit 3.131 1492089 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California January 14 1991 MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF Park Avenue Publishing, Inc. I. NAME The name of the corporation is Park Avenue Publishing, Inc. II. PURPOSE The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business, or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. III. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS The name and address in this state of the corporation's initial agent for service of process is: Alberto Lopez 2101 Pomona Blvd. Pomona, CA 91764 IV. STOCK The corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares having a total number of one million shares. EXECUTION IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, who is the incorporator of this incorporation, has executed these Articles of Incorporation on January 4, 1991. /s/ Alberto Lopez -------------------------------- Alberto Lopez, Incorporator -1- DECLARATION I declare that I am the person who executed the above Articles of Incorporation, and such instrument is my act and deed. Executed on January 4, 1991, at Pomona, California. /s/ Alberto Lopez -------------------------------- Alberto Lopez -2- ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California NOV -5 1997 /s/ Bill Jones BILL JONES, Secretary of State CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC. ********* We, Michealanne Discepolo the Vice President and Ann Riposanu the Assistant Secretary of PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of State of California, do hereby certify: 1. That they are the Vice President and the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC., a California corporation 2. That an amendment to the articles of incorporation of this corporation has been approved by the board of directors. 3. The amendment so approved by the board of directors is as follows: Article I of the articles of incorporation of this corporation is amended to read as follows: "I: That the name of the corporation shall be: Low Rider Publishing Group, Inc." 4. That the shareholders have adopted said amendment by written consent. That the wording of said amendment as approved by written consent of the shareholders is (CA - 0928 - 1/21/91) the same as that set forth above. That said written consent was signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of required votes of shareholders necessary to approve said amendment in accordance with Section 902 of the California Corporations Code. 5. That the designation and total number of outstanding shares entitled to vote on or give written consent to said amendment and the minimum percentage vote required of each class or series entitled to vote on or give written consent to said amendment for approval thereof are as follows: Designation Number of shares outstanding Minimum percentage vote entitled to vote or give written required to approve consent - ------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------------ Common Stock 60,000 50.1% 6. That the number of shares of each class which gave written consent in favor if said amendment equaled or exceeded the minimum percentage vote required of each class entitled to vote, as set forth above. Each of the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the statements contained in the foregoing certificate are true of their own knowledge. Executed at 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY on September 9, 1997. /s/ Michealanne Discepolo ------------------------------------- Michealanne Discepolo, Vice President /s/ Ann Riposanu ------------------------------------- Ann Riposanu, Assistant Secretary [SEAL] (CA - 0928 - 1/21/91) EX-3.132 34 EXHIBIT 3.132 EX-3.132 BYLAWS OF Park Avenue Publishing, Inc. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Principal Executive Office [Corp. Code Sec. 1502(a)] Section 1.01. The principal executive office of the corporation is located at 3101 Pomona Blvd., Pomona, CA 91768. Other Offices Section 1.02. The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without the State of California, where the corporation is qualified to do business, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or the business of the corporation may require. 1 ARTICLE II. DIRECTORS Definitions "Board" Section 2.01. (a) As used in these Bylaws, the word "Board" means the Board of Directors of the corporation. "Directors" (b) "Directors," as used in these bylaws in relation to any power or duty requiring collective action, means the Board of Directors of the corporation. Responsibility of Board [Corp. Code Sec. 300(a)] Section 2.02. Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law and to any limitations in the Articles of Incorporation relating to action required to be approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153, or by the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 152, 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. The Board may delegate the management of the day-to-day operation of the business of the corporation to a management company or other person provided that the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised under the ultimate direction of the Board. Number of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 212(a)] Section 2.03. The number of directors of the corporation shall be three. Election and Term of Office [Corp. Code Sec. 301] Section 2.04. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy (see Sec. 2.07 of these Bylaws), shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified. 2 Resignation [Corp. Code Sec. 305(d)] Section 2.05. Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Secretary, or the Board of Directors of the corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of the resignation. If the resignation is effective at a future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective. Vacancies [Corp. Code Secs. 192, 302-304] When Vacancy Occurs [Corp. Code Sec. 192] Section 2.06. (a) A vacancy on the Board occurs when any authorized position of director is not filled by a duly elected director, whether caused by death, resignation, removal, change in the authorized number of directors (by the Board or the shareholders), or otherwise. Declaration of Vacancy [Corp. Code Sec. 302] (b) The Board may declare vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by order of court or convicted of a felony. Removal of Directors by Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 303(a)] (c) Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause if removal is approved by the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code, subject to the following: (1) No director may be removed (unless the entire Board is removed) when the votes cast against removal, or not consenting in writing to that removal, would be sufficient to elect that director if voted cumulatively at an election at which the same total number of votes were cast (or, if action is taken by written consent, all shares entitled to vote were voted) and the entire number of directors authorized at the time of the director's most recent election were then being elected; and (2) When by the provisions of the Articles the holders of the shares of any class or series, voting as a class or series, are entitled to elect one or more directors, any director so selected may be removed only by the applicable vote of the holders of the shares of that class or series. 3 Removal by Court [Corp. Code Sec. 304] (d) Shareholders holding at least ten percent of the number of outstanding shares of any class of the corporation may sue in the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located to remove from office any director in case of fraudulent or dishonest acts or gross abuse of authority or discretion with reference to the corporation. In such a case, the corporation must be made a party to the action. Reduction of Authorized Number of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 303(b)] (e) Any reduction of the authorized number of directors does not remove any director prior to the expiration of the director's term of office. Provisions Exclusive [Corp. Code Sec. 303(c)] (f) Except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section 2.06, no director may be removed from office prior to the expiration of the director's term of office. Filling Vacancies By Board [Corp. Code Sec. 305(a)] Section 2.07. (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Articles or in these Bylaws, and except for a vacancy created by the removal of a director as provided in Section 2.06, vacancies on the Board may be filled by approval of the Board pursuant to Section 151 of the Corporations Code, or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by (1) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office; (2) the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at a meeting held pursuant to notice or waivers of notice complying with Section 307 of the Corporations Code; or (3) a sole remaining director. 4 By Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 305(a),(b),603(d)] (b) Unless the Articles or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders provide that vacancies occurring in the Board by reason of the removal of directors may be filled by the Board, those vacancies may be filled only by approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code. Moreover, the shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. Any election of directors by written consent shall require the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that no director shall be elected by written consent to fill a vacancy created by removal of any director except by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. By Special Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 305(c)] (c) If, after the filling of any vacancy by the directors, the directors then in office who have been elected by the shareholders shall constitute less than a majority of the directors then in office, any holder or holders of an aggregate of five (5) percent or more of the total number of shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors may call a special meeting of the shareholders, or apply to the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located for an order that a special meeting be held to elect the entire Board. The term of office of any director not elected by the shareholders shall terminate on the election of a successor. Call of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(1)] Section 2.08. Meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman of the Board, or the President, or any Vice President, or the Secretary, or any two directors of the corporation. Place of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(5)] Section 2.09. Meetings of the Board may be held at any place within or without California which has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, designated by resolution of the Board, and if not so designated, then at the principal executive office of the corporation. 5 Time of Regular Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2)] Section 2.10. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on the second Tuesday of March commencing at the hour of l0:A.M. Should any such day as herein specified fall on a legal holiday, the meeting scheduled for that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day which is not a legal holiday. Notice of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 113, 118, 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2)] Section 2.11. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice. Special meetings shall be held on four (4) days' notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or forty-eight (48) hours' notice delivered personally or by telephone or telegraph. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. Waiver of Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 307(a)(2), (3)] Section 2.12. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice, or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior to the meeting or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director. Any waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All waivers, consents, and approvals of minutes shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting to which they pertain. Quorum [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(4), 307(a)(7)] Section 2.13. A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business. Transactions of Board [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(8)] Section 2.14. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or in these Bylaws, every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the Board, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.23 and 2.28 of these Bylaws. 6 Withdrawal of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(8)] Section 2.15. Any 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 such meetings. Adjournment [Corp. Code Sec. 307(a)(4)] Section 2.16. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, however, notice of the adjournment to another time or place must be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment. Section 2.17. [Reserved] Conduct of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 2.18. At every meeting of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or, in his absence, the President of the corporation or, in his absence, the Vice President designated by him or, in the absence of such designation, a chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present shall preside. The Secretary of the corporation shall act as Secretary of the Board. In the event the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting, the Chairman may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. Telephone Participation [Corp. Code Secs. 212 (b)(2), 307(a)(6)] Section 2.19. Members of the Board may participate in any meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, whenever such participation is authorized by resolution adopted by the Board, so long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Action Without Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 307(b)] Section 2.20. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents must be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Action by written consent has the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the directors. 7 Duties of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 309] Section 2.21. (a) Each director shall perform the duties of a director, including duties as a member of any committee of the Board on which the director may serve, in good faith, in a manner such director believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would use under similar circumstances. (b) In performing his or her duties, each director shall be entitled, so long as in any such case he or she acts in good faith after reasonable inquiry when the need for it is indicated by the circumstances and without knowledge that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted, to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; (2) Counsel, independent accountants, or other persons as to matters which the director believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence; or (3) A committee of the Board on which the director does not serve, as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director believes to merit confidence. (c) A person who performs the duties of director in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.21 shall have no liability based on any alleged failure to discharge the person's obligation as a director. Compensation [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 2.22. Directors shall receive such compensation for their services and reimbursement for their expenses as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Any director may serve the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receive compensation therefor. 8 Transactions With Corporation [Corp. Code Sec. 310] Section 2.23. (a) No contract or other transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors, or between the corporation and any corporation, firm or association in which one or more of the directors of this corporation has a material financial interest, is either void or voidable because such director or directors or such other corporation, firm, or association are parties or because such director or directors are present at the meeting of the Board or Board committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction, if: (1) The material facts as to the transaction and as to the director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the shareholders and such contract or transaction is approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, in good faith, with the shares owned by the interested director or directors not being entitled to vote thereon; or (2) The material facts as to the transaction and as to such director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the Board or Board committee, and the Board or Board committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a vote sufficient without counting the vote of the interested director or directors and the contract or transaction is just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified; or (3) As to contracts or transactions not approved as provided in clauses (1) and (2) above, of this paragraph (a), the person asserting the validity of the contract or transaction sustains the burden of proving that the contract or transaction was just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it was authorized, approved, or ratified. A mere common directorship does not constitute a material financial interest within the meaning of the above provisions. Nor is a director interested within the meaning of the above provisions in a resolution fixing the compensation of another director as a director, officer, or employee of corporation, notwithstanding the fact that the first director is also receiving compensation from the corporation. (b) No contract or other transaction between the corporation and any corporation or association of which one or more of the directors of this corporation are directors is either void or voidable because such director or directors are present at the Board or Board committee meeting which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction, if: 9 (1) The material facts as to the transaction and as to such director's other directorship are fully disclosed or known to the Board or Board committee, and the Board or Board committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a vote sufficient without counting the vote of the common director or directors or the contract or transactions approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, in good faith; or (2) As to contracts or transactions not approved as provided in clause (1) of this paragraph (b), the contract or transaction is just and reasonable as to the corporation at the time it is authorized, approved, or ratified. This provision does not apply to contracts or transactions covered by paragraph (a) of this Section 2.23. (c) Interested or common directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or Board committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies a contract or transaction. Liability of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 316(a), (b), (e)] Section 2.24. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.21 of these Bylaws, directors who approve any of the following corporate actions shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the benefit of all of the creditors or shareholders entitled to institute an action under Section 316(c) of the California Corporations Code: (1) The making of any distribution to its shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 166 of the California Corporations Code, to the extent that it is contrary to the provisions of Sections 500 to 503, inclusive, of the California Corporations Code. (2) The distribution of assets to shareholders after institution of dissolution proceedings of the corporation, if any, without paying or adequately providing for all known liabilities of the corporation, excluding any claims not filed by creditors within the time limit set in the notice given to creditors under the provisions of Sections 1800 to 2011, inclusive, of the California Corporations Code. (3) The making of any loan or guaranty contrary to Section 315 of the California Corporations Code. 10 (b) a director who is present at a meeting of the Board, or any Board committee, at which action specified in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24 is taken and who abstains from voting shall be considered to have approved the action. (c) Directors liable under this Section of these Bylaws shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the corporation: (1) With respect to clause (1) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against shareholders who received the distribution. (2) With respect to clause (2) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against shareholders who received the distribution of assets. (3) With respect to clause (3) of paragraph (a) of this Section 2.24, against the person who received the loan or guaranty. Indemnification [Corp. Code Sec. 317] Definitions [Corp. Code Sec. 317(a)] Section 2.25. (a) For the purposes of Sections 2.26-2.32 of these Bylaws, "agent" means any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise. (b) For the purposes of Sections 2.26-2.32 of these Bylaws, "proceeding" means any threatened, pending, or completed action or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative; and "expenses" include without limitation attorneys' fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under Section 2.27 or Paragraph (d) of Section 2.28. Power to Indemnify [Corp. Code Sec. 317(b), (c)] Section 2.26. (a) The corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgement in its favor) by reason of the fact that that person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses, judgements, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with that proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no 11 reasonable cause to believe the conduct of that person was unlawful. The termination of any proceeding by judgement, order, settlement, conviction, or on a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation or that the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful. (b) The corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgement in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defence or settlement of that action if that person acted in good faith, in a manner such person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders. No indemnification shall be made for any of the following: (1) Any claim, issue, or matter for which any person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of that person's duty to the corporation and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the proceeding was or is pending shall determine on application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and then only to the extent that the court shall determine; (2) Amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action, with or without court approval; or (3) Expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action that is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval. Expenses of Successful Agent [Corp. Code Sec. 317(d)] Section 2.27. To the extent that an agent of this corporation has been successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 2.26 or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, the agent shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the agent in connection therewith. 12 Determination That Indemnification Is Proper [Corp. Code Sec. 317(e)] Section 2.28. Except as provided in Section 2.27, any indemnification under Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws shall be made by the corporation only if authorized in the specific case, on a determination that indemnification of the agent is proper in the circumstances because the agent has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2.26 by: (a) A majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to that proceeding; (b) If such a quorum of directors is not obtainable, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; (c) Approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, with the shares owned by the person to be indemnified not being entitled to vote thereon; or (d) The court in which that proceeding is or was pending on application made by the corporation or the agent or the attorney or other person rendering services in connection with the defence, whether or not the application by the agent, attorney, or other person is opposed by the corporation. Advance of Expenses [Corp. Code Sec. 317(f)] Section 2.29. Expenses incurred in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation prior to the final disposition of that proceeding on receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the agent to repay that amount if it is determined ultimately that the agent is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws. Nonexclusive Provisions [Corp. Code Sec. 317(g)] Section 2.30. The indemnification authorized by Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of any additional rights to indemnification for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders while acting in the capacity of a director or officer of the corporation to the extent the additional rights to indemnification are authorized in an article provision adopted pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 204(a)(11). The indemnification provided by Sections 2.26-2.31 of these Bylaws for acts, omissions, or transactions while acting in the capacity of, or while serving as, a director or officer of the corporation but not involving breach of duty to the corporation and 13 its shareholders 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, to the extent the additional rights to indemnification are authorized in the Articles. An Article provision authorizing indemnification "in excess of that otherwise permitted by Corporations Code Section 317" or "to the fullest extent permissible under California law" or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be construed to be both a provision for additional indemnification for breach of duty to the corporation and its shareholders as referred to in, and with the limitations required by, California Corporations Code Section 204(a)(11), and a provision for additional indemnification. The rights to indemnity hereunder shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of the person. Nothing contained in this Section shall affect any right to indemnification to which persons other than the directors and officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise. Limitation on Indemnification [Corp. Code Sec. 317(h)] Section 2.31. No indemnification or advance shall be made under Sections 2.26-2.29 of these Bylaws, except as provided in Section 2.27 or Paragraph (d) of Section 2.28, in any circumstance in which it appears: (a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the Articles, these Bylaws, a resolution of the shareholders, or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, that prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or (b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement. Insurance [Corp. Code Sec. 317(i)] Section 2.32. The corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any agent against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent in that capacity or arising out of the agent's status as an agent, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify the agent against that liability under the provisions of Sections 2.25-2.31 of these Bylaws. 14 The fact that the corporation owns all or a portion of the shares of the company issuing a policy of insurance shall not affect the corporation's power to purchase and maintain that insurance in the following circumstances: (1) if authorized in the corporation's articles, any policy issued is limited to the extent provided in Corporations Code Section 204(d); or (2) the company issuing the policy is organized, licensed, and operated in a manner that complies with the insurance laws and regulations applicable to its jurisdiction of organization; that company provides procedures for processing claims that do not permit it to be subject to direct control of the corporation that purchased the policy; and the policy provides for some manner of risk sharing between the issuer and purchaser of the policy, and some unaffiliated person or persons. Risk sharing may be undertaken by providing for more than one unaffiliated owner of the company issuing the policy, or by providing that a portion of the coverage furnished will be obtained from some unaffiliated insurer or reinsurer. Board Committees Authority to Appoint [Corp. Code Sec. 311] Section 2.33. (a) The Board may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee shall require the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Authority of Committee [Corp. Code Sec. 311] (b) Any such committee referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.33, to the extent provided in the Board resolution or in these Bylaws, shall have all the authority of the Board, except with respect to: (1) The approval of any action for which the General Corporation Law also requires shareholders' approval, as that term is defined in Section 153 of the California Corporations Code, or approval of the outstanding shares, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code. (2) The filling of vacancies on the Board or in any committee. (3) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board or on any committee. 15 (4) The amendment or repeal of these Bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws. (5) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable. (6) A distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, as defined in Section 166 of the California Corporations Code, except at a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the Board. (7) The appointment of other committees of the Board or the members thereof. Applicability of Other Sections [Corp. Code Sec. 307(c)] (c) The provisions of Sections 2.08-2.17, inclusive, and of Sections 2.19 and 2.20 of this Article II apply to such committees, mutatis mutandis. 16 ARTICLE III. DETERMINING SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD Record Date Fixed by Board [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(7), 701(a)] Section 3.01. (a) In order that the corporation may determine the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote, 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 other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any of the other aforementioned actions. Record Date Not Fixed [Corp. Code Sec. 701(b)] (b) If no record date is fixed: (1) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. (2) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (see Sec. 4.16), when no prior action by the Board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given. (3) The record date for determining shareholders for any other purpose shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto, or the sixtieth (60th) day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later. Record Date for Adjourned Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 701(c)] (c) A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting. The Board must, however, fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-five (45) days from the date set for the original meeting. 17 Rights of Shareholders of Record [Corp. Code Sec. 701(d)] (d) Shareholders at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice and to vote or to receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights, as the case maybe, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as otherwise provided in the Articles or by agreement or in the General Corporation Law. 18 ARTICLE IV. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS Place of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 600(a)] Section 4.01. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at any place within or without the State of California designated in the notice of the meeting or by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the absence of any such designation or resolution, shareholders' meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Annual Meeting Time of Meeting; Business Transacted [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), (4), 600(b), 601(a)] Section 4.02. (a) The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of each year, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., provided, however, that should said day fall on a legal holiday, then at the same time on the next day thereafter which is not a legal holiday. At such meetings directors shall be elected, reports on the affairs of the corporation shall be considered, and any other proper matter may be presented and business transacted which is within the power of the shareholders. Failure to Hold [Corp. Code Secs. 177, 600(c)] (b) If there is a failure to hold the annual meeting for a period of sixty (60) days after the date designated therefor as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.02, any shareholder may apply to the superior court of the county in which the corporation's principal executive office is located for an order compelling the corporation to hold the meeting. The shares represented at the meeting so held, either in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of such meeting, notwithstanding any provision of the Articles, these Bylaws, or the General Corporation Law to the contrary. Notice of Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(a)] Section 4.03. (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat, subject to the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Section 4.03. 19 Method of Giving Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(b)] (b) Notice of a shareholders' meeting shall be given either personally or by mail, postage prepaid, or other means of written communication, addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the shareholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice; or if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the corporation is located or by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal executive office is located. The notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication. If any notice addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it to the shareholder at such address, all future notices shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available for the shareholder on written demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice to all other shareholders. Time of Notice [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 601(a)] (c) Notice of any meeting of the shareholders shall be sent by first-class mail to each shareholder entitled thereto not less than ten (10) nor more that sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting; provided, however, that at any time that this corporation has outstanding shares held of record by 500 or more persons (determined as provided in Section 605 of the California Corporations Code) on the record date for the shareholders' meeting, notice may be sent by third-class mail if sent not less than 30 days before the date of the meeting. Contents of Notice [Corp. Code Sec. 601(a), (f)] (d) The notice of any meeting of the shareholders shall state the place, date, and hour of the meeting and: (1) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted, and no other business may be transacted; or (2) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the Board, at the time of the mailing of the notice, intends to present for action by the shareholders, but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action, provided, however, that any shareholder approval at a meeting, other than unanimous approval by those 20 entitled to vote, pursuant to Section 310 (relating to contracts and transactions between the corporation and any director or legal entity in which a director has a material financial interest (see Sec. 2.23 of these Bylaws)), Section 902 (relating to amendment of the articles), Section 1201 (relating to reorganizations), Section 1900 (relating to voluntary dissolution), or Section 2007 (relating to distribution plans on dissolution) of the Corporations Code shall be valid only if the general nature of the proposal so approved was stated in the notice of meeting or in any written waiver of notice. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected must include the names of nominees intended at the time of the notice to be presented by management for election. Notice of Adjourned Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 601(d)] (e) When a shareholders' 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, provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than forty-five (45) days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Waiver of Notice and Other Defects [Corp. Code Sec. 601(e), (f)] (f) The transactions of any meeting of shareholders, however called and noticed and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum (see Sec. 4.05 of these Bylaws) is present either in person or by proxy and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of the meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents, and approvals must be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Except as provided in Paragraph (d) of this Section 4.03 and unless otherwise provided in the Articles, neither the business to be transacted nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of shareholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice, consent to the holding of the meeting, or approval of the minutes of the meeting. 21 Attendance by a person at any such meeting also constitutes a waiver of notice to that person if he or she fails to object at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened, but such attendance does not constitute a waiver of the right to object to the consideration of matters required to be included in the notice but not so included if the objection is expressly made at the meeting. Calling of Special Meeting [Corp. Code Secs. 177, 212(b)(2), 601(c)] Section 4.04. (a) On request in writing to the Chairman of the Board, or the President, or a Vice President, or the Secretary of the corporation by any person (other than the Board) entitled to call a special meeting of the shareholders (see paragraph (b) of this Section 4.04), the officer forthwith must cause notice to be given to the shareholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days after receipt of the request, the persons entitled to call the meeting may give the notice or they may apply to the superior court of the county in which the principal executive office of the corporation is located or an order, after notice to the corporation giving it an opportunity to be heard, summarily ordering the giving of the notice. Persons Entitled to Call Special Meetings [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(2), 600(d)] (b) Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than ten (10) percent of the votes at the meeting. Quorum of Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 112, 602(a)] Section 4.05. (a) A majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that whenever shares are disqualified by the General Corporations Law from voting on any matter, they shall not be considered outstanding for the determination of a quorum at any meeting to act on that matter under any other provision of the General Corporation Law or the Articles or these Bylaws. 22 Loss of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 602(b)] (b) The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. Adjournment for Lack of Quorum [Corp. Code Sec. 602(c)] (c) In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of shareholders may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares represented either in person or by proxy, but no other business may be transacted, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.05. Effect of Vote [Corp. Code Secs. 112, 602(a)] Section 4.06. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by the General Corporation Law or the Articles, and except as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 4.05 of these Bylaws, provided, however, that whenever shares are disqualified by the General Corporation Law from voting on any matter, they shall not be considered outstanding for the determination of the required vote to approve action on that matter under any other provision of the General Corporation Law or the Articles or these Bylaws. Election of Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 708(c), (e)] Section 4.07. Elections for directors need not be by ballot unless a shareholder demands election by ballot at the meeting and before the voting begins. In any election of directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by such shares are elected. Votes Per Share-Voting of Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Secs. 112, 407, 700(a)] Section 4.08. Except as provided in Section 4.09 and except as may otherwise be provided in the Articles, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders. A certificate for a fractional share shall, but scrip or warrants shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights. 23 Voting Multiple Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 700(b)] Section 4.09. Any holder of shares entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, other than elections to office, but, if the shareholder fails to specify the number of shares being voted affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's approving vote is with respect to all shares the shareholder is entitled to vote. Cumulative Voting [Corp. Code Sec. 708(a)-(c)] Section 4.10. Every shareholder entitled to vote at any election of directors may cumulate votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which the shareholder's shares are entitled, or distribute them on the same principle among as many candidates as the shareholder thinks fit. But no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any one or more candidates a number of votes greater than the number of the shareholder's shares) unless such candidate's or candidates' names have been placed in nomination prior to the voting and the shareholder has given notice at the meeting prior to the voting of the shareholder's intention to cumulate votes. If any one shareholder has given such notice, all shareholders may cumulate their votes for candidates in nomination. Voting of Shares by Fiduciaries, Minors, or Entities [Corp. Code Secs. 702-704] Section 4.11. (a) The rights of the persons and entities specified in this section to vote shares are governed by the provisions of this Section of the Bylaws. Personal Representative [Corp. Code Sec. 702(a)] (b) Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this Section 4.11, shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, or custodian may be voted by such holder either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of the shares into the holder's name. Trustee [Corp. Code Sec. 702(a)] (c) Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by the trustee, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares so held without a transfer of them into the trustee's name. 24 Receiver [Corp. Code Sec. 702(b)] (d) Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by the receiver. Shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by the receiver without their being transferred into the receiver's name if authority to so vote them is contained in the court order appointing the receiver. Pledgee [Corp. Code Sec. 702(c)] (e) Subject to the provisions of Section 4.12 of these Bylaws and except where otherwise agreed in writing between the parties, a shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until they have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. Minor [Corp. Code Sec. 702(d)] (f) Shares standing in the name of a minor may be voted and the corporation may treat all rights incident thereto as exercisable by the minor, in person or by proxy, whether or not the corporation has notice, actual or constructive, or the nonage, unless a guardian of the minor's property has been appointed and written notice of the appointment given to the corporation. Corporation [Corp. Code Sec. 703(a)] (g) Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxyholder as the bylaws of such other corporation may prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such other corporation may determine or, in the absence of such determination, by the chairman of the board, president, or any vice president of such other corporation, or by any other person authorized to do so by the chairman of the board, president, or any vice president of such other corporation. Shares which are purported to be voted or any proxy purported to be executed in the name of a corporation (whether or not any title of the person signing is indicated) shall be presumed to be voted or the proxy executed in accordance with the foregoing provisions, unless the contrary is shown. Subsidiary [Corp. Code Sec. 703(b)] (h) Shares of the corporation owned by any subsidiary of the corporation shall not be entitled to vote on any matter. 25 Corporate Fiduciary [Corp. Code Sec. 703(c)] (i) Shares held by the corporation in a fiduciary capacity, and shares of the corporation held in a fiduciary capacity by its subsidiary, if any, shall not be entitled to vote on any matter, except to the extent that the settlor or beneficial owner possesses and exercises a right to vote or to give the corporation binding instructions as to how to vote such shares. Shares in Names of Two or More Persons [Corp. Code Sec. 704] (j) If shares stand of record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, husband and wife as community property, tenants by the entirety, voting trustees, [persons entitled to vote under a shareholder voting agreement,] or otherwise, or if two or more persons (including proxyholders) have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary of the corporation is given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (1) If only one votes, such act binds all. (2) If more than one vote, the act of the majority so voting binds all. (3) If more than one vote, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionately. If the instrument so filed or the registration of the shares shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even split for the purpose of the above shall be a majority or even split in interest. Proxies [Corp. Code Sec. 705] Section 4.12. (a) Every person entitled to vote shares may authorize another person or persons to act by proxy with respect to such shares. Except as otherwise provided by written agreement between the parties, the recordholder of shares which a person holds as pledgee or otherwise as security or which belong to another must issue to the pledgor or to the owner of such shares, on demand therefor and payment of necessary expenses thereof, a proxy to vote or take other action thereon. 26 Presumptive Validity [Corp. Code Sec. 705(a)] (b) Any proxy purporting to be executed in accordance with this Section 4.12 shall be presumptively valid. Duration of Proxy [Corp. Code Sec. 705(b)] (c) No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy continues in full force and effect until revoked by the person executing it prior to the vote pursuant thereto, except as provided in paragraphs (f) and (g) of this Section 4.12. The dates contained on the forms of proxy presumptively determine the order of execution, regardless of the postmark dates on the envelopes in which they are mailed. Death or Incapacity of Maker [Corp. Code Sec. 705(c)] (d) A proxy is not revoked by the death or incapacity of the maker, unless (except as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 4.12), before the vote is counted, written notice of such death or incapacity is received by the corporation. Revocation of Proxy [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(3), 705(b)] (e) Revocation of a proxy is effected by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or as to any meeting by attendance at such meeting and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy. Proxy Providing for Irrevocability [Corp. Code Sec. 705(e)] (f) A proxy which states that it is irrevocable is irrevocable for the period specified therein (notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this Section 4.12) when it is held by any of the following or a nominee of any of the following: (1) A pledgee. (2) A person who has purchased or agreed to purchase or holds an option to purchase the shares or a person who has sold a portion of such person's shares in the corporation to the maker of the proxy. (3) A creditor or creditors of the corporation or the shareholder who extended or continued credit to the corporation or the shareholder in consideration of the proxy if the proxy states that it was given in consideration of such extension or continuation of credit and the name of the person extending or continuing credit. 27 (4) A person who has contracted to perform services as an employee of the corporation, if a proxy is required by the contract of the employment and if the proxy states that it was given in consideration of such contract of employment, the name of the employee, and the period of employment contracted for. (5) A beneficiary of a trust with respect to shares held by the trust. In addition, a proxy may be made irrevocable (notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this Section 4.12) if it is given to secure the performance of a duty or to protect a title, either legal or equitable, until the happening of events which, by its terms, discharge the obligations secured by it. When Irrevocable Proxy Is Revocable [Corp. Code Sec. 705(e), (f)] (g) Notwithstanding the period of irrevocability specified in the proxy as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 4.12, the proxy becomes revocable when the pledge is redeemed, the option or agreement to purchase is terminated, or the seller no longer owns any shares of the corporation or dies, the debt of the corporation or the shareholder is paid, the period of employment provided for in the contract of employment has terminated or the agreement under section 706 of the Corporation Code has terminated. A proxy may be revoked, notwithstanding a provision making it irrevocable, by a transferee of shares without knowledge of the existence of the provision unless the existence of the proxy and its irrevocability appears on the certificate representing such shares. Form of Proxy or Written Consent [Corp. Code Sec. 604] (h) Any form of proxy or written consent (see Section 4.16 of these Bylaws) distributed to ten (10) or more shareholders must, if the outstanding shares are held of record by one hundred (100) or more persons as determined under Section 605 of the California Corporations Code, afford an opportunity on the proxy or form of written consent to specify a choice between approval and disapproval of each matter or group of related matters intended to be acted on at the meeting for which the proxy is solicited or by such written consent, other than elections to office, and must provide, subject to reasonable specified conditions, that where the person solicited specifies a choice with respect to any such matter the shares will be voted in accordance therewith. 28 In any election of directors, any form of proxy in which the directors to be voted on are named therein as candidates and which is marked by a shareholder "withhold" or otherwise marked in a manner indicating that the authority to vote for the election of directors is withheld shall not be voted either for or against the election of a director. Failure to comply with this paragraph (h) does not invalidate any corporate action taken, but may be the basis for challenging any proxy at a meeting and any shareholder may sue in the superior court to compel compliance therewith. Directors' Determination of Execution and Use of Proxies [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(3)] (i) The Board of Directors may, in advance of any annual or special meeting of the shareholders, prescribe additional regulations concerning the manner of execution and filing of proxies and the validation of the same, which are intended to be voted at any such meeting. Voting Trust [Corp. Code Sec. 706(b)] Section 4.13. (a) Shares may be transferred by written agreement to trustees in order to confer on them the right to vote and otherwise represent the shares for such period of time, not exceeding ten (10) years, as may be specified in the agreement. At any time within two (2) years prior to the time of expiration of any voting trust agreement as originally fixed or as last extended as provided in this paragraph, one or more beneficiaries under the voting trust agreement may, by written agreement and with the written consent of the voting trustee or trustees, extend the duration of the voting trust agreement with respect to their shares for an additional period not exceeding ten (10) years from the expiration date of the trust as originally fixed or as last extended as provided in this paragraph. A duplicate of the voting trust agreement and any extension thereof must be filed with Secretary of the corporation and shall be open to inspection by a shareholder, a holder of a voting trust certificate, or the agent of either, on the same terms as the record of shareholders of the corporation is open to inspection. Effect of Section [Corp. Code Sec. 706(d)] (b) This section of the Bylaws is not intended to invalidate any voting or other agreement among shareholders or any irrevocable proxy meeting the requirements of paragraph (f) of Section 4.12 of these Bylaws. 29 Inspectors of Election [Corp. Code Sec. 707] Appointment [Corp. Code Sec. 707(a)] Section 4.14. (a) In advance of any meeting of shareholders the Board may appoint inspectors of election to act at the meeting and any adjournment thereof. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, or if any persons so appointed fail to appear on refuse to act, the chairman of any meeting of shareholders may, and on the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy must, appoint inspectors of election (or persons to replace those who so fail or refuse) at the meeting. Number [Corp. Code Sec. 707(a)] (b) The number of inspectors shall be either one or three. If the inspector or inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more shareholders or proxies, the majority of shares represented in person or by proxy shall determine whether one or three inspectors are to be appointed. Duties [Corp. Code Sec. 707(b), (c)] (c) The inspector or inspectors of election shall: (1) Determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies. (2) Receive votes, ballots, or consents. (3) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote. (4) Count and tabulate all votes or consents. (5) Determine when the polls shall close. (6) Determine the result of the election. (7) Do such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. (8) Perform his, her, or their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of his, her, or their ability and as expeditiously as is practical. Decision, Act, or Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 707(c)] (d) If there are three inspectors of election, the decision, act, or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act, or certificate of all. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. 30 Conduct of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(2)] Section 4.15. At every meeting of the shareholders, the President of the corporation, or in his absence the Vice President designated by the President, or in the absence of such designation a chairman (who shall be one of the Vice Presidents, if any is present) chosen by a majority in interest of the shareholders of the corporation present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote, shall act as chairman. The Secretary of the corporation, or in the Secretary's absence and Assistant Secretary, if any, shall act as Secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence at such meeting of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, if any, the chairman may appoint another person to act as secretary for the meeting. Action Without a Meeting [Corp. Code Sec. 603] When Authorized [Corp. Code Sec. 603(a), (d)] Section 4.16. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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, provided, however, that directors may not be elected by written consent except by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. Notice of Shareholder Approval [Corp. Code Sec. 603(b)] (b) Unless the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, notice to those shareholders entitled to vote who have not consented in writing must be given as follows: (1) Notice of any shareholder approval pursuant to Section 310 (relating to contract or transaction between corporation and its director or legal entity in which one or more of its directors has a material financial interest (see sec. 2.23 of these Bylaws)), Section 317 (relating to indemnification by corporation of its director, officer, employee, or agent arising out of court, administrative, or investigative proceeding (see secs. 2.25-2.32 of these Bylaws)), Section 1201 (relating to reorganizations), or Section 2007 (relating to plan of distribution on dissolution) of the California Corporations Code without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent must be given at least ten (10) 31 days before the consummation of the action authorized by such approval; and (2) Prompt notice must be given of the taking of any other corporate action approved by shareholders without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent. Paragraph (b) of Section 4.03 of these Bylaws, relating to the method of giving notice, applies to the notice provided by this section. Revocation of Consent [Corp. Code Sec. 603 (c)] (c) Any shareholder giving a written consent, or the shareholder's proxyholders, or a transferee of the shares, or a personal representative of the shareholder, or their respective proxyholders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by the corporation prior to the time that written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the Secretary of the corporation, but may not do so thereafter. The revocation is effective on its receipt by the Secretary of the corporation. 32 ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Number and Titles [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.01. The officers of the corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board or a President or both a Chairman of the Board and a President, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer who may also be called Treasurer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, any other officers that may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of this Article. One person may hold two or more offices. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may leave unfilled, for any period it may fix, any office except the offices of Chairman of the Board or President, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer. Appointment [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(b)] Section 5.02. The officers of the corporation, except those officers that are appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.03 or 5.05 of this Article, shall be chosen annually by the Board. Each officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, subject to any rights that he or she has under any employment contract with the corporation, and shall hold office until the appointment of his or her successor, or until his or her resignation, removal from office pursuant to Section 5.04, or other disqualification. Other Officers [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.03. The Board may appoint any officers that may be necessary to enable the corporation to sign instruments and share certificates including one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold office for the period, have the authority, and perform duties that the Board may, by resolution, from time to time determine. Removal and Resignation [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(b)] Section 5.04. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, subject to any rights of the officer under any employment contract with the corporation, by the vote of the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board, or by the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office without a meeting. Any officer may resign at any time without prejudice to any rights of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, or to the President, or to the Secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect on the date the notice is received unless a later effective date is 33 specified, in which case the resignation is effective on the specified date. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, acceptance of the resignation by the Board shall not be necessary to make it effective. Vacancies [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.05. If the office of Chairman of the Board, President, Secretary, or Chief Financial Officer becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Board shall fill it by appointing a successor officer [who shall hold the office for the unexpired term]. If any other office becomes vacant, the Board may, in its discretion, leave it unfilled for any period that it may fix or it may appoint a successor officer to fill the vacancy. Chairman of the Board [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a), 416(a)] Section 5.06. The Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board and exercise and perform any other powers and duties that are assigned to him or her by the Board or prescribed by law or by these Bylaws. When so directed by the Board, the Chairman shall, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, if any, or the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer, if any, sign share certificates. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. President [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.07. Subject to the supervisory powers, if any, that may be given by the Board to the Chairman of the Board, if there is such an officer, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, shall have: (1) general supervision, direction, and control of the business and officers of the corporation; (2) the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of President of a corporation; and (3) any other powers and duties prescribed by the Board or by these Bylaws. Within this authority and in the course of his or her duties, the President shall: Meetings (a) Preside at all meetings of the shareholders, preside at Board Meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there is none, at all meetings of the Board, and be ex officio a member of all Board committees. 34 Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (b) Except when otherwise directed by the Board, sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, if any, or the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer, if any, all share certificates of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Instruments (c) Sign all corporate instruments on behalf of the corporation as provided in Section 6.02 of Article VI of these Bylaws. Hire and Fire Employees (d) Subject to direction from the Board, appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all agents and employees of the corporation other than the officers. These functions may, however, be delegated by the President, or the Board, to specified persons in the various levels of management. Voting Shares of Other Corporations [Corp. Code Sec. 703(a)] (e) Unless otherwise directed by the Board and subject to its control, attend in person and, unless prohibited by law, act and vote, on behalf of this corporation, at all meetings of the shareholders of any corporation in which this corporation holds shares. Vice President [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.08. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President or the Vice Presidents if there are more than one in order of their rank as fixed by the Board, or if not ranked the Vice President designated by the Board, shall perform all the duties of the President and shall for this purpose act within the President's scope of authority. The Vice President or the Vice Presidents shall have any other powers and perform any other duties prescribed for them respectively by the Board or by these Bylaws. 35 Secretary [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.09. The Secretary shall: Seal [Corp. Code Sec. 207(a)] (a) Have custody of the corporate seal and shall affix it in appropriate cases to all corporate instruments. Records, Reports, and Statements (b) Have custody of the records of the corporation and ensure that the books, reports, statements, certificates, and all other documents and records required by law are properly kept and filed. Notices (c) Ensure that all notices are given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law. In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, or neglect or refusal to act, notice may be given and served or caused to be served by an Assistant Secretary, if any, by the President or a Vice President of the corporation, or by the Board of Directors. Minutes (d) Act as Secretary at all meetings of shareholders and of the Board and record, or cause to be recorded, in the minute book all actions taken at those meetings. In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, this duty may be performed by an Assistant Secretary, if any, or any other person appointed by the person presiding at the meeting. Minute Book [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (e) Keep a written book of minutes, at the corporation's principal executive office or other place designated by the Board, of all proceedings of the corporation's shareholders, Board, and Board committees, including: the time and place of meeting; whether the meeting was regular or special; the authorization for any special meeting; the type of notice given, the names of the persons attending Board and committee meetings; the number of shares present or represented at shareholder meetings; and the proceedings of the meeting. Articles of Incorporation [see Corp. Code Sec. 209] (f) Keep the original or a copy of the Articles of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State, with all amendments in the minute book. 36 Bylaws [Corp. Code Sec. 213] (g) Keep at the corporation's principal executive office the original or a copy of these Bylaws to date, that shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (h) Keep at the corporation's principal executive office or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar in California a record of the corporation's shareholders, showing the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Certify Records [Corp. Code Sec. 314] (i) When requested to do so by the Board, any director individually, a Board committee, or the President or other officer of this corporation, or when so required by law, certify as a true copy a copy of the Bylaws of the corporation, or of the minutes of any meeting of the incorporators, shareholders, directors, Board committee, or other, or of any resolution adopted by the Board, a Board committee, or the shareholders. This duty may be performed by any Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (j) Sign, with the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman, if any, or the President or a Vice-President, all share certificates of the corporation. In lieu of signing by the Secretary, the certificates may be signed by an Assistant Secretary, if any, or by the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer, if any, of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Exhibit Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(a), (c), (d)] (k) Make the record of shareholders available during usual business hours for inspection and copying: (1) To any shareholder or shareholders who hold at least 5 percent in the aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of a corporation, or who hold at least 1 percent of those voting shares and who have filed a Schedule 14B with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the election of directors of the corporation, on five business days' prior written demand on the corporation; and 37 (2) To any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate on written demand on the corporation for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate. Any inspection and copying under this paragraph may be made in person or by agent or attorney. Exhibit Minutes to Shareholder [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] (1) On the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, make available for inspection at any reasonable time during usual business hours to that shareholder or holder of such voting trust certificate for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of that voting trust certificate, or to his or her agent or attorney, the minutes of any proceedings of the shareholders, the Board, or Board committee, or any accounting books and records in the Secretary's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Exhibit Records to Director [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] (m) Make available at any reasonable time to any director who requests, or to his or her agent or attorney, for inspection all books, records, and documents of every kind of the corporation that the Secretary is charged by these Bylaws with maintaining and/or keeping or that are in the Secretary's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Other Duties (n) Perform any and all other functions and duties that may be specified in other sections of these Bylaws and any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the Board. Absence of Secretary (o) In case of the Secretary's absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, the Assistant Secretary, or if there is none, the Chief Financial Officer acting as Assistant Secretary may perform all of the functions and duties of the Secretary. In case of the absence, disability, neglect of duties, or refusal to act, of the Assistant Secretary or Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, as well as the Secretary, then any person authorized by the President, Vice President, or Board of Directors shall perform the functions and duties of the Secretary. 38 Assistant Secretary [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.10. If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Secretaries, then, at the request of the Secretary or in case of the Secretary's absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, or, if there is more than one, the Assistant Secretary designated by the Secretary, shall perform all the duties of the Secretary, and shall for this purpose act within the Secretary's scope of authority. The Assistant Secretary or Assistant Secretaries shall also perform any other duties that from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board or by the Secretary. Chief Financial Officer [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.11. The Chief Financial Officer shall: Funds--Custody and Deposit (a) Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all the funds in the name of the corporation in the banks, trust companies, or other depositaries selected by the Board. Funds--Receipt (b) Receive, and give receipt for, moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatever. Funds--Disbursement (c) Disburse or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the Board, taking proper vouchers for those disbursements. Maintain Accounts [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] (d) Keep and maintain adequate and correct books and records of account either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Reports to President and Directors (e) Render to the President and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the corporation. 39 Financial Reports to Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 114, 1501(a),(c),(d)] (f) Take the following actions with respect to financial reports: (1) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of changes in the corporation's financial position for the fiscal year to be included in the annual report to shareholders, and either ensure that the statements are accompanied by a report on them of independent accountants or, if there is no accountant's report, certify that the statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. (2) On the written request of any shareholder or shareholders holding at least 5 percent of the outstanding shares of any class, prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver or mail to the person making the request within 30 days after the request an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month, or nine-month period of the current fiscal year ended more than 30 days prior to the date of the request and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period and, if no annual report for the last fiscal year was sent to shareholders, the statements required by clause (1) of this paragraph. (3) Keep on file in the corporation's principal office for a period of 12 months a copy of the statements referred to in clause (2) of this paragraph and exhibit them at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of them or mail a copy of them to that shareholder. (4) Either cause the quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in clause (2) of this paragraph to be accompanied by the report on the statements prepared by independent accountants engaged by the corporation or, if there is no such report, certify that the statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. (5) Prepare the financial statements, balance sheets, income statements, and statements of changes in financial position referred to in this paragraph, or have them prepared, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Exhibit Accounts to Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] (g) On the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, exhibit for inspection at any reasonable time during usual business hours to 40 that shareholder or holder of such voting trust certificate for a purpose reasonably related to that holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of such voting trust certificate, or to his or her agent or attorney any or all of the accounting books and records of the corporation. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Exhibit Accounts to Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] (h) Exhibit at any reasonable time to any director of the corporation who so requests, or to his or her agent or attorney, for inspection any and all books, records, and documents of every kind that the Chief Financial Officer is charged by these Bylaws with maintaining and/or keeping or that are in the Chief Financial Officer's custody. This right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Share Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] (i) Sign, with the Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman, if any, or the President or a Vice President, all share certificates of the corporation. In lieu of signing by the Chief Financial Officer, those certificates may be signed by an Assistant Treasurer, if any, or by the Secretary or by an Assistant Secretary, if any, of the corporation. Signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. Bond (j) If required by the Board or the President, give to the corporation a bond, with one or more sureties or a surety company, in a sum satisfactory to the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties as Chief Financial Officer and for the restoration to the corporation, in the event of the Chief Financial Officer's death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money, and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the corporation. Other Duties (k) Perform any and all other functions and duties required of the Chief Financial Officer that may be specified in other sections of these Bylaws and, in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board. 41 Absence of Chief Financial Officer (1) In case of the Chief Financial Officer's absence, disability, refusal to act, or neglect of duties, the Assistant Treasurer, or if there is none, the Secretary acting as Assistant Treasurer may perform all of the functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer. In case of the absence, disability, refusal to act, or neglect of duties, of the Assistant Treasurer or Secretary, as the case may be, as well as of the Chief Financial Officer, then any person authorized by the President or Vice President or by the Board shall perform the functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer. Assistant Treasurer [Corp. Code Secs. 212(b)(6), 312(a)] Section 5.12. If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Treasurers they shall, if so required by the Board, each give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her respective duties in the sum, and with the sureties, as the Board shall require. At the request of the Chief Financial Officer or in the case of the Chief Financial Officer's absence or disability, the Assistant Treasurer shall perform all the duties of the Chief Financial Officer and for these purposes shall act within the Chief Financial Officer's scope of authority. If there is more than one Assistant Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the Chief Financial Officer, or, if there has been no such designation, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the Board, shall perform these duties. The Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Treasurers shall also perform any other duties that may from time to time be assigned to them by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Financial Officer. Compensation [Corp. Code Sec. 212(b)(6)] Section 5.13. The officers of the corporation shall receive the salaries and other compensation that are fixed from time to time by the Board, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving that salary and compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the corporation. 42 ARTICLE VI. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS Limitations [see Corp. Code Sec. 313] Section 6.01. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board may, by duly adopted resolution, authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract, or to execute and deliver any instrument, in the name of and on behalf of this corporation. Authorization may be general or may be confined to specified instances. Unless expressly authorized, 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 pecuniarily for any purpose or in any amount. Execution of Instrument and Papers [see Corp. Code Secs. 313, 416(a)] Section 6.02. Unless otherwise expressly required by the Board or by law, deeds and other conveyances, promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages, and other evidences of indebtedness of the corporation, and share certificates shall be executed, signed, or endorsed by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or by the President or a Vice President of the corporation, and by the Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Signatures on share certificates only may be facsimile. Signing of Checks Section 6.03. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by the person or persons and in the manner determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. Deposit and Withdrawal of Funds Section 6.04. (a) All funds of the corporation, including all checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money payable to the corporation, shall be deposited by the Chief Financial Officer from time to time to the credit of the corporation with any banks, trust companies, or other depositaries that the Board may select or that may be selected by any Board committee, officer, or agent of the corporation to whom that power may be delegated from time to time by the Board. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money requiring endorsement by the corporation before deposit shall be endorsed "for deposit only" by handstamped impression in the name of the corporation. (b) The withdrawal of funds from any such accounts may be made only by check signed as provided in Section 6.03 of this Article. 43 ARTICLE VII. ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES Authority to Issue [Corp. Code Secs. 207(d), 400(a)] Section 7.01. (a) The corporation may issue one or more classes or series of shares or both, with full, limited, or no voting rights and with any other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions that are stated or authorized in its Articles of Incorporation. No denial of limitation of voting rights shall, however, be effective unless at the time one or more classes or series of outstanding shares or debt securities, singly or in the aggregate, are entitled to full voting rights. No denial or limitation of divided or liquidation rights shall be effective unless at the time one or more classes or series of outstanding shares, singly or in the aggregate, are entitled to unlimited dividend and liquidation rights. Equality of Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 400(b)] (b) All shares of any one class shall have the same voting, conversion, and redemption rights and other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions, unless the class is divided into series. If a class is divided into series, all the shares of any one series shall have the same voting, conversion, and redemption rights and other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions. Consideration [Corp. Code Sec. 409(a)(1), (b), (c)] (c) Shares may be issued for any consideration that is determined from time to time by the Board consisting of any or all of the following: (1) Money paid; (2) Labor done; (3) Services actually rendered to the corporation or for its benefit or in its formation or reorganization; (4) Debts or securities canceled; and (5) Tangible or intangible property actually received either by this corporation or by any wholly owned subsidiary of this corporation. Neither promissory notes of the purchaser (unless adequately secured by collateral other than the shares acquired or unless permitted by Section 7.06 of this Article) nor future services shall constitute payment or part payment of shares of the corporation. 44 When shares are issued for any consideration other than money, the Board must state by resolution its determination of the fair value of the consideration to the corporation in monetary terms. In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgement of the directors as to the value of the consideration for shares shall be conclusive. Share Dividends; Reclassification of Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 409(a)(2)] (d) Shares may also be issued as a share dividend or on a stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification of outstanding shares into shares of another class, conversion of outstanding shares into shares of another class, exchange of outstanding shares for shares of another class, or other change affecting outstanding shares. Compliance with Corporate Securities Law (e) The corporation shall not offer to sell or sell any security issued by it, whether or not through underwriters, until the offer or sale has been qualified by the California Commissioner of Corporations as required by the Corporate Securities Law and the rules and regulations of the Commissioner, unless the security or transaction is exempted from the qualification and the applicable statutes and rules and regulations have been complied with. Payment for Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 410] (f) Every subscriber to shares and every person to whom shares are originally issued is liable to the corporation for the full consideration agreed to be paid for the shares. The full agreed consideration shall be paid prior to or concurrently with the issuance of the shares, unless the shares are issued as partly paid pursuant to Section 7.03 of this Article, in which case the consideration shall be paid in accordance with the agreement of subscription or purchase. Shares as Deemed Fully Paid [Corp. Code Sec. 409(b)] (g) Except as provided in section 7.03 of this Article, shares issued as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section or Section 7.06 of this Article shall be declared and taken to be fully paid stock and not liable to any further call, nor shall the holder thereof be liable for any further payments under the provisions of the General Corporation Law. 45 Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 407] Authority to Issue Section 7.02. (a) The corporation may, if the Board so determines, issue fractions of a share originally or on transfer. Failure to Issue (b) If the corporation does not issue fractions of a share, it shall, in connection with any original issuance of shares: (1) Arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by those entitled to them; (2) Pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive the fractions are determined (provided, however, that the corporation may not pay cash for fractional shares if that action would result in the cancellation of more than 10 percent of the outstanding shares of any class); or (3) Issue scrip or warrants in registered form, as certificated or uncertificated securities, or in bearer form as certificated securities, that shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share on the surrender of the scrip or warrants aggregating a full share. Scrip or warrants shall not, however, unless they provide otherwise, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, or to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. Partly Paid Shares [Corp. Code Secs. 409(d), 410, 413] Section 7.03. The corporation may, if the Board so determines, 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 for them. If shares are so issued, the corporation shall, on the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, declare a dividend on partly paid shares of the same class, but only on the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid on them. A subscriber to partly paid shares is liable to the corporation as provided in Section 7.01(f) of this Article, but a person holding shares as a pledgee, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver, or in any representative or fiduciary capacity is not personally liable for any unpaid balance, although the estate and funds in the hands of the fiduciary or representative are liable for any unpaid balance of the subscription price and the shares are subject to sale therefor. 46 Options [Corp. Code Sec. 404] Section 7.04. Either in connection with the issue, subscription, or sale of any of its shares, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities, or independently of the foregoing, the corporation may, if so determined by the Board, grant options to purchase or subscribe for shares of any class or series on any terms and conditions that the Board may deem expedient. Option rights may be transferable or nontransferable and separable or inseparable from other securities of the corporation, as determined by the Board. No Preemptive Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 406] Section 7.05. Unless the Articles provide otherwise, the Board may issue shares, options, or securities having conversion or option rights without first offering them to shareholders of any class. Employee Plans Authority to Adopt [Corp. Code Secs. 207(f), 408(a)] Section 7.06. (a) The corporation may, as determined by the Board, and subject to the approval of the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153, adopt and carry out a stock purchase plan or agreement, or stock option plan or agreement providing for the issue and sale for any consideration that may be fixed of its unissued shares or of issued shares acquired or to be acquired, to one or more of the employees or directors of the corporation or of any subsidiary or parent of the corporation or to a trustee on their behalf and for the payment of those shares in installments or at one time, and may provide for aiding those persons in paying for those shares by compensation for services rendered, promissory notes, or otherwise. Includable Features [Corp. Code Sec. 408(b)] (b) The plan or agreement may include, among other features, as determined by the Board, the fixing of eligibility for participating in it; the class and price of shares to be issued or sold under the plan or agreement; the number of shares that may be subscribed for; the method of payment for the shares; the reservation of title until full payment has been made; the effect of the termination of employment; an option or obligation on the part of the corporation to repurchase the shares on termination of employment, subject to California Corporations Code Sections 500-511; restrictions on transfer of shares; and the time limits of and termination of the plan. 47 Certificates of Determination Execution of Officers' Certificate [Corp. Code Secs. 173, 401(a)] Section 7.07. (a) Before the corporation issues any share of any class or series of which the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions, or any of them, or the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of the series, are not set forth in the Articles but are fixed in a resolution adopted by the Board pursuant to authority given in its articles, an officers' certificated, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 173, setting forth a copy of the resolution and the number of shares of the class or series, and stating that none of the shares of the class or series has been issued, shall be executed and filed in the office of the California Secretary of State. Change in Rights [Corp. Code Sec. 401(b), (d), (e)] (b) After any certificate of determination as provided in Paragraph (a) of this section has been filed in the office of the California Secretary of State, but before the corporation has issued any shares of the class or series covered by it, the Board may alter or revoke any right, preference, privilege, or restriction fixed or determined by the resolution set forth in it by the adoption of another resolution appropriate for that purpose and the execution and filing of an officers' certificate settling forth a copy of the resolution and stating that none of the shares of the class or the series affected has been issued After shares of a class or series have been issued, the provisions of the resolution set forth in a certificate of determination may be amended only by the adoption and approval of an amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Sections 902, 903, or 904, and the filing of a certificate of amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Sections 905 and 908. However, a certificate to increase or decrease the number of shares of a series also may be filed as permitted by California Corporations Code Section 401(c), as set forth in Paragraph (c) of this section. When the Board effects a change in rights, the provision of the original certificate of determination being amended must be identified in the amendment in accordance with California Corporations Code Section 907(a). 48 Shareholder's Right to Share Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 416(a)] Section 7.08. (a) Every holder of shares in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed in the name of the corporation by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President or a Vice President and by The Chief Financial Officer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares and the class or series of shares owned by the shareholder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on a certificate shall have ceased to be an officer, transfer agent, or registrar before that certificate is issued, the certificate may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that person were an officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue. Fractional Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 407] (b) If the corporation issues fractions of a share originally or on transfer, it shall issue certificates for those shares as provided in paragraph (a) of this section. A certificate for a fractional share shall entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. Partly Paid Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 409(d)] (c) If the corporation issues partly paid shares, it shall issue certificates for those shares as provided in paragraph (a) of this section. Contents of Certificate [Corp. Code Secs. 409(d), 417, 418(a), (c), (d)] Section 7.09. (a) The certificates shall contain the matter specified in Section 7.08(a) of this Article. In addition, if the shares of the corporation are classified or if any class of shares has two or more series, there shall appear on the certificate one of the following: (1) A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed on each class or series of shares authorized to be issued and on the holders thereof. (2) A summary of the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions with reference to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and any certificates of determination establishing those rights and restrictions. (3) A statement setting forth the office or agency of the 49 corporation from which shareholders may obtain, on request and without charge, a copy of the statement referred to in clause (1) of this paragraph. (b) There shall also appear on the certificate (unless stated or summarized under clause (1) or clause (2) of paragraph (a) of this section the statements required by all of the following clauses to the extent applicable: (1) The fact that the shares are subject to restrictions on transfer. (2) If the shares are assessable or are not fully paid, a statement that they are assessable or a statement of the total amount of consideration to be paid and the amount paid, as required by Corporations Code Section 409 (d). (3) The fact that the shares are subject to a voting agreement under California Corporations Code Section 706(a) or an irrevocable proxy under California Corporations Code Section 705(e) or restrictions on voting rights contractually imposed by the corporation. (4) The fact that the shares are redeemable. (5) The fact that the shares are convertible and the period for conversion. Exchange of Certificates On Amendment of Articles or Otherwise [Corp. Code Sec. 422(a)] Section 7.10. (a) If the Articles are amended in any way affecting the statements contained in the certificates for outstanding shares, or it becomes desirable for any reason, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, to cancel any outstanding certificate for shares and issue a new certificate therefor conforming to the rights of the holder, the Board may order any holders of outstanding certificates for shares to surrender and exchange them for new certificates within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Board. Contents of Order [Corp. Code Sec. 422(b)] (b) The order may provide that a holder of any certificates so ordered to be surrendered is not entitled to vote or to receive dividends or exercise any of the other rights of shareholders until the holder has complied with the order, but the order operates to suspend those rights only after notice and until compliance. The duty of surrender of any outstanding certificates may also be enforced by the corporation by civil action. 50 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificate; Issuance of New Certificate [Corp. Code Sec. 419(a)] Section 7.11. (a) The corporation may issue a new share certificate or a new certificate for any other security in the place of any certificate therefore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or the owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond (or other adequate security) sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it (including any expense or liability) on account of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of any certificate or the issuance of a new certificate. Purchase by Bona Fide Purchaser [Com. Code Sec. 8405(3)] (b) If after a new security has been issued for a lost, destroyed, or stolen security, a bona fide purchaser of the original security presents it for registration or transfer, the corporation must register the transfer unless registration would result in overissue, in which event the corporation's liability is that set forth in the last paragraph of Section 8.03 of Article VIII of these Bylaws. In addition to any rights on the indemnity bond, the corporation may recover the new security from the person to whom it was issued or any person taking under him or her except a bona fide purchaser. Alternative System in Lieu of Certificates [Corp. Code Sec. 416(b)] Section 7.12. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), Section 7.08, of this Article VII, the corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation, and transfer of its shares by electronic or other means not involving any issuance of certificates, including provisions for notice to purchasers in substitution for the required statements on the certificates under paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 7.09 of this Article VII, which system has been approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or which is authorized in any statute of the United States, or is in accordance with Division 8 of the California Commercial Code. 51 ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFER OF SHARES Duty of Corporation [Com. Code Sec. 8401(1)] Section 8.01. When a security in registered form is presented to the corporation with a request to register transfer, the corporation is under a duty to register the transfer as required if: (a) The security is indorsed by the appropriate person or persons; (b) Reasonable assurance is given that those indorsements are genuine and effective; (c) The corporation has no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty; and (d) Any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes has been complied with. Nobility of Corporation Registration of Transfer [Com. Code Sec. 8404(2)] Section 8.02. (a) Except as otherwise provided in any law relating to the collection of taxes, the corporation is not liable to the owner or any other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if: (1) There were on or with the security the necessary indorsements; and (2) The corporation had no duty to inquire into adverse claims or has discharged any such duty. Failure to Notify Corporation of Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Security [Com. Code Sec. 8405(1)] (b) Where a security has been lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken and the owner fails to notify the corporation of that fact within a reasonable time after he or she has notice of it and the corporation registers a transfer of the security before receiving such notification, the owner is precluded from asserting against the corporation any claim for registering the transfer or any claim to a new security. 52 Liability of Corporation [Com. Code Secs. 8104, 8404(2)] Section 8.03. Where the corporation has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, the corporation on demand must deliver a like security to the true owner unless: (a) The registration was pursuant to paragraph (a) of Section 8.02 of this Article VIII; (b) The owner is precluded from asserting any claim for registering the transfer as provided in paragraph (c) of Section 8.02 of this Article VIII; or (c) Such delivery would result in overissue. In this latter case, if an identical security which does not constitute an overissue is reasonably available for purchase, the person entitled to such issue may compel the corporation to purchase and deliver it to him or her against surrender of the security, if any, which he or she holds; or if such a security is not available for purchase, the person entitled to such issue may recover from the corporation the purchase price such person or the last purchaser for the value paid for it with interest from the date of the demand. Liability on Transfer of Partly Paid Shares Good Faith Purchaser [Corp. Code Sec. 411] Section 8.04. (a) A transferee of shares for which the full agreed consideration has not been paid to the corporation, who acquired them in good faith, without knowledge that they were not paid in full or to the extent stated on the certificate representing them, is liable only for the amount shown by the certificate to be unpaid on the shares represented thereby, until transferee transfers the shares to one who becomes liable therefor. The liability of any holder of such shares who derives title through such a transferee and who is not a party to any fraud affecting the issue of the shares is the same as that of the transferee through whom title was derived. Purchase With Knowledge [Corp. Code Sec. 412] (b) Every transferee of partly paid shares who acquired them under a certificate showing the fact of part payment, and every transferee of such shares (other than a transferee who derives title through a holder in good faith without knowledge and who is not party to any fraud affecting the issue of such shares) who acquired them with actual knowledge that the full agreed consideration had not been paid to the extent stated on the certificate therefor, is personally liable to the corporation for 53 installments of the amount unpaid becoming due until the shares are transferred to one who becomes liable therefor. Transferor [Corp. Code Sec. 411, 412] (c) In either case mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8.04, the transferor shall remain personally liable for the unpaid consideration if so provided in the certificate or agreed on in writing. 54 ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND SEAL Minutes of Meetings [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.01. The corporation shall keep minutes in written form of the proceedings of its shareholders, Board, and Board committees. Books and Records of Account [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.02. The corporation shall keep adequate and correct books and records of account either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Record of Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1500] Section 9.03. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Such record must be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form. Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Record of Shareholders by Written Demand of Holders of Specified Percentage of Shares [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(a)] Section 9.04. (a) A shareholder or shareholders holding at least five (5) percent in the aggregate of the outstanding shares of the corporation shall have an absolute right to: (1) Inspect a copy of the record of shareholders' names and addresses and shareholdings during usual business hours on five (5) business days' prior written demand on the corporation; and (2) Obtain from the corporation's transfer agent, on written demand and on the tender of its usual charges for such a list (the amount of which charges shall be stated to the shareholder by the transfer agent on request), a list of shareholders' names and addresses, who are entitled to vote for the election of directors, and their shareholdings, as of the most recent record date for which it has been compiled or as of a date specified by the shareholders subsequent to the date of the demand. The list must be made available on or before the later of five (5) business days after the demand is received or the date specified therein as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The corporation shall have the responsibility to cause its transfer agent to comply with this requirement. 55 By Written Demand of Any Shareholder [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(c)] (b) The record of shareholders shall also be open to inspection and copying by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours on written demand on the corporation, for a for purpose reasonably related to such holder's interests as a shareholder. Inspection by Agent or Attorney [Corp. Code Sec. 1600(d)] (c) Any inspection and copying under this Section 9.04 may be made in person or by agent or attorney. Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Books of Account and Minutes [Corp. Code Sec. 1601] Section 9.05. The accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders, Board, and Board committees of this corporation shall be open to inspection on the written demand on the corporation of any shareholder [or holder of a voting trust certificate] at any reasonable time during business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to such holder's interest as a shareholder. Such inspection may be made in person or by agent or attorney, and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Inspection by Directors [Corp. Code Sec. 1602] Section 9.06. Every director of this corporation shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of this corporation. The inspection may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right to copy and make extracts. Annual Report Section 9.07. (a) An annual report shall be prepared. When Required [Corp. Code Secs. 113, 601(a), 1501(a)] (b) The Board of Directors shall cause an annual report to be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the shareholders not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year and at least 15 days prior to the annual meeting of shareholders to be held during the next fiscal year; provided, however, that the annual report may be sent by third-class mail if it is sent to shareholders at least 35 days prior to the annual meeting. 56 Contents [Corp. Code Sec. 15O1(a),(b)] (c)(1) The annual report shall contain a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and an income statement and statement of changes in financial position for the fiscal year, accompanied by any report of independent accountants or, if there is no such report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the statements were prepared without an audit from the books and records of the corporation. (2) In addition, if the corporation is either not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or is exempted from the reporting requirements by Section 12(g)(2) of that Act, the annual report shall also describe briefly both of the following: (i) Any transaction (excluding compensation of officers and directors) during the previous fiscal year involving an amount in excess of $40,000 (other than contracts let at competitive bid or services rendered at prices regulated by law) to which the corporation [or its parent or subsidiary] was a party and in which any director or officer of the corporation [or of a subsidiary] or [(if known to the corporation or its parent or subsidiary)] any holder of more than 10 percent of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation had a direct or indirect material interest, naming the person and stating the person's relationship to the corporation, the nature of the person's interest in the transaction and, if practicable, the amount of the interest; provided, that in the case of a transaction with a partnership of which the person is a partner, only the interest of the partnership need be stated; and provided further that no such report need be made in the case of transactions approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153 (see Sec. 2.23 of these Bylaws). (ii) The amount and circumstances of any indemnification or advances aggregating more than ten thousand dollars paid during the fiscal year to any officer or director of the corporation pursuant to California Corporations Code Section 317 (see Secs. 2.25-2.31 of these Bylaws); provided, that no such report need be made in the case of indemnification approved by the shareholders, as that term is defined in California Corporations Code Section 153, under California Corporations Code Section 317 (e)(3)(see Sec. 2.28 of these Bylaws). 57 Special Financial Statements to Shareholders [Corp. Code Sec. 1501(c),(d)] Section 9.08. (a) Any shareholder or shareholders holding at least 5 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of this corporation may make a written request to the corporation for an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month, nine-month period of the current fiscal year ended more than 30 days prior to the date of the request and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period and, in addition, if no annual report for the last fiscal year has been sent to shareholders, the statements referred to in clause (1) of paragraph (c) of Section 9.07 of this Article IX for the last fiscal year. The statement must be delivered or mailed to the person making the request within 30 days thereafter. A copy of the statements shall be kept on file in the principal office of the corporation for 12 months and they shall be exhibited at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of them or a copy shall be mailed to that shareholder. (b) The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this Section 9.08 shall be accompanied by the report thereon, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the corporation or the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that those financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. Fiscal Year Section 9.09. The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December each year. Corporate Seal [Corp. Code Sec. 207(a)] Section 9.10. The Board shall adopt a corporate seal which shall be in the following form and design:. The Secretary of the corporation shall have custody of the seal and affix it in appropriate cases to all corporate documents. Failure to affix the seal does not, however, affect the validity of any instrument. 58 ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS Inspection and Certification of Bylaws [Corp. Code Secs. 213, 314] Section 10.01. The corporation shall keep at its principal executive office in California the original or a copy of its Bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. The original or a copy of the Bylaws certified to be a true copy by a person purporting to be the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation is prima facie evidence of the adoption of such bylaws and of the matters stated in them. Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Shareholders [Corp. Code Secs. 207(b), 211, 212] Section 10.02. These Bylaws may, from time to time and at any time, be amended or repealed, and new or additional bylaws adopted, by approval of the outstanding shares of the corporation, as that term is defined in Section 152 of the California Corporations Code, provided, however, that such bylaws may not contain any provision in conflict with law or with the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation and, provided further, that a bylaw reducing the number of directors to a number less than five (5)(see Section 2.03 of Article II of these Bylaws) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting of shareholders or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent are equal to more than sixteen and two-thirds (16 2/3) percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Directors [Corp. Code Secs. 211, 212] Section 10.03. Subject to the right of the outstanding shares to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws (see Sec. 10.02 of these Bylaws) and to any restrictions imposed by the Articles on the power of the Board to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws, these Bylaws may, from time to time and at any time, be amended or repealed, and new or additional bylaws adopted, by approval of the Board of Directors, provided, however, that such bylaws may not contain any provision in conflict with law or with the Articles and, provided further, that after shares are issued any bylaw changing the number or directors or changing from a fixed to a variable Board may be adopted only by approval of the outstanding shares. 59 ARTICLE XI. CONSTRUCTION OF BYLAWS Section 11.01. Unless otherwise stated in these Bylaws or unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in the General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, one singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular, and the word "person" includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY [Corp. Code Sec. 314] I, the undersigned, do hereby certify: 1. That I am the Secretary of Park Avenue Publishing, Inc., a California corporation; and 2. That the foregoing Bylaws, consisting of eleven articles and 60 pages, constitute the Bylaws of said corporation as duly approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors duly held on 25 day of January, 1991, at Pomona., CA. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the corporation on 25 day of January, 1991. /s/ Enedina L. Lopez ------------------------------- Enedina L. Lopez, Secretary 60 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE I. OFFICES ........................................................ 1 Principal Executive Office ........................................... 1 Other Offices ........................................................ 1 ARTICLE II. DIRECTORS ..................................................... 2 Definitions .......................................................... 2 "Board" ......................................................... 2 "Directors" ..................................................... 2 Responsibility of Board .............................................. 2 Number of Directors .................................................. 2 Election and Term of Office .......................................... 2 Resignation .......................................................... 3 Vacancies ............................................................ 3 When Vacancy occurs ............................................. 3 Declaration of Vacancy .......................................... 3 Removal of Directors by Shares .................................. 3 Removal by Court ................................................ 4 Reduction of Authorized Number of Directors ..................... 4 Provisions Exclusive ............................................ 4 Filling Vacancies .................................................... 4 By Board ........................................................ 4 By Shareholders ................................................. 5 By Special Meeting .............................................. 5 Call of Meetings ..................................................... 5 Place of Meetings .................................................... 5 Time of Regular Meetings ............................................. 6 Notice of Meetings ................................................... 6 Waiver of Notice ..................................................... 6 Quorum ............................................................... 6 Transactions of Board ................................................ 6 Withdrawal of Quorum ................................................. 7 Adjournment .......................................................... 7 Conduct of Meetings .................................................. 7 Telephone Participation .............................................. 7 Action Without Meeting ............................................... 7 Duties of Directors .................................................. 8 Compensation ......................................................... 8 Transactions With Corporation ........................................ 9 Liability of Directors ............................................... 10 Indemnification ...................................................... 11 Definitions ..................................................... 11 Power to Indemnify ................................................... 11 Expenses of Successful Agent ......................................... 12 Determination That Indemnification Is Proper ......................... 13 Advance of Expenses .................................................. 13 Nonexclusive Provisions .............................................. 13 Limitation on Indemnification ........................................ 14 Insurance ............................................................ 14 61 Board Committees ..................................................... 15 Authority to Appoint ............................................ 15 Authority of Committee .......................................... 15 Applicability of Other Sections ................................. 16 ARTICLE III. DETERMINING SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD ........................... 17 Record Date Fixed by Board ...................................... 17 Record Date Not Fixed ........................................... 17 Record Date for Adjourned Meeting ............................... 17 Rights of Shareholders of Record ................................ 18 ARTICLE IV. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS ........................................ 19 Place of Meetings .................................................... 19 Annual Meeting ....................................................... 19 Time of Meeting; Business Transacted ............................ 19 Failure to Hold ................................................. 19 Notice of Meetings ................................................... 19 Method of Giving Notice ......................................... 20 Time of Notice .................................................. 20 Contents of Notice .............................................. 20 Notice of Adjourned Meeting ..................................... 21 Waiver of Notice and Other Defects .............................. 21 Calling of Special Meeting ........................................... 22 Persons Entitled to Call Special Meetings ....................... 22 Quorum of Shareholders ............................................... 22 Loss of Quorum .................................................. 23 Adjournment for Lack of Quorum .................................. 23 Effect of Vote ....................................................... 23 Election of Directors ................................................ 23 Votes Per Share--Voting of Fractional Shares ......................... 23 Voting Multiple Shares ............................................... 24 Cumulative Voting .................................................... 24 Voting of Shares by Fiduciaries, Minors, or Entities ................. 24 Personal Representative ......................................... 24 Trustee ......................................................... 24 Receiver ........................................................ 25 Pledgee ......................................................... 25 Minor ........................................................... 25 Corporation ..................................................... 25 Subsidiary ...................................................... 25 Corporate Fiduciary ............................................. 26 Shares in Names of Two or More Persons .......................... 26 Proxies .............................................................. 26 Presumptive Validity ............................................ 27 Duration of Proxy ............................................... 27 Death or Incapacity of Maker .................................... 27 Revocation of Proxy ............................................. 27 Proxy Providing for Irrevocability .............................. 27 When Irrevocable Proxy Is Revocable ............................. 28 62 Form of Proxy or Written Consent ................................. 28 Directors' Determination of Execution and Use of Proxies ......... 29 Voting Trust .......................................................... 29 Effect of Section ................................................ 29 Inspectors of Election ................................................ 30 Appointment ...................................................... 30 Number ........................................................... 30 Duties ........................................................... 30 Decision, Act, or Certificate .................................... 30 Conduct of Meetings ................................................... 31 Action Without a Meeting .............................................. 31 When Authorized .............................................. 31 Notice of Shareholder Approval ............................... 31 Revocation of Consent ........................................ 32 ARTICLE V. OFFICERS ....................................................... 33 Number and Titles ..................................................... 33 Appointment ........................................................... 33 Other Officers ........................................................ 33 Removal and Resignation ............................................... 33 Vacancies ............................................................. 34 Chairman of the Board ................................................. 34 President ............................................................. 34 Meetings ......................................................... 34 Share Certificates ............................................... 35 Instruments ...................................................... 35 Hire and Fire Employees .......................................... 35 Voting Shares of Other Corporations .............................. 35 Vice President ........................................................ 35 Secretary ............................................................. 36 Seal ............................................................. 36 Records, Reports, and Statements ................................. 36 Notices .......................................................... 36 Minutes .......................................................... 36 Minute Book ...................................................... 36 Articles of Incorporation ........................................ 36 Bylaws ........................................................... 37 Record of Shareholders ........................................... 37 Certify Records .................................................. 37 Share Certificates ............................................... 37 Exhibit Record of Shareholders ................................... 37 Exhibit Minutes to Shareholder ................................... 38 Exhibit Records to Director ...................................... 38 Other Duties ..................................................... 38 Absence of Secretary ............................................. 38 Assistant Secretary ................................................... 39 Chief Financial Officer ............................................... 39 Funds--Custody and Deposit ....................................... 39 Funds--Receipt ................................................... 39 Funds--Disbursement .............................................. 39 Maintain Accounts ................................................ 39 63 Reports to President and Directors ............................... 39 Financial Reports to Shareholders ................................ 40 Exhibit Accounts to Shareholders ................................. 40 Exhibit Accounts to Directors .................................... 41 Share Certificates ............................................... 41 Bond ............................................................. 41 Other Duties ..................................................... 41 Absence of Chief Financial Officer ............................... 42 Assistant Treasurer ................................................... 42 Compensation .......................................................... 42 ARTICLE VI. EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS AND DEPOSIT OF FUNDS ................ 43 Limitations ........................................................... 43 Execution of Instrument and Papers .................................... 43 Signing of Checks ..................................................... 43 Deposit and Withdrawal of Funds ....................................... 43 ARTICLE VII. ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES ................... 44 Authority to Issue .................................................... 44 Equality of Rights ............................................... 44 Consideration .................................................... 44 Share Dividends; Reclassification of Shares ...................... 45 Compliance with Corporate Securities Law ......................... 45 Payment for Shares ............................................... 45 Shares as Deemed Fully Paid ...................................... 45 Fractional Shares ..................................................... 46 Authority to Issue ............................................... 46 Failure to Issue ................................................. 46 Partly Paid Shares .................................................... 46 Options ............................................................... 47 No Preemptive Rights .................................................. 47 Employee Plans ........................................................ 47 Authority to Adopt ............................................... 47 Includable Features .............................................. 47 Certificates of Determination ......................................... 48 Execution of Officers' Certificate ............................... 48 Change in Rights ................................................. 48 Shareholder's Right to Share Certificate .............................. 49 Fractional Shares ................................................ 49 Partly Paid Shares ............................................... 49 Contents of Certificate ............................................... 49 Exchange of Certificates .............................................. 50 On Amendment of Articles or Otherwise ............................ 50 Contents of Order ................................................ 50 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificate; Issuance of New Certificate ... 51 Purchase by Bona Fide Purchaser .................................. 51 Alternative System in Lieu of Certificates ............................ 51 64 ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFER OF SHARES ......................................... 52 Duty of Corporation ................................................... 52 Nobility of Corporation ............................................... 52 Registration of Transfer ......................................... 52 Failure to Notify Corporation of Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Security .................................................. 52 Liability of Corporation .............................................. 53 Liability on Transfer of Partly Paid Shares ........................... 53 Good Faith Purchaser ......................................... 53 Purchase With Knowledge ...................................... 53 Transferor ................................................... 54 ARTICLE IX. CORPORATE RECORDS, REPORTS, AND SEAL .......................... 55 Minutes of Meetings ................................................... 55 Books and Records of Account .......................................... 55 Record of Shareholders ................................................ 55 Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Record of Shareholders by Written Demand of Holders of Specified Percentage of Shares ...... 55 By Written Demand of Any Shareholder ......................... 56 Inspection by Agent or Attorney .............................. 56 Shareholders' Rights to Inspect Books of Account and Minutes .......... 56 Inspection by Directors ............................................... 56 Annual Report ......................................................... 56 When Required .................................................... 56 Contents ......................................................... 57 Special Financial Statements to Shareholders .......................... 58 Fiscal Year ........................................................... 58 Corporate Seal ........................................................ 58 ARTICLE X. CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS ............ 59 Inspection and Certification of Bylaws ................................ 59 Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Shareholders ................. 59 Adoption, Amendment, Repeal of Bylaws by Directors .................... 59 ARTICLE XI. CONSTRUCTION OF BYLAWS ....................................... 60 Certificate of Secretary .............................................. 60 65 EX-3.133 35 EXHIBIT 3.133 CONFIDENTIAL EXHIBIT 3.133 RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PICTORIAL, INC. This corporation ("Corporation") is governed by the applicable provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the "Act"). ARTICLE I NAME The name of the Corporation is Pictorial, Inc. ARTICLE II PURPOSES The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to conduct and transact any and all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under the Act. ARTICLE III SHARES SECTION 3.1. NUMBER. The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares. SECTION 3.2. CLASSES. There shall be one (1) class of shares of the Corporation, which shall be designated as "Common Shares". SECTION 3.3. RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SHARES. (a) COMMON SHARES. There shall be two series of Common Shares, with no par value, subject to the following limitations: (i) Two Thousand (2,000) Common Shares shall have general voting rights as to all matters ("Voting Common Shares"); and (ii) Twenty-three thousand (23,000) Common Shares shall have no voting rights, except as may be required by the Act ("Non-Voting Common Shares"). CONFIDENTIAL SECTION 3.4. Voting Rights of Certain Common Shares. Each holder of Voting Common Shares shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Voting Common Share owned of record on the books of the Corporation on each matter submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Shares. No holder of Non-Voting Common Shares shall be entitled to vote on any matters submitted to a vote of the holders of the Common Shares. ARTICLE IV REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT SECTION 4.1. Registered Office. The post office address of the principal office of the Corporation is 8081 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268. SECTION 4.2. Registered Agent. The name and address of the Resident Agent in charge of the Corporation's principal office is Alexander C. Lange, 8081 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268. ARTICLE V INDEMNIFICATION SECTION 5.1. Rights to Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. (a) The Corporation shall indemnify as a matter of right every person made a party to a proceeding because such person is or was (i) a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, (ii) an officer of the Corporation, or (iii) while a director or officer of the Corporation, serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, whether for profit or not, (each an "Indemnitee") against all liability incurred by such person in connection with the proceeding; provided that it is determined in the specific case that indemnification of such person is permissible in the circumstances because such person has acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful. The Corporation shall pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with any such proceeding in advance of final disposition thereof in accordance with the procedures and subject to the conditions specified in the Act. The Corporation -2- CONFIDENTIAL shall indemnify as a matter of right an Indemnitee who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any such proceeding, against reasonable expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the proceeding without the requirement of a determination as set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph. (b) Any indemnification made hereunder shall be made at the discretion of the Corporation, but only if the Board of Directors, acting by a quorum consisting of directors who are not parties to or who have been wholly successful with respect to such claim, action, suit, or proceeding, shall find that a director, officer, employee or agent has met the standards of conduct set forth in section (a). (c) The indemnification provided under this Article shall apply to any proceeding arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after the adoption of this Article. SECTION 5.2. Other Rights Not Affected. Nothing contained in this Article shall limit or preclude the exercise or be deemed exclusive of any right under the law, by contract or otherwise, relating to indemnification of or advancement of expenses to any individual who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or the ability of the Corporation to otherwise indemnify or advance expenses to any such individual. It is the intent of this Article to provide indemnification to directors and officers to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law consistent with the terms and conditions of this Article. Therefore, indemnification shall be provided in accordance with this Article irrespective of the nature of the legal or equitable theory upon which a claim is made, including without limitation negligence, breach of duty, mismanagement, corporate waste, breach of contract, breach of warranty, strict liability, violation of federal or state securities laws, violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or violation of any other state or federal laws. SECTION 5.3. Definitions. For purposes of this Article: (a) The term "director" means an individual who is or was a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or an individual who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, whether for profit or not. A director is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation's request if the director's duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the director to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. The term "director" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director. (b) The term "expenses" includes all direct and indirect costs (including without limitation counsel fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, all other disbursements or out-of-pocket expenses) actually incurred in connection with the investigation, -3- CONFIDENTIAL defense, settlement or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Article, applicable law or otherwise. (c) The term "liability" means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine, excise tax (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding. (d) The term "party" includes an individual who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding. (e) The term "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal. This instrument was prepared by Kristine M. Camron, Attorney at Law, ICE MILLER DONADIO & RYAN, One American Square, Box 82001, Indianapolis, Indiana 46282-0002. EX-3.134 36 EXHIBIT 3.134 CONFIDENTIAL AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS of PICTORIAL, INC. ARTICLE I Records Pertaining to Share Ownership Section 1.1. Recognition of Shareholders. Pictorial, Inc. (the "Corporation") is entitled to recognize a person registered on its books as the owner of shares of the Corporation as having the exclusive right to receive dividends and to vote those shares, notwithstanding any other person's equitable or other claim to, or interest in, those shares. Section 1.2. Transfer of Shares. Shares are transferable only on the books of the Corporation, subject to any transfer restrictions imposed by the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or an agreement among shareholders and the Corporation. Shares may be so transferred upon presentation of the certificate representing the shares, endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, and accompanied by (a) reasonable assurance that those endorsements are genuine and effective, and (b) a request to register the transfer. Transfers of shares are otherwise subject to any applicable provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the "Act") and Article 8 of the Indiana Uniform Commercial Code. Section 1.3. Certificates. Each shareholder is entitled to a certificate signed (manually or in facsimile) by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, setting forth (a) the name of the person to whom issued, (b) the number of shares of stock in the Corporation owned by the Shareholder, (c) that such shares have no par value, and (d) that such shares have been fully paid and are not liable to any further call or assessment. The Board of Directors shall prescribe the form of the certificate. Section 1.4. Lost or Destroyed Certificates. A new certificate may be issued to replace a lost or destroyed certificate. Unless waived by the Board of Directors, the shareholder in whose name the certificate was issued shall make an affidavit or affirmation of the fact that his certificate is lost or destroyed, shall advertise the loss or destruction in such manner as the Board of Directors may require, and shall give the Corporation a bond of indemnity in the amount and form which the Board of Directors may prescribe. -1- CONFIDENTIAL ARTICLE II Meetings of the Shareholders Section 2.1. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of the shareholders shall be held on the first Tuesday in September of each year, or on such other date as may be designated by the Board of Directors. Section 2.2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the President or by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the shareholders shall be called upon delivery to the Secretary of the Corporation of one or more written demands for a special meeting of the shareholders describing the purposes of that meeting and signed and dated by the holders of at least 25% of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at that meeting. Section 2.3. Notice of Meetings. The Corporation shall deliver or mail written notice stating the date, time, and place of any shareholders' meeting and, in the case of a special shareholders' meeting or when otherwise required by law, a description of the purposes for which the meeting is called, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, at such address as appears in the records of the Corporation and at least ten (10), but no more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. A shareholders' meeting shall be held at such place, either in or out of the State of Indiana, as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the respective notice for such meeting. Section 2.4. Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of any meeting, before or after the date and time of the meeting as stated in the notice, by delivering a signed waiver to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes. A shareholder's attendance at any meeting, in person or by proxy (a) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, and (b) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented. Section 2.5. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a record date, which may be a future date, for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote, or to take any other action. A record date may not exceed fifty (50) days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. If the Board of Directors does not fix a record date, the record date shall be the 30th day prior to the date of the meeting or other action. -2- CONFIDENTIAL Section 2.6. Voting at Meetings. (a) Voting Rights. Except as may be otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, every shareholder of the Corporation shall at all meetings of the Shareholders have the right to one (1) vote for each share standing in the shareholder's name on the books of the Corporation. Such vote may be exercised in person or by proxy. At any meeting of the shareholders, an affirmative vote of a majority of all of the shares issued and outstanding shall be necessary to adopt or approve any action of the shareholders unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or by law. (b) Voting by Proxy. A shareholder may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the shareholder pursuant to a written appointment form executed by the shareholder or the shareholder's duly authorized attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation authorized to tabulate votes. The general proxy of a fiduciary is given the same effect as the general proxy of any other shareholder. A proxy appointment is valid for 11 months unless otherwise expressly stated in the appointment form. (c) Voting Lists. After a record date for a shareholders' meeting has been fixed, the Secretary shall prepare an alphabetical list of all shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, showing the address and number of shares held by each shareholder. The list shall be kept on file at the principal office of the Corporation or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. The list shall be available for inspection and copying by any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting, or by the shareholder's agent or attorney authorized in writing, at any time during regular business hours, beginning five (5) business days before the date of the meeting through the meeting. The list shall also be made available to any shareholder, or to the shareholder's agent or attorney authorized in writing, at the meeting and any adjournment thereof. Failure to prepare or make available a voting list with respect to any shareholder's meeting shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting. (d) Quorum; Approval. At any meeting of shareholders, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter at the meeting, represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, action on a matter is approved if the votes cast in favor of the action exceed the votes cast in opposition to the action, unless a greater number is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws. (e) Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a shareholders' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action, and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes. If not otherwise determined pursuant to Section 5 of this Article II, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the first shareholder signs the consent to such action. -3- CONFIDENTIAL Section 2.7. Presence. Any or all shareholders may participate in any annual or special shareholders' meeting by, or through the use of, any means of communication by which all shareholders participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A shareholder so participating is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Section 2.8. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place, either in or out of the State of Indiana, as may be specified by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE III Board of Directors Section 3.1. Powers and Duties. All corporate powers are exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation are managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation. Section 3.2. Number and Terms of Office: Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall be composed of three (3) members. The Board of Directors may establish a variable range for the size of the Board of Directors, which shall not be less than three (3) members nor more than five (5) members, and thereafter, the number of directors may be fixed or changed from time to time by the Board of Directors within the variable range. In the absence of a bylaw fixing a variable range for the Board of Directors, the number shall be three (3). Directors are elected at each annual shareholders' meeting and serve for a term expiring at the following annual shareholders' meeting. A director who has been removed pursuant to Section 3 of this Article III ceases to serve immediately upon removal; otherwise, a director whose term has expired continues to serve until a successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors. A person need not be a shareholder or an Indiana resident to qualify to be a director. Section 3.3. Removal. Any director may be removed with or without cause by action of the shareholders taken at any meeting the notice of which states that one of the purposes of the meeting is removal of the director. Section 3.4. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, the Board of Directors may fill the vacancy. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board, the directors remaining in office may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors. Any director elected to fill a vacancy holds office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until a successor is elected and qualified. Section 3.5. Annual Meetings. Unless otherwise agreed by the Board of Directors, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders, at the place where the meeting of shareholders was held, for the purpose of -4- CONFIDENTIAL organization, election of officers and consideration of any other business which may be brought before the meeting. Notice is not necessary for any annual meeting. Section 3.6. Regular and Special Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors establishing a method for determining the date, time, and place of those meetings. Notice is not necessary for any regular meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held upon the call of the Chairman of the Board, President, Vice-President, or any two (2) members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The person or persons calling such meeting shall, or cause the Secretary of the Corporation to, give twenty-four (24) hours' written or oral notice specifying the date, time, and place of the meeting. Notice of a special meeting may be waived in writing before or after the time of the meeting. Attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice of the meeting, unless at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon the director's arrival) the director objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting. A waiver must be signed by the director entitled to the notice and filed with the minutes of the meeting. Section 3.7. Quorum. A quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors consists of a majority of the number of directors specified in Section 2 of this Article III. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, action on a matter is approved if the action receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present. Section 3.8. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all directors then in office. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director, and included in the minutes. Action of the Board of Directors taken by consent is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a prior or subsequent effective date. Section 3.9. Committees. The Board of Directors may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on them. Each committee may have one or more members, who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it must be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken, or (ii) the number of directors required under Section 7 of this Article III to take action. All rules applicable to action by the Board of Directors apply to committees and their members. The Board of Directors may specify the authority that a committee may exercise; however, a committee may not (a) authorize distributions, except a committee may authorize or approve a reacquisition of shares if done according to a formula or method prescribed by the Board of Directors, (b) approve or propose to shareholders action that must be approved by shareholders, (c) fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or on any of its committees, (d) amend the Articles of Incorporation, (e) adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws, (f) approve a plan of merger not requiring shareholder approval, or (g) authorize or approve the issuance or sale or a contract for the sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences, and limitations of a class or -5- CONFIDENTIAL series of shares, except the Board of Directors may authorize a committee to so act within limits prescribed by the Board of Directors. Section 3.10. Presence. The Board of Directors may permit any or all directors to participate in any annual, regular, or special meeting by any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director so participating is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. A quorum for any meeting so held shall be computed on the basis of all persons in voice contact with each other. Any meeting so held shall be a formal meeting of the Board of Directors for all purposes, and any business may be transacted at such meeting that could be transacted if the directors were assembled in the presence of each other. Section 3.11. Compensation. Each director shall receive such compensation for service as a director as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. Until such time as the Board of Directors shall choose to act on this matter, members of the Board of Directors shall receive no compensation for acting in such capacity. ARTICLE IV Officers Section 4.1. Officers. At its annual meeting, the Board of Directors shall elect a President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and may at its option elect one or more such assistants and other officers as it may decide upon. The same individual may simultaneously hold more than one office. Section 4.2. Terms of Office. Officers are elected at each annual meeting of the Board of Directors and serve for a term expiring at the following annual meeting of the Board of Directors. An officer who has been removed pursuant to Section 4 of this Article IV ceases to serve as an officer immediately upon removal; otherwise, an officer whose term has expired continues to serve until a successor is elected and qualified. Section 4.3. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs among the officers, the Board of Directors may fill the vacancy. Any officer elected to fill a vacancy holds office until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until a successor is elected and qualified. Section 4.4. Removal. Any officer may be removed at any time by majority vote of the entire Board of Directors. Section 4.5. Compensation. Each officer shall receive such compensation for service in office as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. -6- CONFIDENTIAL Section 4.6. The Chairman of the Board. If the Board of Directors so chooses, it may elect a Chairman of the Board, who shall be chosen from among the Directors, and who if present, presides at all of the meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Chairman of the Board and such other duties as, from time to time, may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. Section 4.7. President. The President shall be the Chief Executive and Operating Officer of the Corporation and is responsible for managing and supervising the affairs and personnel of the Corporation, subject to the general control of the Board of Directors. The President presides at all meetings of shareholders and directors. The President has such other powers and duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Section 4.8. The Executive Vice-President. The Executive Vice-President, if elected, shall perform all duties incumbent upon the President during the absence or disability of the President, and perform such other duties as this Code of Bylaws may require, or the Board of Directors may prescribe. Section 4.9. Vice President. The Vice President shall perform all the duties incumbent upon, the President during the President's absence or disability. The Vice President has such other powers and duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. If the Board of Directors shall elect more than one (1) Vice President, their right to act during the absence or disability of the President shall be in the order designated by the Board of Directors. Section 4.10. The Secretary is responsible for (a) attending all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors, (b) preparing true and complete minutes of the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors, and all committees of the Board of Directors, (c) maintaining and safeguarding the books (except books of account) and records of the Corporation, and (d) authenticating the records of the Corporation. If required, the Secretary attests the execution of deeds, leases, agreements, powers of attorney, certificates representing shares of the Corporation, and other official documents by the Corporation. The Secretary serves all notices of the Corporation required by law, the Board of Directors, or these Bylaws. The Secretary has such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Section 4.11. Treasurer. The Treasurer is responsible for (a) keeping correct and complete books of account which show accurately at all times the financial condition of the Corporation, (b) safeguarding all funds, notes, securities, and other valuables which may from time to time come into the possession of the Corporation, and (c) depositing all funds of the Corporation with such depositories as the Board of Directors shall designate. The Treasurer shall furnish at meetings of the Board of Directors, or when otherwise requested, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer has such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. -7- CONFIDENTIAL Section 4.12. Assistant Officers. The Board of Directors or the President may from time to time designate and elect assistant officers who shall have such powers and duties as the officers whom they are elected to assist specify and delegate to them, and such other powers and duties as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe. An Assistant Secretary may, during the absence or disability of the Secretary, discharge all responsibilities imposed upon the Secretary of the Corporation, including, without limitation, attest the execution of all documents by the Corporation. ARTICLE V Miscellaneous Section 5.1. Records. The Corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors, and all committees of the Board of Directors, and a record of all actions taken without a meeting by the shareholders, the Board of Directors, and all committees of the Board of Directors. The Corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of the shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders, in alphabetical order showing the number of shares held by each. The Corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in a form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall keep a copy of the following records at its principal office: (a) the Articles of Incorporation then currently in effect, (b) the Bylaws then currently in effect, (c) all resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors with respect to one or more classes or series of shares and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding, (d) minutes of all shareholders' meetings, and records of all actions taken by shareholders without a meeting, for the past 3 years, (e) all written communications to shareholders generally during the past 3 years, including annual financial statements furnished upon request of the shareholders, (f) a list of the names and business addresses of the current directors and officers, and (g) the most recent annual report filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. Section 5.2. Execution of Contracts and Other Documents. Unless otherwise authorized or directed by the Board of Directors, all written contracts and other documents entered into by the Corporation and all checks, drafts, and bills of exchange, and orders for payment of money in the ordinary course of business of the Corporation, shall be executed on behalf of the Corporation by the President or Vice President, and, if required, attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Section 5.3. Accounting Year. The accounting year of the Corporation shall begin on January 1st of each year and shall end on December 31st immediately following. Section 5.4. Corporate Seal. The Corporation has no seal. -8- CONFIDENTIAL ARTICLE VI Amendment These Bylaws may be amended or repealed only by the Board of Directors. The affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors is necessary to amend or repeal these Bylaws. The foregoing Code of Bylaws of the Corporation were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on 10th Day of November, 1997. /s/ Alexander C. Lange, Secretary -------------------------------- Alexander C. Lange, Secretary -9- EX-3.135 37 EXHIBIT 3.135 Exhibit 3.135 785031 ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State in the State of California AUG 28 1976 MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State By Irene Sanchez Deputy ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY FIRST: The name of this corporation is Plaza Publishing Company. SECOND: The purposes of the corporation are: A. Primarily to engage in the specific business of publishing books, magazines, articles, periodicals and other printed matter. B. To produce, purchase, or otherwise acquire all or specified rights in manuscripts, articles and other materials of any and every kind and to print, publish, distribute, market, or sell at wholesale and retail, license or otherwise dispose of manuscripts, articles, books, magazines, periodicals and printed matter. C. To engage in any business, whether related or unrelated to those described in clauses A and B of this Article, that may from time to time be authorized or approved by the Board of Directors of this Corporation. D. To act as principal, agent, partner or joint venturer or in any other legal capacity whenever deemed advisable by the Board of Directors. E. To do business anywhere in the world. F. To have and to exercise all the rights and powers that are now or may hereafter be granted to a corporation by law. C. To establish and carry out, alter or amend such systems, plans, or trusts for providing pensions for employees, officers and directors of the corporation as the Board of Directors may determine and so as to be a business expense of the corporation, with or without contributions from the beneficiaries. H. To provide, alter, or amend such methods or plans for employees, officers, and directors to participate in the profits of the corporation as the Board of Directors may determine, including profit sharing plans and stock purchase plans with restricted stock options. The above purposes are not limited by reference to or inference from one another. Each clause is to be construed as a separate statement conferring independent purposes and powers on the corporation. The foregoing shall be construed as objects and powers, and the enumeration thereof shall not be held to limit or restrict, in any manner, the general powers now or hereafter conferred on this Corporation by the Laws of the State of California. -2- THIRD: The county in the State of California where the principal office for the transaction of the business of this corporation is to be located is Orange County. FOURTH: The number of directors of the corporation is four (4). This number can be changed by a By-Law adopted by the shareholders of the corporation. The names and addresses of the persons who are appointed to act as the first directors are as follows: Tolman Geffs Jack C. Polley 4230 Park Newport, #207 20 Dogwood South Newport Beach, CA 92660 Irvine, CA 92664 Lorna Ziler Polley Richard J. Schwarzstein 20 Dogwood South 441 El Bosque Irvine, CA 92664 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 FIFTH: The corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock. The total number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Thousand (100,000). The aggregate par value of the shares is One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), and the par value of each share is One Dollar ($1). No distinction shall exist between the shares of the corporation nor between the holders thereof. -3- SIXTH: By-Laws of the corporation may be adopted, amended; or repealed by the vote or written assent of the shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of the corporation, or, subject to the right of the shareholders to adopt, amend, or repeal By-Laws, by the vote or written assent of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, and not otherwise. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned who are the incorporators and the above named first directors of this corporation, have executed these Articles of Incorporation on 18th day of August, 1976. /s/ Tolman Geffs /s/ Jack C. Polley - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Tolman Geffs Jack C. Polley /s/ Lorna Ziler Polley /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Lorna Ziler Polley Richard J. Schwarzstein -4- We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true of our own knowledge. Dated: June 2, 1983. /s/ Tolman Geffs ----------------------------------- Tolman F. Geffs, President /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein ----------------------------------- Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) On this 1st day of August, 1976, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Richard J. Schwarzstein, known to me to be the persons who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. WITNESS my hand and offical seal. OFFICIAL SEAL [SEAL] SUSAN L. DAVIS /s/ Susan L. Davis NOTARY PUBLIC CALIFORNIA ----------------------------- [Illegible], OFFICE IN Notary Public in and for said ORANGE COUNTY Country and State My Commission Expires November 25, 1978 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) On this 20th day of August, 1976, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Tolman Geffs, Lorna Ziler Polley, and Jack C. Polley, known to me to be the person(s) who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and acknowledged to me that they executed the same. WITNESS my hand and official seal. /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein ----------------------------- Notary Pubflc in and for said County and State OFFICIAL SEAL [SEAL] RICHARD J. SCHWARZSTEIN NOTARY PUBLIC CALIFORNIA [Illegible], OFFICE IN ORANGE COUNTY My Commission Expires October 8, 1978 -5- ENDORSED FILED In the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of California APR 26 1983 MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State By JAMES E. HARRIS Deputy CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY Tolman Geffs and Richard J. Schwarzstein certify that: 1. They are the president and secretary of Plaza Publishing Company, a California Corporation. 2. The "FIRST" paragraph of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read as follows: "FIRST: The name of this Corporation is PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC." 3. The "FIFTH" paragraph of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read as follows: "FIFTH: This Corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, designated "Common Stock" and the total number of shares which this Corporation is authorized to issue is 10 million (10,000,000) . The aggregate par value of the shares is 10 million ($10,000,000) dollars, and the par value of each share is one dollar ($1.00). No distinction shall exist between the shares of the Corporation nor between the holders thereof." 4. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors. 5. The foregoing amendment of Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with Section 902 of the Corporations Code. The total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation is 1,000. The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required. The percentage vote required was more than 50%. /s/ Tolman Geffs, President ---------------------------------- Tolman Geffs, President /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary ---------------------------------- Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true of our own knowledge. Date: April 22, 1983 /s/ Tolman Geffs, President ---------------------------------- Tolman Geffs, President /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary ---------------------------------- Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary ENDORSED FILED In the office of the Secretary of State of the State of California JUN 3 1983 MARCH FONG EU, Secretary of State By JAMES E. HARRIS Deputy CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Tolman F. Geffs and Richard J. Schwarzstein certify that: 1. They are the President and Secretary of Plaza Coimmunications, Inc., a California corporation. 2. The SECOND paragraph of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read as follows: "SECOND: The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California, other than the banking business, the trust company business, or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code." 3. The FOURTH paragraph of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation shall be striken from the Articles. 4. The FIFTH paragraph of the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation is amended to read as follows: "FIFTH: This Corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, designated "Common Stock" and the total number of shares which this Corporation is authorized to issue is 10 million (10,000,000). No distinction shall exist between the shares of the Corporation nor between the holders thereof. Upon amendment of this article to read as herein set forth, each outstanding share is split up and converted into 2525 shares." 5. The Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation are amended by adding a paragraph SEVENTH to read as follows: "SEVENTH: This Corporation elects to be governed by all of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of 1977 not otherwise applicable to it under the provisions of ss 2300-2319 of the California Corporations Code." 6. The foregoing amendment of the Articles of Incorporation has been approved by the Board of Directors. 7. The Corporation has only one' class of shares outstanding. The amendment adds a paragraph whereby the Corporation elects to be governed by all of the provisions of the General Corcoration Law of 1977, and makes no change in the Articles of Incorporation other than to conform the statement of purposes and powers to subdivision (b) of Section 202 of the Corporation Code, to delete any reference to par value, to delete any statements regarding the number of directors, to delete the names and addresses of the first directors, and to effect a stock split, and is an amendment that may be adopted by the Board alone pursuant to Sections 2302, 902(c) and 902(d) of the California Corporations Code. /s/ Tolman Geffs, President ---------------------------------- Tolman Geffs, President /s/ Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary ---------------------------------- Richard J. Schwarzstein, Secretary EX-3.136 38 EXHIBIT 3.136 Exhibit 3.136 RESTATED BY-LAWS OF PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ARTICLE I. OFFICES Section 1.01 Principal Office The principal office for the transaction of the business of the corporation is hereby fixed and located at 18818 Teller Ave. Irvine, County of Orange, State of California. The Board of Directors is hereby granted full power and authority to change the principal office from one location to another. ARTICLE II. SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS Section 2.01 Place of Meetings All the meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the corporation in the State of California, or any other place within this State, as may be designated for that purpose from time to time by the Board of Directors. Section 2.02 Time of Annual Meeting The annual meetings of the shareholders shall be held on the first convenient business day in the second or third week of December. Section 2.03 Notice of Annual Shareholders' Meetings (a) Notice of annual meetings of shareholders shall be sent in writing to shareholders of record as specified by the Board of Directors together with proxy statements and annual reports as least 15 days prior to the annual meeting. Notice of Special Meetings (b) Notice of special meetings of shareholders, specifying the place, the day and hour of the meeting, and the general nature of the business to be transacted, and any matters that may be required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these By-laws, shall be given in writing to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting at least ten (10) days, but not more than sixty (60) days, before the date of the meeting either personnally or by mail or other means of written communication, addressed to the shareholder at his address appearing on the books of the corporation or given by him to the corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice of adjourned meetings is not necessary unless the meeting is adjourned for forty-five (45) days or more, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of any special meeting. Entry of Notice (c) Whenever any shareholder entitled to a vote has been absent from any meeting of shareholders, whether annual or special, an entry in the minutes to the effect that notice has been duly given shall be sufficient evidence that due notice of such meeting was given to such shareholder, as required by law and the By-laws of the corporation. Section 2.04 Special Meetings Special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes whatsoever may be called at any time by the president, chairman of the board, or by the Board of Directors, or by any two or more directors, or by one or more shareholders holding not less than one-tenth (1/10) of the voting power of the corporation. Section 2.05 Quorum The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the the shares required to constitute a quorum. Section 2.06 Voting The shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10 of this Article II, subject to the provisions of Sections 702 to 704, inclusive, of the Corporations code of California (relating to voting shares held by a fiduciary, in the name of a corporation, or in joint ownership). The shareholders' vote may be by voice vote or by ballot; provided, however, that any election for directors must be by ballot if demanded by any shareholder before the voting has begun. On any matter other than elections of directors, any shareholder may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, but, if the shareholder fails to specify the number of shares which the shareholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's approving vote is with respect to all shares that the shareholder is entitled to vote. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter (other than election of directors) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by California General Corporation Law or by the articles of incorporation. At a shareholders' meeting at which directors are to be elected, no shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any one or more candidates a number of votes greater than the number of the shareholder's shares) unless the candidates' names have been placed in nomination prior to commencement of the voting and a shareholder has given notice prior to commencement of the voting of the shareholder's intention to cumulate votes. If any shareholder has given such a notice, then every shareholder entitled to vote may cumulate votes for candidates in nomination and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which that shareholder's shares are entitled, or distribute the shareholder's votes on the same principle among any or all of the candidates, as the shareholder thinks fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, shall be elected. Section 2.07 Proxies Every person entitled to vote for directors or on any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the shareholder's name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission, or otherwise) by the shareholder or the shareholder's attorney in fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the person executing it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked, or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or attendance at the meeting and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted; provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date of the proxy, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 705 (e) and 705 (f) of the Corporations Code of California. Section 2.08 Consent of Absentees or Waiver of Notice No defect in the calling or noticing of a shareholder's meeting will affect the validity of any action at the meeting if a quorum was present, and if each shareholder not present in person or by proxy signs a written waiver of notice, consent to the holding of the meeting, or approval of the minutes, either before or after the meeting, and such waivers, consents, or approvals are filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of that meeting, except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters not included in the notice of the meeting if that objection is expressly made at the meeting. Section 2.09 Action Without Meeting Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on that action were present and voted. In the case of election of directors, such a consent shall be effective only if signed by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors; provided, however, that a director may be elected at any time to fill a vacancy on the board of directors that has not been filled by the directors, by the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. All such consents shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation and shall be maintained in the corporate records. Any shareholder giving a written consent, or the shareholder's proxy holders, or a transferee of the shares or a personal representative of the shareholder or their respective proxy holders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by the secretary of the corporation before written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the secretary. If the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have not been solicited in writing, and if the unanimous written consent of all shareholders shall not have been received, the secretary shall give prompt notice of the corporate action approved by the shareholders without a meeting. This notice shall be given in the manner specified in Section 2.03 if this Article. In the case of approval of (i) contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest, pursuant to Section 310 of the Corporations Code of California, (ii) indemnification of agents of the corporation, pursuant to Section 317 of that Code, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, pursuant to Section 1201 of that Code, and (iv) a distribution other than in accordance with the rights of outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section 2007 of that Code, the notice shall be given at least ten (10) days before the consummation of any action authorized by that approval. Section 2.10 Record Date For purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote or entitled to give consent to corporate action without a meeting, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such action without a meeting, and in this event only shareholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled to notice and to vote or to give consents, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date, except as otherwise provided in the California General Corporation Law. If the board of directors does not fix a record date: (a) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceeding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceeding the day on which the meeting is held. (b) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior action by the board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given, or (ii) when prior action of the board has been taken, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating to that action, or the sixtieth (60) day before the date of such other action, whichever is later. Section 2.11 Inspectors of Election In connection with any election of shareholders, the board may appoint inspectors of election to act at the meeting and any adjournment thereof in accordance with the requirements of the California Corporations Law. ARTICLE III. DIRECTORS Section 3.01 Powers The directors shall act only as a board and an individual director shall have no power as such. All corporate powers of the corporation shall be exercised by, or under authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be controlled by the Board of Directors, subject, however, to such limitations as are imposed by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, as to actions to be authorized or approved by the shareholders. The Board of Directors may, by contract or otherwise, give general or limited or special power and authority to the officers and employees of the corporation to transact the general business, or any special business, of the corporation, and may give powers of attorney to agents of the corporation to transact any special business requiring such authorization. Section 3.02 Number and Qualification of Directors The authorized number of directors shall be three (3)* until changed by a duly adopted amendment to the articles of incorporation or by an amendment to this by-law adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that an amendment reducing the number of directors to a number less than five (5) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting, or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent, are equal to more than 16-2/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Directors need not be share holders. *Five (5) adopted April 21, 1983 Section 3.03 Election and Term of Office The directors shall be elected annually by the shareholders entitled to vote, and shall hold office for one year and until their respective successors are elected, or until their death, resignation or removal. Section 3.04 Vacancies Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office until his successor is elected at an annual meeting of shareholders or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. If the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of a director tendered to take effect at a future time, the board, or the shareholders, shall have power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation shall become effective. No reduction of the number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of his term of office. Section 3.05 Removal of Directors The entire Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office in the manner provided by law. Section 3.06 Place of Meetings All meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such place within or without the State as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board or by written consent of all the members of the board. Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting can hear one another, and all such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Section 3.07 Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on such day or days as the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution. Such regular meetings may be held without notice. Section 3.08 Annual Meetings Annual meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held, without call or notice, immediately following each annual meeting of the shareholders of this corporation. Section 3.09 Special Meetings Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board or the president or any vice president or the secretary or any two directors. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director's address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. In case the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. In case the notice is delivered personally, or by telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting nor the place if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Section 3.10 Quorum A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 3.12 of this Article III. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of Section 310 of the Corporations Code of California (as to approval of contracts or transactions in which a director has a director or indirect material financial interest), Section 311 of that Code (as to appointment of committees, and Section 317(e) of that Code (as to indemnification of directors). 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. Section 3.11 Board Action Without Meeting Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting, and with the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of directors, if all members of the Board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action and if such written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Any certificate or other document filed under any provision of this Article which relates to action so taken shall state that the action was taken by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors without a meeting, and that the By-laws authorize the directors to so act, and such statement shall be prima facie evidence of such authority. Section 3.12 Adjournment Notice A quorum of the directors may adjourn any directors' meeting to meet again at a stated day and hour. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to absent directors if the time and place is fixed at the meeting adjourned, unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, in which case notice of the time and place shall be given before the time of the adjourned meeting, in the manner specified in Section 3.09 of this Article III, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present at any directors' meeting, either regular or special, may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board. Section 3.13 Conduct of Meetings The Chairman of the Board or President, of in their absence, any director selected by the directors present shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors. The secretary of the corporation, or in his absence, any person appointed by the presiding officer, shall act as secretary of the Board of Directors. Section 3.14 Waiver of Notice The transaction of any meeting of the board of directors, however, called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the meeting or as approval of the minutes. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also be deemed given to any director who attends the meeting without protesting before or at its commencement, the lack of notice to that director. Section 3.15 Compensation Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services, and such reimbursement for expenses, if any, as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board. This section 3.15 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for those services. Section 3.16 Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees, and Other Agents The corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law, indemnify each of its agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other proceedings arising by reason of the fact any such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section, an "agent" of the corporation includes any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or other 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, or was a director, officer, 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. ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES Section 4.01 Committees of Directors The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have all the authority of the board, except with respect to: (a) the approval of any action which, under the General Corporation Law of California, also requires shareholders' approval or approval of the outstanding shares; (b) the filling of vacancies on the board of directors or in any committee; (c) the fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the board or on any committee; (d) the amendment or repeal of by-laws or the adoption of new by-laws; (e) the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board of directors which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable; (f) a distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, except at a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the board of directors; or (g) the appointment of any other committees of the board of directors or the members of these committees. Section 4.02 Meeting and Action of Committees Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article III of these By-laws, Sections 3.06 (place of meetings), 3.07 (regular meetings), 3.09 (special meetings and notice), 3.10 (quorum), 3.14 (waiver of notice), 3.12 (adjournment) and (notice of adjournment), and 3.11 (action without meeting), with such changes in the context of those By-laws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except 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; special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors; and 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 By-laws. ARTICLE V. OFFICERS Section 5.01 Titles and Appointment The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary, a chief financial officer and such assistants and other officers, including Chairman of the Board, as the Board of directors shall from time to time determine. Any number of offices may be held by one person, and any office, except president, chairman of the board, if any, secretary and a chief financial officer, may be left unfilled for any period in the discretion of the Board of Directors. All officers shall be elected by and hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, which shall fix the compensation and tenure of all officers. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in the By-laws for regular appointments to such office. Section 5.02 Chairman of the Board The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed by the by-laws. If there is no president, the chairman of the board shall in addition be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in this Section for the President. Section 5.03 President Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and 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 shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence of the chairman of the board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or the by-laws. Section 5.04 Vice-President The vice-president, or the vice-presidents in the order of their seniority, if the corporation shall have any, may assume and perform the dutied of the president in the absence or disability of the president or whenever the office of president is vacant, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the president shall designate from time to time. Section 5.05 Secretary The secretary shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws or as required by laws; shall keep the minutes of all proceedings or meetings of shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and any committees thereof; keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal office or at the office of the corporation's transfer agent, if any, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of the shareholders and their addresses; the number and classes of shares held by each; the number and date of certificates issued for the same; the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation; keep the seal of the corporation in safe custody; and shall perform such other duties as are incident to his office or as are assigned to him by the Board of Directors or by the president. Section 5.06 Chief Financial Officer The chief financial officer shall receive and have custody of all funds and securities of the corporation; shall deposit all monies 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; disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors; shall keep adequate and correct books and records of account of the corporation's properties and business transactions of the corporation, including the accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares; and shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all his transactions as as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation. The books of accounts shall at all reasonable times be open for inspection by any director. Section 5.07 Checks and Drafts All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI. EXECUTION AND FILING OF INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other persons, to execute any corporate instrument or document, or to sign the corporate name without limitation, except where otherwise provided by law, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation. Section 6.02 Seal The corporation shall adopt and use a corporate seal consisting of a circle setting forth on its circumference the name of the corporation and showing the state and date of incorporation. Section 6.03 Annual Statement of General Information The corporation shall, during the period commencing on March 1 and ending on August 31 in each year, file with the Secretary of the State of California, on the prescribed form, a statement setting forth the authorized number of directors, the names and complete business or residence addresses of all incumbent directors, the names and complete business or residence addresses of the chief executive officer, secretary, and chief financial officer, the street address of its principal executive office or principal business office in this state, and the general type of business constituting the principal business activity of the corporation, together with a designation of the agent of the corporation for the purpose of service of process, all in compliance with Section 1502 of the Corporations Code of California. ARTICLE VII. ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES Section 7.01 Certificates for Paid and Unpaid Shares Certificates for shares of the corporation shall be issued when fully paid, and maybe issued prior to full payment under such restrictions as the Board of Directors may deem proper. Section 7.02 Share Certificates The certificates shall be in such form and device as shall be provided by the Board of Directors and shall fully comply with the provisions of the Corporations Code of the State of California. The certificates shall be signed by the chairman of the board, president, or the vice-president, and by the secretary, or assistant secretary, or chief financial officer, and the seal of the corporation shall be affixed thereto. Any and all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. Section 7.03 Replacement of Certificates No new certificates shall be issued until the former certificate for the shares represented thereby shall have been surrendered and canceled, except in the case of lost or destroyed certificates for which the Board of Directors may order new certificates to be issued upon such terms, conditions, and guarantees as the Board may see fit to impose, including the filing of sufficient indemnity, if required by the Board. Section 7.04 Transfer of Shares Shares of the corporation may be transferred by endorsement by the signature of the owner, his agent, attorney, or legal representative, and the delivery of the certificate; but such transfer is not valid, except as to the parties thereto, until the same is so entered upon the books of the corporation so as to show the names of the parties by whom and to whom transferred, the number of the certificate, and the number or designation of the shares and the date of the transfer, and until the old certificates are surrendered and canceled, and any such transfer shall be subject to any restriction by any state or federal law or regulation applicable thereto. The transferee in any transfer of shares shall be deemed to have full notice of, and to consent to, the By-laws of the corporation to the same extent as if he had signed a written assent thereto. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks, and one or more registrars, which shall be an incorporated bank or trust company, either domestic or foreign, who shall be appointed at such times and places as the requirements of the corporation may necessitate and the Board of Directors may designate. ARTICLE VIII. RECORDS AND REPORTS AND VOTING OF OTHER SHARES Section 8.01 Inspection of Books and Records All books and records, provided for by statute, including the By-laws, shall be open to inspection of the directors and shareholders from time to time and to the extent expressly provided by statute, and not otherwise. Section 8.02 Annual Report The annual report to shareholders referred to in Section 1501 of the California General Corporation Law is expressly dispensed with, but nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting the board of directors from issuing annual or other periodic reports to the shareholders of the corporation as they consider appropriate. Section 8.03 Financial Statements A copy of any annual financial statement and any income statement of the corporation for each quarterly period of each fiscal year, and any accompanying balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of each such period, that has been prepared by the corporation shall be kept on file in the principal executive office of the corporation for twelve (12) months and each such statement shall be exhibited at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of any such statement or a copy shall be mailed to any such shareholder. If a shareholder or shareholder holding at least five percent (5%) if the outstanding shares of any class of stock of the corporation makes a written request to the corporation for an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six- month or nine-month period of the then current fiscal year ended more than thirty (30) days before the date of the request, and a balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period, the chief financial officer shall cause that statement to be prepared, if not already prepared, and shall deliver personally or mail that statement or statements to the person making the request within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the request. If the corporation has not sent to the shareholders its annual report for the last fiscal year, this report shall likewise be delivered or mailed to the shareholder or shareholders within thirty (30) days after the request. The corporation shall also, on the written request of any shareholder, mail to the shareholder a copy of the last annual, semi-annual, or quarterly income statement which it has prepared, and a balance sheet as of the end of that period. The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this section shall be accompanied by the report, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the corporation or the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the corporation. Section 8.04 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations The chairman of the board, the president, or any vice-president, or any other person authorized by resolution of the board of directors or by any of the foregoing designated officers, is authorized to vote on behalf of the corporation any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations, foreign or domestic, standing in the name of the corporation. The authority granted to these officers to vote or represent on behalf of the corporation any and all shares held by the corporation in any other corporation or corporation may be exercised by any of these officers in person or by any person authorized to do so by a proxy duly executed by these officers. ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS Section 9.01 Amendment of By-laws by Shareholders and Directors The By-laws, and every part thereof, may from time to time and at any time, be amended, altered, repealed, and new or additional By-laws may be adopted as follows: (1) By the vote of the shareholders entitled to exercise a majority of the voting power of the corporation or by the written assent of such shareholders; or (2) subject to such right of shareholders, by a majority vote of the directors present at any meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present, provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not adopt a By-law or amendment thereof changing the authorized number of directors. CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY I certify that: I am the Secretary of Plaza Publishing Company. The foregoing By-laws, consisting of seventeen (17) pages, are the By-laws of the corporation adopted by the Board of Directors on December 17, 1987. Dated: December 17, 1987 /s/ Kathleen Blank --------------------------------- Kathleen Blank (Secretary) EX-3.137 39 EXHIBIT 3.137 EXHIBIT 3.137 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF QWIZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION The undersigned, in order to form a corporation for the purpose hereinafter stated, under and pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, hereby certifies that: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is QWIZ Acquisition Corporation. SECOND: The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, 19801. THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 each. FIFTH: The name and address of the incorporator is Beverly C. Chell, 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151. SIXTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting by majority vote, may alter, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation. SEVENTH: Except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any repeal or modification of this Article SEVENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this certificate of Incorporation on February 27, 1997. /s/ Beverly C. Chell --------------------------- Beverly C. Chell STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 04:30 PM 02/27/1997 971066616 - 2723189 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 04:01 PM 05/22/1997 971169364 - 2723189 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF QWIZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION ******* Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware Qwiz Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Delaware General Corporation Law (hereinafter called the "Corporation"). DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by unanimous written consent of its members, filed with the minutes of the Board duly adopted resolutions setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and proposing such amendment to the sole stockholder of the Corporation for such stockholder's consideration. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment as follows: "RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby deems it advisable and in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Charter") be amended by deleting Article FIRST thereof in its entirety and by substituting, in lieu of said Article, the following new Article: FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Qwiz, Inc.; and RESOLVED, that the foregoing amendment to the Charter be, and the same hereby is, approved and adopted, subject to the approval of such amendment by the sole stockholder of the Corporation; and further RESOLVED, that the submission of the foregoing amendment for approval by the sole stockholder of the Corporation be, and the same hereby is, approved." SECOND: That thereafter, by written consent filed with the minutes of the Corporation, the sole stockholder approved said amendment as adopted by the Board of Directors. THIRD: That the above amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 General Corporation law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Qwiz Acquisition Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by Curtis A. Thompson, Vice President and attested by Beverly C. Chell, Secretary this 22nd day of May, 1997. Qwiz Acquisition Corporation By: /s/ Curtis A. Thompson ------------------------------ Curtis A. Thompson Vice President ATTEST: By: /s/ Beverly C. Chell ------------------------------ Beverly C. Chell Secretary EX-3.138 40 EXHIBIT 3.138 EXHIBIT 3.138 QWIZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION BY-LAWS ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. Place of Meeting and Notice. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may determine. Section 2. Annual and Special Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held, at a date, time and place fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, to elect a Board of Directors and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President for any purpose and shall be called by the President or Secretary if directed by the Board of Directors or requested in writing by the holders of not less than 25% of the capital stock of the Corporation. Each such stockholder request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting. Section 3. Notice. Except as otherwise provided by law, at least 10 and not more than 60 days before each meeting of stockholders, written notice of the time, date and place of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder. Section 4. Quorum. At any meeting of stockholders, the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law. In the absence of a quorum, any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of the meeting shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. Section 5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, all matters submitted to a meeting of stockholders shall be decided by vote of the holders of record, present in person or by proxy, of a majority of the Corporation's issued and outstanding capital stock. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. Number, Election and Removal of Directors. The number of Directors that shall constitute the Board of Directors shall not be less than one or more than fifteen. The first Board of Directors shall consist of three Directors. Thereafter, within the limits specified above, the number of Directors shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The Directors shall be elected by stockholders at their annual meeting. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining Director or by the stockholders. A Director may be removed with or without cause by the stockholders. Section 2. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or as may be specified in a notice of meeting. Section 3. Quorum. One-third of the total number of Director shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until such a quorum is present. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or any contract or agreement to which the Corporation is a party, 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. Section 4. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, including, without limitation, an Executive Committee, to have and exercise such power and authority as the Board of Directors shall specify. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Director to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. ARTICLE III OFFICERS The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other additional officers with such titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, all of which shall be chosen by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Such officers shall have the usual powers and shall perform all the usual duties incident to their respective offices. All officers shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Directors. The authority, duties or responsibilities of any officer of the Corporation may be suspended by the President with or without cause. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. ARTICLE IV INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current or former Director or officer of the Corporation and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, to which he was or is a party by reason of his current or former position with the Corporation or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Notices. Whenever any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws require notice to be given to any Director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given when it is deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors may also be given by telegram. Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors EX-3.139 41 EXHIBIT 3.139 EXHIBIT 3.139 RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE, INC. ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Bowhunter Magazine, Inc. ARTICLE II The registered office of this Corporation is located at c/o C T Corporation System, 1635 Market Street, Philadelphia. PA 19103. ARTICLE III This Corporation shall be organized on a stock share basis. This Corporation is authorized to issue an aggregate total of 1,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, having a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE IV This Corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988. ARTICLE V No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any cumulative voting rights. ARTICLE VI No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any shares of the Corporation of any class, whether unissued or now or hereafter authorized, or any obligations or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares. ARTICLE VII The name of the directors of the Corporation are James A. Alcott, David C. Cox and Christopher M. Little. ARTICLE VIII No director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director unless (i) the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office under the Pennsylvania Statutes; and (ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. This Article shall not apply to: (A) the responsibility or liability of a director pursuant to any criminal statute; or (B) the liability of a director for the payment of taxes pursuant to Federal, State or local law. EX-3.140 42 EXHIBIT 3.140 EXHIBIT 3.140 BY-LAWS of BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page - ------- ---- SHAREHOLDERS 1 - ------------ 1.01 Place of Meetings 1.02 Regular Meetings 1.03 Special Meetings 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand 1 1.05 Adjournments 2 1.06 Notice of Meetings 2 1.07 Waiver of Notice 2 1.08 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders 2 1.09 Voting Rights 2 1.10 Proxies 3 1.11 Action Without a Meeting 3 DIRECTORS 3 - ----- 2.01 Number; Qualifications 3 2.02 Term 3 2.03 Vacancies 3 2.04 Place of Meetings 4 2.05 Regular Meetings 4 2.06 Special Meetings 4 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings 4 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board 4 2.09. Electronic Communications 5 2.10 Absent Directors 5 2.11 Action Without a Meeting 5 2.12 Committees 5 2.13 Special Litigation Committee 6 2.14 Compensation 6 2.15 Limitation on Liability 6 6 OFFICERS - -------- 3.01 Number and Designation 6 3.02 President 7 3.03 Vice Presidents 7 3.04 Secretary 3.05 Treasurer 7 3.06 Authority and Duties 7 3.07 Term 8 3.08 Salaries 8 -i- Section Page - ------- ---- INDEMNIFICATION 8 - -------------- 4.01 Indemnification 8 4.02 Insurance 8 SHARES 8 - --- 5.01 Certificated Shares 8 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions 9 5.03 Transfer of Shares 9 5.04 Record Date 9 MISCELLANEOUS 9 - ------- 6.01 Execution of Instruments 9 6.02 Advances 10 6.03 Corporate Seal 10 6.04 Fiscal Year 10 6.05 Amendments 10 This Table of Contents is not part of the By-Laws of the Corporation. It is intended merely to aid in the utilization of the By-Laws. - ii - BY-LAWS of BOWHUNTER MAGAZINE, INC. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1.01 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors or the President; provided, however, that any meeting called by or at the demand of a shareholder or shareholders shall be held in the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located. Section 1.02 Regular Meetings. Annual meetings of the shareholders may be held on an annual or other less frequent basis as determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a regular meeting has not been held during the immediately preceding 18 months, a shareholder or shareholders may demand a regular meeting of shareholders by written demand given to the President of the Corporation. At each regular meeting the shareholders shall elect qualified successors for directors who serve for an indefinite term or whose terms have expired or are due to expire within six months after the date of the meeting and may transact any other business, provided, however, that no business with respect to which special notice is required by law shall be transacted unless such notice shall have been given. Section 1.03 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the President; by the Board of Directors; or by one or more shareholders holding not less than 20 percent of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote, who shall demand such special meeting by written notice given to the President of the Corporation specifying the purposes of such meeting. Section 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand. Within 30 days of receipt of a demand by the President from any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a meeting of the shareholders, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to cause a special or regular meeting of shareholders, as the case may be, to be duly called and held on notice no later than 60 days after receipt of such demand. If the Board of Directors fails to cause such a meeting to be called and held as required by this Section the shareholder or shareholders making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as provided in Section 1.06 hereof at the expense of the Corporation. Section 1.05 Adjournments. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time to another date, time and place. If any meeting of the shareholders is so adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time of adjournment. Section 1.06 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise specified in Section 1.05 or required by law, written notice of each meeting of the shareholders, stating the date, time and place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least five days and not more than 60 days prior to the meeting to every holder of shares entitled to vote at such meeting. The business transacted at a special meeting of shareholders is limited to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting. Section 1.07 Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of a meeting of shareholders. A waiver of notice by a shareholder entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or, objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting. Section 1.08 Quorum: Acts of Shareholders. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting are a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the shareholders present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the shareholders originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Section 1.09 Voting Rights. Subdivision 1. A shareholder shall have one vote for each share held which is entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law, a holder of shares entitled to vote may vote any portion of the shares in any way the shareholder chooses. If a shareholder votes without designating the proportion or number of shares voted in a particular way, the shareholder is deemed to have voted all of the shares in that way. -2- Subdivision 2. The Board may fix a date not more than 90 days before the date of a meeting of shareholders as the date for the determination of the holders of shares entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at the meeting. When a date is so fixed, only shareholders on that date are entitled to notice of and permitted to vote at that meeting of shareholders. Section 1.10 Proxies. A shareholder may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by filing a written appointment of a proxy with an officer of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective. Section 1.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that action. The written action is effective when it has been signed by all of those shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. DIRECTORS Section 2.01 Number; Qualifications. Except as authorized by the shareholders pursuant to a shareholder control agreement or unanimous affirmative vote, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of one or more directors. Directors shall be natural persons. The shareholders at each regular meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the Board, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the shareholders or the Board and decreased by the shareholders. Directors need not be shareholders. Section 2.02 Term. Each director shall serve for an indefinite term that expires at the next regular meeting of the shareholders. A director shall hold office until a successor is elected and has qualified or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of the director. Section 2.03 Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, though less than a quorum. Vacancies on the Board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time such directorships are created. Each person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected by the shareholders at the next regular meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose. -3- Section 2.04 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by a majority of the members of the Board. Section 2.05 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business shall be held without notice at the place of and immediately after each regular meeting of the shareholders. Section 2.06 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by any member of the Board by giving not less than five days' notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting, provided that when notice is mailed, at least four days' notice shall be given. The notice need not state the purpose of the meeting. Section 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings. Subdivision 1. A director of the Corporation may waive notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Board. A waiver of notice by a director entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and thereafter does not participate in the meeting. Subdivision 2. If the day or date, time and place of a Board meeting have been provided herein or announced at a previous meeting of the Board, no notice is required. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given other than by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken of the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened. Section 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board. The presence in person of a majority of the directors currently holding office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting. -4- Section 2.09 Electronic Communications. A conference among directors by any means of communication through which the directors may simultaneously hear each other during the conference constitutes a Board meeting, if the same notice is given of the conference as would be required for a meeting, and if the number of directors participating in the conference would be sufficient to constitute a quorum at a meeting. A director may participate in a Board meeting not described in the immediately preceding sentence by any means of communication through which the director, other directors so participating and all directors physically present at the meeting may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by any means referred to in this Section 2.09 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. Section 2.10 Absent Directors. A director of the Corporation may give advance written consent or opposition Lo a proposal to be acted on at a Board meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected. Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. An action required or permitted to be taken at a Board meeting may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the directors. The written action is effective when signed by all of the directors, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. Section 2.12 Committees. Subdivision 1. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board may establish committees having the authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board, except as provided in Section 2.13. Subdivision 2. A committee shall consist of one or more natural persons, who shall be directors of the Corporation, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. Subdivision 3. Section 2.04 and Sections 2.06 to 2.11 hereof shall apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the Board and directors. -5- Subdivision 4. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings shall be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director. Section 2.13 Special Litigation Committee. Pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 2.12, the Board may establish a committee composed of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Corporation to pursue a particular legal right or remedy of the Corporation and whether to cause, to the extent permitted by law, the dismissal or discontinuance of a particular proceeding that seeks to assert a right or remedy on behalf of the Corporation. The committee, once established, is not subject to the direction or control of, or termination by, the Board. A vacancy on the committee may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining committee members. The good faith determinations of the committee are binding upon the Corporation and its directors, officers and shareholders to the extent permitted by law. The committee terminates when it issues a written report of its determinations to the Board. Section 2.14 Compensation. The Board may fix the compensation, if any, of directors. Section 2.15 Limitation on Liability. No director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director unless (i) the director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his office under the Pennsylvania Statutes; and (ii) the breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or recklessness. This by-law shall not apply to: (A) the responsibility or liability of a director pursuant to any criminal statute: or (B) the liability of a director for the payment of taxes pursuant to Federal, State or local law. OFFICERS Section 3.01 Number and Designation. The Corporation shall have one or more natural persons exercising the functions of the offices of President, Treasurer and Secretary. The Board of Directors may elect or appoint such other officers or agents as it deems necessary for the operation and management of the Corporation, with such powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the Board, including, without limitation, one or more Vice Presidents, each of whom shall have the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities set forth in these By-Laws unless otherwise determined by the Board. Any of the offices or functions of those offices may be held by the same person. -6- Section 3.02 President. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the President (a) shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation; (b) shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors; (c) shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect; (d) may maintain records of and certify proceedings of the Board and shareholders; and (e) shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. Section 3.03 Vice Presidents. Any one or more Vice Presidents, if any, may be designated by the Board of Directors as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents. During the absence or disability of the President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Executive Vice President, and, in the absence of any such Vice President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Senior Vice President or other Vice President, who shall be present at the time and able to act, to perform the duties of the President. The determination of who is the highest ranking of two or more persons holding the same office shall, in the absence of specific designation of order of rank by the Board of Directors, be made on the basis of the earliest date of appointment or election, or, in the event of simultaneous appointment or election, on the basis of the longest continuous employment by the Corporation. Section 3.04 Secretary. The Secretary, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall record or cause to be recorded all proceedings thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and may certify such proceedings. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or by these By-Laws, the Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3.05 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. Section 3.06 Authority and Duties. 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. Unless prohibited by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, an officer elected or appointed by the Board may, without the approval of the Board, delegate some or all of the duties and powers of an office to other persons. -7- Section 3.07 Term. Subdivision 1. All officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subdivision 2. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the Corporation, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice. Subdivision 3. An officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. Subdivision 4. A vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause may, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of President shall, be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Section 3.08 Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by the President if authorized by the Board. INDEMNIFICATION Section 4.01 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify such persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as required or permitted by the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, or as required or permitted by other provisions of law. Section 4.02 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person in such person's official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Corporation would otherwise be required to indemnify the person against the liability. SHARES Section 5.01 Certificated Shares. Subdivision 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be certificated shares. Each holder of duly issued certificated shares is entitled to a certificate of shares. Subdivision 2. Each certificate of shares of the Corporation shall be signed by the President or any Vice -8- president, and the Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, but when a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any such officer upon such certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. If a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation, even if the person has ceased to serve in that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue. Subdivision 3. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the Board to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series. Section 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare dividends and other distributions upon the shares of the Corporation to the extent permitted by law. Section 5.03 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by such person's attorney. In the case of certificated shares, shares shall be transferred only upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares. The Board of Directors, however, may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars to maintain the share records of the Corporation and to effect transfers of shares. Section 5.04 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a time, not exceeding 90 days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or other distribution, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed. MISCELLANEOUS Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments. Subdivision 1. All deeds, mortgages, bonds, checks, contracts and other -9- instruments pertaining to the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the president or any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Subdivision 2. If a document must be executed by persons holding different offices or functions and one person holds such offices or exercises such functions, that person may execute the document in more than one capacity if the document indicates each such capacity. Section 6.02 Advances. The Corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance. Section 6.03 Corporate Seal. This Corporation shall have no seal. Section 6.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March. Section 6.05 Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same, provided, however, that the Board shall not adopt, amend or repeal any By-Law fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the Board, or fixing the number of directors or their classifications, qualifications or terms of office, but may adopt or amend a By-Law that increases the number of directors. -10- EX-3.141 43 EXHIBIT 3.141 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 04:30 PM 12/11/1997 971425420 - 2832296 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CANOE & KAYAK. INC. The undersigned incorporator, being a person 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity under Delaware General Corporation Law, hereby sets forth the following Certificate of Incorporation: ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Canoe & Kayak, Inc. ARTICLE II The address of the registered office of this Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, located in New Castle County The registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust 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. ARTICLE IV The total number of shares of stock which this Corporation has the authority to issue is 10,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, with a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE V The name and mailing address of the incorporator of this Corporation is: Laura S. Carlson FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901 ARTICLE VI Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the books of the Corporation may be kept outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board of Directors may designate. ARTICLE VII The following individual is hereby appointed as the first sole Director of the Corporation, to serve until the first meeting of shareholders of the Corporation and until his successor is duly elected and qualified: James J. Viera Elections of Directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws of the Corporation shall so provide. ARTICLE VIII In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders. The by-laws made by the directors may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders. Any specific provision in the by-laws regarding amendment thereof shall be controlling. ARTICLE IX No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director; provided, however, that this Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's 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 General Corporation Law of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of December, 1997 /s/ Laura S. Carlson ------------------------------ Laura S. Carlson, Incorporator -2- EX-3.142 44 EXHIBIT 3.142 BY-LAWS OF CANOE & KAYAK, INC. ARTICLE I OFFICERS Section 1. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. Section 2. The corporation 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 II STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business shall be held annually at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Section 2. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which stockholders shall elect a board of directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Section 3. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 4. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of incorporation, may be called by the president and shall be called by the president or secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the board of directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Section 6. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 7. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Section 8. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting, whether 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 shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, whether present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. 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 notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty 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. Section 9. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Section 10. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy 2 for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be effective for more than three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Section 11. 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 which 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, shall be 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. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS Section 1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of one or more directors. The stockholders at their annual meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the board for the next year, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the stockholders or the board and decreased by the stockholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, and each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders. Section 2. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten 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. 3 Meetings of the Board of Directors Section 3. The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Section 4. The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders and at the same place, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided that a quorum shall be present. In the event that such meeting is not held at that time and place, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors. Section 5. 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. Section 6. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on three days' notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail, by telegram or by any other means of communication; special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of one or more of the directors. Section 7. At all meetings of the board a majority of the 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 shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Section 8. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Section 9. 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 in 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. 4 Committees of Directors Section 10. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they 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, 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, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to amend the certificate of incorporation, adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation's property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amend the by-laws of the corporation; and, unless the resolution of the board designating the committee expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Section 11. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required. Compensation of Directors Section 12. The board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. Removal of Directors Section 13. Unless otherwise restricted by law, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at an election of directors. 5 ARTICLE IV NOTICES Section 1. Whenever, under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall not be construed to require personal notice but shall mean such notice as may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at such stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when the same shall have been deposited in the United States mail. Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. 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, directors or a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice. ARTICLE V OFFICERS Section 1. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board of directors may also choose a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws provide otherwise. Section 2. The board of directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a president, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as it deems necessary or appropriate. Section 3. The board of directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or appropriate, and such officers shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board. 6 Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the board of directors. Section 5. Each officer of the corporation shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation may or, in the case of the president, secretary or treasurer, shall, be filled by the board of directors. The President Section 6. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors (unless a chairman of the board is currently holding office, in which event the chairman of the board shall preside at such meetings), shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried out and put into effect. Section 7. The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation or except as otherwise permitted in Section 8 hereof. Section 8. In the absence of the president or in the event of his or her inability to act, the chairman of the board or the vice president, if any (or if there is more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and shall be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries Section 9. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the corporation and of the board of directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose supervision he or she shall be. Section 10. In the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant secretary, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), 7 shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers Section 11. 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 money and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. Section 12. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. Section 13. In the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant treasurer, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation then in the order of their election), shall 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. ARTICLE VI CERTIFICATES OF STOCK Section 1. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman of the board of directors or the president or a vice president and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such person in the corporation. Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be specified. If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and 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 or certificates which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware 8 General Corporation Law, or any successor provisions enacted from time to time to time, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate or certificates which 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, designation, preferences and 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. Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Lost Certificates Section 3. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates or the issuance of such new certificate or certificates. Transfer of Stock Section 4. 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 upon its books. Fixing Record Date Section 5. 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, to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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 be not more than sixty or less than ten 9 days before the date of such meeting, or more than sixty days prior to any other action. 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. Registered Stockholders Section 6. 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, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a 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 any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Dividends Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions (if any) of the certificate of incorporation, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall deem in the best interests of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. Checks Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the board of directors may from time to time designate. Fiscal Year Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. 10 ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION Section 1. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful. Section 2. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or the court in which such action or suit was brought) determines that despite the adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such Court of Chancery or other court deems proper. Section 3. To the extent that a directoror officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections (1) or (2) of this by-law, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. 11 Section 4. Any indemnification under Sections (1) or (2) of this by-law (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in said Sections (1) and (2). Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors of the corporation by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (who may be regular counsel for the, corporation) in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders of the corporation. Section 5. Expenses incurred by any person who may have a right of indemnification under these by-laws in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation pursuant to these by-laws. Section 6. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, these by-laws are (a) in addition to and independent of and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights of any person under any certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, articles of association, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, (b) apply both to such person's action in an official capacity and to action in another capacity while holding such office, (c) shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and (d) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person; provided however that any indemnification realized other than under these by-laws shall apply as a credit against any indemnification provided by these by-laws. Section 7. 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 such person 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 such person against such liability under the provisions of these by-laws or of applicable law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. 12 Section 8. For the purposes of these by-laws and indemnification hereunder, any person who is or was a director or officer of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors of such other corporation shall be conclusively presumed to be serving or have served as such director or officer at the request of the corporation. Section 9. The corporation may provide indemnification under these by-laws to any employee or agent of the corporation or of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors or to any director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in which the corporation has or at the time had an interest as an owner, creditor or otherwise, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. Section 10. The corporation may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from time to time in effect, indemnify any and all persons whom the corporation shall have power to indemnify under such law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it to be in the best interests of the corporation to do so. ARTICLE IX SEAL The corporation shall have no seal. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the board of directors. 13 EX-3.143 45 EXHIBIT 3.143 STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 06:10 PM 08/14/1997 971273104 - 2779755 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ================================================================================ Climbing Acquistion Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Central Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Climbing Acquistion Company - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered "Article I" so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows: The name of this Corporation is Climbing, Inc. SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held, upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment. THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: That the capital of said corporation shall not be reduced under or by reason of said amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Climbing Acquistion Company has caused the certificate to be signed by James J. Viera, its Vice President and William R. Busch, Jr., its Secretary, this 14th day of August, 1997. By: /s/ JAMES J. VIERA ----------------------------- Vice President James J. Viera Attest: /s/ WILLIAM R. BUSCH, JR. ------------------------- Secretary William R. Busch, Jr. STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 11:51 AM 07/30/1997 971253740 - 2779755 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CLIMBING ACQUISITION COMPANY The undersigned incorporator, being a person 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity under Delaware General Corporation Law, hereby sets forth the following Certificate of Incorporation; ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Climbing Acquisition Company. ARTICLE II The address of the registered office of this Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, located in New Castle County. The registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company. ARTICLE II 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. ARTICLE lV The total number of shares of stock which this Corporation has the authority to issue is 10,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, with a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE V The name and mailing address of the incorporator of this Corporation is: Barbara H. Brown FAEGRE & BENSON LLP 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901 ARTICLE VI Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the books of the Corporation may be kept outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board of Directors may designate. ARTICLE VII The following individual is hereby appointed as the first sole Director of the Corporation, to serve until the first meeting of shareholders of the Corporation and until his successor is duly elected and qualified: James J. Viera Elections of Directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws of the Corporation shall so provide. ARTICLE VIII In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders. The by-laws made by the directors may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders. Any specific provision in the by-laws regarding amendment thereof shall be controlling. ARTICLE IX No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director; provided, however, that this Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's 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 General Corporation Law of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of July, 1997. /s/ BARBARA H. BROWN ------------------------------ Barbara H. Brown, Incorporator -2- EX-3.144 46 EXHIBIT 3.144 BY-LAWS OF CLIMBING ACQUISITION COMPANY ARTICLE I OFFICES Section 1. The corporation shall maintain a registered office and registered agent within the State of Delaware at such place as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors. Section 2. The corporation 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 II STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held each year on such date and at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated by the board of directors. Section 2. Written notice of each annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 3. Except as otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation, special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by the president, and shall be called by the president or secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the board of directors. Any special meeting of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be determined by the officer calling the same or, if the meeting is being held at the written request of a majority of the board of directors and such request specifies the date, time and place of such meeting, on the date and at the time and places specified in such request. Section 4. Written notice of each special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 5. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Section 6. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and except the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Section 7. At each meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, whether present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. Section 8. Stockholders shall have the power at any meeting, by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote, to adjourn the meeting from time to time to a later date or hour or to another place, whether or not a quorum shall be present or represented at such meeting. 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 notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty 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, Otherwise, notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given if the date, time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. Section 9. At each meeting of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present or represented a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect such directors. All other questions brought before any meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present or represented shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Section 10. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, and subject to the provisions of statute and these bylaws providing for the fixing of record dates, each stockholder shall be entitled at every meeting of the stockholders to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Section 11. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no proxy shall be effective for more than three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Section 12. 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 which 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, shall be 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 and shall be delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law. Every such written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no such written consent shall be effective to take the -2- corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law, written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law. Prompt notice of the taking of any corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders were delivered to the corporation in the manner required by law. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS Section 1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of one or more directors. The stockholders at their annual meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the board for the next year, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the stockholders or the board and decreased by the stockholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article III, and each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders. Section 2. Vacancies (whether existing or to take effect at a future date) and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and any director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of directors and until his or her successor is duly elected and shall qualify, or until his or her earlier resignation, removal or replacement. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of 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. Meetings of the Board of Directors Section 3. The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Section 4. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice on such date and at such time and place as shall be determined from time to time by the board. Section 5. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on not less than three days' notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail, by telegram or by any other means of communication, and special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice at the written request of one or more of the directors. -3- Section 6. At all meetings of the board a majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 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 unless the certificate of incorporation shall require the vote of a greater number. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Section 7. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Section 8.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 in 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. Committees of Directors Section 9. The board of directors may designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they 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 by resolution of the board of directors, 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, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the Delaware General Corporation Law to be submitted to the stockholders for approval, or to adopt, amend or repeal these by-laws. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Section 10. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required. Compensation of Directors Section 11. The board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. -4- Removal of Directors Section 12. Unless otherwise restricted by law, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at an election of directors. ARTICLE IV NOTICES Section 1. Whenever, under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall not be consumed to require personal notice but shall mean such notice as may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at such stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when the same shall have been deposited in the United States mail. Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. 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, directors or a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice. ARTICLE V OFFICERS Section 1. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board of directors may also choose a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Section 2. The board of directors may appoint such other officers as it shall deem necessary or appropriate, and such officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board. Section 3. The salaries of all officers of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the board of directors. Section 4. Each officer of the corporation shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed at any time by a vote of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation may, or, in the case of the president, secretary or treasurer, shall, be filled by the board of directors. -5- The President and Vice Presidents Section 5. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors (unless a chairman of the board is currently holding office, in which event the chairman of the board shall preside at such meetings), shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried out and put into effect. Section 6. The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed, except where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer of the corporation and except as otherwise permitted by Section 7 of this Article V. Section 7. In the absence of the president or in the event of his or her inability to act, the vice president, if any (or if there is more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated by the directors or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and shall be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries Section 8. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose supervision he or she shall be. Section 9. In the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant secretary, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order designated by the directors or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers Section 10. 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 money and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. Section 11. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. -6- Section 12. In the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant treasurer, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order designated by the directors or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall 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. ARTICLE VI CERTIFICATES OF STOCK Section 1. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman of the board of directors or the president or a vice president and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, representing the number of shares owned by such person in the corporation. Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be specified. If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and 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 or certificates which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or any successor provisions enacted from time to time, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate or certificates which 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, designation, preferences and 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. Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Lost Certificates Section 3. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates or the issuance of such new certificate or certificates. -7- Transfer of Stock Section 4. 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 upon its books. Fixing Record Date Section 5. 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, to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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 a record date, which record date shall be, in the case of a meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, not more than sixty or less than ten days before the date of such meeting, in the case of any consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, not more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and, in the case of any other action, not more than sixty days prior to such action. 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, In no event shall any record date fixed by the board of directors pursuant to this Section 5 precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors. Registered Stockholders Section 6. 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, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a 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 any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Dividends Section 1. Subject to any restrictions contained in the certificate of incorporation, the board of directors of the corporation may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the corporation to the extent permitted by law. Dividends may be paid cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall deem in the best -8- interests of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. Checks Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the board of directors may from time to time designate. Fiscal Year Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. ARTICLE VIII IDEMNIFICATION Section 1. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful. Section 2. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or the court in which such action or suit was brought) determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such Court of Chancery or other court deems proper. Section 3. To the extent that a director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII, or in defense of any -9- claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. Section 4. Any indemnification under Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in said Sections 1 and 2. Such determination shall be made (a) by a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (b) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may be regular counsel for the corporation) in a written opinion, or (c) by the stockholders of the corporation. Section 5. Expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by any director or officer of the corporation in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation pursuant to this Article VIII. Section 6. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII (a) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights of any person under any certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, articles of association, by-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office (provided that any indemnification realized other than under this Article VIII shall apply as a credit against any indemnification provided by this Article VIII), (b) shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and (c) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Section 7. 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 such person 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 such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII or of applicable law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. Section 8. For purposes of this Article VIII and indemnification hereunder, any person who is or was a director or officer of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors shall be conclusively presumed to be serving or have served as such director or officer at the request of the corporation. Section 9. The corporation may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from time to time in effect, indemnify any and all persons whom the corporation shall have power to indemnify under such law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it to be in the best interests of the corporation to do so. -10- ARTICLE IX SEAL The corporation shall have no seal. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the board of directors. EX-3.145 47 EXHIBIT 3.145 FILING #0001588605 PG 03 OF 03 VOL B-00047 FILED 02/08/1996 08:30 AM PAGE 01615 SECRETARY OF THE STATE CONNECTICUT SECRETARY OF THE STATE Exhibit 3.145 ARTICLE I The name of Corporation is Cowles Business Media, Inc. ARTICLE II The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful act of activity for which corporations may be organized under the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act. ARTICLE III This Corporation shall have one class of stock, designated as common stock, with 5,000 shares authorized, par value $1.00 per share. ARTICLE IV Each outstanding share of common stock shall be entitled to one vote. ARTICLE V The minimum amount of stated capital with which this Corporation shall commence business is $1,000.00. ARTICLE VI (a) No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any cumulative voting rights. (b) No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any shares of the Corporation of any class, whether unissued or now or hereafter authorized. ARTICLE VII No director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty by such director as a director to the extent that damages are in excess of the compensation received by such director for serving the Corporation during the year of the violation; provided, however, that this article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law if such breach (i) involved a knowing and culpable violation of law by the director, (ii) enabled the director or an associate, as defined in the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act, section 33-374d, subd. (3), to receive an improper personal economic gain, (iii) showed a lack of good faith and a conscious disregard for the duty of the director to the Corporation under circumstances in which the director was aware that his or her conduct or omission created an unjustifiable risk of serious injury to the Corporation, (iv) constituted a sustained and unexcused pattern of inattention that amounted to an abdication of the director's duty to the Corporation, or (v) created liability under the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act, section 33-321. No amendment to or repeal of this article shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal." STATE OF CONNECTICUT } SS HARTFORD OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE } I hereby certify that this is a true copy of record in this office In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Harford, this 10th day of March A.D. 1998 /s/ Miles S. Rapoport --------------------- SECRETARY OF STATE EX-3.146 48 EXHIBIT 3.146 RESTATED BY-LAWS of HANSON PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page ------- ---- SHAREHOLDERS 1 - ------------ 1.01 Place of Meetings 1.02 Regular Meetings 1.03 Special Meetings 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand 1.05 Adjournments 1.06 Notice of Meetings; Business Transacted 1.07 Waiver of Notice 1.08 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders 1.09 Voting Rights 1.10 Proxies 1.11 Action Without a Meeting DIRECTORS 3 - --------- 2.01 Number; Qualifications 2.02 Tenant 2.03 Vacancies 2.04 Place of Meetings 2.05 Regular Meetings 2.06 Special Meetings 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board 2.09 Electronic Communications 2.10 Absent Directors 2.11 Action Without a Meeting 2.12 Committees 2.13 Removal of Directors 2.14 Compensation OFFICERS 6 - -------- 3.01 Number and Designation 3.02 Chief Executive Officer 3.03 Chief Operating Officer 3.04 Chief Financial Officer 3.05 President 3.06 Vice Presidents 3.07 Secretary 3.08 Treasurer 3.09 Authority and Duties 3.10 Term 3.11 Salaries 3.12 Notice of Changes in Directors and Officers -i- Section Page - ------- ---- INDEMNIFICATION 7 - --------------- 4.01 Indemnification 4.02 Insurance 4.03 Other Corporations SHARES 8 - ------ 5.01 Certificated Shares 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions 5.03 Transfer of Shares 5.04 Record Date MISCELLANEOUS 9 - ------------- 6.01 Execution of Instruments 6.02 Advances 6.03 Corporate Seal 6.04 Fiscal Year 6.05 Amendments Table of Contents is not part of the By-Laws of the Corporation It is intended merely to aid in the utilization of the By-Laws. -ii- RESTATED BY-LAWS of HANSON PUBLISHING GROUP, INC. SHAREHOLDERS ------------ Section 1.01 . Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer; provided, however, that any meeting called by or at the demand of a shareholder or shareholders shall be held in the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located. Section 1.02. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the shareholders shall be held on an annual basis at a date and time determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a regular meeting has not been held during the immediately preceding 15 months, a substitute annual meeting may be called in the same manner as in the case of a special meeting. Section 1.03 Social Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the President or Chief Executive Officer, by the Board of Directors or by one or more shareholders holding not less than ten percent of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote, who shall demand such special meeting by written notice given to the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation specifying the purposes of such meeting. Section 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand. After the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation receives a demand from any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a meeting of the shareholders, the President shall call a special or regular meeting of shareholders, as the case may be, to be held no later than fifteen days after such demand has been received for the purposes specified in such demand, and shall give notice thereof as provided herein. Section 1.05 Adjournments. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time to another date, time and place by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote represented at the meeting. If any meeting of the shareholders is so adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time of adjournment. Section 1.06 Notice of Meetings; Business Transacted. Written notice of each meeting of the shareholders, stating the date, time any place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least seven days and not more than fifty days prior to the meeting to every holder of shares entitled to vote at such meeting. The business transacted at a special meeting of shareholders is limited to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting. Any matter relating to the affairs of the Corporation may be brought up for action at an annual meeting of shareholders, provided, however, that unless stated in the notice of the meeting, (1) no by-law may be brought up for adoption, amendment or repeal, and (2) no matter, other than election of directors, may be brought up which expressly requires the vote of shareholders pursuant to the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act (the "Act"). Section 1.07 Waiver and Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of a meeting of shareholders. A waiver of notice by a shareholder entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing or by attendance. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the shareholder objects prior to or at the commencement of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened due to a lack of proper notice. Section 1.08 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a shareholders' meeting are a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the shareholders present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the shareholders originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Section 1.09 Voting Rights. Subdivision 1. Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders unless and except to the extent that voting rights of shares of any class are specified, increased, limited or denied by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. Except as otherwise required by law, a holder of shares entitled to vote may vote any portion of such shares in any way the shareholder chooses. If a shareholder votes without designating the proportion or number of shares voted in a particular way, the shareholder is deemed to, have voted all of the shares in that way. Subdivision 2. The Board of Directors may fix a date not more than seventy days and not less than ten days before the date of a meeting of shareholders as the date for the determination of the holders of shares entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at the meeting. When a date is so fixed, only shareholders on that date are entitled to notice of and permitted to vote at that meeting of shareholders. Section 1.10 A shareholder may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by filing a written appointment of a proxy, signed and dated, with an officer of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective. Such proxy shall be invalid after eleven months from its date of execution unless it specifies the length of time for which it is to continue in force or limits its use to a particular meeting not yet held. Section 1.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting by written consent, setting forth the action so taken or to be taken, signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote -2- on that action, or by their duly authorized attorneys. The written action is effective when it has been signed by all of those shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. All such resolutions, waivers, consents and approvals shall be recorded in the minute books of the Corporation. DIRECTORS Section 2.01 Number; Qualifications. Except as provided in the certificate of incorporation, the business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors. Directors shall be natural persons. The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors not less than three or more than seven directors. However, if at any time there are less than three shareholders, the minimum number of directors shall be the same as the number of shareholders. The number of directors shall be determined, within the limits stated above, from time to time, by the shareholders entitled to vote. Directors need not be shareholders or residents of Connecticut. Section 2.02 Term. Each director shall serve for a term that expires at the next annual meeting of the shareholders. A director shall hold office until a successor is elected and has qualified or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of the director. Section 2.03 Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, though less than a quorum. Vacancies on the Board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time such directorships are created. Each person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected by the shareholders at the next regular meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose. Section 2.04 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by a majority of the members of the Board. Section 2.05 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business shall be held without notice at the place determined by a majority of the members of the Board. Section 2.06 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by any member of the Board by giving not less than two days' notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting, provided that when notice is mailed, at least four days' notice shall be given. The notice need not state the purpose of the meeting. Section 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings. Subdivision 1. A director of the Corporation may waive notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Board of Directors. A waiver of notice -3- by a director entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened due to a lack of proper notice. Subdivision 2. If the day or date, time and place of a Board of Directors meeting have been provided herein or announced at a previous meeting of the Board, no notice is required. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given other than by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken of the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened. Section 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board. The presence in person of a majority of the directors currently holding office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting. Section 2.09 Electronic Communications. A conference among directors by any means of communication through which the directors may simultaneously hear each other during the conference constitutes a Board of Directors meeting or a meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors, if the same notice is given of the conference as would be required for a meeting, and if the number of directors participating in the conference would be sufficient to constitute a quorum at a meeting. A director may participate in a Board meeting not described in the immediately preceding sentence by any means of communication through which the director, other directors so participating and all directors physically present at the meeting may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by any means referred to in this Section 2.09 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. Section 2.10 Absent Directors. A director of the Corporation may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted on at a Board of Directors meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected. Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a Board of Directors meeting or at a meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting by -4- written consent signed by all of the directors, if the number of such directors or members signing constitutes a quorum for such action, and such action shall be a valid corporate action as though it had been authorized at a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be. The written action is effective when signed by the required number of directors, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. When written action is permitted to be taken by less than all directors, all directors shall be notified immediately of its text and effective date. The secretary shall file such consents with the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 2.12 Committees. Subdivision 1. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors may establish committees having the authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board. Subdivision 2. A committee shall consist of one or more natural persons, who shall be directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board of Directors meeting. Subdivision 3. Sections 2.04 to 2.11 hereof shall apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the Board of Directors. Subdivision 4. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings shall be made available upon request to members of the committee. Section 2.13 Removal of Directors. Any one or more directors may be removed either with or without cause at any time, by a vote of the shareholders holding a majority of the stock entitled to vote at any special meeting called for this purpose. When any director is removed at any special meeting, a new director may be elected at the same meeting of the shareholders for the unexpired term of the director removed. If the shareholders fail to elect a person to fill the unexpired term of the director removed, such unexpired term shall be considered a vacancy on the board which may be filled by the remaining director or directors as provided above. Section 2.14 Compensation. The Board of Directors may fix the compensation, if any, of directors. OFFICERS Section 3.01 Number and Designation. The Board of Directors shall elect a President, such Vice Presidents as may be deemed necessary or appropriate in its discretion, a Treasurer and a Secretary, and it shall elect or appoint, from time to time, such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or appropriate in its discretion. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. Section 3.02 Chief Executive Officer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (a) shall, -5- when present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors; (b) shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect; (c) may maintain records of and certify proceedings of the Board and shareholders; and (d) shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 3.03 Chief Operating Officer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Operating Officer shall have general active management of the Corporation, may supervise all operating aspects of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Section 3.04 Chief Financial Officer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer (a) shall keep accurate financial records for the Corporation; (b) shall deposit all monies, drafts and checks in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks and depositories as the Board shall designate from time to time; (c) shall endorse for deposit all notes, checks and drafts received by the Corporation as ordered by the Board, making proper vouchers therefor; (d) shall disburse corporate funds and issue checks and drafts in the name of the Corporation, as ordered by the Board; (e) shall render to the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer and the Board, whenever requested, an account of all of such officer's transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation; and (f) shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or the Chief Operating Officer from time to time. Section 3.05 President. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. The President shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time, including presiding at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, at meetings of the Board. Section 3.06 Vice Presidents. Any one or more Vice Presidents, if any, may be designated by the Board as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents. During the absence or disability of the President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Executive Vice President, and, in the absence of any such Vice President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Senior Vice President or other Vice President, who shall be present at the time and able to act, to perform the duties of the President. The determination of who is the highest ranking of two or more persons holding the same office shall, in the absence of specific designation of order of rank by the Board, be made on the basis of the earliest date of appointment or election, or, in the event of simultaneous appointment or election, on the basis of the longest continuous employment by the Corporation. Section 3.07 Secretaries. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Secretary shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board, shall record or cause to be recorded all proceedings thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and may certify such proceedings. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or by these By-Laws, the Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board. -6- Section 3.08 Treasurer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation. If an officer other than the Treasurer is designated Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board. Section 3.09 Authority and Duties. 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. Unless prohibited by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, an officer elected or appointed by the Board may, without the approval of the Board, delegate some or all of the duties and powers of an office to other persons. Section 3.10 Term. Subdivision 1. All officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subdivision 2. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the Corporation, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice. Subdivision 3. An officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board of Directors meeting. Subdivision 4. A vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. Section 3.11 Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer if authorized by the Board. Section 3.12 Notice of Changes in Directors and Officers. Whenever a director or officer of the Corporation (a) ceases to be in office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, or (b) is appointed or elected to the Board of Directors or to hold a corporate office, such director or officer or the Corporation shall file as a matter of public record, within 90 days following the date of such cessation, appointment or election, a notice with the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut. Such notice shall be executed and filed as provided in Section 33-285 of the Act and shall set forth (a) the name of the Corporation, (b) the name of the director or officer to which the notice relates, (c) his or her respective office or former office, and (d) the respective date when he or she was appointed or elected or ceased to be in office. INDEMNIFICATION Section 4.01 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify such persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such -7- circumstances, and to such extent, as required or permitted by Section 33-320a of the Act, as amended from time to time, or as required or permitted by other provisions of law. Section 4.02 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person in such person's official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Corporation would otherwise be required to indemnify the person against the liability. Section 4.03 Other Corporations. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the President or such other officer of the Corporation duly authorized by the President, shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend and to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of any corporation of which the Corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of the Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, and shall have power and authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of the Corporation in connection with the exercise of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock. SHARES Section 5.01 Certificated Shares. Subdivision 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be certificated shares. Each holder of duly issued certificated shares is entitled to a certificate of shares. Subdivision 2. Each certificate of shares of the Corporation shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, and the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or any. Assistant Secretary, but when a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any such officer upon such certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. If a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation, even if the person has ceased to serve in that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue. Subdivision 3. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series. Section 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare dividends and other distributions upon the shares of the Corporation to the extent permitted by law. -8- Section 5.03 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by such person's attorney. Shares shall be transferred only upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares. The Board of Directors, however, may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars to maintain the share records of the Corporation and to effect transfers of shares. Section 5.04 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a time, not exceeding sixty days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or other distribution, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed. MISCELLANEOUS Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments. Subdivision 1. All deeds, mortgages, bonds, checks, contracts and other instruments pertaining to the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, or the Chief Operating Officer, or the President, or any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Subdivision 2. If a document must be executed by persons holding different offices or functions and one person holds such offices or exercises such functions, that person may execute the document in more than one capacity if the document indicates each such capacity. Section 6.02 Advances. The Corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance. Section 6.03 Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no seal. Section 6.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March of each year. Section 6.05 Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same, provided, however, that no By-Lay prescribing the vote required to amend the By-Laws or any provisions thereof shall be amended by a lesser vote. -9- EX-3.147 49 EXHIBIT 3.147 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF COWLES MAGAZINES INC. ARTICLE I The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "Corporatiion" is: Cowles Enthusiast Media. Inc. ARTICLE II The location and address of the registered office of the Corporation in the Commonwealth is: c/o CT Corporation System, 1635 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. CT Corporation System is in the business of maintaining registered offices in the Commonwealth for corporations and other associations. ARTICLE III The Corporation is incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988. ARTICLE IV The Corporation is authorized to issue an aggregate total of 100,000 shares, all of which shall he designated common stock, having a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE V A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or it's shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except as provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under sections 513 and 1713 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1983; (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or (v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when this provision becomes effective. EX-3.148 50 EXHIBIT 3.148 BY-LAWS OF HISTORICAL TIMES, INC. (the "Corporation") (as adopted on March 22, 1985) ARTICLE I MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS Section 1. Location of Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as may be from time to time fixed by the Board of Directors or as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof or at the Corporation's registered office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, if not so fixed or stated. Section 2. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of shareholders shall be held on the second Monday of each year, or if such day is a legal holiday, then on the next following business day, at 10:00 a.m., or at such other date or time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which meeting the shareholders shall elect a Board of Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of shareholders may be called by the Chairman, the President, the Board of Directors or one or more shareholders holding not less than 20 percent of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Upon the written request of any person or persons who have duly called a special meeting, the Secretary of the Corporation shall fix the date of the meeting, which shall not be more than. 60 days after receipt of the request, and shall give due notice of the meeting. Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of every shareholders' meeting stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting in accordance with Article V. Section 5. Business of Meetings. At an annual meeting of shareholders, any matter relating to the affairs of the Corporation, whether or not stated in the notice of meeting, may be brought up for action (unless otherwise provided by law). Unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the Corporation are present and specifically agree thereto in writing, no matter that was not stated in a notice of special meeting of shareholders shall be brought up for action at such a special meeting. Section 6. Organization. At every meeting of the shareholders, the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, or in the case of vacancy in office or absence of the Chairman of the Board, one of the following officers present in the order stated: the President, the Vice Presidents in their order of seniority, or a Chairman chosen by the shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all shareholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast, shall act as Chairman, and the --2-- Secretary, or, in the absence of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of both the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries, a person appointed by the Chairman, shall act as Secretary. Section 7. Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders are entitled to cast on a particular matter shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of considering such matter, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-laws. Treasury shares shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares for voting purposes at any given time. If a quorum shall not be present, the shareholders present in person or represented by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. In no event shall the election of the Board of Directors take place at a meeting at which less than a quorum is present. Section 8. Required Vote. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, if a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders. Section 9. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, each --3-- outstanding share of stock having voting power shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders. Treasury shares shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting of shareholders. A shareholder may vote either in person or by a proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. Section 10. Election of Directors. In each election of directors, every shareholder entitled to vote shall have the right to multiply the number of votes to which he is entitled by the total number of directors to be elected in the same election by the holders of the class or classes of shares of which his shares are a part, and he may cast the whole number of such votes for one candidate or he may distribute them among any two or more candidates. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes from each class or group of classes entitled to elect directors separately up to the number of directors to be elected in the same election by such class or group of classes shall be elected. Section 11. Consent of Shareholders in Lieu of Meeting. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders or of a class of shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all the shareholders who would be entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders or of a class of shareholders for such purpose and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. --4-- If the Articles of Incorporation so provide any action (except any action with respect to an amendment of Articles or plan under which a class or classes of shareholders are by statute entitled to claim the right to valuation of and payment for their shares) which may be taken at a meeting of shareholders or of a class of shareholders may be taken without a meeting, if a consent or consents in writing to such action, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by shareholders entitled to cast two thirds of the total number of votes which all shareholders of the Corporation or of a class of shareholders are entitled by the Articles to cast upon such action and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. Such action shall not become effective until after at least ten days' written notice of such action shall have been given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote thereon. Treasury shares shall not be counted in connection with the expression of consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting. Section 12. Participation by Telephone. One or more shareholders may participate in a meeting of the shareholders by means of a conference telephone or other similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS Section 1. Number; Term of Office. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors of not less than three and not more than nine in number. The number of directors shall be fixed by vote of the shareholders represented at the annual meeting. The Board of Directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders, and each director so elected shall serve until his successor shall have been elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Section 2. Qualification. All directors of the corporation shall be natural persons of full age, but need not be residents of Pennsylvania or shareholders of the corporation. Section 3. Removal of Directors. Except as otherwise prescribed by law or the Articles of Incorporation, 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 no individual director shall be removed, unless the entire Board shall .be removed, if the votes of a sufficient number of shares are cast against the resolution for his removal, which, if cumulatively voted at an annual election of directors, would be sufficient to elect one or more directors to the Board. The vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by such removal may be filled by the shareholders at the time of removal. --6-- Section 4. Vacancies. Unless filled by the shareholders as provided in Article II, Section 3 of these By-laws, any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at the next annual meeting or, if the number of directors falls below the minimum stated in section 1, at a special meeting called by one remaining member of the Board. Notice of said meeting shall be given in accordance with Article I, Section 4 and Article V. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next election of directors by the shareholders, either, at the next annual meeting or at a special meeting duly called for that purpose, and until the election and qualification of his successor. Section 5. Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors, irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, shall have authority to establish reasonable compensation of directors for services rendered to the Corporation as directors, officers or otherwise. ARTICLE III MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. Location of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held either within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. -7- Section 2. First Meeting of New Board. The first meeting of each newly elected Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of shareholders at the place where such annual meeting is held. Such meeting shall be designated as the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. Alternatively, the new Board of Directors may convene at such place and time as shall be fixed by the consent in writing of all of its members. Section 3. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held with such frequency and at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board. If the Board has so fixed the frequency, time and place of regular meetings, no further notice thereof shall be necessary. Section 4. Special Meetings. Upon the written request of any two directors, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman or, in his absence, by the President or, in the absence of both, by the Secretary. Five days' written notice, if given by mail, or two days' written notice if given by any other means, must be given to each director in accordance with Article V. Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the total number of directors in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from --8-- time to time until a quorum shall be present, giving notice of the time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened by announcement at the adjourned meeting and by telephone to directors not present at the adjourned meeting. Section 6. Required Vote. The vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the act of a greater number is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. Section 7. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of directors or of a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all directors or all members of the committee, as the case may be, and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. Section 8. Participation by Telephone. One or more members of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board or committee by means of a conference telephone or other similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Section 9. Interested Directors or Officers; Quorum. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other Corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are --9-- directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for such reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) The material facts as to such interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to o the Board of Directors and the Board in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for such purpose without counting the vote of the interested director or directors; or (2) The material facts as to such interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders; or (3) The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors or the shareholders. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors which authorizes a contract or transaction specified in this Section. ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES Section .1. Election. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board, may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more directors of the Corporation. Any such committee, to the extent provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the Corporation, except as otherwise required by law. Section 2. Minutes. All such committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and report the same to the Board when required. ARTICLE V NOTICES Section 1. Required Notices. Whenever under the provisions of applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws any written notice is required to be given to any director or shareholder, such notice shall be delivered either personally or by first class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to such director or shareholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. If the notice is sent by mail or by telegraph, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail or with a telegraph office --11-- for transmission. Notices given by any other means shall be deemed delivered when received by the addressee. Section 2. Waiver of Notice. Whenever under the provisions of applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, any notice is required to be given to any director or shareholder, a written waiver thereof signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, either before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed the equivalent to the giving of such notice. Except in the case of a special meeting of shareholders, neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of such meeting need be specified in the waiver of notice of such meeting. ARTICLE VI OFFICERS Section 1. Offices; Election; Term. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, the officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Vice Presidents and/or Assistant Vice Presidents, a Secretary and/or Assistant Secretaries, and a Treasurer and/or Assistant Treasurer. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person may hold more than one office. Officers shall hold office until their respective successors have been elected and shall have qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, and if the Board of Directors shall fail in any year or years to meet --12-- and elect officers, the officers last elected shall continue to hold office. Section 2. Additional Officers and Agents. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers, including assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, and agents as it shall deem necessary. Such officers and agents shall hold their respective offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 3. Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors. Section 4. Removal; Vacancies. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board at any time with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation may be filled by the Board of Directors. Section 5. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman, who shall be elected from among the directors, shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors at which he shall be present. The Chairman shall be responsible for the formation of corporate policies, which policies shall be subject to his sole approval. From time to time, written statements of the policies as articulated by the Chairman shall be presented to the Board for its information and comment. The Chairman shall disseminate corporate policies to the chief executive officer for execution. --13-- He shall review and approve all plans and financing of capital expenditures and shall sign all certificates of shares of stock of the Corporation. The Chairman shall be an ex officio member of all other committees of the Corporation. The Chairman shall advise and consult with the President of the Corporation and the chief executive officers of all subsidiaries and divisions of the Corporation. The Chairman shall be responsible for the formulation and maintenance of policies which shall promote and augment good relationships between the Corporation, its subsidiaries and divisions and the communities, markets and areas in which they conduct business to insure the maintenance of a strong corporate image. The Chairman shall review and approve the hiring, compensation, profit sharing and fringe benefits provided to the President. The Chairman shall have such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Section 6. President. The President shall be, under the direction of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have general charge and management of the Corporation's affairs and business and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to or vested in him by these By-laws and the Board of Directors. He shall execute all authorized contracts in the name of the Corporation. --14-- In the absence of the Treasurer, he shall have authority to sign checks, drafts, notes and orders for the payment of money. Subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, he shall have the power to appoint such officers as he shall deem appropriate or necessary from time to time, and he shall appoint and discharge other employees and agents of the Corporation. Section 7. Vice President. The Vice President, or if there shall be more than one, the vice presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Chairman, the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Section 8. Secretary and Assistant Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of shareholders and the Board of Directors and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for any committee of directors when requested. He shall give, or cause to be given, proper notice of all meetings of shareholders and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chairman or the President, under whose supervision he shall be. He shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation, and he shall have authority to affix it to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it may be attested by his signature. He shall have charge of the share certificates book, any transfer books or share ledgers and such other books and papers as the Board of Directors may order. He shall keep at the registered office of the Corporation a copy of the By-laws, including all amendments or alterations thereto to date, certified to by him, and a share register, giving the names of the shareholders in alphabetical order, and showing their respective addressees, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for the shares and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation. The Assistant Secretary, or if there shall be more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers (including affixation of the corporate seal) of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Chairman or the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Section 9. Treasurer and Assistant 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 moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall sign all checks, drafts, notes and orders for the payment of money, and he shall --16-- disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chairman, the President and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum with surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer perform the duties and exercise the power of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Chairman or the President or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. ARTICLE VII CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES Section 1. Issuance of Shares. The capital stock, including authorized but previously unissued shares as well as treasury --17-- shares, may be issued for such consideration, not less than the par value thereof in the case of previously unissued shares having par value, as shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Section 2. Form of Certificates. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by the Chairman and by the Treasurer and shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. Section 3. Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors may direct that a new certificate be issued in place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation which is alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing the issuance of a new certificate, the Board of Directors, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to protect the Corporation from any claim that may be made against it with respect to any such certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Section 4. Transfers of Shares. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate representing shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, a new certificate shall be issued to the person entitled thereto, the old certificate shall be cancelled, and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation. No transfer shall --18-- be made inconsistent with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, 13 Pa. Cons. Stat. ss. 8101, et seq., and its amendments and supplements. Section 5. Closing of Transfer Books. The Board of Directors may fix a date, not more than fifty days prior to the date of any meeting of shareholders or the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or distribution or the date for the allotment of rights or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares will be made or go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any such meeting or entitled to receive payment of any such dividend or distribution or to receive any such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect to any such change, conversion or exchange of shares. In such case, only such shareholders as shall be shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, or to vote at, such meeting or to receive payment of such dividend or to receive such allotment of rights or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date fixed as aforesaid. If no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of, or vote at, a shareholders' meeting, transferees of shares which are transferred on the books of the Corporation within ten days next preceding the date of such meeting shall not be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting. --19-- ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND OTHER PERSONS Section 1. Indemnification of Authorized Representatives in Third Party Proceedings. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he 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 (hereinafter "authorized representative"), against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal third party action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any third party action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any --20-- criminal third party action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Section 2. Indemnification of Authorized Representatives in Corporate Proceedings. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or investigative proceedings by the Corporation by reason of the fact that he is or was an authorized representative against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas of the county in which the registered office of the Corporation is located or the court in which such action or suit was pending shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper. -21- Section 3. Mandatory Indemnification of Authorized Representatives. To the extent that an authorized representative of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any third party or corporate proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Section 4. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. Any indemnification under this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the authorized representative is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the appropriate section of this Article. Such determination shall be made: (1) By the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) If such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) By the shareholders. --22-- ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of Corporation shall commence on January 1 of each year. Section 2. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the words: "HISTORICAL TIMES, INC." and in the center the words and figures "INCORPORATED PENNSYLVANIA 1960." Section 3. By-law Amendments. These By-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed or new By-laws may be adopted by the vote of a majority of the shareholders present at any annual or special meeting called for the purpose of amending, altering, or repealing By-laws or the adoption of new By-laws. Notice of any such special meeting shall be given at least two weeks prior to the date thereof. With respect to those matters which are not by statute reserved exclusively to the shareholders, the Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors, may likewise amend, alter or repeal By-laws and may adopt new By-laws in place thereof at a regular meeting or a special meeting, written notice of the purpose of which shall have been given at least two weeks prior to the date thereof. Such proposed amendment, repeal or new By-laws, or a summary thereof, shall be set forth in any notice of such meeting, whether annual, regular or special. HISTORICAL TIMES, INC. UNANIMOUS WRITTEN ACTION OF SOLE SHAREHOLDER AND DIRECTORS Cowles Media Company, owner of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Historical Times, Inc. (the "Corporation"), and the undersigned individuals, being all of the directors of the Corporation, hereby authorize and adopt the following resolutions, effective for all periods ending on or after December 31, 1986. RESOLVED, that Article IX, Section 1 of the By-laws of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated so as to read in its entirely: "The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March of each year." RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of the Corporation, and each of them, are authorized and directed to take any and all action which may be necessary or advisable to implement the foregoing resolution. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Unanimous Written Action by which the foregoing resolutions are adopted may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall constitute a single action and document. Date: June 19, 1987 COWLES MEDIA COMPANY By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] -------------------- Its: Vice President -------------------- /s/ DAVID C. COX - -------------------- ------------------------- David C. Cox, Director Warren B. Syer, Director /s/ JAMES A. ALCOTT - -------------------- --------------------------- James A. Alcott, Director Robert H. Fowler, Director /s/ JOHN S. COLE - -------------------- John S. Cole, Director COWLES MAGAZINES, INC. WRITTEN ACTION OF SOLE STOCKHOLDER Cowles Media Company, sole stockholder of Cowles Magazines, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Corporation'), hereby adopts the following resolution: RESOLVED, that Section 2 of ARTICLE IX of the By-Laws of the Corporation is hereby amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: "Section 2. Seal. The Corporation shall have no seal." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cowles Media Company has executed this Written Action of Sole Stockholder effective this 8th day of September , 1988. COWLES MEDIA COMPANY By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] -------------------- Its: Vice President -------------------- EX-3.149 51 EXHIBIT 3.149 EMPIRE PRESS, INC. ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (1) The name of this corporation is Empire Press, Inc. (2) The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation has been adopted by the written action of the sole shareholder of the Corporation on January 7, 1994: adopted by January. RESOLVED, that Article I has been amended to read in its entirety: "ARTICLE I" The name of this corporation is Cowles History Group, Inc." EMPIRE PRESS INC. By: /s/ JAMES J. VIERA -------------------- James J. Viera Its: Vice President -------------------- EMPIRE PRESS, INC. The undersigned, pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, states as follows: ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Empire Press. Inc. ARTICLE II This Corporation is authorized to issue an aggregate total of 1,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, having a par value of $.0l per share. ARTICLE III This Corporation's initial registered office address is 5511 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23228 and the registered office is located in the County of Henrico. ARTICLE IV The name of this Corporation's initial registered agent, whose business office is identical with the above registered office, is Edward R. Parker. The initial registered agent is an individual who is a resident of Virginia and a member of the Virginia State Bar. ARTICLE V The name and address of the incorporator of this Corporation is as follows: Carmen M. Evers 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 ARTICLE VI No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any cumulative voting rights. ARTICLE VII No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any shares of this Corporation of any class, whether unissued or now or hereafter authorized, or any obligations or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares. The names of the first directors of this Corporation are: David C. Cox Christopher M. Little James A. Alcott ARTICLE IX Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Corporation not needing approval by the shareholders under Virginia Stock Corporation Act, may be taken by written action signed by the number of directors that would be required to take such action at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which all directors are present. ARTICLE X No director of this Corporation shall be personally liable to this Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director; provided, however, that this Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to this Corporation or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Title 13.1-section 697 of the Code of Virginia, (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit or (v) for any act or omission occurring prior to the effective date of this Article. No amendment to or repeal of this Article shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of this Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of December, 1991 /s/ CARMEN R. EVERS -------------------- Carmen R. Evers Incorporator --2-- EX-3.150 52 EXHIBIT 3.150 BY-LAWS OF EMPIRE PRESS, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section SHAREHOLDERS 1 - ------------ 1.01 Place of Meetings 1 1.02 Regular Meetings 1 1.03 Special Meetings 1 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand 1 1.05 Adjournments 2 1.06 Notice of Meetings 2 1.07 Waiver of Notice 2 1.08 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders 2 1.09 Voting Rights 2 1.10 Proxies 3 1.11 Action Without a Meeting 3 DIRECTORS 3 - --------- 2.01 Number; Qualifications 3 2.02 Term 3 2.03 Vacancies 3 2.04 Place of Meetings 4 2.05 Regular Meetings 4 2.06 Special Meetings 4 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings 4 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board 4 2.09 Electronic Communications 5 2.10 Absent Directors 5 2.11 Action Without a Meeting 5 2.12 Committees 5 2:13 Special Litigation Committee 6 2.14 Compensation 6 OFFICERS 6 - -------- 3.01 Number and Designation 6 3.02 President 6 3.03 Vice Presidents 6 3.04 Secretary 7 3.05 Treasurer 7 3.06 Authority and Duties 7 3.07 Term 7 3.08 Salaries 8 - i - INDEMNIFICATION 8 - --------------- 4.01 Indemnification 8 4.02 Insurance 8 SHARES 8 - ------ 5.01 Certificated Shares 8 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions 9 5.03 Transfer of Shares 9 5.04 Record Date 9 MISCELLANEOUS 9 - ------------- 6.01 Execution of Instruments 9 6.02 Advances 9 6.03 Corporate Seal 10 6 04 Fiscal Year 10 6.05 Amendments 10 This Table of Contents is not part of the By-laws of the Corporation. It is intended merely to aid in the utilization of the By-laws. -ii- BY-LAWS of EMPIRE PRESS, INC. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1.01 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors or the President; provided, however, that any meeting called by or at the demand of a shareholder or shareholders shall be held in the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located. Section 1.02 Regular Meetings. Annual meetings of the shareholders may be held on an annual or other less frequent basis as determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that if a regular meeting has not been held during the immediately preceding 15 months, a shareholder or shareholders holding three percent or more of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote may demand a regular meeting of shareholders by written demand given to the President of the Corporation. At each regular meeting the shareholders shall elect qualified successors for directors who serve for an indefinite term or whose terms have expired or are due to expire within six months after the date of the meeting and may transact any other business, provided, however, that no business with respect to (which special notice is required by law shall be transacted unless such notice shall have been given. Section 1.03 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the President; by the Board of Directors; or by one or more shareholders holding not less than ten percent of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote, who shall demand such special meeting by written notice given to the President of the Corporation specifying the purposes of such meeting. Section 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand. Within 30 days of receipt of a demand by the President from any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a meeting of the shareholders, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to cause a special or regular meeting of shareholders, as the case may be, to be duly called and held on notice no later than 90 days after receipt of such demand. If the Board of Directors fails to cause such a meeting to be called and held as required by this Section, the shareholder or shareholders making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as provided in Section 1.06 hereof at the expense of the Corporation. Section 1.05 Adjournments. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time to another date, time and place. If any meeting of the shareholders is so adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time of adjournment. Section 1.06 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise specified in Section 1.05 or required by law, written notice of each meeting of the shareholders, stating the date, time and place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least ten days and not more than 60 days prior to the meeting to every holder of shares entitled to vote at such meeting. The business transacted at a special meeting of shareholders is limited to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting. Section 1.07 Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of a meeting of shareholders. A waiver of notice by a shareholder entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting is a waiver' of notice of that meeting, unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting. Section l.O8 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting are a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the shareholders present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the shareholders originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Section l.09 Voting Rights. Subdivision 1. A shareholder shall have one vote for each share held which is entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law, a holder of shares entitled to vote may vote any portion of the shares in any way the shareholder chooses. If a shareholder votes without designating the proportion or number of shares voted in a particular way, the shareholder is deemed to have voted all of the shares in that way. --2-- Subdivision 2. The Board may fix a date not more than 70 days before the date of a meeting of shareholders as the date for the determination of the holders of shares entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at the meeting. When a date is so fixed, only shareholders on that date are entitled to notice of and permitted to vote at that meeting of shareholders. If a meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the original meeting, a new record date shall be fixed by the Board. Section 1.10 Proxies. A shareholder may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by filing a written appointment of a proxy with an officer of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective. Section 1.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that action. The written action is effective when it has been signed by all of those shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. DIRECTORS Section 2.01 Number; Qualifications. Except as authorized by the shareholders pursuant to a shareholder control agreement or unanimous o affirmative vote, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of one or more directors. Directors shall be natural persons. The shareholders at each regular meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the Board, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the shareholders or the Board and decreased by the shareholders. Directors need not be shareholders. Section 2.02 Term. Each director shall serve for an indefinite term that expires at the next regular meeting of the shareholders. A director shall hold office until a successor is elected and has qualified or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of the director. Section 2.03 Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, though less than a quorum. Vacancies on the Board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time such directorships are created. Each person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected by the shareholders at the next regular meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose. -3- Section 2.04 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by a majority of the members of the Board. Section 2.05 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business shall be held without notice at the place of and immediately after each regular meeting of the shareholders. Section 2.06 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by any member of the Board by giving not less than two days' notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting, provided that when notice is mailed, at least four days' notice shall be given. The notice need not state the purpose of the meeting. Section 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings. Subdivision 1. A director of the Corporation may waive notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Board. A waiver of notice by a director entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and thereafter does not participate in the meeting. Subdivision 2. If the day or date, time and place of a Board meeting have been provided herein or announced at a previous meeting of the Board, no notice is required. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given other than by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken of the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened. Section 2.O8 Quorum. Acts of Board. The presence in person of a majority of the directors currently holding office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting. --4-- Section 2.O9 A conference among directors by any means of communication through which the directors may simultaneously hear each other during the conference constitutes a Board meeting, if the same notice is given of the conference as would be required for a meeting, and if the number of directors participating in the conference would be sufficient to constitute a quorum at `a meeting. A director may participate in a Board meeting not described in the immediately preceding sentence by any means of communication through which the director, other directors so participating and all directors physically present at the meeting may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by any means referred to in this Section 2.09 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. Section 2.10 Absent Directors. A director of the Corporation may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted on at a Board meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected. Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. An action required or permitted to be taken at a Board meeting may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the directors. The written action is effective when signed by the last director, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. Section 2.12 Committees. Subdivision 1. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board may establish committees having the authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board, except as provided in Section 2.13. Subdivision 2. A committee shall consist of two or more natural persons, who need not be directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. Subdivision 3. Section 2.04 and Sections 2.06 to 2.11 hereof shall apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the Board and directors. -5- Subdivision 4. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings shall be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director. Section 2.13 Special Litigation Committee. Pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 2.12, the Board may establish a committee composed of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Corporation to pursue a particular legal right or remedy of the Corporation and whether to cause, to the extent permitted by law, the dismissal or discontinuance of a particular proceeding that seeks to assert a right or remedy on behalf of the Corporation. The committee, once established, is not subject to the direction or control of, or termination by, the Board. A vacancy on the committee may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining committee members. The good faith determinations of the committee are binding upon the Corporation and its directors, officers and shareholders to the extent permitted by law. The committee terminates when it issues a written report of its determinations to the Board. Section 2.14 Compensation. The Board may fix the compensation, if any, of directors. OFFICERS Section 3.01 Number and Designation. The o Corporation shall have a president and a secretary and such other officers as the Board of Directors deem necessary for the operation and management of the Corporation, with such powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the Board, including, without limitation, one or more Vice Presidents and a Treasurer, each of whom shall have the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities set forth in these By-laws unless otherwise determined by the Board. Any of the offices or functions of those offices may be held by the same person. Section 3.02 President. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the President (a) shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation; (b) shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors; (c) shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect; (d) may maintain records of and certify proceedings of the Board and shareholders; and (e) shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Hoard of Directors. Section 3.03 Vice Presidents. Any one or more Vice Presidents, if any, may be designated by the Board of Directors as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents. During the absence or disability of the President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Executive Vice President, and, in the --6-- absence of any such Vice President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Senior Vice President or other Vice President, who shall be present at the time and able to act, to perform the duties of the President. The determination of who is the highest ranking of two or more persons holding the same office shall, in the absence of specific designation of order of rank by the Board of Directors, be made on the basis of the earliest date of appointment or election, or, in the event of simultaneous appointment or election, on the basis of the longest continuous employment by the Corporation. Section 3.04 Secretary. Secretary, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall record or cause to be recorded all proceedings thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and may certify such proceedings. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or by these By-laws, the Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3.05 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. Section 3.06 Authority and Duties. 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. Unless prohibited by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, an officer elected or appointed by the Board may, without the approval of the Board, delegate some or all of the duties and powers of an office to other persons. Section 3.07 Term. Subdivision 1. All officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subdivision 2. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the Corporation, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice. Subdivision 3. An officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. --7-- Subdivision 4. A vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause may, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of President shall, be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Section 3.08 Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by the President if authorized by the Board. INDEMNIFICATION Section 4.01 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify such persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as required or permitted by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, as amended from time to time, or as required or permitted by other provisions of law. Section 4.02 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person in such person's official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Corporation would otherwise be required to indemnify the person against the liability. SHARES Section 5.01 Certificated Shares. Subdivision 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be certificated shares. Each holder of duly issued certificated shares is entitled to a certificate of shares. Subdivision 2. Each certificate of shares of the Corporation shall be signed `by the President or any Vice President, and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, but when a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any such officer may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. If a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation, even if the person has ceased to serve in that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue. Subdivision 3. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of -8- the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the Board to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series. Section 502 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare dividends and other distributions upon the shares of the Corporation to the extent permitted by law. Section 5.03 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by such person's attorney. Shares shall be transferred only upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares. The Board of Directors, however, may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars to maintain the share records of the Corporation and to effect transfers of shares. Section 5.04 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a time, not exceeding 60 days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or other distribution, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed. MISCELLANEOUS Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments. Subdivision 1. All deeds, mortgages, bonds, checks, contracts and other instruments pertaining to the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the President, or any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Subdivision 2. If a document must be executed by persons holding different offices or functions and one person holds such offices or exercises such functions, that person may execute the document in more than one capacity if the document indicates each such capacity. Section 6.02 Advances. The Corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance. -9- Section 6.03 Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no corporate seal. Section 6.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March. Section 6.05 Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same, provided, however, that the Board shall not adopt, amend or repeal any By-Law fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the Board, or fixing the number of directors or their classifications, qualifications or terms of office, but may adopt or amend a By-Law that increases the number of directors. EX-3.151 53 EXHIBIT 3.151 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT STOCK CORPORATION Office of the Secretary of the State 30 Trinity Street / P.O. Box 150470 / Hartford, CT 06115-0470 /new/l-97 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space For Office Use Only FILING 0001687629 PG 01 OF 02 VOL B-00108 FILED 01/15/1997 01:00 PM PAGE 03312 SECRETARY OF THE STATE CONNECTICUT SECRETARY OF THE STATE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF CORPORATION: Simba Information, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION IS (check A., B. or C.): x A. AMENDED. - --- B. AMENDED AND RESTATED. - --- C. RESTATED. - --- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. TEXT OF EACH AMENDMENT (RESTATEMENT: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended to read in its entirety as follows: "1. The name of the Corporation is Cowles/Simba Information, Inc." (Please reference an 8 1/2 X 11 attachment if additional space is needed) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ILLEGIBLE] CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF SIMBA INFORMATION, INC. The undersigned incorporator hereby forms a corporation under the Stock Corporation Act of the State of Connecticut (the "Act"), as follows: 1. The name of the corporation is Simba Information, Inc. 2. The nature of he business to be transacted, or the purposes to be promoted or carried out by the corporation, are as follows: To engage in any lawful act or business for which corporations may be formed under the Act. 3. The designation of each class of shares, the authorized number of shares of each such class, and the par value of each share thereof, are as follows: One class of five thousand (5,000) authorized shares of common stock, without par value. 4. The terms, limitations and relative rights and preferences of each class of shares and series, if any, or an express grant of authority to the board of directors pursuant to Section 33-341(b) of the Act as follows: Common Stock. Only one class of stock is authorized and all shares thereof shall have equal rights. Each holder of record of common stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share held. There are no limitations on shares of common stock of the corporation. 5. The minimum amount of stated capital with which the corporation shall commence business is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). 6. The corporation is to have perpetual existence Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut, this 22nd day of September, 1989. I hereby declare, under the penalties of false statement, that the statements made in the foregoing certificate are true. /s/ ANDREA KONCEVICH ---------------------- Andrea Koncevich Sole Incorporator Rec to: Cohen & Wolf, PD P.O. Box 1821 Bridgeport, Ct. EX-3.152 54 EXHIBIT 3.152 Exhibit 3.152 BY-LAWS OF SIMBA INFORMATION, INC. ARTICLE I MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS SECTION 1. Annual Meeting. A meeting of shareholders shall be held annually for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting on the second Tuesday in March in each and every year, unless such day shall fall on a legal holiday, in which case such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day, at 10:00 a.m. local time where the meeting is to be held. SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose may be called by the Board of Directors or the President, and shall be called by the President at the written request of the holders of record of not less than one-tenth of the voting power of all outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting. Special meetings shall be held at such time as may be fixed in the call and stated in the notice of meeting or waiver thereof. At any such special meeting only such business may be transacted as is related to the purposes set forth in the notice of meeting. SECTION 3. Place of Meetings. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Connecticut or the United States of America, as may be fixed in the call and notice of meeting or waiver thereof. SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each meeting of shareholders shall be given in writing and shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of special meetings, (i) the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called and (ii) at whose direction the notice is being issued. A copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by mail, not less than seven nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid. SECTION 5. Waiver of Notice. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any shareholder who submits a signed waiver of notice, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any shareholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice of such meeting, shall constitute a waiver of notice by him. SECTION 6. Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividends, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any case, seventy days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed 2 for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten full days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing stock transfer books, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date of any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than seventy days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten full days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders or a determination of shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. A record date, or date for closing the stock transfer books, is effective as of the close of business on such date unless another hour is designated by the resolution of the Board of Directors. SECTION 7. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the Corporation 3 shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at each meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of shares by each. Such list or other equivalent record shall, for a period of five days prior to such meeting, be kept on file at the principal office of the Corporation or at the office or place of business of a transfer agent in this state and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder during usual business hours for any proper purpose. Such list or other equivalent record shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject for any such proper purpose to such inspection during the whole time of the meeting. SECTION 8. Qualification of Voters. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, every shareholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of shareholders to one vote for every share standing in his name on the record of shareholders. Shares of the Corporation standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the by-laws or similar regulations of such corporation may provide, or in the absence of such provision, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Treasury shares shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares of the Corporation. 4 SECTION 9. Quorum. At any meeting of the shareholders the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business except where a greater number is otherwise provided by law. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders. A majority of the shareholders present, in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum. SECTION 10. Proxies. Every shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, to waive notice of such meeting or to express consent or dissent without meeting may authorize another person or persons in writing to act for him by proxy. Every proxy must be signed by the shareholder or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy, provided in no event shall a proxy be valid after ten years from its date of execution. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the shareholder executing it, except as otherwise provided therein and as permitted by law. The attendance at any meeting by the shareholder who shall have previously given a proxy applicable thereto shall not, as such, have the effect of revoking the proxy. The Corporation may treat any proxy as not revoked and in full force and effect until it receives a duly executed instrument revoking it or a proxy bearing a later date 5 or, in the event of death or incapacity of the shareholder executing the same, written notice of such death or incapacity. SECTION 12. Action Without a Meeting. Whenever the shareholders are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by the holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. ARTICLE II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SECTION 1. Power of Board and Qualification of Directors. The business, properties and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, each of whom shall be at least eighteen years of age. SECTION 2. Number of Directors. The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be such number not less than three nor more than nine as may be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the shareholders or by the Board. In the absence of such resolution, the number of - ---------- ** AMENDED - SEE RIDER A ATTACHED 6 directors shall be the number of directors elected at the preceding annual meeting of shareholders. The reduction of the number of directors shall not remove any director in office or shorten his term. When all of the shares are owned by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. SECTION 3. Election and Term of Directors. At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he is elected, and until his successor has been elected and qualified. SECTION 4. Resignations. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein; and unless otherwise specified therein the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. SECTION 5. Removal of Directors. Any or all of the directors may be removed with or without cause and with or without notice or hearing by vote of the shareholders. SECTION 6. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors by resolution adopted by the shareholders or the Board of Directors, shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. Vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for 7 any other reason whatsoever, including the removal of directors without cause, shall be filled by vote of the shareholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy or a newly created directorship shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, and until his successor has been elected and qualified. SECTION 7. Executive and Other Committees of Directors. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may designate from among its members an executive committee and other committees to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, each consisting of two or more directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee, who may replace any absent member or members at any meeting of such committee. The designation of such executive committee or other committee shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, of any responsibility imposed by law. The executive committee, when the Board of Directors is not in session, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board of Directors except to the extent, if any, that such authority shall be limited by these By-Laws, by the resolution appointing the executive committee or by law. Each such other committee shall have and may exercise such powers as may be authorized in the resolution appointing such other committee and permitted by law. Neither the executive committee nor such other 8 committees shall have the authority of the Board of Directors with respect to amending the certificate of incorporation, adopting a plan of merger or consolidation, recommending to the shareholders a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof, or amending the By-Laws of the Corporation. SECTION 8. Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors for services in any capacity, or to allow a fixed sum plus expenses, if any, for attendance at meetings of the Board or of committees of directors. ARTICLE III. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD SECTION 1. Directors' Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders, and at such other times as the Board of Directors may determine. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held with or without notice at such times and places, within or without the State of Connecticut or the United States of America, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place, within or without the State of Connecticut or the United States of America, upon the call of the President by oral, telegraphic or written notice, or sent by other public instrumentality, duly given to or sent or mailed to each director by an officer of the Corporation not less than forty-eight (48) hours before such meeting. The notice shall state the place, 9 date and hour of the meeting and indicate at whose direction the notice is being issued. Such notice shall be deemed given, if mailed, three days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or if oral, telegraphic or by other public instrumentality or method of delivery, when received or when deposited with the telegraph company or other public instrumentality, as the case may be. Special meetings shall be called by the President upon the written request of any two directors or of one director if there shall be less than three directors. SECTION 2. Waiver of Notice. Notice of a special meeting or of a regular meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him. A notice, or waiver of notice, need not specify the purpose or purposes of any special meeting or regular meeting of the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. Quorum; Action by the Board; Adjournment. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except that when the number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall be an even number, one-half of that number shall constitute a quorum, 10 provided that a quorum shall be not less than two (unless there is only one directorship). The vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at the time of the vote, if a quorum is then present, shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, by these By-Laws or by law. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. SECTION 4. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or of the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the action, provided that the number of directors then in office or serving on such committee and taking such action shall constitute a quorum for such action. Such resolution and the written consent thereto by the members of the Board of Directors or the committee shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or the committee. SECTION 5. Presumption of Assent. A director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with 11 the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. SECTION 6. Conference Telephone. Any one or more members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or the committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting. ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS SECTION 1. Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors and shall be a President, Treasurer and a Secretary. The Board of Directors may also elect or appoint, from time to time, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and such other officers with such duties as may be delegated to them, as the Board of Directors may determine. The officers of the Corporation need not be directors, and any one person may hold two or more offices, provided that the offices of President and Secretary shall not be held by the same person. SECTION 2. Term of Office; Removal. Each officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors for such 12 term as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to his contract rights, if any. The election or appointment of an officer shall not of itself create contract rights. Vacancies among the officers by reason of death, resignation, removal or other causes shall be filled by the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. Powers and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall each have such powers and authority and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the Corporation as are imposed by these By-Laws and from time to time prescribed by the Board of Directors. To the extent not so imposed or prescribed, the officers of the Corporation shall each have such powers and authority and perform such duties in the management of the affairs and property of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, as generally pertain to their respective offices. Securities of other corporations held by the Corporation may be voted on behalf of the Corporation by any officer designated by the Board of Directors and, in the absence of any such designation, by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer. The Board may require any officer to give security for the faithful performance of his duties. 13 SECTION 4. President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shareholders. He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have general charge and direction of the business of the Corporation subject to the control of the Board of Directors. SECTION 5. Vice-Presidents. The Vice-President, if any, or, if there shall be more than one, the Vice-Presidents in the order of seniority or in any other order determined by the Board of Directors shall, in the event of the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. The Vice-President or Vice-Presidents shall assist the President in the performance of his duties. SECTION 6. Treasurer. The Treasurer, if any, shall keep the fiscal accounts of the Corporation, including an account of all moneys received or disbursed. At intervals of not more than twelve (12) months, he shall prepare or have prepared for the Corporation a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the Corporation as of a date not more than four (4) months prior thereto, and a profit and loss statement respecting its operation for the twelve (12) months preceding such date. The balance sheet and the profit and loss statement shall be deposited at the principal office of the Corporation and shall be kept by the Corporation for at least ten (10) years from such date. In addition, within thirty (30) days after the preparation of each such balance sheet and profit and loss statement, the Corporation shall mail a copy thereof to each shareholder of 14 record. He may endorse for and on behalf of the Corporation, checks, notes and other obligations and shall deposit the same and all moneys and valuables in the name of, and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks and depositories as the Board of Directors shall designate. The Treasurer shall have custody of and shall have the power to endorse for transfer on behalf of the Corporation, stock, securities or other investment instruments owned by the Corporation. SECTION 7. Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, if any, shall assist the Treasurer in the performance of his duties and shall carry out the duties of the Treasurer whenever the Treasurer is unable to perform such duties. SECTION 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of shareholders and the Board of Directors and shall give notice of all such meetings as required in these By-Laws. He shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and all books, records and papers of the Corporation, except those in the custody of the Treasurer or some other person authorized to have custody and possession thereof by a resolution of the Board of Directors. SECTION 9. Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, if any, shall assist the Secretary in the performance of his duties and shall carry out the duties of the Secretary whenever the Secretary is unable to perform such duties. SECTION 10. Compensation. The compensation of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors from 15 time to time, or by the President, if the Board of Directors shall delegate the authority to fix compensation of officers to the President. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation. ARTICLE V. INDEMNITY SECTION 1. Indemnification of Shareholders, Officers, Directors and Certain Other Parties. The Corporation shall be bound by and comply with the provisions of Section 33-320a of the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act, pertaining to indemnification of corporate shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and eligible outside parties (as defined in said Section). ARTICLE VI. SHARE CERTIFICATES SECTION 1. Form of Share Certificates. The shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe, signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and shall be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. All certificates shall be consecutively numbered and the name of the person owning the shares represented thereby and the number of such shares and the date of issue shall be entered upon the Corporation's books. 16 SECTION 2. Registration of Transfers. Shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferable upon the books of the Corporation, only by the person specified in the certificate representing such shares or by special indorsement to be entitled to such shares, or by the duly authorized attorney or legal representative of such person. A new certificate shall be issued to the purchaser or assignee upon surrender of the original share certificate properly endorsed. In case of loss or destruction of a share certificate, another may be issued in its place upon proof of loss or destruction and the giving of such security as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SECTION 1. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the state and year of its incorporation and shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. SECTION 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve months ending December 31 or such other period as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. Checks and Notes. All checks or demands for money and notes or other instruments evidencing indebtedness or obligations of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or other person or persons as shall be thereunto authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors. 17 ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS The foregoing is a true copy of the By-Laws of Simba Information, Inc., adopted by the incorporator and ratified by the Board of Directors as of the 22nd day of September, 1989. /s/ Joyce A. Brigish ----------------------------------- Joyce A. Brigish Secretary - ---------- ** AMENDED - SEE RIDER A ATTACHED 18 SIMBA INFORMATION, INC. BY-LAWS, RIDER A ARTICLE I "SECTION 11. Voting. Directors shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote in the election, in person or by proxy, at a meeting of shareholders when a quorum is present. Whenever any corporate action, other than the election of directors, is to be taken by a vote of shareholders, it shall, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, be authorized by a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at a meeting when a quorum is present." ARTICLE VIII "SECTION 1. Power to Amend. These By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed, and new By-Laws may be adopted, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation. Any notice of a meeting of shareholders at which these By-Laws are to be amended, altered or repealed or at which new By-Laws are to be adopted, shall include a specific description notice of such proposed action." COWLES/SIMBA INFORMATION, INC. BY-LAWS (as amended September 25, 1997) ARTICLE VII SECTION 1. Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no corporate seal. SECTION 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve months ending each year on the Saturday nearest to the last day of March or such other period as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. EX-3.153 55 EXHIBIT 3.153 Exhibit 3.153 AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HHP, INC. FIRST: The undersigned incorporator, Carmen N. Evers (whose address is Faegre & Benson, 2200 Norwest Center, 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402), being at least 18 years of age, hereby forms a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland. SECOND: The name of the corporation is Cumberland Publishing, Inc. THIRD: The purpose for which the corporation is formed is the publication and sales of magazines and related products. FOURTH: The post office address of the principal office of the corporation in Maryland is 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. FIFTH: The name and post office address of the resident agent of the corporation in Maryland are Corporation Trust Incorporated, 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. SIXTH: The authorized capital stock of the corporation is 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share. SEVENTH: The number of directors of the corporation shall initially be three and may be increased or decreased pursuant to the bylaws of the corporation. The initial directors are: James A. Alcott David C. Cox Christopher N. Little IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed these Articles and acknowledge the same to be my act. Signature: /s/ Carmen M. Evers, Incorporator ----------------------------------- Carmen M. Evers, Incorporator Return to: Carmen M. Evers Faegre & Benson 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HHP, INC. FIRST: The undersigned incorporator, Carmen N. Evers (whose address is Faegre & Benson, 2200 Norwest Center, 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402), being at least 18 years of age, hereby forms a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland. SECOND: The name of the corporation is HHP, Inc. THIRD: The purpose for which the corporation is formed is the publication and sales of magazines and related products. FOURTH: The post office address of the principal office of the corporation in Maryland is 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. FIFTH: The name and post office address of the resident agent of the corporation in Maryland are Corporation Trust Incorporated, 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. SIXTH: The authorized capital stock of the corporation is 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share. SEVENTH: The number of directors of the corporation shall initially be three and may be increased or decreased pursuant to: the bylaws of the corporation. The initial directors are: James A. Alcott David C. Cox Christopher N. Little IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed these Articles and acknowledge the same to be my act. Signature: /s/ Carmen M. Evers, Incorporator ----------------------------------- Carmen M. Evers, Incorporator Return to: Carmen M. Evers Faegre & Benson 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 EX-3.154 56 EXHIBIT 3.154 Exhibit 3.154 BY-LAWS of CUMBERLAND PUBLISHING, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page ------- ---- SHAREHOLDERS 1 1.01 Place of Meetings 1 1.02 Regular Meetings 1 1.03 Special Meetings 1 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand 1 1.05 Adjournments 1 1.06 Notice of Meetings 2 1.07 Waiver of Notice 2 1.08 Quorum; Acts of Shareholders 2 1.09 Voting Rights 2 1.10 Proxies 3 1.11 Action Without a Meeting 3 DIRECTORS 3 2.01 Number; Qualifications 3 2.02 Term 3 2.03 Vacancies 3 2.04 Place of Meetings 3 2.05 Regular Meetings 4 2.06 Special Meetings 4 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings 4 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board 4 2.09 Electronic Communications 5 2.10 Absent Directors 5 2.11 Action Without a Meeting 5 2.12 Committees 5 2.13 Special Litigation Committee 6 2.14 Compensation 6 OFFICERS 6 3.01 Number and Designation 6 3.02 President 6 3.03 Vice Presidents 7 3.04 Secretary 7 3.05 Treasurer 7 3.06 Authority and Duties 7 3.07 Term 7 3.08 Salaries 8 - i - Section Page ------- ---- INDEMNIFICATION 8 4.01 Indemnification 8 4.02 Insurance 8 SHARES 8 5.01 Certificated Shares 8 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions 9 5.03 Transfer of Shares 9 5.04 Record Date 9 MISCELLANEOUS 9 6.01 Execution of Instruments 9 6.02 Advances 9 6.03 Corporate Seal 10 6.04 Fiscal Year 10 6.05 Amendments 10 This Table of Contents is not part of the By-Laws of the Corporation. It is intended merely to aid in the utilization of the By--Laws. - ii - BY-LAWS of CUMBERLAND PUBLISHING. INC. SHAREHOLDERS Section 1.01 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office, of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated by the Board of Directors or the President; provided, however, that any meeting called by or at the demand of a shareholder or shareholders shall be held in the county where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located. Section 1.02 Regular Meetings. Annual meetings of the shareholders may be held on an annual or other less frequent basis as determined by the Board of Directors. At each regular meeting the shareholders shall elect qualified successors for directors who serve for an indefinite term or whose terms have expired or are due to expire within six months after the date of the meeting and may transact any other business, provided, however, that no business with respect to which special notice is required by law shall be transacted unless such notice shall have been given. Section 1.03 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the shareholders may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by the President; by the Board of Directors or any person specified by the Board of Directors; or by one or more shareholders holding not less than 25 percent of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote, who shall demand such special meeting by written notice given to the President of the Corporation specifying the purposes of such meeting. Section 1.04 Meetings Held Upon Shareholder Demand. Within 30 days of receipt of a demand by the President from any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a meeting of the shareholders, it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to cause a special or regular meeting of shareholders, as the case may be, to be duly called and held on notice not less than 10 or more than 90 days after receipt of such demand. If the Board of Directors fails to cause such a meeting to be called and held as required by this Section, the shareholder or shareholders making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as provided in Section 1.06 hereof at the expense of the Corporation. Section 1.05 Adjournments. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time to another date, time and place. If any meeting of the shareholders is so adjourned, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given if the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened are announced at the time of adjournment. Section 1.06 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise specified in Section 1.05 or required by law, written notice of each meeting of the shareholders, stating the date, time and place and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes, shall be given at least ten days and not more than 90 days prior to the meeting to every holder of shares entitled to vote at such meeting. The business transacted at a special meeting of shareholders is limited to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting. Section 1.07 Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive notice of the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of a meeting of shareholders. A waiver of notice by a shareholder entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, or objects before a vote on an item of business because the item may not lawfully be considered at that meeting and does not participate in the consideration of the item at that meeting. Section 1.08 Quorum: Acts of Shareholders. The holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting are a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the shareholders present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the shareholders originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the shareholders shall take action by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at a duly held meeting of shareholders. Section 1.09 Voting Rights. Subdivision 1. A shareholder shall have one vote for each share held which is entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law, a holder of shares entitled to vote may vote any portion of the shares in any way the shareholder chooses. If a shareholder votes without designating the proportion or number of shares voted in a particular way, the shareholder is deemed to have voted all of the shares in that way. Subdivision 2. The Board may fix a date not more than 90 days before the date of a meeting of shareholders as the date for the determination of the holders of shares entitled to -2- notice of and entitled to vote at the meeting. When a date is so fixed, only shareholders on that date are entitled to notice of and permitted to vote at that meeting of shareholders. Section 1.10 Proxies. A shareholder may cast or authorize the casting of a vote by filing a written appointment of a proxy with an officer of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which the appointment is to be effective. Section 1.11 Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that action. The written action is effective when it has been signed by all of those shareholders, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. DIRECTORS Section 2.01 Number; Qualifications. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of three or more directors, provided that if there is stock outstanding and so long as there are less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. Directors shall be natural persons. The shareholders at each regular meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the Board, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the shareholders or the Board and decreased by the shareholders. Directors need not be shareholders. Section 2.02 Term. Each director shall serve for an indefinite term that expires at the next regular meeting of the shareholders. A director shall hold office until a successor is elected and has qualified or until the earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification of the director. Section 2.03 Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, though less than a quorum. Vacancies on the Board resulting from newly created directorships may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time such directorships are created. Each person elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until a qualified successor is elected by the shareholders at the next regular meeting or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose. Section 2.04 Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive -3- office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by a majority of the members of the Board. Section 2.05 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business shall be held without notice at the place of and immediately after each regular meeting of the shareholders. Section 2.06 Special Meetings. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be called for any purpose or purposes at any time by any member of the Board by giving not less than two days' notice to all directors of the date, time and place of the meeting, provided that when notice is mailed, at least four days, notice shall be given. The notice need not state the purpose of the meeting. Section 2.07 Waiver of Notice; Previously Scheduled Meetings. Subdivision 1. A director of the Corporation may waive notice of the date, time and place of a meeting of the Board. A waiver of notice by a director entitled to notice is effective whether given before, at or after the meeting, and whether given in writing, orally or by attendance. Attendance by a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of that meeting, unless the director objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and thereafter does not participate in the meeting. Subdivision 2. If the day or date, time and place of a Board meeting have been provided herein or announced at a previous meeting of the Board, no notice is required. Notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given other than by announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken of the date, time and place at which the meeting will be reconvened. Section 2.08 Quorum; Acts of Board. The presence in person of a majority of the directors currently holding office shall be necessary to constitute a' quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time without further notice until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of the directors originally present leaves less than the proportion or number otherwise required for a quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or specified in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board shall take action by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting. -4- Section 2.09 Electronic Communications. A conference among directors by any means of communication through which the directors may simultaneously hear each other during the conference constitutes a Board meeting, if the same notice is given of the conference as would be required for a meeting, and if the number of directors participating in the conference would be sufficient to constitute a quorum at a meeting. A director may participate in a Board meeting not described in the immediately preceding sentence by any means of communication through which the director, other directors so participating and all directors physically present at the meeting may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. Participation in a meeting by any means referred to in this Section 2.09 constitutes presence in person at the meeting. Section 2.10 Absent Directors. A director of the Corporation may give advance written consent or opposition to a proposal to be acted on at a Board meeting. If the director is not present at the meeting, consent or Opposition to a proposal does not constitute presence for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, but consent or opposition shall be counted as a vote in favor of or against the proposal and shall be entered in the minutes or other record of action at the meeting, if the proposal acted on at the meeting is substantially the same or has substantially the same effect as the proposal to which the director has consented or objected. Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. An action required or permitted to be taken at a Board meeting may be taken without a meeting by written action signed by all of the directors. The written action is effective when signed by the required number of directors, unless a different effective time is provided in the written action. Section 2.12 Committees. Subdivision 1. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board may establish committees having the authority of the Board in the management of the business of the Corporation only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees shall be subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board, except as provided in Section 2.13. Subdivision 2. A committee shall consist of two or more natural persons who are directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. Subdivision 3. Section 2.04 and Sections 2.06 to 2.11 hereof shall apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the Board and directors. -5- Subdivision 4. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings shall be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director. Section 2.13 Special Litigation Committee. Pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 2.12, the Board may establish a committee composed of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to determine whether it is in the best interests of the Corporation to pursue a particular legal right or remedy of the Corporation and whether to cause, to the extent permitted by law, the dismissal or discontinuance of a particular proceeding that seeks to assert a right or remedy on behalf of the Corporation. The committee, once established, is not subject to the direction or control of, or termination by, the Board. A vacancy on the committee may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining committee members. The good faith determinations of the committee are binding upon the Corporation and its directors, officers and shareholders to the extent permitted by law. The committee terminates when it issues a written report of its determinations to the Board. Section 2.14 Compensation. The Board may fix the compensation, if any, of directors. OFFICERS Section 3.01 Number and Designation. The Corporation shall have one or more natural persons exercising the functions of the offices of President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Board of Directors may elect or appoint such other officers or agents as it deems necessary for the operation and management of the Corporation, with such powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as may be determined by the Board, including, without limitation one or more Vice Presidents, each of whom shall have the powers, rights, duties and responsibilities set forth in these By-Laws unless otherwise determined by the Board. Any of the offices or functions of those offices may be held by the same person, provided that a person may not serve concurrently as President and Vice President of the same corporation. Section 3.02 President. Unless provided otherwise by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the President (a) shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation; (b) shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors; (c) shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect; (d) may maintain records of and certify proceedings of the Board and shareholders; and (e) shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. -6- Section 3.03 Vice Presidents. Any one or more Vice presidents, if any, may be designated by the Board of Directors as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents. During the absence or disability of the President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Executive Vice President, and, in the absence of any such Vice President, it shall be the duty of the highest ranking Senior Vice President or other Vice President, who shall be present at the time and able to act, to perform the duties of the President. The determination of who is the highest ranking of two or more persons holding the same office shall, in the absence of specific designation of order of rank by the Board of Directors, be made on the basis of the earliest date of appointment or election, or, in the event of simultaneous appointment or election, on the basis of the longest continuous employment by the Corporation. Section 3.04 Secretary. The Secretary, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall record or cause to be recorded all proceedings thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, and may certify such proceedings. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or by these By-Laws, the Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of the shareholders and all meetings of the Board of Directors. Section 3.05 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. Section 3.06 Authority and Duties. 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. Unless prohibited by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, an officer elected or appointed by the Board may, without the approval of the Board, delegate some or all of the duties and powers of an office to other persons. Section 3.07 Term. Subdivision 1. All officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their respective successors are chosen and have qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subdivision 2. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. The resignation is effective without acceptance when the notice is given to the Corporation, unless a later effective date is specified in the notice. -7- Subdivision 3. An officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by a resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held Board meeting. Subdivision 4. A vacancy in an office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause may, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer shall, be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board. Section 3.05 Salaries. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or by the President if authorized by the Board. INDEMNIFICATION Section 4.01 Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify such persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such circumstances, and to such extent, as required or permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, or as required or permitted by other provisions of law. Section 4.02 Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person in such person's official capacity against any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in or arising from that capacity, whether or not the Corporation would otherwise be required to indemnify the person against the liability. SHARES Section 5.01 Certificated Shares. Subdivision 1. The shares of the Corporation shall be certificated shares. Each holder of duly issued certificated shares is entitled to a certificate of shares. Subdivision 2. Each certificate of shares of the Corporation shall be signed by the President or any Vice President, and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, but when a certificate is signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any such officer upon such certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. It a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation, the certificate may be issued by the Corporation, even if the person has ceased to serve in that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue. -8- Subdivision 3. A certificate representing shares issued by the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the Board to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series. Section 5.02 Declaration of Dividends and Other Distributions. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare dividends and other distributions upon the shares of the Corporation to the extent permitted by law. Section 5.03 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by such person's attorney. In the case of certificated shares, shares shall be transferred only upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares. The Board of Directors, however, may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars to maintain the share records of the Corporation and to effect transfers of shares. Section 5.04 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix a time, not exceeding 90 days preceding the date fixed for the payment of any dividend or other distribution, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after any record date so fixed. MISCELLANEOUS Section 6.01 Execution of Instruments. All deeds, mortgages, bonds, checks, contracts and other instruments pertaining to the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the President, or any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Section 6.02 Advances. The Corporation may, without a vote of the directors, advance money to its directors, officers or employees to cover expenses that can reasonably be anticipated to be incurred by them in the performance of their duties and for which they would be entitled to reimbursement in the absence of an advance. -9- Section 6.04 Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no corporate seal. Section 6.04 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March. Section 6.05 Amendments. The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the shareholders to change or repeal the same, provided, however, that the Board shall not adopt, amend or repeal any By-Law fixing a quorum for meetings of shareholders, prescribing procedures for removing directors or filling vacancies in the Board, or fixing the number of directors or their classifications, qualifications or terms of office, but may adopt or amend a By-Law that increases the number of directors. -10- EX-3.155 57 EXHIBIT 3.155 Exhibit 3.155 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF HORSE & RIDER, INC. The undersigned incorporator, being a natural person 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity under California Statutes, General Corporation Law, hereby adopts the following Articles of Incorporation: ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Horse & Rider, Inc. ARTICLE II The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. ARTICLE III The name of this corporation's initial agent for service of process in the State of California is: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM. ARTICLE IV This Corporation is authorized to issue an aggregate total of 1,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, having a par value of $1.00 per share. ARTICLE V The name and address of the incorporator of this Corporation is as follows: Amy Tomczyk 2200 Harvest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 ARTICLE VI No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire any shares of the Corporation of any class, whether unissued or now or hereafter authorized, or any obligations or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares. ARTICLE VII Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Corporation not needing approval by the shareholders under California Corporations Code, may be taken by written action signed by the number of directors that would be required to take such action at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which all directors are present. ARTICLE VIII The liability of the directors of this Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of September, 1991. /s/ Amy Tomczyk ------------------------------ Amy Tomczyk, Incorporator [SEAL] -2- EX-3.156 58 EXHIBIT 3.156 Exhibit 3.156 BYLAWS OF HORSE & RIDER, INC. a California corporation TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- ARTICLE I -- Applicability Section 1. Applicability of Bylaws. 1 ARTICLE II-- Offices Section 1. Principal Offices. 1 Section 2. Change in Location or 1 Number of Offices. ARTICLE III -- Meetings of Shareholders Section 1. Place of Meetings. 1 Section 2. Annual Meetings. 1 Section 3. Special Meetings. 2 Section 4. Notice of Annual, Special 2 or Adjourned Meetings. Section 5. Record Date 4 Section 6. Quorum 5 Section 7. Adjournment 5 Section 8. Validation of Actions Taken 5 at Defectively Called, Noticed or Held Meetings. Section 9. Voting for Election 6 of Directors. Section 10. Proxies. 6 Section 11. Action by Written Consent. 7 ARTICLE IV -- Directors Section 1. Number of Directors. 8 Section 2. Election of Directors. 8 -i- Page ---- Section 3. Term of Office. 8 Section 4. Vacancies. 8 Section 5. Removal. 9 Section 6. Resignation. 9 Section 7. Fees and Compensation. 9 ARTICLE V - Committees of the Board of Directors. Section 1. Designation of Committees. 10 Section 2. Powers of Committees. 10 ARTICLE VI -- Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees Thereof. Section 1. Place and Meetings. 10 Section 2. Annual Meetings. 11 Section 3. Other Regular Meetings. 11 Section 4. Special Meetings. 11 Section 5. Notice of Special Meetings. 11 Section 6. Waivers, Consents and Approvals. 11 Section 7. Quorum; Action at Meetings. Telephone Meetings. 12 Section 8. Adjournment. 12 Section 9. Action Without a Meeting. 12 Section 10. Meetings of and Action by Committees. 12 ARTICLE VII - Officers Section 1. Officers. 12 Section 2. Election of Officers. 13 Section 3. Subordinate Officers, Etc. 13 -ii- Page ---- Section 4. Removal and Resignation. 13 Section 5. Vacancies. 13 Section 6. Chairman of the Board. 13 Section 7. President. 14 Section 8. Vice President. 14 Section 9. Secretary. 14 Section 10. Chief Financial Officer. 14 ARTICLE VIII - Records and Reports Section 1. Minute Book. 15 Section 2. Share Register. 15 Section 3. Books and Records of Account. 15 Section 4. Bylaws. 15 Section 5. Inspection of Records. 16 Section 6. Annual Report to Shareholders. 16 ARTICLE IX -- Miscellaneous Section 1. Checks, Drafts, Etc. 16 Section 2. Contracts, Etc.-- How Executed. 16 Section 3. Certificates of Stock. 16 Section 4. Lost Certificates. 17 Section 5. Representation of Shares of 17 Other Corporations. Section 6. Construction and Definitions. 17 Section 7. Indemnification of Corporate Agents; Purchase of Liability Insurance. 17 -iii- Page ---- ARTICLE X -- Corporate Seal Section 1. Corporate Seal. 19 ARTICLE XI - Fiscal Year Section 1. Fiscal Year. 19 ARTICLE XII - Amendments Section 1. Amendments. 19 -iv- BYLAWS OF HORSE & RIDER, INC. a California corporation ARTICLE I Applicability Section 1. Applicability of Bylaws. These Bylaws govern, except as otherwise provided by statute or its Articles of Incorporation, the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation. ARTICLE II Offices Section 1. Principal Offices. The Board of Directors shall fix the location of the principal executive office of the Corporation at any place within or outside the State of California. If the principal executive office is located outside this state, and the Corporation has one or more business offices in this state, the Board of Directors shall designate a principal business office in the State of California. Section 2. Change in Location or Number of Offices. The Board of Directors may change any office from one location to another or eliminate any office or offices. ARTICLE III Meetings of Shareholders Section 1. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the shareholders shall be held at any place within or without the State of California designated by the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such designation, at the principal executive office of the Corporation. Section 2. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of the shareholders shall be held by the Corporation at a date and time designated by the Board of Directors. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting and any other proper business may be transacted thereat. Section 3. Special Meetings. (a) Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board and the President or by the shareholders upon the request of the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than 10 percent of the votes at such meeting. (b) Any request for the calling of a special meeting of the shareholders shall (1) be in writing, (2) specify the date and time thereof, which date shall be not less than 35 nor more than 60 days after receipt of the request, (3) specify the general nature of the business to be transacted thereat and (4) be given either personally or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or other means of written communication to the Chairman of the Boards President, any Vice President or Secretary of the Corporation. The officer receiving a proper request to call a special meeting of the shareholders shall cause notice to be given pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of this Article III to the shareholders entitled to vote thereat that a meeting will be held at the date and time specified by the person or persons calling the meeting. If notice is not given within 20 days of the receipt of the request, the shareholders making the request may give notice of such meeting so long as the notice given complies with the other provisions of this subsection. (c) No business may be transacted at a special meeting unless the general nature thereof was stated in the notice of such meeting. Section 4. Notice of Annual, Special or Adjourned Meetings. (a) Whenever any meeting of the shareholders is to be held, a written notice of such meeting shall be given in the manner described in subdivision (d) of this section not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date thereof to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat. The notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and (1) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted or (2) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the Board of Directors, at the time of the giving of the notice, intends to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, management intends to present for election. -2- (b) Any proper matter may be presented at an annual meeting for action. However, any action to approve (1) a contract or transaction in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest under Section 310 of the California Corporations Code (the "Code"), (2) an amendment of the Articles of Incorporation under Section 902 of the Code, (3) a reorganization of the Corporation under Section 1201 of the Code, (4) a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation under Section 1900 of the Code, or (5) a distribution in dissolution (other than in accordance with the rights of outstanding preferred shares) under Section 2007 of the Code may be taken only if the notice of the meeting states the general nature of the matter to be approved. (c) Notice need not be given of an adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, except that if the adjournment is for more than 45 days or if after the adjournment a new record date is provided for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at that meeting. (d) Notice of any meeting of the shareholders shall be given personally, by first class mail, or by telegraph or other written communication, addressed to the shareholder at his address appearing on the books of the Corporation or given by him to the Corporation for the purpose of notice; or if no such address appears or is given, at the place where the principal executive office of the Corporation is located or by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal executive office is located. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally to the recipient, deposited in the mail, delivered to a common carrier for transmission to the recipient or sent by other means of written communication. An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving notice may be executed by the Secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the Corporation giving the notice and shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of the notice. Such affidavits shall be filed and maintained in the minute books of the Corporation. (e) If any notice or report addressed to the shareholder at his address appearing on the books of the Corporation is returned to the Corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice or report to the shareholder at such address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available for the shareholder upon his -3- written demand at the principal executive office of the Corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice or report to all other shareholders. Section 5. Record Date. (a) The Board of Directors may fix a time in the future as a record date for determination of the shareholders who are (1) entitled to receive notice of any meeting or to vote thereat, (2) entitled to give written consent to any corporate action without a meeting, (3) entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or (4) entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action. The record date so fixed shall be not more than 60 or less than 10 days prior to the date of any meeting of the shareholders, or more than 60 days prior to any other action. (b) In the event no record date is fixed: (1) The record date for determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. (2) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given. (3) The record date for determining shareholders 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, or the 60th day prior to the date of such other action, whichever is later. (c) Notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the Corporation after the record date, only shareholders of record on the close of business on the record date are entitled to receive notice and to vote, to give written consent, to receive a dividend, distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise rights, as the case may be. (d) A determination of shareholders of record entitled to receive notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the -4- adjourned meeting, but the Board shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than 45 days from the date set for the original meeting. Section 6. Quorum. (a) A majority of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business thereat. (b) The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. Section 7. Adjournment. Any meeting of the shareholders may be adjourned from time to time whether or not a quorum is present by the vote of a majority of the shares represented thereat either in person or by proxy. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Section 8. Validation of Actions Taken at Defectively Called, Noticed or Held Meetings. (a) The transactions of any meeting of the shareholders, however called and noticed and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum is present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the persons entitled to vote thereat, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. Any written waiver of notice shall comply with subdivision (f) of Section 601 of the Code. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. (b) Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at such meeting, except (1) when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and (2) that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of any matter required by the Code to be included in the notice but not so included, if such objection is expressly made at the meeting. -5- Section 9. Voting for Election of Directors. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number is required by law or the Articles of Incorporation. (b) No shareholder of this Corporation shall have any cumulative voting rights. (c) Elections for directors may be by voice vote or by ballot unless any shareholder entitled to vote demands election by ballot at the meeting prior to the voting, in which case the vote shall be by ballot. (d) In any election of directors, the candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by such shares are elected as directors. Section 10. Proxies. (a) Every person entitled to vote shares may authorize another person or persons to act with respect to such shares by a written proxy signed by him or his attorney-in-fact and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the shareholder's name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by him or his attorney-in-fact. (b) Any validly executed proxy, except a proxy which is irrevocable pursuant to subdivision (c) of this Section 10, shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration of the term specified therein or upon its earlier revocation by the person executing it prior to the vote pursuant thereto (1) by a writing delivered to the Corporation stating that it is revoked, (2) by written notice of the death of the person executing the proxy, delivered to the Corporation, (3) by a subsequent proxy executed by the person executing the prior proxy and presented to the meeting or (4) as to any meeting, by attendance at such meeting and voting in person by the person executing the proxy. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The date contained on the form of proxy shall be deemed to be the date of its execution. -6- (c) A proxy which states that it is irrevocable is irrevocable for the period specified therein subject to the provisions of subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 705 of the Code. Section 11. Action by Written Consent. (a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting, without a vote and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. All such consents shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation and maintained with the corporate records. (b) Except for the election of a director by written consent to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors (other than a vacancy created by removal), directors may be elected by written consent only by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. In the case of an election of a director by written consent to fill a vacancy (other than a vacancy created by removal), any such election requires the consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. (c) Unless the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have been solicited in writing, the Secretary of the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the corporate action approved by the shareholders without a meeting. This notice shall be given in the manner specified in subdivision (d) of Section 4 of this Article III. In the case of approval of (1) contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest under Section 310 of the Code, (2) indemnification of agents of the Corporation under Section 317 of the Code, (3) a reorganization of the Corporation under Section 1201 of the Code, or (4) a distribution in dissolution (other than in accordance with the rights of outstanding preferred shares) under Section 2007 of the Code, notice of such approval shall be given at least ten (10) days before the consummation of any action authorized by that approval. (d) Any shareholder giving a written consent, or his proxyholder, or a transferee of the shares or a personal representative of the shareholder or their respective proxyholders, may revoke the consent by a writing received by -7- the Corporation prior to the time that written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed action have been filed with the Secretary of the Corporation, but may not do so thereafter. Such revocation is effective upon its receipt by the Secretary of the Corporation. ARTICLE IV Directors Section 1. Number of Directors. (a) The authorized number of Directors shall be not less than one (1) nor more than ten (10). The exact number of directors shall be fixed from time to time, within the limits specified in this subdivision, by an amendment of subdivision (b) of this section adopted by the Board of Directors. (b) The exact number of directors shall be three (3) until changed as provided in subdivision (a) of this section. (c) The maximum or minimum authorized number of directors may only be changed by an amendment of this Section 1 or of the Articles of Incorporation approved by the vote or written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Section 2. Election of Directors. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the shareholders. Section 3. Term of Office. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which he is elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified. Section 4. Vacancies. (a) A vacancy on the Board of Directors exists whenever any authorized position of director is not then filled by a duly elected director, whether caused by death, resignation, removal, change in the authorized number of directors or otherwise. (b) Except for a vacancy created by the removal of a director, vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by (1) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office, (2) the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors then in office at a meeting held pursuant to notice or waivers of -8- notice or (3) by a sole remaining director. A vacancy created by the removal of a director shall be filled only by a person elected by a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote at a duly held meeting at which there is a quorum present or by the unanimous written consent of the holders of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at such a meeting. (c) The shareholders may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors. Section 5. Removal. (a) The Board of Directors may declare vacant the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or convicted of a felony. (b) Any or all of the directors may be removed without cause if such removal is approved by a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, if the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation provide that the shareholders of any class or series, voting as a class or series, are entitled to elect one or more directors, any director so elected may be removed only by the applicable vote of the shareholders of such class or series. (c) Any reduction of the authorized number of directors does not remove any director prior to the expiration of his term of office. (d) A director may not be removed prior to the expiration of his term of office except as provided in this section and except as ordered by the superior court of the proper county at the suit of shareholders of at least 10 percent of the outstanding shares of any class. Section 6. Resignation. Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Secretary or the Board of Directors of the Corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. If the resignation is effective at a future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective. Section 7. Fees and Compensation. Directors may be paid for their services in such capacity a sum in such amounts, at such times and upon such conditions as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be reimbursed for their expenses, if any, for attendance at each meeting of the Board. No such payments shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation in any manner therefor. -9- ARTICLE V Committees of the Board of Directors Section 1. Designation of Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate (a) one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors and (b) one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting thereof. Any member or alternate member of a committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Section 2. Powers of Committees. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee, shall have all the authority of the Board, except with respect to: (a) The approval of any action for which the Code also requires any action by the shareholders; (b) The filling of vacancies on the Board or in any committee thereof; (c) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the Board or on any committee thereof; (d) The amendment or repeal of these Bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws; (e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable; (f) A distribution to the shareholders of the Corporation, except at a rate, in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the Board of Directors; or (g) The designation of other committees of the Board or the appointment of members or alternate members thereof. ARTICLE VI Meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees Thereof Section 1. Place and Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at any place within or without the State of California which has been designated from time to time by the Board or, in the absence of such -10- designation, at the principal executive office of the Corporation. Special meetings of the Board shall be held either at any place within or without the State of California which has been designated in the notice of meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the Corporation. Section 2. Annual Meeting. Immediately following each annual meeting of the shareholders, the Board of Directors shall hold a regular meeting for the purpose of organization and the transaction of other business. Notice of any such meeting is not required. Section 3. Other Regular Meetings. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held without call at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board. Notice of any such meeting is not required. Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time for any purpose or purposes by the Chairman of the Board or the President or any vice president or the Secretary or any two directors of the Corporation. Notice shall be given of any special meeting of the Board. Section 5. Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent to each director by first-class mail or telegraph, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director's address as shown on the records of the Corporation. Such notice shall be given four days prior to the holding of the special meeting if sent by mail or 48 hours prior to the holding thereof if delivered personally or given by telephone or telegraph. The notice or report shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally to the recipient or deposited in the mail or sent by other means of written communication. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purpose thereof. Section 6. Waivers, Consents and Approvals. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to him. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. -11- Section 7. Quorum; Action at Meetings; Telephone Meetings. (a) A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present is the act of the Board of Directors, unless action by a greater proportion of the directors is required by law or the Articles of Incorporation. (b) 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 such meeting. (c) Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting through use of conference telephone or similar communications equipment so long as all members participating in such meeting can hear one another. Section 8. Adjournment. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place. If the meeting is adjourned for more than 24 hours, notice of any adjournment to another time or place shall be given prior to the time of the adjourned meeting to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment. Section 9. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board individually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such directors. Section 10. Meetings of and Action by Committees. The provisions of this Article VI apply to committees of the Board of Directors and action by such committees with such changes in the language of those provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board and its members. ARTICLE VII Officers Section 1. Officers. The Corporation shall have as officers, a President, a Secretary and a Chief Financial Officer. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, a Chairman of the Board, one or more vice -12- presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article VII. One person may hold two or more offices. Section 2. Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article VII, shall be chosen by the Board of Directors. Section 3. Subordinate Officers. Etc. The Board of Directors may appoint by resolution, and may empower the Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer, or the President, to appoint such other officers 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 determined from time to time by resolution of the Board or, in the absence of any such determination, as are provided in these Bylaws. Any appointment of an officer shall be evidenced by a written instrument filed with the Secretary of the Corporation and maintained with the corporate records. Section 4. Removal and Resignation. (a) 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 the Board of Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by resolution of the Board. (b) Subject to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract of employment, any officer may resign at any time effective upon giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, President, any Vice President or the Secretary of the Corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. Section 5. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to such office. Section 6. Chairman of the Board. If there is a Chairman of the Board, he shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by resolution of the Board or prescribed by these Bylaws and, if there is no President, the Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and have the power and duties set forth in Section 7 of this Article VII. -13- Section 7. President. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer, the President shall be the chief executive officer and general manager of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the Board. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Board. Section 8. Vice President. In the event of the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors, or, if not ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board, 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 or as the President may from time to time delegate. Section 9. Secretary. (a) The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept (1) the minute book, and (2) the share register of the Corporation. (b) The Secretary, an assistant secretary, or if they are absent or unable to act, any other officer shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors required by these Bylaws or by law to be given, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors. Section 10. Chief Financial Officer. (a) The Chief Financial Officer shall keep, or cause to be kept, the books and records of account of the Corporation. (b) The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all monies and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the -14- Board of Directors, shall render to the President and the Board, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board or as the President may from time to time delegate. ARTICLE VIII Records and Reports Section 1. Minute Book. The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept in written form at its principal executive office or such other place as the Board of Directors may order, a minute book which shall contain a record of all actions by its shareholders, Board or committees of the Board including the time, date and place of each meeting; whether a meeting is regular or special and, if special, how called; the manner of giving notice of each meeting and a copy thereof; the names of those present at each meeting of the Board or committees thereof; the number of shares present or represented at each meeting of the shareholders; the proceedings of all meetings; any written waivers of notice, consents to the holding of a meeting or approvals of the minutes thereof; and written consents for action without a meeting. Section 2. Share Register. The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept at its principal executive office or, if so provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, at the Corporation's transfer agent or registrar, a share register, or a duplicate share register, which shall contain the names of the shareholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation. Section 3. Books and Records of Account. The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept at its principal executive office or such other place as the Board of Directors may order, adequate and correct books and records of account. Section 4. Bylaws. The Corporation shall keep at its principal executive office or, in the absence of such office in the State of California, at its principal business office in the state, the original or a copy of the Bylaws as amended to date. -15- Section 5. Inspection of Records. The shareholders and directors of the Corporation shall have all of the rights to inspect the books and records of the Corporation that are specified in Sections 213 and 1600 through 1602 of the Code. Section 6. Annual Report to Shareholders. So long as the Corporation has fewer than 100 holders of record of its shares, the annual report to the shareholders described in Section 1501 of the Code is expressly dispensed with, but nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting the Board of Directors from issuing annual or other periodic reports to the shareholders of the Corporation as it sees fit. ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous Section 1. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, and any assignment or endorsement thereof, issued in the name of or payable to the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 2. Contracts, Etc. - How Executed. The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and, unless so authorized or ratified by the Board, no officer, employee or other agent 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 to any amount. Section 3. Certificates of Stock. A certificate or certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be issued to each shareholder when the shares are fully paid. All certificates shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President and by the Chief Financial Officer or an assistant treasurer or the Secretary or an assistant secretary, certifying the number of shares and the class or series thereof owned by the shareholder. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be by facsimile signature. In the event any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. -16- Section 4. Lost Certificates. Except as provided in this section, no new certificate for shares shall be issued in lieu of an old certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and canceled at the same time. The Board of Directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of a new certificate in lieu thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the Board may require, including provision for indemnification of the Corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to protect the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. Section 5. Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. Any person designated by resolution of the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such designation, the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President, or by any other person authorized by any of the foregoing, is authorized to vote on behalf of the Corporation any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations, foreign or domestic, owned by the Corporation. Section 6. Construction and Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions contained in the California Corporations Code shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Section 7. Indemnification of Corporate Agents; Purchase of Liability Insurance. (a) Subject only to the express limitations of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Sections 204 and 317 of the Code, as the same may from time to time be amended, (i) the Corporation shall indemnify each of its directors and officers from and against any expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding to which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation; and (ii) the Corporation may indemnify any other agent of the Corporation with respect to such proceedings if and to the extent the Board of Directors so determines by resolution. (b) The Corporation shall, if and to the extent the Board of Directors so determines by resolution, enter into indemnification agreements with its agents on the terms and conditions determined by the Board of Directors, subject to -17- those limitations upon the Corporation's capacity to indemnify its agents set forth in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Sections 204 and 317 of the Code, as the same may from time to time be amended. (c) Subject to the provisions of subdivision,(i) of Section 317 of the Code, as the same may from time to time be amended, the Corporation shall, if and to the extent the Board of Directors so determines by resolution, purchase and maintain insurance in an amount and on behalf of such agents of the Corporation as the Board may specify in such resolution against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's status as such whether or not the Corporation would have the capacity to indemnify the agent against such liability under the provisions of this Section 7. (d) The Corporation shall, if and to the extent the Board of Directors so determines by resolution, advance expenses incurred by an agent in defending any proceeding prior to the final disposition of such proceeding, subject to the provisions of subdivision (f) of Section 317 of the Code, as the same may from time to time be amended. (e) This Section 7 shall not apply to any proceeding against any trustee, investment manager or other fiduciary of an employee benefit plan in such person's capacity as such, even though such person may be an agent, as defined in subdivision (f) hereof. (f) For purposes of this Section 7, "agent" of the Corporation includes any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a foreign or domestic corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation; "proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and includes an action or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor; and "expenses" includes, without limitation, attorneys fees and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification under subdivisions (d) or (e)(3) of Section 317 of the Code. -18- ARTICLE X Corporate Seal Section 1. Corporate Seal. The Corporation shall have no seal. ARTICLE XI Fiscal Year Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Saturday nearest the last day of March of each year. ARTICLE XII Amendments Section 1. Amendments. New bylaws may be adopted or these Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the approval of an affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the adoption of a bylaw (a) specifying or changing a fixed number of directors or the minimum or maximum number of directors, or (b) changing from a variable to a fixed board or vice versa may only be adopted by the approval of an affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares, subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Article IV of these Bylaws. -19- ADDENDUM HORSE & RIDER, INC. UNANIMOUS WRITTEN ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Effective this 10th day of June, 1996, the undersigned, being all of the directors of Horse & Rider, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California (the "Corporation"), hereby unanimously adopt the resolution set forth below: RESOLVED, that Article - IV Section 1.(b) ("Number of Directors"), of the Bylaws of the Corporation be amended as follows: "(b) The exact number of directors shall be one (1) until changed as provided in subdivision (a) of this section." /s/ David C. Cox /s/ James J. Viera - --------------------------- --------------------------- David C. Cox James J. Viera EX-3.157 59 EXHIBIT 3.157 Exhibit 3.157 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF KITPLANES ACQUISITION COMPANY The undersigned incorporator, being a person 18 years of age or older, an order to form a corporate entity under Delaware General Corporation Law, hereby sets forth the following Certificate of Incorporation; ARTICLE I The name of this Corporation is Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ARTICLE II The address of the registered office of this Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, located in New Castle County. The registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust 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. ARTICLE IV The total number of shares of stock which this Corporation has the authority to issue is 10,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock, with a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE V The name and mailing address of the incorporator of this Corporation is: Barbara H. Brown FAEGRE & BENSON Professional Limited Liability Partnership 2200 Norwest Corner 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901 ARTICLE VI Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the books of the Corporation may be kept outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board of Directors may designate. ARTICLE VII The following individual is hereby appointed as the first sole Director of the Corporation, to serve until the first meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. James J. Viera Elections of Directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws of the Corporation shall so provide. ARTICLE VIII In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders. The by-laws made by the directors may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders. Any specific provision in the by-laws regarding amendment thereof shall be controlling. ARTICLE IX No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director; provided, however, that this Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for any breach of the director's 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 General Corporation Law of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand this 4th day of December, 1996. /s/ Barbara H. Brown ------------------------------ Barbara H. Brown, Incorporator -2- EX-3.158 60 EXHIBIT 3.158 Exhibit 3.158 BY-LAWS OF K1TPLANES ACQUISITION COMPANY ARTICLE I OFFICES Section 1. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. Section 2. The corporation 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 I STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business shall be held annually at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Section 2. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which stockholders shall elect a board of directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Section 3. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 4. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of incorporation, may be called by the president and shall be called by the president or secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the board of directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Section 6. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 7. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Section 8. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting, whether 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 shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, whether present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. 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 notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty 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. Section 9. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Section 10. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy 2 for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be effective for more than three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Section 11. 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 which 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, shall be 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. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS Section 1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of one or more directors. The stockholders at their annual meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the board for the next year, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the stockholders or the board and decreased by the stockholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, and each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders. Section 2. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten 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. 3 Meetings of the Board of Directors Section 3. The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Section 4. The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders and at the same place, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided that a quorum shall be present. In the event that such meeting is not held at that time and place. the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors. Section 5. 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. Section 6. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on three days' notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail, by telegram or by any other means of communication; special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of one or more of the directors. Section 7. At all meetings of the board a majority of the 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 shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Section 8. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Section 9. 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 in 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. 4 Committees of Directors Section 10. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they 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, 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, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to amend the certificate of incorporation, adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation's property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amend the by-laws of the corporation; and, unless the resolution of the board designating the committee expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Section 11. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required. Compensation of Directors Section 12. The board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. Removal of Directors Section 13. Unless otherwise restricted by law, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at an election of directors. 5 ARTICLE IV NOTICES Section 1. Whenever, under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall not be construed to require personal notice but shall mean such notice as may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at such stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when the same shall have been deposited in the United States mail. Section 2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. 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, directors or a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice. ARTICLE V OFFICERS Section 1. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board of directors may also choose a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws provide otherwise. Section 2. The board of directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a president, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as it deems necessary or appropriate. Section 3. The board of directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or appropriate, and such officers shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board. 6 Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the board of directors. Section 5. Each officer of the corporation shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation may, or, in the case of the president, secretary or treasurer, shall, be filled by the board of directors. The President Section 6. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors (unless a chairman of the board is currently holding office, in which event the chairman of the board shall preside at such meetings), shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried out and put into effect. Section 7. The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation or except as otherwise permitted in Section 8 hereof. Section 8. In the absence of the president or in the event of his or her inability to act, the chairman of the board or the vice president, if any (or if there is more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and shall be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries Section 9. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the corporation and of the board of directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose supervision he or she shall be. Section 10. In the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant secretary, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), 7 shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers Section 11. 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 money and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. Section 12. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. Section 13. In the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant treasurer, if any (or if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation then in the order of their election), shall 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. ARTICLE VI CERTIFICATES OF STOCK Section 1. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman of the board of directors or the president or a vice president and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such person in the corporation. Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be specified. If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and 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 or certificates which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware 8 General Corporation Law, or any successor provisions enacted from time to time, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate or certificates which 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, designation, preferences and 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. Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Lost Certificates Section 3. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates or the issuance of such new certificate or certificates. Transfer of Stock Section 4. 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 upon its books. Fixing Record Date Section 5. 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, to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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 be not more than sixty or less than ten 9 days before the date of such meeting, or more than sixty days prior to any other action. 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. Registered Stockholders Section 6. 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, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a 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 any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Dividends Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions (if any) of the certificate of incorporation, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall deem in the best interests of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. Checks Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the board of directors may from time to time designate. Fiscal Year Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. 10 ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION Section 1. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful. Section 2. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or the court in which such action or suit was brought) determines that despite the adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such Court of Chancery or other court deems proper. Section 3. To the extent that a director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections (1) or (2) of this bylaw, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. 11 Section 4. Any indemnification under Sections (1) or (2) of this by-law (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in said Sections (1) and (2). Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors of the corporation by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (who may be regular counsel for the corporation) in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders of the corporation. Section 5. Expenses incurred by any person who may have a right of indemnification under these by-laws in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation pursuant to these by-laws. Section 6. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, these by-laws are (a) in addition to and independent of and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights of any person under any certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, articles of association, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, (b) apply both to such person's action in an official capacity and to action in another capacity while holding such office, (c) shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and (d) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person; provided, however, that any indemnification realized other than under these by-laws shall apply as a credit against any indemnification provided by these by-laws. Section 7. 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 such person 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 such person against such liability under the provisions of these by-laws or of applicable law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. 12 Section 8. For the purposes of these by-laws and indemnification hereunder, any person who is or was a director or officer of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors of such other corporation shall be conclusively presumed to be serving or have served as such director or officer at the request of the corporation. Section 9. The corporation may provide indemnification under these by-laws to any employee or agent of the corporation or of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors or to any director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in which the corporation has or at the time had an interest as an owner, creditor or otherwise, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. Section 10. The corporation may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from time to time in effect, indemnify any and all persons whom the corporation shall have power to indemnify under such law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it to be in the best interests of the corporation to do so. ARTICLE IX SEAL The corporation shall have no seal. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the board of directors. 13 EX-3.159 61 EXHIBIT 3.159 Exhibit 3.159 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT Before Issuance of Shares of CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of DIRECT TO RETAIL, INC. Pursuant to Section 241 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code, as amended I, the undersigned, being the Sole Incorporator of the above named corporation, a corporation organiZed under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DO HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST, that the Sole Incorporator has o approved a resolution setting forth the following amendment to the Certificate or Incorporation of said corporation: RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be, and it hereby is amended by replacing in its entirety Article I with the following: The name of this corporation is RetailVision, Inc. SECOND, that the corporation has not received any payment for its stock. THIRD, that this amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 241 of Title B of the Delaware Code, as amended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have duly executed this Certificate of Amendment this 23rd day of September, 1993. /s/ Laura S. Carlson ------------------------- Laura S. Carlson, Incorporator STATE 0F MINNESOTA ) ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) Subscribed end sworn to before me this 23rd day of August, 1393, by Laura S. Carlson, personally known to me as the Incorporator of RetailVision, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on behalf of the corporation. /s/ Joan E. Rudolph ------------------------- Notary Public JOAN E. RUDOLPH [SEAL] NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My Comm. Expires May 9, 1994 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF DIRECT TO RETAIL, INC. The undersigned incorporator, being a person is 18 years of age or older, in order to form a corporate entity under the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), hereby sets forth the following Certificate of Incorporation: ARTICLE I The name of this corporation is Direct To Retail, Inc. ARTICLE II The address of the registered office of this corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center. 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, located in New Castle County. The registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Corporation. ARTICLE III The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL. ARTICLE IV The total number of shares of stock which this corporation has the authority to issue 1,000 shares, all of which shall be designated Common Stock having a par value of $.01 per share. ARTICLE V The name and mailing address of the incorporator of this corporation is Laura B. Carlson, 2200 Norwest Center, 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. ARTICLE VI Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the books of this corporation may be kept outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the board of directors may designate. ARTICLE VII Elections of the board of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the corporation shall so provide. ARTICLE VIII In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the corporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders. The by-laws made by the board of directors may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders. Any specific provision in the by-laws regarding amendment thereof shall be controlling. ARTICLE IX No director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that this Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's 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 DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. This Article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the date on which this Article becomes effective. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of September, 1993. /s/ Laura S. Carlson ------------------------- Laura S. Carlson 2 EX-3.160 62 EXHIBIT 3.160 Exhibit 3.160 BY-LAWS OF RETAILVISION, INC. ARTICLE I OFFICES Section 1. The registered office shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. Section 2. The corporation 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 II STOCKHOLDERS Section 1. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of other business shall be held annually at such place either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Section 2. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which stockholders shall elect a board of directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Section 3. Written notice of the annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 4. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each Stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of such stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. Section 5. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of incorporation, may be called by the president and shall be called by the president or secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the board of directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Section 6. Written notice of a special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law. Section 7. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. Section 8. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting, whether 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 shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, whether present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. 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 notified. If the adjournment is for more than thirty 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. Section 9. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, 2 by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Section 10. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be effective for more than three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Section 11. 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 which 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, shall be 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. ARTICLE III DIRECTORS Section 1. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of one or more directors. The stockholders at their annual meeting shall determine the number of directors to constitute the board for the next year, provided that thereafter the authorized number of directors may be increased by the stockholders or the board and decreased by the stockholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, and each director elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders. Section 2. Vacancies and newly created directorships. resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner 3 provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten 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. Meetings of the Board of Directors Section 3. The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. Section 4. The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders and at the same place, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided that a quorum shall be present. In the event that such meeting is not held at that time and place, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors. Section 5. 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. Section 6. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president on three days' notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail, by telegram or by any other means of communication; special meetings shall be called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of one or more of the directors. Section 7. At all meetings of the board a majority of the 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 shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Section 8. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any committee 4 thereof ray be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Section 9. 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 in 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. Committees of Directors Section 10. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each consisting of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they 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, 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, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to amend the certificate of incorporation, adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation's property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amend the by-laws of the corporation; and, unless the resolution of the board designating the committee expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Section 11. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required. 5 Compensation of Directors Section 12. The board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, 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. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings. Removal of Directors Section 13. Unless otherwise restricted by law, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at an election of directors. ARTICLE IV NOTICES Section 1. Whenever, under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall not be construed to require personal notice but shall mean such notice as may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such stockholder, at such stockholder's address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when the same shall have been deposited in the United States mail. Section 2. Whenever any notice is required. to be given under the provisions of statute, certificate of incorporation or by-laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. 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, directors or a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice. 6 ARTICLE V OFFICERS Section 1. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer. The board of directors may also choose a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and one or more assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws provide otherwise. Section 2. The board of directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders shall choose a president, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as it deems necessary or appropriate. Section 3. The board of directors at its first meeting may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary or appropriate, and such officers shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board. Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner prescribed by the board of directors. Section 5. Each officer of the corporation shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation may, or, in the case of the president, secretary or treasurer, shall, be filled by the board of directors. The President Section 6. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors (unless a chairman of the board is currently holding office, in which event the chairman of the board shall preside at such meetings), shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried out and put into effect. Section 7. The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except: where signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of 7 directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation or except as otherwise permitted in Section 8 hereof. Section 8. In the absence of the president or in the event of his or her inability to act, the chairman of the board or the vice president, if any, (or if there is more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and shall be subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries Section 9. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the corporation and of the board of directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He or she shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or president, under whose supervision he or she shall be. Section 10. In the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant secretary, if any, (or if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe. The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers Section 11. 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 money and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. Section 12. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an account of all his or 8 her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation. Section 13. In the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability to act, the assistant treasurer, if any, (or if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation then in the order of their election) shall 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. ARTICLE VI CERTIFICATES OF STOCK Section 1. Every holder of stock in the corporation 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 a vice president and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such person in the corporation. Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid thereof or and the amount paid thereon shall be specified. If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, 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 which the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or any successor provisions enacted from time to time, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which 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, designation, preferences and 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. Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent 9 or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Lost Certificates Section 3. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or certificates or the issuance of such new certificate or certificates. Transfer of Stock Section 4. 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 upon its books. Fixing Record Date Section 5. 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, to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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 be not more than sixty or less than ten days before the date of such meeting, or more than sixty days prior to any other action. 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. 10 Registered Stockholders Section 6. 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, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a 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 any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law. ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS Dividends Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions (if any) of the certificate of incorporation, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Section 2. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall deem in the best interests of the corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. Checks Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the board of directors may from time to time designate. Fiscal Year Section 4. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. 11 ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION Section 1. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the corporation has no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful. Section 2. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or 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, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or the court in which such action or suit was brought) determines that despite the adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such Court of Chancery or other court deems proper. 12 Section 3. To the extent that a director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections (1) or (2) of this by-law, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. Section 4. Any indemnification under Sections (1) or (2) of this by-law (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in said Sections (1) and (2). Such determination shall be made (1) by the board of directors of the corporation by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel (who may be regular counsel for the corporation) in a written opinion, or (3) by the stockholders of the corporation. Section 5. Expenses incurred by any person who may have a right of indemnification under this by-law in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation pursuant to this by-law. Section 6. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this by-law are (a) in addition to and independent of and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights of any person under any certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, articles of association, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, (b) apply both to such person's action in an official capacity and to action in another capacity while holding such office, (c) shall continue for a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and (d) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person; provided, however, that any indemnification realized other than under this by-law shall apply as a credit against any indemnification provided by this by-law. Section 7. 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 such 13 person 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 such person against such liability under the provisions of this by-law or of applicable law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. Section 8. For the purposes of this by-law and indemnification hereunder, any person who is or was a director or officer of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors of such other corporation shall be conclusively presumed to be serving or have served as such director or officer at the request of the corporation. Section 9. The corporation may provide indemnification under this by-law to any employee or agent of the corporation or of any other corporation of which the corporation owns or controls or at the time in question owned or controlled directly or indirectly a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote for election of directors or to any director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in which the corporation has or at the time had an interest as an owner, creditor or otherwise, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it in the best interests of the corporation to do so. Section 10. The corporation may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law from time to time in effect, indemnify any and all persons whom the corporation shall have power to indemnify under such law from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said law, if and whenever the board of directors of the corporation deems it to be in the best interests of the corporation to do so. ARTICLE IX SEAL The corporation shall have no seal. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These by-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the board of directors. 14 EX-3.161 63 EXHIBIT 3.161 Exhibit 3.161 CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER OF CBH PUBLISHING, INC. (a Texas corporation) WITH AND INTO CBH HOLDINGS, INC. (a Delaware corporation) The undersigned corporation, CBH Holdings, Inc., a corporation duly organized under the laws of Delaware (the "Corporation), hereby certifies as follows: FIRST: That the Corporation is incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. SECOND: That the Corporation owns all the outstanding shares of the capital stock of CBH Publishing, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Publishing"). THIRD: That the Corporation, by the resolutions of its Board of Directors duly adopted by unanimous written action as of the 31st day of March, 1995, and attached hereto as Exhibit A, determined to merge Publishing with and into itself, with the Corporation being the surviving corporation, on the conditions set forth in such resolutions. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 11th day of April, 1995. CBH HOLDINGS. INC. /s/ James J. Viera ----------------------------------- James J. Viera, Vice President STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 03:43 PM 04/12/1995 950081730 -- 2140502 EXHIBIT A WHEREAS, the Corporation owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CBH Publishing. Inc., a Texas corporation ("Publishing"); and WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to increase the efficiency of the operations of Publishing by merging Publishing with and into the Corporation; and WHEREAS, the Directors believe it is in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholder to effect a such a merger; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the merger of Publishing with and into the Corporation in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the "Merger"), is approved. FURTHER RESOLVED, that in connection with the Merger the name of the Corporation shall be changed to "Southwest Art, Inc." pursuant to Section 253(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Corporation and each of them are hereby authorized and directed to execute that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and to take any and all other actions, including but not limited to filing the Certificate of Ownership and Merger evidencing the Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware and with the Office of Recorder of Deeds of the County of Kent, Delaware, in the manner required by law, and to execute such certificates, documents and other instruments as such officer or officers may deem necessary, appropriate or desirable to cause the Corporation to effect the Agreement and Plan or Merger. EXHIBIT 1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER This Agreement and Plan of Merger is entered into as of this 31st day of March, 1995, by and between CBH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"), and CBH Publishing, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Publishing"). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, Holdings is a Delaware corporation with its registered office in the State of Delaware located at The Prentice-Hall Corporation System. Inc., 229 South State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901; and WHEREAS, Publishing is a Texas corporation with its registered office in the State of Texas located at 5444 Westheimer, Suite 1440, Houston, Texas 77056; and WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Holdings and Publishing have determined that it is desirable and in the best interests of their respective corporations and the shareholders of such corporations that Publishing be merged with and into Holdings on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and in accordance with applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware and the State of Texas that permit such merger and the Board of Directors of each corporation has, by resolution, duly adopted, approved, certified, executed and acknowledged this Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Plan"). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements, covenants and provisions hereof, the parties hereto agree that Publishing shall be merged with and into Holdings and that the terms and conditions of such merger shall be as follows: 1. The Merger. Publishing shall be merged with and into Holdings in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Texas Business Corporation Act (the "Merger"). 2. Al1ocation of Property of Publishing. Holdings shall thereupon and thereafter, to the extent consistent with its Certificate of Incorporation as in effect at the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), possess all rights, privileges, immunities, of a public as well as of a private nature of Publishing, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses in action and every other interest of or belonging to Publishing shall by virtue of the Merger and without further action, be taken and transferred to and vested in Holdings. The title to any real estate, or any interest therein, vested in Publishing shall not revert or be an any way impaired by reason of the Merger. Holdings shall thereafter he responsible and liable for all the liabilities, obligations and penalties of Publishing; and any claim existing or action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending by or against Publishing may be prosecuted as if the Merger had not taken place, or Holdings may be substituted in place of Publishing; and any judgment rendered against Publishing may be enforced against Holdings. Neither any rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of Publishing shall be impaired by the Merger. 3. Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time the surviving corporation shall be Holdings (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving Corporation"). 4. Cancellation of Shares. The manner and basis of canceling the shares of stock of Publishing shall be as follows: (a) Each share of Common Stock of Publishing issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, be canceled, null and void, and cease to exist as of the Effective Time and no securities of the Surviving Corporation or any other corporation, or any money or property, shall be issued or transferred in exchange therefor. (b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the holder of the stock certificate theretofore representing issued and outstanding shares of Publishing immediately prior to the Effective Time shall surrender the same to the Surviving Corporation, and upon such surrender, such certificate shall be marked "canceled" and retained by the Secretary of the Surviving Corporation. 5. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be changed to "Southwest Art, Inc." In all other respects, the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of Holdings in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. 6. By-Laws. At the Effective Time, the By-Laws of Holdings immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become the By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time. 7.Effective Time. The "Effective Time" shall occur at the later of the time the Certificate of Ownership and Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of Delaware and the Articles of Merger are accepted for filing by the Secretary of State of Texas. 2 8. Effect of Merger. At the Effective Time, the separate existence of Publishing shall cease and Publishing shall be merged with and into the Surviving Corporation. 9. Further Assurances. If at any time the Surviving Corporation determines that any further action is necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm in the Surviving Corporation, according to the terms hereof, title to any property rights of Publishing, the former officers and directors of Publishing and each of them shall take such action as is necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm title in such property or rights in the Surviving Corporation, and otherwise carry out the purposes of the Plan. 10. Counterparts. Any number of counterparts hereof may he executed and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused the Plan to be executed by the respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above. CBH HOLDINGS, INC. /s/ James J. Viera ----------------------------------- James J. Viera, Vice President CBH PUBLISHING, INC. /s/ James J. Viera ----------------------------------- James J. Viera, Vice President CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of CBH HOLDINGS, INC. The undersigned, a natural person, for the purpose of organizing a corporation for conducting the business and promoting the purposes hereinafter stated, under the provisions and subject to the requirements of the laws of the State of Delaware (particularly Chapter 1, Title 8 of the Delaware Code and the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and known, identified and referred to as the "General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware"), hereby certifies that: FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "corporation") is CBH holdings, INC. SECOND: The address, including street, number, city, and county, of the registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is 229 South State Street, City of Dover, County of Kent; and the name of the registered agent of the corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc. THIRD: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred Thousand (100,000), with a par value of One Cent ($.01). All such shares are of one class and are Common Stock. FIFTH: The name and the mailing address of the incorporator are as follows: NAME MAILING ADDRESS ---- --------------- Barbara Toffler c/o Rubin Gross Harris Fischl & Roth 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10104 SIXTH: The corporation is to have perpetual existence. SEVENTH: For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the corporation and of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided: 1. 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, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws. The phrase "whole Board" and the phrase "total number of directors" shall be deemed to have the same meaning, to wit, the total number of directors which the corporation would have if there were no vacancies. No election of directors need be by written ballot. 2. After the original or other By-Laws of the corporation have been adopted, amended, or repealed, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of Section 190 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and, after the corporation has received any payment for any of its stock, the power to adopt, amend, or repeal the By-Laws of the corporation may be exercised by the Board of Directors of the corporation; provided, however, that any provision for the classification of directors of the corporation for staggered terms pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of Section 141 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall be set forth in an initial By-Law or in a By-Law adopted by the stockholders entitled to vote of the corporation unless provisions for such classification shall be set forth in this certificate of incorporation. 3. Whenever the corporation shall be authorized to issue only one class of stock, each outstanding share shall entitle the holder thereof to notice of, and the right to vote at, any meeting of stockholders. Whenever the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock, no outstanding share of any class of stock which is denied voting power under the provisions of the certificate of incorporation shall entitle the holder thereof to the right to vote at any meeting of stockholders except as the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall otherwise require, provided that no share of any such class which is otherwise denied voting power shall entitle the holder thereof to vote upon the increase or decrease in the number of authorized shares of said class. EIGHT: The personal liability of the directors of the corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented. 2 NINTH: The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify and advance expenses to any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify and advance expenses to under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by said section, and the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. TENTH: From time to time any of the provisions of this certificate of incorporation may be amended, altered or repealed, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner and at the time prescribed by said laws, and all rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the corporation by this certificate of incorporation are granted subject to the provisions of this Article TENTH. Signed on October 9, 1987 /s/ Barbara Toffler ---------------------------- Barbara Toffler, Incorporator 3 [Partly legible number] 877288023 FILED OCT 13 1987 [ILLEGIBLE] 9AM CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CBH HOLDINGS, INC. The undersigned corporation, in order to amend its Certificate of Incorporation hereby certifies as follows: FIRST: The name of the corporation is CBH HOLDINGS, INC. (hereinafter called the "corporation"). SECOND: The amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, effected hereby is as follows: Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation, relating to the stock of the corporation, is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: "FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred Five Thousand (105,000), divided into two classes, of which One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of the par value of One Cent ($.01) each shall be designated Common Stock and Five Thousand (5,000) shares of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each shall be designated Preferred Stock. The designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, are as follows: 1. Dividends. The holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors of the corporation, out of any funds legally available therefor, cumulative preferential dividends on shares of the Preferred Stock outstanding, at the per annum rate per share equal to the prime rate as then announced by MBank Houston, N.A. ("Prime") plus 1%, multiplied by $87.05, payable in one installment on the 15th day of October in each year commencing on October 15, 1992. Such dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be cumulative from October 15, 1992. So long as there is any arrearage on the Preferred Stock dividends, no dividend shall be payable on the Common Stock. If the dividends on any shares of the Preferred Stock shall be in arrears, the holders thereof shall not be entitled to any interest or sum of money in lieu of interest thereon. 2. Redemption. The corporation shall, on the 15th day of October of each year for the years 1988 through 1992, redeem the number of shares of the then outstanding Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the corporation's Excess Cash Flow, as hereinafter defined, as determined on the last day of the month preceding such redemption date. The corporation shall be deemed to have Excess Cash Flow, if, after giving effect to the redemption provided for herein, (1) neither the corporation nor CBH Publishing, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary ("CBH") is in default in respect of any covenants contained in any agreement pertaining to any outstanding amount owed by the corporation or CBH in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by a certain Acquisition Agreement (the "Acquisition Agreement") dated as of July 24, 1987 between CBH and Southwest Art, Inc., among others, or borrowings for the conduct of the operations of the corporation and/or CBH, or (ii) if no such agreement then exists, the ratio of CBH's then current assets to then current liabilities, as the same relates to the business of Southwest Art Magazine, is then at least 1.5 to 1.0. The foregoing redemption shall be upon notice duly given as hereinafter provided, by paying or providing for the payment in cash of a discounted redemption price as described in paragraph 4 below. On each of October 15, 1993, October 15, 1994, and October 15, 1995, the corporation shall redeem thirty-three and one-third (33 1/3%) percent, fifty (50%) percent and one hundred (100%) percent, respectively, of the then outstanding Preferred Stock, upon notice duly given as hereinafter provided, by paying or providing for the payment in cash of a redemption price of $87.05 per share; provided, however, that the corporation shall not be required to redeem any Preferred Stock on October 15, 1993 and October 15, 1994, unless the -2- corporation, after giving effect to such redemption, has Excess Cash Flow as determined on the last day of the month preceding such redemption date. The foregoing notwithstanding, on October 15, 1995 the corporation shall redeem, if it has not already done so, all the remaining outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, out of funds of the corporation which are legally available therefor, upon notice duly given as hereinafter provided, by paying or providing for the payment of cash of a redemption price of $87.05 per share. In addition, the corporation shall pay for each share to be redeemed an amount equal to the dividends accrued thereon but not paid for the period from the date on which dividends on such shares became cumulative to and including the date fixed for redemption. Such accrual shall be computed without interest. Subject to the limitations prescribed in this Article FOURTH and any further limitations which may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors in accordance herewith, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends on the Common Stock, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the funds of the corporation which are legally available therefor. At least ten (10) days prior notice of every such redemption of the Preferred Stock shall be mailed to the holders of record of the Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their last known post office addresses as shown by the corporation's records. Each such notice shall specify the date fixed for redemption and the place where payment of the redemption price is to be made upon surrender for cancellation of the certificates representing shares called for redemption. No failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for such redemption except as to any holder to whom the corporation has failed to mail said notice or except as to any holder whose -3- notice was defective. Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the holder receives the notice. In case of the redemption of only a part of the Preferred Stock outstanding at he time, the shares of the Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or, if required by the terms of any agreement with the corporation, in the manner prescribed by such agreement. The Board of Directors shall have full power and authority to prescribe the manner in which and, subject to the provisions and limitations herein contained, the terms and conditions upon which such Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from time to time. If the aforesaid notice of redemption shall have been duly given and if, on or before the redemption date designated in such notice, the corporation shall have deposited in trust with any bank or trust company having a capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least Five Million ($5,000,000) Dollars, named in such notice, all funds necessary for the redemption of the shares of the Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date designated in such notice and notwithstanding that any certificates for such shares shall not have been surrendered for cancellation (a) all shares of such Preferred Stock so called for redemption shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding, and (b) all rights with respect to such shares of the Preferred Stock called for redemption shall forthwith cease and terminate except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the moneys so deposited, but without interest. Any interest accrued on such funds shall be paid to the corporation from time to time. Any funds so set aside or deposited, as the case may be, and unclaimed at the end of six (6) years from such redemption date shall be released and/or repaid to the corporation, and such holders of such Preferred Stock so called for redemption -4- as shall not have received the redemption price prior to such release and/or payment to the corporation shall look only to the corporation for payment of the redemption price. 3. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding Up, Sale of Assets. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of the sale of substantially all of the assets of the corporation or any wholly-owned subsidiary, the holders of all of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the net assets of the corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the corporation, an amount in cash equal to the discounted redemption price per share as described in paragraph 4 below, and no more, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock. In case the net assets of the corporation available for distribution are insufficient to pay to holders of all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock the full amount to which they are entitled, the entire net assets of the corporation remaining shall be distributed ratably to the holders of all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock in proportion to the full amounts which would be payable on such distribution if all amounts payable were paid in full. Neither the consolidation nor merger of the corporation into or with any other corporation or corporations shall be deemed a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation within the meaning of any of the provisions of this subparagraph (3), unless such consolidation or merger would be deemed a sale of the business of Southwest Art Magazine. 4. Discounted Redemption Price. Discounted redemption price as contemplated herein for any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock prior to October 15, 1993 shall mean an amount equal to $87.05 per share discounted back on an annual basis from October 15, 1993 -5- to the date of redemption by Prime plus 1%, multiplied by the number of shares then being redeemed. 5. Consideration for Shares. The authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and the authorized but unissued shares of the Preferred Stock may be issued for such consideration, not less than the par value thereof, as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. 6. Voting. Except as otherwise determined pursuant to authority of the Board of Directors as hereinbefore provided, or by the General corporation Law of the State of Delaware, all voting rights shall be vested exclusively in the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and each such holder shall be entitled to one vote per share for all purposes for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder. Except as otherwise determined pursuant to authority of the Board of Directors as hereinbefore provided, or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote for any purpose nor shall they be entitled to notice of meetings of stockholders." THIRD: The aforesaid amendment was duly adopted by the sole stockholder and sole director of the corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment is executed by the sole stockholder of the corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate has been signed the 14th day of October, 1987, and the statements contained therein are affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. CBH HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Clay B. Hall -------------------------------- Clay B. Hall, Sole Stockholder -6- EX-3.162 64 EXHIBIT 3.162 Exhibit 3.162 BY-LAWS OF CBH HOLDINGS, INC. (A Delaware Corporation) ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS 1. CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING STOCK. Certificates representing stock in the corporation shall be signed by, or in the name of, the corporation by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or by the President or a vice-president and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on any such certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue. Whenever the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class of stock, and whenever the corporation shall issue any shares of its stock as partly paid stock, the certificates representing shares of any such class or series or of any such partly paid stock shall set forth thereon the statements prescribed by the General Corporation Law. Any restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of any shares of stock of any class or series shall be noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation 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 any such new certificate or uncertificated shares. 2. UNCERTIFICATED SHARES. Subject to any conditions imposed by the General Corporation Law, 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 the stock of the corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of any uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof any written notice prescribed by the General Corporation Law. 3. FRACTIONAL SHARE INTERESTS. The corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue fractions of a share. If the corporation does not issue fractions of a share, it shall (1) arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by those entitled thereto, (2) pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or (3) issue scrip or warrants in registered form (either represented by a certificate or uncertificated) or bearer form (represented by a certificate) which shall entitle the holder to receive a full share upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share. A certificate for a fractional share or an uncertificated fractional share shall, but scrip or warrants shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation. The Board of Directors may cause scrip or warrants to be issued subject to the conditions that they shall become void if not exchanged for certificates representing the full shares or uncertificated full shares before a specified date, or subject to the conditions that the shares for which scrip or warrants are exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of scrip or warrants, or subject to any other conditions which the Board of Directors may impose. 4. STOCK TRANSFERS. Upon compliance with provisions restricting the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock, if any, transfers or registration of transfers of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only on the stock ledger of the corporation by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the corporation or with a transfer agent or a registrar, if any, and, in the case of shares represented by certificates, on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares of stock properly endorsed and the payment of all taxes due thereon. 5. RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDERS. 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, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of -2- Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, 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. 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. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders 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 a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. 6. MEANING OF CERTAIN TERMS. As used herein in respect of the right to notice of a meeting of stockholders or -3- a waiver thereof or to participate or vote thereat or to consent or dissent in writing in lieu of a meeting, as the case may be, the term "share" or "shares" or "share of stock" or "shares of stock" or "stockholder" or "stockholders" refers to an outstanding share or shares of stock and to a holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock when the corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, and said reference is also intended to include any outstanding share or shares of stock and any holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of stock of any class upon which or upon whom the certificate of incorporation confers such rights where there are two or more classes or series of shares of stock or upon which or upon whom the General Corporation Law confers such rights notwithstanding that the certificate of incorporation may provide for more than one class or series of shares of stock, one or more of which are limited or denied such rights thereunder; provided, however, that no such right shall vest in the event of an increase or a decrease in the authorized number of shares of stock of any class or series which is otherwise denied voting rights under the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, except as any provision of law may otherwise require. 7. STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS. - TIME. The annual meeting shall be held on the date and at the time fixed, from time to time, by the directors, provided, that the first annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the organization of the corporation, and each successive annual meeting shall be held on a date within thirteen months after the date of the preceding annual meeting. A special meeting shall be held on the date and at the time fixed by the directors. - PLACE. Annual meetings and special meetings shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the directors may, from time to time, fix. Whenever the directors shall fail to fix such place, the meeting shall be held at the registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware. - CALL. Annual meetings and special meetings may be called by the directors or by any officer instructed by the directors to call the meeting. - NOTICE OR WAIVER OF NOTICE. Written notice of all meetings shall be given, stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting and stating the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders of the corporation may be examined. The notice of an annual meeting shall state that the meeting is called for the election of directors and for the transaction of other business which may properly come before the meeting, and shall (if any other action which could be taken at a special meeting is to be taken at such annual meeting) state the purpose or purposes. The -4- notice of a special meeting shall in all instances state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. The notice of any meeting shall also include, or be accompanied by, any additional statements, information, or documents prescribed by the General Corporation Law. Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, a copy of the notice of any meeting shall be given, personally or by mail, not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, unless the lapse of the prescribed period of time shall have been waived, and directed to each stockholder at his record address or at such other address which he may have furnished by request in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. Notice by mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited, with postage thereon prepaid, in the United States Mail. If a meeting is adjourned to another time, not more than thirty days hence, and/or to another place, and if an announcement of the adjourned time and/or place is made at the meeting, it shall not be necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting unless the directors, after adjournment, fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. Notice need not be given to any stockholder who submits a written waiver of notice signed by him before or after the time stated therein. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder 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 regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice. - STOCKHOLDER LIST. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city or other municipality or community where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the corporation, or to vote at any meeting of stockholders. - CONDUCT OF MEETING. Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by one of the following officers in the order of seniority and if present and acting - the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the -5- president, a Vice-President, or, if none of the foregoing is in office and present and acting, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders. The Secretary of the corporation, or in his absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting. - PROXY REPRESENTATION. Every stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in all matters in which a stockholder is entitled to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, voting or participating at a meeting, or expressing consent or dissent without a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or by his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and, if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally. - INSPECTORS The directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If an inspector or inspectors are not appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. Each inspector, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots, or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by him or them and execute a certificate of any fact found by him or them. - QUORUM. The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business. The stockholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum. -6- - VOTING. Each share of stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Any other action shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast except where the General Corporation Law prescribes a different percentage of votes and/or a different exercise of voting power, and except as may be otherwise prescribed by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and these By-Laws. In the election of directors, and for any other action, voting need not be by ballot. 8. STOCKHOLDER ACTION WITHOUT MEETINGS. Any action required by the General Corporation Law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of 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, shall be 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. Action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law. ARTICLE II DIRECTORS 1. FUNCTIONS AND DEFINITION. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the corporation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the members thereof. The use of the phrase "whole board" herein refers to the total number of directors which the corporation would have if there were no vacancies. 2. QUALIFICATIONS AND NUMBER. A director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware. The initial Board of Directors shall consist of one person. Thereafter the number of directors constituting the whole board shall be at least one. Subject to the foregoing limitation and except for the first Board of Directors, such number may be fixed from time to time by action of the stockholders or of the directors, or, if the number is not fixed, the number shall be at least one. The number of directors may be increased or decreased by action of the stockholders or of the directors. -7- 3. ELECTION AND TERM. The first Board of Directors, unless the members thereof shall have been named in the certificate of incorporation, shall be elected by the incorporator or incorporators and shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. Thereafter, directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. In the interim between annual meetings of stockholders or of special meetings of stockholders called for the election of directors and/or for the removal of one or more directors and for the filling of any vacancy in that connection, newly created directorships and any vacancies in the Board of Directors, including unfilled vacancies resulting from the removal of directors for cause or without cause, may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. 4. MEETINGS. - TIME. Meetings shall be held at such time as the Board shall fix, except that the first meeting of a newly elected Board shall be held as soon after its election as the directors may conveniently assemble. - PLACE. Meetings shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be fixed by the Board. - CALL. No call shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed. Special meetings may be called by or at the direction of the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, or of a majority of the directors in office. - NOTICE OR ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE WAIVER. No notice shall be required for regular meetings for which the time and place have been fixed. Written, oral, or any other mode of notice of the time and place shall be given for special meetings in sufficient time for the convenient assembly of the directors thereat. Notice need not be given to any director or to any member of a committee of directors who submits a written waiver of notice signed by him before or after the time stated therein. Attendance of any such person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when he 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, -8- any regular or special meeting of the directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice. - QUORUM AND ACTION. A majority of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum except when a vacancy or vacancies prevents such majority, whereupon a majority of the directors in office shall constitute a quorum, provided, that such majority shall constitute at least one-third of the whole Board. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting to another time and place. Except as herein otherwise provided, and except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, the vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board. The quorum and voting provisions herein stated shall not be construed as conflicting with any provisions of the General Corporation Law and these By-Laws which govern a meeting of directors held to fill vacancies and newly created directorships in the Board or action of disinterested directors. Any member or members of the Board of Directors or of any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any such committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. - CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING. The Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, shall preside at all meetings. Otherwise, the Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any and if present and acting, or the President, if present and acting, or any other director chosen by the Board, shall preside. 5. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. Except as may otherwise be provided by the General Corporation Law, 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. 6. COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they 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, shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of -9- the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation with the exception of any authority the delegation of which is prohibited by Section 141 of the General Corporation Law, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. 7. WRITTEN ACTION. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or 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. ARTICLE III OFFICERS The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and, if deemed necessary, expedient, or desirable by the Board of Directors, a Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman of the Board, an Executive Vice-President, one or more other Vice-Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers with such titles as the resolution of the Board of Directors choosing them shall designate. Except as may otherwise be provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors choosing him, no officer other than the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board, if any, need be a director. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, as the directors may determine. Unless otherwise provided in the resolution choosing him, each officer shall be chosen for a term which shall continue until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor shall have been chosen and qualified. All officers of the corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management and operation of the corporation as shall be prescribed in the resolutions of the Board of Directors designating and choosing such officers and prescribing their authority and duties, and shall have such additional authority and duties as are incident to their office except to the extent that such resolutions may be inconsistent therewith. The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation shall record all of the proceedings of all meetings and actions in writing of stockholders, directors, and committees of directors, and shall exercise such additional authority and perform such additional duties as the Board shall assign to him. Any officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors. -10- ARTICLE IV CORPORATE SEAL The corporate seal shall be in such form as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. ARTICLE V FISCAL YEAR The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI CONTROL OVER BY-LAWS Subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and the provisions of the General Corporation Law, the power to amend, alter or repeal these By-Laws and to adopt new By-Laws may be exercised by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the By-Laws of CBH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as in effect on the date hereof. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the corporation. Dated: October 13, 1987 /s/ Clay B. Hall -------------------------------- Clay B. Hall, Secretary (SEAL) -11- EX-3.163 65 EXHIBIT 3.163 Exhibit 3.163 JIM EDGAR Secretary of State State of Illinois ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - ---------------------------------- ----------------------- Submit in Duplicate This Spec. For Use By Secretary of State Payment must be made by Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Illinois Date 1-19-89 Attorney's Check, Illinois C.P.A.'s Check or Money Order, Payable to License Fee $ .50 "Secretary of State" Franchise Tax $ 25.00 Filing Fee $ 75.00 DO NOT SEND CASH -------- - ---------------------------------- Clerk 100.50 ---------------------- Pursuant to the provisions of "The Business Corporation Act of 1983", the undersigned incorporator(s) hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE ONE The name of the corporation is VEGETARIAN TIMES, INC. ---------------------------------- (Shall contain the word "corporation", "company", "incorporated", ----------------------------------------------------------------- "limited", or an abbreviation thereof) ARTICLE TWO The name and address of the initial registered agent and its registered office are: Registered Agent Thomas Robert Leavens ------------------------------------------------------- First Name Middle Name Last Name Registered Office 500 West Madison 40th Floor ------------------------------------------------------- Number Street Suite # (A.P.0. Box alone is not acceptable) Chicago 60606 Cook ------------------------------------------------------- City Zip Code County ART1CLE THREE The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: if not sufficient space to cover the point add one or more sheets of this size The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to engage in the transaction of any or all lawful activities for which corporations may be incorporated under the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983. ARTICLE FOUR Paragraph 1: The authorized shares shall be: Class *Par Value per share Number of shares authorized ----------------------------------------------------------------- Common n/a 10,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred $100 1,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Paragraph 2: The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and the special or relative rights in respect of the shares of each class are: if not sufficient space to cover the point add one or more sheets of this size The Preferred shares shall be subject to the preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and the special or relative rights as set forth in the additional sheets attached hereto: ARTICLE FIVE The number of shares to be issued initially, and the consideration to be received by the corporation therefor are: *Par Value Number of shares Consideration to be Class per share proposed to be Issued received therefor ----------------------------------------------------------------- Common n/a 100 $ 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ ----------------------------------------------------------------- $ ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 100 ------------------- * A declaration as to a "par value" is optional. This space may be marked "n/a" when no reference to a par value is ARTICLE SIX OPTIONAL The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the corporation is _________, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors be elected and qualify are: Name Residential Address ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ARTICLE SEVEN OPTIONAL (a) It is estimated that the value of all property $ ___________ to be owned by the corporation for the following year wherever located will be: (b) It is estimated that the value of the property $ ___________ to be located within the State of Illinois during the following year will be: (c) It is estimated that the gross amount of $ ___________ business which will be transacted by the corporation during the following year will be: (d) It is estimated that the gross amount of $ ___________ business which will be transacted from places of business in the State of Illinois during the following year will be: ARTICLE EIGHT OTHER PROVISIONS Attach a separate sheet of this size for any other provision to be included in the Articles of Incorporation, e.g., authorizing pre-emptive rights; denying cumulative voting; regulating internal affairs; voting majority requirements; fixing a duration other than perpetual; etc. NAMES & ADDRESSES OF INCORPORATORS The undersigned incorporator(s) hereby declare(s), under penalties of perjury, that the statements made in the foregoing Articles of Incorporation are true. Dated January 18, 1989 Signatures and Names Post Office Address 1. /s/ Paul Obis, Jr. 1. 218 South Elmwood ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Signature Street Paul Obis, Jr. Oak Park, IL 60302 ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Name (Please Print) City/Town State Zip 2. /s/ Clare Obis 2. 218 South Elmwood ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Signature Street Clare Obis Oak Park, IL 60302 ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Name (Please Print) City/Town State Zip 3. 3. ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Signature Street ----------------------------- ---------------------------------- Name (Please Print) City/Town State Zip (Signatures must be in ink on original document. Carbon copy, xerox or rubber stamp signatures may only be used on conformed copies.) NOTE: If a corporation acts as incorporator, the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation shall be shown and the execution shall be by its President or Vice-President and verified by him, and attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. FILED JAN 19 1989 JIM EDGAR Secretary of State Form BCA-2.10 File No. ____________ ================================================================================ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FEE SCHEDULE The following fees are required to be paid at the time of issuing the Certificate of Incorporation: FILING FEE $75.00; INITIAL LICENSE FEE of 1/20th of 1% of the Consideration to be received or initial issued shares (See Art. 5). MINIMUM 50; INITIAL FRANCHISE TAX of 1/10 of 1% of the consideration to be received for initial issued shares (see Art. 5). MINIMUM $25.00. EXAMPLES OF TOTAL DUE Consideration to TOTAL be Received Due* ============================== up to $1,000 $100.50 ------------------------------ $ 5,000 $102.50 ------------------------------ $ 10,000 $105.00 ------------------------------ $ 25,000 $112.50 ------------------------------ $ 50,000 $150.00 ------------------------------ $100,000 $225.0O ------------------------------ includes Filing Fee + License Fee + Franchise Tax RETURN TO: Corporation Department Secretary of State Springfield, Illinois 62756 Telephone: (217) 782-6961 ================================================================================ Continuation of Article Four Paragraph 2 A. The holders of preferred stock shall not be entitled to vote, except as hereinafter provided and except as otherwise provided by law. Furthermore, no reclassification of the shares of the Corporation or reorganization of the Corporation in any manner provided by law shall be valid unless: (a) all of the holders of preferred shares, voting as a class, approve; and (b) provision is made for payment of any and all aggregate declared but unpaid dividends then in arrears to the holders of preferred shares in cash or property. B. The preferred shares shall entitle the holders thereof to receive out of the surplus of the Corporation a non-cumulative dividend at the rate of 10% per annum, payable annually, before any dividend shall be set apart or paid on any common shares for such years; and the remainder, if any, of the surplus or net earnings applicable to the payment of dividends shall be distributed as dividends among the holders of the common shares, as and when the Board of Directors shall determine. In no event shall any holder of any common shares receive any dividends unless the aforesaid 10% dividends have been paid on each preferred share. C. In case of any liquidation or distribution of assets of the Corporation, the holders of preferred shares shall be paid the par amounts of such preferred shares plus an additional 5% of the par amount, together with any and all aggregate declared, but unpaid, dividends then in arrears to the holders of preferred shares, before any amount shall be payable to the holders of the common shares; and after the payment of all of the aforesaid amounts to all the holders of the preferred shares, the balance of the assets and funds of the Corporation, if any, shall be distributed wholly among the holders of the common shares. The terms "liquidation" or "distribution" in this paragraph C shall include without limitation any winding up or liquidation of the Corporation, any bankruptcy or reorganization of the Corporation (whether private or by State, Federal or other law), any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, corporations or other entity or entities (other than a merger that constitutes a mere change in the state of incorporation), the sale, bulk sale, lease, exchange or disposition of assets of the Corporation not in the usual course of business, or any reduction of the capital of the Corporation resulting in any distribution of its assets to its shareholders other than preferred shareholders. D. The Corporation shall have the right to redeem all of the preferred stock, or any number of the shares thereof, issued and outstanding at any time by paying to the holders thereof a sum equal to the par value of the preferred shares plus an additional 5% of that par value. In the case of the redemption of a part only of the preferred stock at the time outstanding, the Corporation shall select pro rata the shares to be redeemed. Notice of the Corporation's election to redeem any preferred stock shall be given by mailing a copy of such notice, postage prepaid, not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days prior to the date designated therein as the date of such redemption, to the holders of record of the preferred stock to be redeemed, addressed to them at their respective addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation. -2- EX-3.164 66 EXHIBIT 3.164 Exhibit 3.164 BY-LAWS OF VEGETARIAN TIMES, INC. ARTICLE I OFFICES AND RECORDS Section 1.1 Registered Office. The Corporation shall continuously maintain in the State of Illinois a registered office and a registered agent whose business office shall be the registered office. Section 1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Illinois, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may from time to time require. Section 1.3 Corporate Records -- Examination by Shareholders. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders and Board of Directors and committees thereof. The Corporation also shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business in the State of Illinois, or at the office of a transfer agent or registrar in the State of Illinois, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. Upon the written request of any shareholder of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail to such shareholder within fourteen (14) days after receipt of such request a balance sheet as of the close of its latest fiscal year and a profit and loss statement for such fiscal year; provided that if such request is received by the Corporation before such financial statements are available, the Corporation shall mail such financial statements within fourteen (14) days after they become available, but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of its latest fiscal year. Any person who is a shareholder of record of the Corporation shall have the right to examine, in person or by agent, at any reasonable time or times, the Corporation's books and records of account, minutes, voting trust agreements filed with the Corporation, and the record of shareholders, and to make extracts therefrom, but only for a proper purpose. In order to exercise this right, a shareholder must make written demand upon the Corporation, stating with particularity the records sought to be examined and the purpose therefor. ARTICLE II SHAREHOLDERS Section 2.1 Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held during the month of September of each year for the purpose of electing the directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. Section 2.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the President, by the Board of Directors, or by the holders of not less than one-third of all the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter for which the meeting is called, for the purpose or purposes stated in the call of the meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may also be called by such other officers or persons as provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. Section 2.3 Time and Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any time and place as the time and place of meeting for any annual or special meeting of shareholders called by the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting is otherwise called, the place of the meeting shall be at the main business office of the Corporation in the State of Illinois. Section 2.4 Notice of Meeting; Waiver. Written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, or in the case of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, dissolution, or sale, lease, or exchange of assets, not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, or the Secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting, to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Except -2- as provided herein, 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. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice thereof unless the person at the meeting objects to the holding of the meeting because proper notice was not given. Section 2.5 Fixing Record Date. For the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or to receive payment of any dividend, or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of shares or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may fix in advance a record date for such determination of shareholders, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days and, for a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten (10) days, or in the case of a merger, consolidation, share exchange, dissolution or sale, lease or exchange of assets, not less than twenty (20) days, immediately preceding such meeting. If no record date is fixed, the record date for the determination of shareholders for any purpose shall be the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting. Section 2.6 Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the transfer books for shares of the Corporation shall make, within twenty (20) days after the record date for a meeting of shareholders or ten (10) days before such meeting, whichever is earlier, a complete list of shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of and the number of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, which list, for a period of ten (10) days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation and shall be open to inspection by any shareholder and to copying at the shareholder's expense, for any proper purpose at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original share ledger or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in the State of Illinois, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such list-or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of shareholders. -3- Section 2.7 Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote on a matter, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders for consideration of such matter at a meeting of shareholders; provided that if less than a majority of the outstanding shares are represented at such meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting at any time without further notice. In no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the outstanding shares entitled so to vote. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on a matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Withdrawal of shareholders from any meeting shall not cause failure of a duly constituted quorum at that meeting. The Articles of Incorporation may require any number of a percent greater than a majority up to and including a requirement of unanimity to constitute a quorum. Section 2.8 Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to vote at a meeting of shareholders, except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. Section 2.9 Noncumulative Voting. Every shareholder shall have the right to vote the number of shares owned by such shareholder for as many persons as there are directors to be elected, but shall not have the right to cumulate such votes. Section 2.10 Voting of Shares by Certain Holders. Shares registered in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by any officer, agent, proxy or other legal representative authorized to vote such shares under the law of incorporation of such corporation or as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine. A corporation may treat the president or other person holding the position of chief executive officer of such other corporation as authorized to vote such shares, together with any other person indicated and any other holder of an office indicated by the corporate shareholder to the corporation as a person or an office authorized to vote such shares. Such persons and offices indicated shall be registered by the Corporation on the transfer books for shares and included in any voting list -4- prepared in accordance with Section 7.30 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983. Shares registered in the name of a deceased person, a minor ward or a person under legal disability may be voted by his administrator, executor, or court appointed guardian, either in person or by proxy without a transfer of such shares into the name of such administrator, executor, or court appointed guardian. Shares registered in the name of a trustee may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy. A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time, but shares of its own stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time. Section 2.11 Proxies. Each shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Section 2.12 Informal Action by Shareholders. Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, or any other action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares 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 voting. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporation action without a meeting by less than unaminious written consent shall be given in writing to those shareholders who have not consented in writing. In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any other section of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 other than Section 7.10, if such action had been voted on by the shareholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such other section of Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983, shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section -5- concerning any vote of shareholders, that written consent has been given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.10 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983, and that written notice has been given as provided in said Section 7.10. Section 2.13 Voting by Ballot. Voting on any question or in any election may be by voice unless the presiding officer shall order or any shareholder shall demand that voting be by ballot. Section 2.14 Inspectors. At any meeting of shareholders, the chairman of the meeting may, or upon the request of any shareholder shall, appoint one or more persons as inspectors for such meeting. Such inspectors shall ascertain and report the number of shares represented at the meeting, based upon their determination of the validity and effect of proxies; count all votes and report the results; and do such other acts as are proper to conduct the election and voting with impartiality and fairness to all the shareholders. Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or by a majority of them if there be more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof. ARTICLE III BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 3.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. Section 3.2 Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The number of directors of the Corporation shall within the range of two (2) at the minimum and seven (7) at the maximum. The directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or, thereafter, until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. Directors need not be residents of Illinois or shareholders of the Corporation. The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by the amendment of this section, but no decrease shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. A director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors, its chairman, or to the president or secretary of the corporation. A -6- resignation is effective when the notice is given unless the notice specifies a future date. The pending vacancy may be filled before the effective date, but the successor shall not take office until the effective date. Section 3.3 Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-law immediately after, and at the same place, as the annual meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide the time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution. Section 3.4 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at the request of the President or any one or more director. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix any place as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. Section 3.5 Notice; Waiver. Notice of any special meeting shall be given at least two (2) days previous thereto by written notice to each director at his business address, by mail, telegram, or personal delivery. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If by telegram, such notice shall be deemed delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Attendance of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting 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 Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. Section 3.6 Quorum. A majority of the number of directors fixed by these By-laws, or in the absence of a By-law fixing the number of directors, the number stated in the Articles of Incorporation or named by the incorporators, shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, provided that if less than a majority of such directors is present at said meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting at any time without further notice. If the Corporation has a variable range board of directors, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the directors then in office, but not less than a majority of the minimum number of directors specified for the variable range of the Board unless the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws specify a greater number. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall -7- be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. Section 3.7 Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors and any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose. A director elected by the shareholders to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the balance of the term for which he was elected. A director appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be selected. Section 3.8 Informal Action. Unless specifically prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, any action required by the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which may 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, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, or by all the members of the committee, as the case may be. Any such consent signed by all the directors or all the members of a committee shall have the same effect as an unanimous vote. The consent shall be evidenced by one or more written approvals, each of which sets forth the action taken and bears the signature of one or more directors. All the approvals evidencing the consent shall be delivered to the Secretary to be filed with the corporate records. The action taken shall be effective when all the directors have approved the consent unless the consent specifies a different effective date. Section 3.9 Telephonic Meetings. Unless specifically prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, members of the Board of Directors or of any committee of the Board of Directors may participate in and act at any meeting of such board or committee through the use of a telephone conference or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in such meetings shall constitute attendance and presence in person at the meeting of the person or persons so participating. Section 3.10 Committees. The Board of Directors, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the number of directors fixed by the By-laws may create one or more committees of the Board of Directors and may designate two or more directors to constitute such a committee, which committee, to the extent provided in such resolution, shall have and exercise all of the authority of the -8- Board of Directors in the management of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided in the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983. Vacancies in the membership of any committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors at a regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report the same to the Board when requested. Unless the appointment by the Board of Directors requires a greater number, a majority of any committee shall constitute a quorum, and a majority of a quorum is necessary for committee action. A committee may act by unanimous consent in writing without a meeting and, subject to the provision of these By-laws or action by the Board of Directors, any committee by majority vote of its members shall determine the time and place of meetings and the notice required therefor. Section 3.11 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 conclusively presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 3.12 Compensation. The Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, and irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, shall have authority to establish reasonable compensation of all directors for services to the Corporation as directors, officers, or otherwise, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.60 of the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983. By resolution of the Board of Directors, the directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board. No such payment previously mentioned in this section shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 3.13 Removal of Directors. Shareholders at a meeting may remove one or more directors, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, except as follows: (1) No director shall be removed at a meeting of the shareholders unless the notice of such meeting shall state that a purpose of the meeting is to vote upon the removal of one or more -9- directors named in the notice. Only the named director or directors may be removed at such meeting. (2) If the Corporation has cumulative voting and less than the entire Board is to be removed, no director may be removed, with or 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. (3) If a director is elected by a class or series of shares, he may be removed only by the shareholders of that class or series. ARTICLE IV OFFICERS Section 4.1 Number. The officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary, and such other officers as may be elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. One officer shall have the authority to certify the By-laws, resolutions of the shareholders and Board of Directors and committees thereof, and other documents of the Corporation as true and correct copies thereof. Section 4.2 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected or appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors or at a meeting held in lieu thereof. Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Except as provided herein, each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death, resignation or removal. Election of an officer shall not of itself create any contract right: of that officer against the Corporation. Section 4.3 Removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights; if any, of the person so removed. Section 4.4 President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors, he shall be in charge of the business of the Corporation; he shall see that the resolutions and directions of the Board of Directors are carried into -10- effect except in those instances in which that responsibility is specifically assigned to some other person by the Board of Directors; and, in general, he shall discharge all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors unless these By-laws provide that a Chairman of the Board or other officer shall preside. Except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated to another officer or agent of the Corporation or a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-laws, he may execute for the Corporation certificates of its shares, and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, and he may accomplish such execution either under or without the seal of the Corporation and either individually or with the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument. He may vote all securities which the Corporation is entitled to vote except as and to the extent the Corporation shall be vested in a different officer or agent of the Corporation by the Board of Directors. Section 4.5 Vice Presidents. The Vice President (or if there be more than one, the Vice Presidents) shall assist the President in the discharge of his duties as the President may direct and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, 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 of their seniority as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors) shall perform 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. Except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated to another officer or agent of the Corporation or a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-laws, the Vice President (or each of them if there are more than one) may execute for the Corporation certificates for its shares and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds or other instruments, which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, and he may accomplish such execution either under or without the seal of the Corporation and either individually or with the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument. -11- Section 4.6 Secretary. The Secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the shareholders' and the Board of Directors' meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, if such a seal shall exist; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the Secretary by each such shareholder; (e) sign with the President or a Vice President, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument, except when a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-laws; (f) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (h) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or the Board of Directors. Section 4.7 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the principal accounting and financial officer of the Corporation. He shall (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, (b) receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as shall be selected by the Board of Directors, (c) disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and (d) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or the Board of Directors. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine, for the faithful discharge of his duties and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money, securities, and other property belonging to the Corporation in his possession or control. Section 4.8 Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Treasurer, or any of them if there be more than one, and the Assistant Secretary or any of them if there be more than one, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Treasurer or the Secretary, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors. An Assistant Secretary may sign with the President, or a Vice President, or any other officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors -12- certificates for shares of the Corporation, the issue of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors, and any contracts, deeds, mortgages, bonds, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, according to the requirements of the form of the instrument, except when a different mode of execution is expressly prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-laws. An Assistant Treasurer shall respectively, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. Section 4.9 Controller. The Board of Directors may elect a Controller who shall be responsible for all accounting and auditing functions of the Corporation and who shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be required of him by the Board of Directors. Section 4.10 Appointive Officers. The President may appoint other officers and agents on a division basis or otherwise, as such divisions or other operating units are created by the Board of Directors, and such other officers and agents shall receive such compensation, have such tenure and exercise such authority as the President shall specify. All appointments made by the President hereunder and all the terms and conditions thereof must be reported to the Board of Directors. No appointive officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of such appointment beyond the date of the appointment of his successor, his death, his resignation, or his removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan. Section 4.11 Salaries. The salaries of the elected officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation. Section 4.12 Vacancies. A newly created office or 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 at any meeting of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE V CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER Section 5.1 Certificates For Shares. Certificates representing shares of the Corporation shall be signed by the -13- appropriate corporate officers, such as the President or a Vice president or by such officer as shall be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and shall be sealed with the seal or a facsimile of the seal of the corporation if the Corporation has a seal. If the signature of each officer be by facsimile, the certificate shall be manually signed by or on behalf of a duly authorized transfer agent or clerk. Each certificate representing shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified, and shall also state the name of the shareholder to whom issued, the number and class of shares (with designation of series, if any), the date of issue, and that the Corporation is organized under Illinois law. The certificate may state the par value or a statement that the shares are without par value, if applicable. If the Corporation is authorized and does issue shares of more than one class or of a series within a class, the certificate shall also contain such information or statement as may be required by law. The name and address of each shareholder, the number and class of shares held and the date on which the certificates for the shares were issued shall be entered on the books of the Corporation. The shareholder in whose name shares are registered on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation. Unless prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may provide by resolution that some or all of any class or series of shares shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until the certificate has been surrendered to the Corporation. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send the registered owner thereof a written notice of all information that would appear on a certificate. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares shall be identical to those of the holders of certificates representing shares of the same class and series. Section 5.2 Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the Corporation shall be recorded on the books of the Corporation and, except in the case of a lost or destroyed certificate, shall be made on surrender for cancellation of the certificate for such shares. A certificate presented for transfer must be duly endorsed and accompanied by proper guaranty of signature and other appropriate assurances that the endorsement is effective. Transfer of an uncertified share shall be made on receipt by the Corporation of an instruction from the registered owner or other appropriate person. The instruction shall be in writing or be a communication in such form as may be agreed upon in writing by the Corporation. -14- Section 5.3 Lost Certificates. If a certificate representing shares has allegedly been lost or destroyed, the Board of Directors may in its discretion as may be required by law, direct that a new certificate be issued upon such indemnification and other reasonable requirements as it may impose. ARTICLE VI CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS Section 6.1 Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, of the Corporation, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 6.2 Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. The Corporation shall have the power to lend money to its directors, officers, employees and agents. Section 6.3 Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 6.4 Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board of Directors may select. ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS Section 7.1 Third Party Action. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or who is or was -15- 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 expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the' Corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that the person had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. Section 7.2 Derivative Action. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he 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 expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit' if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; provided that an indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper. Section 7.3 Successful Defense. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 herein, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith. Section 7.4 Procedures. Any indemnification under Sections 7.1 and 7.2 herein (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by -16- the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 herein. Such determination shall be made (a) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (c) by the shareholders. Section 7.5 Expenses. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized herein. Section 7.6 Not Exclusive Provisions. The indemnification provided by this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, contract, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his other official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Section 7.7 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 and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII. Section 7.8 Shareholder Notice. If the Corporation has paid indemnity or has advanced expenses to a director, officer, employee or agent, the Corporation shall report the indemnification or advance in writing to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders' meeting. Section 7.9 Merger. In the case of a merger, the term "corporation" shall include, in addition to the surviving -17- corporation, any merging corporation absorbed in a merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had the power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who was a director, officer, employee or agent of such merging corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this section with respect to the surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such merging corporation if its separate existence had continued. Section 7.10 Definitions. For purposes of this Article VII, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise tax assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to the phrase "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries. A person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation" as referred to in this Article VII. ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 8.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Section 8.2 Distributions. The Board of Directors may from time to time declare and the Corporation may pay distributions (dividends, redemptions and other transfers of money or property) to its shareholders on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Illinois Business Corporation Act of 1983 and the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. Section 8.3 Seal. The Corporation may use a corporate seal which may be altered at pleasure, by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words "Corporate Seal, Illinois". The affixing of a corporate seal to an instrument shall not give the instrument additional force or effect, or change the construction thereof and the use of the corporate seal is not mandatory. -18- Section 8.4 Audits. The Board of Directors shall determine whether the Corporation's accounts, books and records shall be audited upon the conclusion of each fiscal year, and shall determine who performs that audit. Section 8.5 Resignations. Any director or any officer, whether elected or appointed, may resign at any time by serving written notice of such resignation on the Board of Directors and unless specifically made effective at a future date, such resignation shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the date said notice is received by the Board of Directors. No formal action shall be required of the Board of Directors or the shareholders to make any such resignation effective. ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS Section 9. Amendments. Unless reserved to the shareholders by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, these By-laws may be made, altered, amended or repealed by the shareholders or the Board of Directors, but no By-law adopted by the shareholders may be altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors if the By-law: so provides The By-laws may contain any provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the Corporation not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. -19- VEGETARIAN TIMES, INC. UNANIMOUS WRITTEN ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Effective this 10th day of June, 1996, the undersigned, being all of the directors of Vegetarian Times, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois (the "Corporation"), hereby unanimously adopt the resolution set forth below: RESOLVED, that the first sentence of Article III - Section 3.2 ("Number, Tenure and Qualifications") of the By-laws of the Corporation is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: "The number of directors of the Corporation shall be a minimum of one and a minimum of seven." /s/ David C. Cox /s/ James J. Viera - ------------------- --------------------- David C. Cox James J. Viera EX-3.165 67 EXHIBIT 3.165 Exhibit 3.165 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE VIRTUAL FLYSHOP, INC. The undersigned, who, if a natural person, is eighteen years of age or older, hereby establishes a corporation pursuant to the Colorado Business Corporation Act as amended and adopts the following Articles of Incorporation: FIRST: The name of the corporation is The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. SECOND: The corporation shall have and may exercise all of the rights, powers and privileges now or hereafter conferred upon corporations organized under the laws of Colorado. In addition, the corporation may do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any of its corporate purposes. The corporation may conduct part of all of its business in any part of Colorado, the United States or the world and may hold, purchase, mortgage, lease and convey real and personal property in any of such places. THIRD: (a) The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is ten thousand (10,000) shares of common stock. The shares of this class of common stock shall have unlimited voting rights and shall constitute the sole voting group of the corporation, except to the extent any additional voting group or groups may hereafter be established in accordance with the Colorado Business Corporation Act. The shares of this class shall also be entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution. (b) Each shareholder of record shall have one vote for each share of stock standing in his name on the books of the corporation and entitled to vote, except that in the election of directors, each shareholder shall have as many votes for each share held by him as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the shareholder has a right to vote. Cumulative voting shall not be permitted in the election of directors or otherwise. (c) Unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, at all meetings of shareholders one-third of the shares of a voting group entitled to vote at such meeting, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of that voting group. FOURTH: The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed by the bylaws, or if the bylaws, fail to fix such a number, then by resolution adopted from time to time by the board of directors, provided that the number of directors shall not be more than five nor less than one. Two directors shall constitute the initial board of directors. The following persons are elected to serve as the corporation's initial directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Michael R. Tucker 4412 East Mulberry, #221 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Greg McDermid Unit 39 639 Beachwood Drive Waterloo, ON CANADA N272P6. FIFTH: The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 375 East Horsetooth Road, Building 6, Suite 200, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525. The name of the initial registered agent of the corporation at such address is Peter W. Bullard. SIXTH: The address of the initial principal office of the corporation is 4412 East Mulberry, #221, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. SEVENTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation, and the same are in furtherance of and not in limitation or exclusion of the powers conferred by law. (a) Conflicting Interest Transactions. As used in this paragraph, "conflicting interest transaction" means any of the following: (i) a loan or other assistance by the corporation to a director of the corporation or to an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest; (ii) a guaranty by the corporation of an obligation of a director of the corporation or of an obligation of an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest; or (iii) a contract or transaction between the corporation and a director of the corporation or between the corporation and an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest. No conflicting interest transaction shall be void or voidable, be enjoined, be set aside, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, solely because the conflicting interest transaction involves a director of the corporation or an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest, or solely because the director is present at or participates in the meeting of the corporation's board of directors or of the committee of the board of directors which authorizes, approves or ratifies a conflicting interest transaction, or solely because the director's vote is counted for such purpose if (A) the material facts as to the director's relationship or interest and as 2 to the conflicting interest transaction are disclosed or are known to the board of directors or the committee, and the board of directors or committee in good faith authorizes, approves or ratifies the conflicting interest transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than an quorum; or (B) the material facts as to the director's relationship or interest and as to the conflicting interest transaction are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and the conflicting interest transaction is specifically authorized, approved or ratified in good faith by a vote of the shareholders; or (C) a conflicting interest transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors, a committee thereof, or the shareholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the conflicting interest transaction. (b) Loans and Guaranties for the Benefit of Directors. Neither the board of directors nor any committee thereof shall authorize a loan by the corporation to a director of the corporation or to an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest, or a guaranty by the corporation of an obligation of a director of the corporation or of an obligation of an entity in which a director of the corporation is a director or officer or has a financial interest, until at lease ten days after written notice of the proposed authorization of the loan or guaranty has been given to the shareholders who would be entitled to vote thereon if the issue of the loan or guaranty were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. The requirements of this paragraph (b) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, the provisions of paragraph (a) of Article SEVENTH. (c) Indemnification. The corporation shall indemnify, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any person who is or was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation against any claim, liability or expense arising against or incurred by such person made party to a proceeding because he is or was a director, officer, agent, fiduciary or employee of the corporation or because he is or was serving another entity as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent at the corporation's request. The corporation shall further have the authority to the maximum extent permitted by law to purchase and maintain insurance providing such indemnification. (d) Limitation on Director's Liability. No director of this corporation shall have any personal liability for monetary damages to the corporation or its shareholders for breach of his fiduciary duty as a director, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the 3 corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for: (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) voting for or assenting to a distribution in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes ss. 7-106-401 or the articles of incorporation if it is established that the director did not perform his duties in compliance with Colorado Revised Statutes ss. 7-108-401, provided that the personal liability of a director in this circumstance shall be limited to the amount of the distribution which exceeds what could have been distributed without violation of Colorado Revised Statutes ss. 7-106-401 or the articles of incorporation; or (iv) any transaction from which the director directly or indirectly derives an improper personal benefit. Nothing contained herein will be construed to deprive any director of his right to all defenses ordinarily available to a director nor will anything herein be construed to deprive any director of any right he may have for contribution from any other director or other person. (e) Negation of Equitable Interests in Shares or Rights. Unless a person is recognized as a shareholder through procedures established by the corporation pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes ss. 7-107-204 or any similar law, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any shares of the corporation as the owner thereof for all purposes permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, including without limitation all rights deriving from such shares, and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such shares or rights deriving from such shares on the part of any other person including without limitation, a purchases, assignee or transferee of such shares, unless and until such other person becomes the registered holder of such shares or is recognized as such, whether or not the corporation shall have either actual or constructive notice of the claimed interest of such other person. By way of example and not of limitation, until such other person has become the registered holder of such shares or is recognized pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes ss.7-107-204 or any similar applicable law, he shall not be entitled: (i) to receive notice of the meetings of the shareholders; (ii) to vote at such meetings; (iii) to examine a list of the shareholders; (iv) to be paid dividends or other distributions payable to shareholders; or (v) to own, enjoy and exercise any other rights deriving from such shares against the corporation. Nothing contained herein will be construed to deprive any beneficial shareholder, as defined in Colorado Revised Statutes ss. 7-113-101 (1), of any right he may have pursuant to Article 113 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act or any subsequent law. EIGHTH: The name and address of the incorporator is: Peter W. Bullard, 375 East Horsetooth Road, Building 6, Suite 200, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525. 4 Dated the 7th day of September, 1995 /s/ Peter W. Bullard ------------------------------ Peter W. Bullard, Incorporator Peter W. Bullard hereby consents to the appointment as the initial registered agent for The Virtual Flyshop, Inc. /s/ Peter Bullard ------------------------ Initial Registered Agent 5 STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE I hereby certify that this is a true and complete copy of the document filed in this office and admitted to record in File 951111430 DATED Mar 4 1998 /s/ Victoria Buckly --------------------- Secretary of State [SEAL OF COLORADO] By /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] ------------------- EX-3.166 68 EXHIBIT 3.166 Exhibit 3.166 BYLAWS OF THE VIRTUAL FLYSHOP, INC. ARTICLE I Offices The principal office of the corporation shall be designated from time to time by the corporation and may be within or outside of Colorado. The corporation may have such other offices, either within or outside Colorado, as the board of directors may designate or as the business of the corporation may require from time to time. The registered office of the corporation required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act to be maintained in Colorado may be, but need not be, identical with the principal office, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the board of directors. ARTICLE II Shareholders Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held during the month of October of each year on a date and at a time fixed by the board of directors of the corporation (or by the president in the absence of action by the board of directors), beginning with the year 1996, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the election of directors is not held on the day fixed as provided herein for any annual meeting of the shareholders, or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as it may conveniently be held. A shareholder may apply to the district court in the county in Colorado where the corporation's principal office is located or, if the corporation has no principal office in Colorado, to the district court of the county in which the corporation's registered office is located to seek an order that a shareholder meeting be held (i) if an annual meeting was not held within-six months after the close of the corporation's most recently ended fiscal year or fifteen months after its last annual meeting, whichever is earlier, or (ii) if the shareholder participated in a proper call of or proper demand for a special meeting and notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty days after the date of the call or the date the last of the demand necessary to require calling of the meeting was received by the corporation pursuant to C.R.S. ss. 7- 107-102 (1)(b), or the special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice. Section 2. Special Meetings. Unless otherwise prescribed by statute, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose by the president or by the board of directors. The president shall call a special meeting of the shareholders if the corporation receives one or more written demands for the meeting, stating the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held, signed and dated by holders of shares representing at least ten percent of all the votes entitled to be case on any issue proposes to be considered at the meeting. Section 3. Place of Meeting. The board of directors may designate any place, either within or outside Colorado, as the place for any annual meeting or any special meeting called by the board of directors. A waiver of notice signed by all shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting may designate any place, wither within or outside Colorado, as the place for such meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting is called other than by the board, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation. Section 4. Notice of Meeting. Written notice stating the place, date, and hour of the meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, except that (i) if the number of authorized shares is to be increased, at least thirty days' notice shall be given, or (ii) any other longer notice period is required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. Notice of a special meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes of the meeting. Notice of an annual meeting need not include a description of the purpose or purposes of the meeting except the purpose or purposes shall be stated with respect to (i) an amendment to the articles of incorporation o the corporation, (ii) a merger or share exchange in which the corporation is a party acquired, (iii) a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition, other than in the usual and regular course of business, of all or substantially all of the property of the corporation or of another entity which this corporation controls, in each case with or without the goodwill, (iv) a dissolution of the corporation, or (v) any other purpose for which a statement of purpose is required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. Notice shall be given personally or by mail, private carrier, telegraph, teletype, electronically transmitted facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the officer or persons calling the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed and if in a comprehensive form, such notice shall be deemed to be given and effective when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears in the corporation's current record of shareholders, with postage prepaid. If notice is given other than by mail, and 2 provided that such notice is in a comprehensible form, the notice is given and effective on the date received by the shareholder. If requested by the person or persons lawfully calling such meeting, the secretary shall give notice thereof at corporate expense. No notice need be sent to any shareholder if three successive notices mailed to the last known address of such shareholder have been returned as undeliverable until such time a another address for such shareholder is made known to the corporation by such shareholder. In order to be entitled to receive notice of any meeting, a shareholder shall advise the corporation in writing of any change in such shareholder's mailing address as shown on the corporation's books and records. When a meeting is adjourned to another date, time or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place if the new date, time of place of such meeting is announced before adjournment at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which may have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 120 days, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a new notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting as of the new record date. A shareholder may waive notice of a meeting before or after the time and date of the meeting by a writing signed by such shareholder. Such waiver shall be delivered to the corporation for filing with the corporate records. Further, by attending a meeting either in person or by proxy, a shareholder waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting unless the shareholder objects at the beginning of the meeting to the holding of the meeting or the transaction of business at the meeting because of lack of notice or defective notice. By attending the meeting, the shareholder also waives any objection to consideration at the meeting of a particular matter not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented. Section 5. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to (i) notice of or vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, (ii) receive distribution or share dividends, or (iii) demand a special meeting, or to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors may fix a future date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than seventy days, and, in case a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days, prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. If no record date is fixed by the directors, the record date shall be the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed to shareholders, or the date on which the resolution of the 3 board of directors providing for a distribution is adopted, as the case may be. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders is made as provided in the Section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the board of directors fixes a new record date, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting. Notwithstanding the above, the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting or entitled to be given notice of action so taken shall be the date a writing upon which the action is taken is first received by the corporation. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting shall be the date of the earliest of any of the demands pursuant to which the meeting is called. Section 6. Voting Lists. The secretary shall make, at the earlier of ten days before each meeting of shareholders or two business days after notice of the meeting has been given, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to be given notice of such meeting or any adjournment thereof. The list shall be arranged by voting groups and within each voting group by class or series of shares, shall be in alphabetical order within each class or series, and shall show the address of and the number of shares of each class or series held by each shareholder. For the period beginning the earlier of ten days prior to the meeting or two business days after notice of the meeting is given and continuing through the meeting and any adjournment thereof, this list shall be kept on file at the principal office the corporation, or at a place (which shall be identified in the notice) in the city where the meeting will be held. Such list shall be available for inspection on written demand by any shareholder (including for the purpose of this Section 6 any holder of voting trust certificates) or his agent or attorney during regular business hours and during the period available for inspection. The original stock transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as to the shareholders entitled to examine such list or to vote at any meeting of shareholders. Any shareholder, his agent or attorney may copy the list during regular business hours and during the period it is available for inspection, provided (i) the shareholder has been a shareholder for at least three months immediately preceding the demand or holds at least five percent of all outstanding shares of any class of shares as of the date of the demand, (ii) the demand is made in good faith and for a purpose reasonably related to the demanding shareholder's interest as a shareholder, (iii) the shareholder describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the shareholder desires to inspect, (iv) the records are directly connected with the described purpose, and (v) the shareholder pays a reasonable charge covering the costs of the labor and material for such copies, not to exceed the estimated cost of production and reproduction. 4 Section 7. Recognition Procedure for Beneficial Owners. The board of directors may adopt by resolution a procedure whereby a shareholder of the corporation may adopt by resolution a procedure whereby a shareholder of the corporation may certify in writing to the corporation that all or a portion of the shares registered in the name of such shareholder are held for the account of a specified person or persons. The resolution may set forth (i) the types of nominees to which it applies, (ii) the rights or privileges that the corporation will recognize in a beneficial owner, which may include rights and privileges other than voting, (iii) the form of certification and the information to be contained therein, (iv) if the certification is with respect to a record date, the time within which the certification must be received by the corporation, (v) the period for which the nominee's use of the procedure is effective, and (vi) such other provisions with respect to the procedure as the board deems necessary or desirable. Upon receipt by the corporation of a certificate complying with the procedure established by the board of directors, the persons specified in the certification shall be deemed, for the purpose or purposes set forth in the certification, to be the registered holders of the number of shares specified in place of the shareholder making the certification. Section 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter by a voting group shall constitute a quorum of that voting group for action on the matter. If less than one-third of such votes are represented at a meeting, a majority of the votes so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, for a period not to exceed 120 days for any one adjournment. If a quorum is present at such adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until the adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, unless the meeting is adjourned and a new record date is set for the adjourned meeting. If a quorum exists, action on a matter other than the election of directors by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group favoring the action exceed the votes cast within the voting group opposing the action, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by law or the articles or incorporation. Section 9. Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a shareholder may vote by proxy by signing an appointment form or similar writing, either personally or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. A shareholder may also appoint a proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, teletype, or other electronic transmission providing a written statement of the appointment to the proxy, a proxy solicitor, proxy 5 support service organization, or other person duly authorized by the proxy to receive appointments as agent for the proxy, or to the corporation. The transmitted appointment shall set forth or be transmitted with written evidence from which it can be determined that the shareholder transmitted or authorized the transmission of the appointment. The proxy appointment form or similar writing shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. The appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the corporation and is valid for eleven months unless a different period is expressly provided in the appointment form or similar writing. Any complete copy, including an electronically transmitted facsimile, of an appointment of a proxy may be substituted for or used in lieu of the original appointment for any purpose for which the original appointment could be used. Revocation of a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy's authority unless (i) the corporation had notice that the appointment was coupled with an interest and notice that such interest is extinguished is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment, or (ii) other notice of the revocation of the appointment is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment. Other notice of revocation may, in the discretion of the corporation, be deemed to include the appearance at a shareholders' meeting of the shareholder who granted the proxy and his voting in person on any matter subject to a vote at such meeting. The death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy's authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment. The corporation shall not be required to recognize an appointment made irrevocable if it has received a writing revoking the appointment signed by the shareholder (including a shareholder who is a successor to the shareholder who granted the proxy) either personally or by his attorney-in-fact, notwithstanding that the revocation may be a breach of an obligation of the shareholder to another person not to revoke the appointment. Subject to Section 11 and any express limitation on the proxy's authority appearing on the appointment form, the corporation is entitled to accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the shareholder making the appointment. 6 Section 10. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote, except in the election of directors, and each fractional share shall be entitled to a corresponding fractional vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class or classes are limited or denied by the articles of incorporation as permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. Cumulative voting shall not be permitted in the election of directors or for any other purpose. Each record holder of stock shall be entitled to vote in the election of directors and shall have as many votes for each of the shares owned by him as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has the right to vote. At each election of directors, that number of candidates equaling the number of directors to be elected, having the highest number of votes cast in favor of their election, shall be elected to the board of directors. Except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction upon a finding that the purpose of this Section would not be violated in the circumstances presented to the court, the shares of the corporation are not entitled to be voted if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporations owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation except to the extent the second corporation holds the shares in a fiduciary capacity. Redeemable shares are not entitled to be voted after notice of redemption is mailed to the holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the shares. Section 11. Corporation's Acceptance of Votes. If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment, or proxy appointment revocation corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the corporation, if acting in good faith, is entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation does not correspond to the name of a shareholder, the corporation, if acting in good faith, is nevertheless entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation and to give it effect as the act of the shareholder if: (i) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity; 7 (ii) the name signed purports to be that of an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator representing the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation; (iii) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver of trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation; (iv) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the corporation of the signatory's authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation; (v) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at lease one of the co-tenants or fiduciaries, and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-tenants or fiduciaries; or (vi) the acceptance of the vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation is otherwise proper under rules established by the corporation that are not inconsistent with this Section 11. The corporation is entitled to reject a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation if the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory's authority to sign for the shareholder. Neither the corporation not its officers nor any agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or proxy appointment revocation in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this Section is liable in damages for the consequences of the acceptance or rejection. Section 12. Informal Action by Shareholder. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if a written consent (or counterparts thereof) that sets forth the action so taken is signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof and received by the corporation. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the shareholders and may be stated as such in any documents. 8 Action taken under this Section 12 is effective as of the date the last writing necessary to effect the action is received by the corporation, unless all of the writings specify a different effective date, in which case such specified date shall be the effective date for such action. If any shareholder revokes his consent as provided for herein prior to what would otherwise be the effective date, the action proposed in the consent shall be invalid. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting is the date the corporation first receives a writing upon which the action is taken. Any shareholder who has signed a writing describing and consenting to action taken pursuant to this Section 12 may revoke such consent by a writing signed by the shareholder describing the action and stating that the shareholder's prior consent thereto is revoked, if such writing is received by the corporation before the effectiveness of the action. Section 13. Meetings by Telecommunication. Any or all of the shareholders may participate in an annual or special shareholders' meeting by, or the meeting may be conducted through the use of, any means of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other during the meeting. A shareholder participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. ARTICLE III Board of Directors Section 1. General Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business affairs of the corporation shall be managed under the direction of its board of directors, except as otherwise provided in the Colorado Business Corporation Act or the articles of incorporation. Section 2. Number, Qualifications and Tenure. The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors, within a range of not less than two or more than five. A director shall be a natural person who is eighteen years of age or older. A director need not be a resident of Colorado or a shareholder of the corporation. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of shareholders. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders following his election and thereafter until his successor shall have been elected and qualified. Directors shall be removed in the manner provided by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. 9 Section 3. Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time the notice is received by the corporation unless the notice specifies a later effective date. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the corporation's acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any vacancy on the board of directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders or the board of directors. If the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, the directors may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. If elected by the directors, the director shall hold office until the next annual shareholders' meeting at which directors are elected. If elected by the shareholders, the director shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office; except that, if the director's predecessor was elected by the directors to fill a vacancy, the director elected by the shareholders shall hold office for the unexpired term of the last predecessor elected by the shareholders. Section 4. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the board of directors shall be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meting of shareholders. The board of directors may provide by resolution the time and place, either within or outside Colorado, for the holding of additional regular meetings without other notice. Section 5. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of the president or fifty percent (50%) of the directors. The person or person authorized to call special meetings of the board of directors may fix any place, either within or outside Colorado, as the place for holder any special meeting of the board of directors called by them, provided that no meeting shall be called outside the State of Colorado unless a majority of the board of directors has so authorized. Section 6. Notice. Notice of any special meeting shall be given at least two days prior to the meeting by written notice either personally delivered or mailed to each director at his business address, or by notice transmitted by telegraph, telex, electronically transmitted facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given and to be effective on the earlier of (i) three days after such notice is deposited in the United States mail, properly addressed, with postage prepaid, or (ii) the date shown on the return receipt, if mailed by registered or certified mail return receipt requested. If notice if given by telex, electronically transmitted facsimile or other similar form or wire or wireless communication, such notice shall be deemed to be given and to be effective when sent, and with respect to a telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be given and to be effective when the telegram 10 is delivered to the telegraph company. If a director has designated in writing one or more reasonable addresses or facsimile numbers for delivery of notice to him, notice sent by mail, telegraph, telex, electronically transmitted facsimile or other form of wire or wireless communication shall not be deemed to have been given or to be effective unless sent to such addresses or facsimile numbers, as the case may be. A director may waive notice of a meeting before or after the time and date of the meeting by a writing signed by such director. Such waiver shall be delivered to the corporation for filing with the corporate records. Further, a director's attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him of the meeting unless at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon his later arrival, the director objects to holding the meeting or ,transacting business at the meeting because of lack of notice or defective notice and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the board of directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. Section 7. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors fixed by the board of directors pursuant to Section 2 or, if no number is fixed, a majority of the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board of directors. If less than such majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, for a period not to exceed sixty days at any one adjournment. Section 8. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors. Section 9. Compensation. By resolution of the board of directors, any director may be paid any one or more of the following: his expenses, if any, of attendance at meetings, a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting, a stated salary as director, or such other compensation as the corporation and the director may reasonably agree upon. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Section 10. Presumption of Assent. A director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the board of directors or committee of the board at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless (i) the director objects at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon his arrival, to the holding of the meeting or the transaction of business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote 11 for or assent to any action taken at the meeting, (ii) the director contemporaneously requests that his dissent or abstention as to any specific action taken be entered in the minutes of the meeting, or (iii) the director causes written notice of his dissent or abstention as to any specific action to be received by the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or by the corporation promptly after the adjournment of the meeting. A director may dissent to a specific action at a meeting, while assenting to others. The right to dissent to a specific action taken at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee of the board shall not be available to a director who voted in favor of such action. Section 11. Committees. By resolution adopted by a majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken, the board of directors may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees, and appoint one or more members of the board of directors to serve on them. To the extent provided in the resolution, each committee shall have all the authority of the board of directors, except that no such committee shall have the authority to (i) authorize distributions, (ii) approve or propose to shareholders actions or proposals required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act to be approved by shareholders, (iii) fill vacancies on the board of directors or any committee thereof, (iv) approve a place of merger not requiring shareholder approval, (vii) authorize or approve the reacquisition of shares unless pursuant to a formula or method prescribed by the board of directors, or (viii) authorize or approve the issuance or sale of shares, or contract for the sale of shares or determine the designations and relative rights, preferences and limitation of a class or series of shares, except that the board of directors may authorize a committee or officer to do so within limits specifically prescribed by the board of directors. The committee shall then have full power within the limits set by the board of directors to adopt any final resolution setting forth all preferences, limitations and relative rights of such class or series and to authorize an amendment of the articles of incorporation stating the preferences, limitations and relative rights of a class or series for filing with the Secretary of State under the Colorado Business Corporation Act. Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12 of Article III, which govern meetings, notice, waiver of notice, quorum, voting requirements and action without a meeting of the board of directors, shall apply to committees and their members appointed under this Section 11. Neither the designation of any such committee, the delegation of authority to such committee, nor any action by such committee pursuant to its authority shall alone constitute compliance by an member of the board of directors or a member of the committee in question with his responsibility to conform to the standard of care set forth in Article III, Section 14 of these bylaws. 12 Section 12. Informal Action by Director. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the directors or any committee designated by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting if a written consent (or counterparts thereof) that sets forth the action so taken is signed by all of the directors entitled to vote with respect to the action taken. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the directors or committee members and may be stated as such in any document. Unless the consent specifies a different effective date, action taken under this Section 12 if effective at the time the last director signs a writing describing the action taken, unless, before such time, any director has revoked his consent by a writing signed by the director and received by the president or the secretary of the corporation. Section 13. Telephonic Meetings. The board of directors may permit any director (or any member of a committee designated by the board) to participate in a regular or special meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof through the use of any means of communication by which all directors participating in the meeting can hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting in this manner is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Section 14. Standard of Care. A director shall perform his duties as a director, including without limitation his duties as a member of any committee of the board, in good faith, in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, and with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances. In performing his duties, a director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared or presented by the persons herein designated. However, he shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if he has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted. A director shall not be liable to the corporation or its shareholders for any action he takes or omits to take as a director if, in connection with such action or omission, he performs his duties in compliance with this Section 14. The designated persons on whom a director is entitled to rely are (i) one or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, (ii) legal counsel, public accountant, or other person as to matters which the director reasonably believes to be within such person's professional or expert competence, or (iii) a committee of the board of directors on which the director does not serve if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence. 13 ARTICLE IV Officers and Agents Section 1. General. The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one or more vice president, a secretary and a treasurer, each of whom shall be a natural person eighteen years of age or older. The board of directors or an officer or officers authorized by the board may appoint such other officers, assistance officers, committees and agents, including a chairman of the board, assistant secretaries and assistance treasurers, as they may consider necessary. The board of directors, or the officer or officers authorized by the board shall from time to time determine the procedure for the appointment of officers, their term of office, their authority and duties and their compensation. One person may hold more than one office. In all cases where the duties of any officer, agent or employee are not prescribed by the bylaws or by the board of directors, such officer, agent or employee shall follow the orders and instructions of the president of the corporation. Section 2. Appointment and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation shall be appointed by the board of directors at each annual meeting of the board held after each annual meeting of the shareholders. If the appointment of officers is not made at such meeting or if an officer or officers are to be appointed by another officer or officers of the corporation, such appointments shall be made as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until the first of the following occurs: his successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified, his death, his resignation, or his removal in the manner provided in Section 3. Section 3. Resignation and Removal. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the corporation. The resignation is effective when the notice is received by the corporation unless the notice specifies a later effective date. Any officer or agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the board of directors or an officer or officers authorized by the board. Such removal does not affect the contract rights, if any, of the corporation or of the person so removed. The appointment of an officer or agent shall not in itself create contract rights. Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office, however occurring, may be filled by the board of directors, or by the officer or officers authorized by the board, for the unexpired portion of the officer's term. If an officer resigns and his resignation is made effective at a later date, the board of directors, or officer of officers authorized by the board, may 14 permit the officer to remain in office until the effective date and may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the board of directors or officer or officers authorized by the board provide that the successor shall not take office until the effective date. IN the alternative, the board of directors, or officer or officers authorized by the board of directors, may remove the officer at any time before the effective date and may fill the resulting vacancy. Section 5. President. Subject to the direction and supervision of the board of directors, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, and shall have general and active control of its affairs and business and general supervision of its officers, agents and employees. Unless otherwise directed by the board of directors, the president shall attend in person or by substitute appointed by him, or shall execute on behalf of the corporation written instruments appointing a proxy or proxies to represent the corporation, at all meetings of the stockholders of any other corporation in which the corporation holds any stock. On behalf of the corporation, the president may in person or by substitute or by proxy execute written waivers of notice and consents with respect to any such meetings. At all such meetings and otherwise, the president, in person or by substitute or proxy, may vote the stock held by the corporation, execute written consents and other instruments with respect to such stock, and exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of said stock, subject to the instructions, if any, of the board of directors. The president shall have custody of the treasurer's bond, if any. Section 6. Vice Presidents. The vice presidents shall assist the president and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the president or by the board of directors. In the absence of the president, the vice president, if any (or, if more than one, the vice presidents in the order designated by the board of directors, or if the board makes no such designation, then the vice president designated by the president, or if neither the board nor the president makes any such designation, the senior vice president as determined by first election to that office), shall have the powers and perform the duties of the president. Section 7. Secretary. The secretary shall (i) prepare and maintain as permanent records the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders and the board of directors, a record of all action taken by the shareholders or board of directors without a meeting, a record of all actions taken by a committee of the board of directors in place of the board of directors on behalf of the corporation, and a record of all waivers of notice of meetings of shareholders and of the board of directors or any committee thereof, (ii) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws and as required by law, (iii) serve as custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation and affix the seal to all documents when authorized by 15 the board of directors, (iv) keep at the corporation's registered office or principal place of business a record containing the names and addresses of all shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of shareholders arranged by voting group and by class or series of shares within each voting group, that is alphabetical within each class of series and that shows the address of, and the number of shares of each class or series held by, each shareholder, unless such a record shall be kept at the office of the corporation's transfer agent or registrar, (v) maintain at the corporation's principal office the originals or copies of the corporation's articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of all shareholders' meetings and records of all action taken by shareholders without a meeting for the past three years, all written communications within the past three years to shareholders as a group or to the holders of any class of series of shares as a group, a list of the names and business addresses of the current directors and officers, a copy of the corporation's most recent corporate report filed with the Secretary of State, and financial statements showing in reasonable detail the corporation's assets and liabilities and results of operations for the last three years (vi) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation, unless the corporation has a transfer agent, (vii) authenticate records of the corporation, and (viii) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the president or by the board of directors. Assistant secretaries, if any, shall have the same duties and powers, subject to supervision by the secretary. The directors and/or shareholders may however respectively designate a person other than the secretary or assistant secretary to keep the minutes of their respective meetings. Any books, records, or minutes of the corporation may be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Section 8. Treasurer. The treasurer shall be the principal financial officer of the corporation, shall have the care and custody of all funds, securities, evidences of indebtedness and other personal property of the corporation and shall deposit the same in accordance with the instructions of the board of directors. He or she shall receive and give receipts and acquittances for money pain in on account of the corporation, and shall pay out of the corporation's funds on hand all bills, payrolls and other just debts of the corporation of whatever nature upon maturity. He or she shall perform all other duties incident to the office of the treasurer and, upon request of the board, shall make such reports to is as may be required at any time. He or she shall, if required by the board, give the corporation a bond in such sums and with such sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and for the restoration to the corporation of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other 16 property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the corporation. He or she shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the board of directors or the president. The assistant treasurers, if any, shall have the same powers and duties, subject to the supervision of the treasurer. The treasurer shall also be the principal accounting officer of the corporation. He or she shall prescribe and maintain the methods and systems of accounting to be followed, keep complete books and records of account as required by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, prepare and file all local, state and federal tax returns, prescribe and maintain an adequate system of internal audit and prepare and furnish to the president and the board of directors statements of account showing the financial position of the corporation and the results of its operations. ARTICLE V Stock Section 1. Certificates. The board of directors shall be authorized to issue any of its classes of shares with or without certificates. The fact that the shares are not represented by certificates shall have no effect on the rights and obligations of shareholders. If the shares are represented by certificates, such shares shall be represented by consecutively numbered certificates signed, either manually or by facsimile, in the name of the corporation by one or more persons designated by the board of directors. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, such certificate may nonetheless be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of its issue. Certificates of stock shall be in such form and shall contain such information consistent with law as shall be prescribed by the board of directors. If shares are not represented by certificate, within a reasonable time following the issue or transfer of such shares, the corporation shall send the shareholder a complete written statement of all of the information required to be provided to holders of uncertificated shares by the Colorado Business Corporation Act. Section 2. Consideration for Shares. Certificated or uncertificated shares shall not be issued until the shares represented thereby are fully paid. The board of directors may authorize the issuance of shares for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services not performed or other securities of the corporation. Future services shall not constitute payment or partial payment for shares of the corporation. The promissory note of a subscriber or an affiliate 17 of a subscriber shall not constitute payment of partial payment for shares of the corporation unless the note is negotiable and is secured by collateral, other than the shares being purchased, having a fair market value at lease equal to the principal amount of the note. For purposes of this Section 2, "promissory note" means a negotiable instrument on which there is an obligation to pay independent of collateral and does not include a non-recourse note. Section 3. Lost Certificates. In case of the alleged loss, destruction or mutilation of a certificate of stock, the board of directors may direct the issuance of a new certificate in lieu thereof upon such terms and conditions in conformity with law as the board may prescribe. The board of directors may in its discretion require an affidavit of lost certificate and/or a bond in such form and amount and with such surety as it may determine before issuing a new certificate. Section 4. Transfer of Shares. Upon surrender to the corporation or to a transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate of stock duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, and receipt of such documentary stamps as may be required by law and evidence of compliance with all applicable securities laws and other restrictions, the corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, and cancel the old certificate. Every such transfer of stock shall be entered on the stock books of the corporation which shall be kept at its principal office or by the person and the place designated by the board of directors. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Article II, Sections 7 and 11, and except for the assertion of dissenters' rights to the extent provided in Article 113 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any shares of the corporation as the owner thereof for all purposes, and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such shares or rights deriving from such shares on the part of any person other than the registered holder, including without limitation any purchaser, assignee or transferee of such shares or rights deriving from such shares, unless and until such other person becomes the registered holder of such shares, whether or not the corporation shall have either actual or constructive notice of the claimed interest of such other person. Section 5. Transfer Agent, Registrars and Paying Agents. The board may at its discretion appoint one or more transfer agents, registrars and agents for making payment upon any class of stock, bond, debenture or other security of the corporation. Such agents and registrars may be located either within or outside Colorado. They shall have such rights and duties and shall be entitled to such compensation as may be agreed. 18 ARTICLE VI Indemnification of Certain Persons Section 1. Indemnification. For purposes of Article VI, a "Proper Person" means any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of any foreign or domestic profit or nonprofit unincorporated association, limited liability company, or other enterprise or employee benefit plan. The corporation shall indemnify any Proper Person against reasonably incurred expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties, fines (including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and amounts pain in settlement reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if it is determined by the groups set forth in Section 4 of this Article that he conducted himself in good faith and that he reasonably believed (i) in the case of conduct in his official capacity with the corporation, that his conduct was in the corporation's best interests, or (ii) in all other cases (except criminal cases), that his conduct was at least not opposed to the corporation's best interests, or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, that he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A Proper Person will be deemed to be acting in his official capacity while acting as a director, officer, employee or agent on behalf of this corporation and not while acting on this corporation's behalf for some other entity. No indemnification shall be made under this Article VI to a Proper Person with respect to any claim, issue or matter in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of a corporation in which the Proper Person was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with any proceeding charging that the Proper Person derived an improper personal benefit, whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in which he was adjudged liable on the basis that he derived an improper personal benefit. Further, indemnification under this Section in connection with a proceeding brought by or in the right of the corporation shall be limited to reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the proceeding. Section 2. Right to Indemnification. The corporation shall indemnify any Proper Person who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding as to which he was entitled to indemnification under Section 1 of this Article VI against expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonable incurred by him in connection with the proceeding 19 without the necessity of any action by the corporation other than the determination in good faith that the defense has been wholly successful. Section 3. Effect of Termination of Action. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not of itself create a presumption that the person seeking indemnification did not meet the standards of conduct described in Section 1 of this Article VI. Entry of a judgment by consent as part of a settlement shall be deemed an adjudication of liability, as described in Section 2 of this Article VI. Section 4. Groups Authorized to Make Indemnification Determination. Except where there is a right to indemnification as set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article or where indemnification is ordered by a court in Section 5, any indemnification shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by a proper group that indemnification of the Proper Person is permissible under the circumstances because he has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Section 1 of this Article. This determination shall be made by the board of directors by a majority vote of those present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, which quorum shall consist of directors not parties to the proceeding (`Quorum"). If a Quorum cannot be obtained, the determination shall be made by a majority vote of a committee of the board of directors designated by the board, which committee shall consist of two or more directors not parties to the proceeding, except that directors who are parties to the proceeding may participate in the designation of directors for the committee. If a Quorum of the board of directors cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established, or even if a Quorum is obtained or the committee is designated and a majority of the directors constituting such Quorum or committee so directs, the determination shall be made by (i) independent legal counsel selected by a vote of the board of directors or the committee in the manner specified in this Section 4 or, if a Quorum of the full board of directors cannot be obtained and a committee cannot be established, by independent legal counsel selected by a majority vote of the full board (including directors who are parties to the action) or (ii) a vote of the shareholders. Section 5. Court-Ordered Indemnification. Any Proper Person may apply for indemnification to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction for mandatory indemnification under Section 2 of this Article, including indemnification for reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification. If the court determines that such Proper Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not he met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 1 of this Article or was adjudged liable in the proceeding, the court 20 may order such indemnification as the court deems proper except that if the Proper Person has been adjudged liable, indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding and reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification. Section 6. Advance of Expenses. Reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending an action, suit or proceeding as described in Section 1 may be paid by the corporation to any Proper Person in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of (i) a written affirmation of such Proper Person's good faith belief that he has met the standards of conduct prescribed by Section 1 of this Article VI, (ii) a written undertaking, executed personally or on the Proper Person's behalf, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that he did not meet the prescribed standards of conduct (the undertaking shall be an unlimited general obligation of the Proper Person but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment), and (iii) a determination is made by the proper group (as described in Section 4 of this Article VI) that the facts as then known to the group would not preclude indemnification. Determination and authorization of payments shall be made in the same manner specified in Section 4 of this Article VI. Section 7. Witness Expenses. The sections of this Article VI do not limit the corporation's authority to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director in connection with an appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he has not been made a named defendant or respondent in the proceeding. Section 8. Report to Shareholders. Any indemnification of or advance of expenses to a director in accordance with this Article VI, if arising out of a proceeding by or on behalf of the corporation, shall be reported in writing to the shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders' meeting. If the next shareholder action is taken without a meeting at the instigation of the board of directors, such notice shall be given to the shareholders at or before the time the first shareholder signs a writing consenting to such action. ARTICLE VII Provision of Insurance By action of the board of directors, notwithstanding any interest of the directors in the action, the corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, in such scope and amounts as the board of directors deems appropriate, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation, or who, while a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of 21 the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation or of any partnership, joint venture, trust, profit or nonprofit unincorporated association, limited liability company or other enterprise or employee benefit plan, against any liability asserted against, or incurred by, him in that capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of Article VI or applicable law. Any such insurance may be procured from any insurance company designated by the board of directors of the corporation, whether such insurance company is formed under the laws of Colorado or any other jurisdiction of the United States or elsewhere, including any insurance company in which the corporation has an equity interest or any other interest, through stock ownership or otherwise. ARTICLE VIII Miscellaneous Section 1. Seal. The corporate seal of the corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the corporation and the words, "Seal, Colorado". Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be as established by the board of directors. Section 3. Amendments. The board of directors shall have power, to the maximum extent permitted by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, to make, amend and repeal the bylaws of the corporation at any regular or special meeting of the board unless the shareholders, in making, amending or repealing a particular bylaw, expressly provide that the directors may not amend or repeal such bylaw. The shareholders also shall have the power to make, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation at any annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Section 4. Gender. The masculine gender is used in these bylaws as a matter of convenience only and shall be interpreted to include the feminine and neuter genders as the circumstances indicate. Section 5. Conflicts. In the event of any irreconcilable conflict between these bylaws and either the corporation's articles of incorporation or applicable law, the latter shall control. Section 6. Definitions. Except as otherwise specifically provided in these bylaws, all terms used in these bylaws shall have the same definition as in the Colorado Business Corporation Act. 22 EX-4.8 69 EXHIBIT 4.8 Exhibit 4.8 ================================================================================ PRIMEDIA INC. $ 8 5/8% Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 Class G and Class H ------------- INDENTURE Dated as of _______ __, ____ ------------- THE BANK OF NEW YORK Subordinated Debenture Trustee ================================================================================ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions.............................................. 1 Section 1.02 Other Definitions........................................ 9 Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act........ 9 Section 1.04 Rules of Construction.................................... 10 ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES Section 2.01 Form and Dating.......................................... 10 Section 2.02 Execution and Authentication............................. 11 Section 2.03 Registrar and Paying Agent............................... 12 Section 2.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust...................... 12 Section 2.05 Holder Lists............................................. 12 Section 2.06 Transfer and Exchange.................................... 13 Section 2.07 Replacement Securities................................... 24 Section 2.08 Outstanding Securities................................... 25 Section 2.09 Treasury Securities...................................... 25 Section 2.10 Temporary Securities..................................... 25 Section 2.11 Cancellation............................................. 26 Section 2.12 Defaulted Interest....................................... 26 Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers............................................ 26 ARTICLE 3 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL AND OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON A PUBLIC EQUITY OFFERING Section 3.01 Notices to Subordinated Debenture Trustee................ 26 Section 3.02 Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed................... 27 Section 3.03 Notices to Holders....................................... 27 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption........................... 28 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price or Purchase Price............ 28 Section 3.06 Securities Redeemed in Part.............................. 29 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption...................................... 29 Section 3.08 Optional Redemption Upon Change of Control............... 30 ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Securities.................................... 30 Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.......................... 30 Section 4.03 SEC Reports; Financial Statements........................ 31 Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate................................... 31 Section 4.05 Compliance With Laws, Taxes.............................. 32 Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws........................... 33 i Section 4.07 Limitations on Restricted Payments....................... 33 Section 4.08 Change of Control........................................ 33 Section 4.09 Transactions With Affiliates............................. 35 Section 4.10 Corporate Existence...................................... 35 Section 4.11 Rule 144A Information Requirement........................ 36 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets................. 36 Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted........................ 36 ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default........................................ 37 Section 6.02 Acceleration ............................................ 38 Section 6.03 Other Remedies........................................... 39 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.................................. 39 Section 6.05 Control by Majority...................................... 40 Section 6.06 Limitations on Suits..................................... 40 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment..................... 40 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Subordinated Debenture Trustee........ 41 Section 6.09 Subordinated Debenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.. 41 Section 6.10 Priorities............................................... 41 Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs.................................... 42 ARTICLE 7 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Subordinated Debenture Trustee................. 42 Section 7.02 Rights of Subordinated Debenture Trustee................. 43 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Subordinated Debenture Trustee...... 44 Section 7.04 Subordinated Debenture Trustee's Disclaimer.............. 44 Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults....................................... 44 Section 7.06 Reports by Subordinated Debenture Trustee to Holders..... 44 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity............................... 45 Section 7.08 Replacement of Subordinated Debenture Trustee............ 46 Section 7.09 Successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee by Merger, etc.. 47 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification............................ 47 Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company........ 47 ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE Section 8.01 Termination of Company's Obligations..................... 47 Section 8.02 Application of Trust Money............................... 49 Section 8.03 Repayment to Company..................................... 49 ii Section 8.04 Reinstatement............................................ 49 ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders............................... 50 Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders.................................. 50 Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act...................... 52 Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents........................ 52 Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities.................... 52 Section 9.06 Subordinated Debenture Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc... 53 ARTICLE 10 SUBORDINATION Section 10.01 Agreement to Subordinate................................ 53 Section 10.02 Certain Definitions..................................... 53 Section 10.03 Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy.................... 54 Section 10.04 Default on Senior Debt.................................. 54 Section 10.05 Acceleration of Securities.............................. 54 Section 10.06 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over..................... 54 Section 10.07 Notice by Company....................................... 55 Section 10.08 Subrogation............................................. 55 Section 10.09 Relative Rights......................................... 56 Section 10.10 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company............ 56 Section 10.11 Distribution or Notice to Representative................ 56 Section 10.12 Rights of Subordinated Debenture Trustee and Paying Agent .......................................... 56 Section 10.13 Authorization to Effect Subordination................... 57 ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS Section 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls............................ 57 Section 11.02 Notices................................................. 57 Section 11.03 Communication by Holders with Other Holders............. 59 Section 11.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent...... 59 Section 11.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion........... 59 Section 11.06 Rules by Subordinated Debenture Trustee and Agents...... 60 Section 11.07 Legal Holidays.......................................... 60 Section 11.08 No Recourse Against Others.............................. 60 Section 11.09 Governing Law........................................... 60 Section 11.10 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements........... 60 Section 11.11 Successors.............................................. 60 Section 11.12 Severability............................................ 61 Section 11.13 Counterpart Originals................................... 61 Section 11.14 Subordinated Debenture Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar ............................................. 61 Section 11.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc........................ 61 Section 11.16 The Bank of New York Not Acting in Individual Capacity.. 61 iii Section 11.17 Additional Rights of Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities ............................................ 61 SIGNATURES ............................................................ 47 Exhibit A Form of Security Exhibit B Certificate to be Delivered Upon Exchange or Registration of Transfer of Securities Exhibit C Form of Certificate of Exchange Exhibit D Form of Certificate from Acquiring Institutional Accredited Investor iv Exhibit 4.8 INDENTURE, dated as of _______ __, ____, between PRIMEDIA Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, (the Subordinated Debenture Trustee). Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of 85/8% Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 and 85/8% Class H Subordinated Debentures due 2010 (collectively, the "Securities" or the "Notes") issued by the Company (as defined below): ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS "144A Global Note" means the global note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Securities sold in reliance on Rule 144A. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. A Person shall be deemed to "control" (including the correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by," and "under common control with") another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, of the controlled person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. "Agent" means any Registrar or Paying Agent. "Applicable Change of Control Premium" with respect to any Security is defined as the greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount thereof and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value of the required interest and principal payments due thereon, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 75 basis points, over (B) the then outstanding principal amount of thereof. "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Cedel that apply to such transfer or exchange. "Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any debt security, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (assuming the exercise by the obligor of such debt security of all unconditional (other than as to the giving of notice) extension options of each such scheduled payment date) of such debt security multiplied by the amount of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments. "Average Life to Redemption" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any preferred security, the number of years (including any portion thereof) remaining to the mandatory redemption date thereof. "Bank Credit Facility" means the $1.5 billion credit facilities with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents. "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11 of the U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday (as defined below). "Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease which would at such time be required to be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. "Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock. "Cedel" means Cedel Bank, societe anonyme. "Change of Control" means such time as (i) a "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than KKR and its Affiliates, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than (A) 35 percent (35%) of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Company and (B) the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Company beneficially owned by KKR and its Affiliates or (ii) during any period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Company's Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by the Company's Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office. "Class D Subordinated Exchange Debentures" means the 10% Class D Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2008 issuable upon exchange of the Series D Preferred Stock. "Class E Subordinated Exchange Debentures" means the 9.20% Class E Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009 issuable upon exchange of the Series E Preferred Stock. "Class F Subordinated Exchange Debentures" means the 9.20% Class F Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009 issuable upon exchange of the Series F Preferred Stock. "Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures" means the 85/8% Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 described above and issued under this Indenture. "Class H Subordinated Exchange Debentures" means the 85/8% Class H Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 that may be issued in the Exchange Offer. "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company. "Company" means (i) PRIMEDIA Inc., a Delaware corporation and (ii) any successor of PRIMEDIA Inc. pursuant to Article 5 hereof. 2 "Corporate Trust Office of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee" shall be at either the address of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee specified in Section 11.02 or such other address as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may give notice to the Company. "Credit Facilities" means, collectively, the Bank Credit Facility and the New Credit Facility, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, in each case as amended, modified, renewed, refunded or refinanced from time to time. "Currency Agreement" means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values. "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. "Definitive Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto. "Default" means any event, act or condition that is, or after notice or the passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. "Depositary" means, with respect to the Securities issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Securities, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock, warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). "Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear system. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "Exchange Offer" means the offer which may be made by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to exchange Class H Subordinated Exchange Debentures for then outstanding Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of this Indenture. "Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv), 2.06(d)(ii) or 2.06(f) hereof. "Global Note Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture. 3 "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered. "IAI Global Note" means the global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors. "Indebtedness" of any Person means any indebtedness, contingent or otherwise, in respect of borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof), or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) or representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including pursuant to financing leases), if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that any such balance that constitutes a trade payable and/or an accrued liability arising in the ordinary course of business shall not be considered Indebtedness), and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise included, any Capital Lease Obligations, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Stock, indebtedness secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed, guarantees of items that would be included within this definition to the extent of such guarantees (exclusive of whether such items would appear upon such balance sheet), and net liabilities in respect of Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Stock as if such Redeemable Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, provided that if such Redeemable Stock is not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Redeemable Stock. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be without duplication (i) the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any such contingent obligations at such date and (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is subject, the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of Indebtedness secured. For the purpose of determining the aggregate Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, such Indebtedness shall exclude the Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Unrestricted Subsidiary of a Restricted Subsidiary. "Indenture" means this Indenture as amended from time to time. "Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. "Initial Purchasers" means Salomon Brothers Inc and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. "Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act. "Interest Payment Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Security. "Interest Rate Agreements" means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates. "KKR" means Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. 4 "Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give any security interest in and any filing or other agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction). "Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Securities for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer. "Liquidated Damages" means all unpaid liquidated damages owing by the Company pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement. "New Credit Facility" means the $150 million credit facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents. "Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. "Officers" means the President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Secretary or any Vice President of the Company, as applicable. "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers, one of whom must be the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion prepared in accordance with Section 11.05 hereof, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, if applicable, or the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. "Participant" means, with respect to DTC, Euroclear or Cedel, a Person who has an account with DTC, Euroclear or Cedel, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Cedel). "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind. "Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Securities issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. "Public Equity Offering" means an underwritten public offering of primary shares of the Company's common stock (or any other class of common stock hereinafter duly authorized by the Company) pursuant to a registration statement (other than a registration statement on form S-8 or S-4 or successor forms) filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act. "Redeemable Stock" means any Equity Interest issued after February __, 1998 which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable before the stated maturity of the Securities), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, in whole or in part, prior to the stated maturity of the Securities, or is, by its terms or upon the happening of any event, redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the stated maturity of the Securities. 5 "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement dated February 17, 1998, between the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the Guarantors, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. "Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. "Regulation S Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Securities initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S. "Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in Regulation S. "Restricted Subsidiary" means, for the purposes of this Indenture, a Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Securities" means the Securities described above issued under this Indenture. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "7 5/8% Senior Notes" means the 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2008 of the Company issued under the 7 5/8% Senior Indenture. "7 5/8% Senior Note Indenture" means that certain indenture, dated February 17, 1998, among the Company, the corporations listed on Schedule I thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as amended from time to time. "8 1/2% Senior Notes" means the 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 of the Company issued under the 8 1/2% Senior Note Indenture. "8 1/2% Senior Note Indenture" means that certain indenture, dated as of January 24, 1996, among the Company, the corporations listed on Schedule I thereto and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as amended or modified from time to time. "10 1/4% Senior Notes" means the 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2004 of the Company issued under the 10 1/4% Senior Note Indenture. "10 1/4% Senior Note Indenture" means that certain indenture, dated as of May 31, 1994, among the Company, the corporations listed on Schedule I thereto and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee, as amended or modified from time to time. "Senior Notes" means the 8 1/2% Senior Notes, the 10 1/4% Senior Notes and the 7 5/8% Senior Notes. "Senior Note Indentures" means the 8 1/2% Senior Note Indenture, the 10 1/4% Senior Note Indenture and the 7 5/8% Senior Note Indenture. 6 "Series D Preferred Stock" means the Company's $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2008, par value $.01 per share. "Series E Preferred Stock" means the Company's $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, par value $.01 per share. "Series F Preferred Stock" means the Company's $9.20 Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, issuable in exchange for the Series E Preferred Stock and containing terms identical to the Series E Preferred Stock. "Series G Preferred Stock" means the Company's $8.625 Series G Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2010, par value $.01 per share. "Series H Preferred Stock" means the Company's $8.625 Series H Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2010 issuable in exchange for the Series G Preferred Stock and containing terms identical to the Series G Preferred Stock. "Subordinated Debenture Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. "Subsidiary" means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb). "Transfer Restricted Securities" means Securities that bear or are required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.06(b) hereof. "Treasury Rate," for the purposes of this Indenture, is defined as the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled by and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date fixed for prepayment (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining Average Life of the Securities; provided that if the Average Life of the Securities is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given. "Trust Officer" means any officer or assistant officer of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee assigned by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to administer this Indenture. "Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent Global Note in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Securities that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. 7 "Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means, for the purposes of this Indenture, (i) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors, as provided below) and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns, or holds any Lien on, any property of, any other Subsidiary of the Company which is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that the Subsidiary to be so designated has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary. "U.S. Government Obligations" means direct noncallable obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America. SECTION 1.02 OTHER DEFINITIONS Defined in Term Section ---- ------- "Affiliate Transaction".......................................... 4.09 "Change of Control Offer"........................................ 4.08 "Change of Control Payment"...................................... 4.08 "Change of Control Payment Date"................................. 4.08 "Legal Holiday".................................................. 11.07 "Paying Agent"................................................... 2.03 "Registrar"...................................................... 2.03 "Representative"................................................. 10.02 "Restricted Payments"............................................ 4.07 "Senior Debt".................................................... 10.02 "Successor"...................................................... 5.01 SECTION 1.03 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: "indenture securities" means the Security; "indenture security holder" means a Holder; "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture; "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Subordinated Debenture Trustee; 8 "obligor" on the Security means the Company, any other obligor upon the Security or any successor obligor upon the Security. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them. SECTION 1.04 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) "or" is not exclusive; (4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; and (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions. ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES SECTION 2.01 FORM AND DATING (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof. 9 (c) Euroclear and Cedel Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions of Cedel Bank" and "Customer Handbook" of Cedel Bank shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Cedel Bank. SECTION 2.02 EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. The Company's seal may be reproduced on the Notes and may be in facsimile form. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (an "Authentication Order"), authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.07 hereof. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company. SECTION 2.03 REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. 10 SECTION 2.04 PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST 11 The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Subordinated Debenture Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. Upon payment over to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. SECTION 2.05 HOLDER LISTS The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and, at such other times as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). SECTION 2.06 TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.11 hereof. Every Security authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to Section 2.07 or 2.11 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Security other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof. (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs as applicable: 12 (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred only to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i). (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests (other than a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided, that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities Act. Upon an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture, the Securities and otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof. (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and (C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then (x) the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable, and (y) the transferee must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto. (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form 13 of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Class H Subordinated Indentures or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3) in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes. (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: 14 (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable, and a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto; (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall make available for delivery such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. (ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; 15 (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall make available for delivery such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. A beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: 16 (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; (B) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; (F) if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof; or (G) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certificate in the Form of Exhibit D hereto, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note and, in the case of clause (G) above,the IAI Global Note. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: 17 (1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; (2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3) in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such Definitive Notes are being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above. (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06(e). (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Restricted Definitive Notes may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and 18 (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver (x) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3) in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such Restricted Definitive Note is being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. (iii) A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request for such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. Unrestricted Definitive Notes cannot be exchanged for or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note. (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by persons that are not (x) broker-dealers, (y) Persons participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (z) Persons who are affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company and accepted for exchange 19 in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrent with the issuance of such Notes, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture. (i) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (b) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A OR REGULATION S THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) to this Section 2 .06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. (ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: "THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE MAY 20 MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY." (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Gl obal Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by th e Subordinated Debenture Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred t o a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, to reflect such increase. (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company's order or at the Registrar's request. (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.08, and 9.05 hereof). (iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing th e same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of mailing, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Security between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Subordin ated Debenture Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose na me any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and none of th e Subordinated Debenture Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 21 (vii) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof. (viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile. SECTION 2.07 REPLACEMENT SECURITIES If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, or the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, the Company shall issue and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, upon the written order of the Company signed by an Officer, shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, any Agent or any authenticating agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Security. Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled t o all benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Securities duly issued hereunder. SECTION 2.08 OUTSTANDING SECURITIES The Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Subordinate d Debenture Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Subordinated Debenture Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser. If the principal amount of any Security is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue. If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate holds the Security. SECTION 2.09 TREASURY SECURITIES In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities which a Trust Officer of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. 22 SECTION 2.10 TEMPORARY SECURITIES Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate temporary securities upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer and delivered or caused to be delivered to a Trust Officer. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. Holders of temporary Securities shall be entitled to all benefits of this Indenture. SECTION 2.11 CANCELLATION The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for cancellation. SECTION 2.12 DEFAULTED INTEREST If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Securities and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall, with the consent of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, fix each such special record date and payment date. At least 15 days before the record date, the Company (or the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company) shall mail to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. SECTION 2.13 CUSIP NUMBERS The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" numbers. ARTICLE 3 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION, OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL AND OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON A PUBLIC EQUITY OFFERING SECTION 3.01 NOTICES TO SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE (a) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an 23 Officers' Certificate stating that such redemption shall occur pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof and stating the redemption date, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the redemption price. (b) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof, it shall furnish to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date, an Officers' Certificate stating that a Change of Control has occurred, the date of such Change of Control and that such redemption shall occur pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof, and further stating the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed, the redemption price of such Securities and the intended redemption date. SECTION 3.02 SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, selection of the Securities for redemption will be made by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed, or, if the Securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that no Securities of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may select for redemption any portion (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. The particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee from the outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. SECTION 3.03 NOTICES TO HOLDERS (a) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to either Section 3.07 or 3.08 hereof, notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities that are to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including CUSIP number) and shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price; (3) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued; (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the address specified in such notice to collect the redemption price; 24 (6) that interest on Securities or portions of them called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (7) the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are being redeemed; and (8) the aggregate principal amount of Securities that are being redeemed. (b) At the Company's request, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall give the notice required in Section 3.03(a) hereof in the Company's name and at its expense and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(a) hereof. SECTION 3.04 EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION Once notice of redemption is mailed (after the Subordinated Debenture Trustee has received the notice provided for in Section 3.01 hereof), Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price and shall cease to bear interest from and after the redemption date (unless the Company shall fail to make payment of the redemption price or accrued interest on the redemption date). Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price, plus premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date, but interest installments whose maturity is on the redemption date and Liquidated Damages which become payable on the redemption date will be payable to the Holder of record at the close of business on the relevant record dates referred to in the Securities. SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE OR PURCHASE PRICE One Business Day prior to the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or with the Paying Agent money (in same-day funds) sufficient to pay the redemption price of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on, all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which previously have been delivered by the Company to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for cancellation. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee or the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any such money not required for that purpose. If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, interest on the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment, will cease to accrue on the applicable redemption date. If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, then interest will be paid on the unpaid principal from the redemption date until such principal is paid and on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate provided in the Securities and in Section 4.01 hereof. SECTION 3.06 SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered. 25 SECTION 3.07 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION Except as otherwise provided herein, prior to April 1, 2003, the Company may not redeem the Securities, in whole or in part. At any time on or after April 1, 2003, the Company may redeem all or any of the Securities, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to a percentage of the principal amount thereof, as set forth in the immediately succeeding paragraph, plus Liquidated Damages, if any, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount shall be as follows, if the Securities are redeemed during the 12 month period beginning April 1 of the following years: Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003 .................................... 104.313% 2004 .................................... 102.875% 2005 .................................... 101.438% 2006 and thereafter...................... 100.000% Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) at any time prior to April 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to $125.0 million of the Securities at a redemption price of 108.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, out of the net proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings, provided that any such redemption shall occur within 180 days of such Public Equity Offering; and (2) upon the occurrence at any time of a Change in Control, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made, to the extent applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. SECTION 3.08 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL In addition to any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Holders, in whole or in part, at any time within 160 days after a Change of Control at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the then outstanding principal amount thereof plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date plus (iii) the Applicable Change of Control Premium. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF SECURITIES The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities, and shall pay Liquidated Damages, if any, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, holds on that date money deposited by the Company in available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due. 26 The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the same rate per annum on the Securities to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful. SECTION 4.02 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY The Company shall maintain, in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or the Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Subordinated Debenture Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof. SECTION 4.03 SEC REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (a) The Company shall file with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, within 15 days after it files the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. If the Company is not subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d), the Company shall file with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, within 15 days after it would have been required to file the same with the SEC, financial statements, including any notes thereto (and with respect to annual reports, an auditors' report by a firm of established national reputation), and a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," both comparable to that which the Company would have been required to include in such annual reports, information, documents or other reports if the Company had been subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d). The Company shall also comply with the other provisions of TIA ss.314(a). (b) If the Company is required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall cause any annual report furnished to its stockholders generally and any quarterly or other financial reports furnished by it to its stockholders generally to be filed with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in the register of Securities maintained by the Registrar. If the Company is not required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, so long as at least 5% of the original principal amount of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall cause its financial statements referred to in Section 4.03(a) hereof, including any notes thereto (and with respect to annual reports, an auditors' report by a firm of established national reputation), and a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" to be so mailed 27 to the Holders within 90 days after the end of each of the Company's fiscal years and within 60 days after the end of each of the Company's first three fiscal quarters. As of the date hereof, the Company's fiscal year ends on December 31. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company's compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers' Certificates). SECTION 4.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (a) The Company shall deliver to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities are prohibited or, if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. (b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination necessary for certification of such financial statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Articles 4 or 5 of this Indenture or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation. (c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Securities are outstanding, (i) deliver to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) promptly notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of any Change of Control. SECTION 4.05 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, TAXES The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all statutes, laws, ordinances, or government rules and regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which would materially adversely affect the business, earnings, properties, assets or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay prior to delinquency all taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. 28 SECTION 4.06 STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the Company's obligation to pay the Securities; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law insofar as such law applies to the Securities, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted. SECTION 4.07 LIMITATIONS ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' Capital Stock or other Equity Interests (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or (B) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) (the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as "Restricted Payments"), if, at the time of such Restricted Payment, a Default or Event of Default under the Securities shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence thereof. SECTION 4.08 CHANGE OF CONTROL Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the repurchase of such Holder's Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Prior to the mailing of the notice to holders provided for in the paragraph below, the Company hereby covenants (i) (A) to repay in full all Obligations under the Credit Facilities or to offer to repay in full all such Obligations and to repay the Obligations of each lender who has accepted such offer or (B) to obtain the requisite consent under the Credit Facilities to permit the repurchase of Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii) (A) to commence an offer (the "Exchange Debenture Offer") to repurchase all and to purchase (upon termination of the Exchange Debenture Offer) all Exchange Debentures tendered pursuant to such offer or (B) to obtain the requisite consent under the Exchange Debenture Indenture to permit the repurchase of Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer and (iii) with respect to all other Senior Debt (as defined below) to (A) repay such Senior Debt to the extent required by the terms thereof to permit repurchase of the Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer or (B) to obtain the requisite consents, if any, under all agreements governing all such Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. In no event shall the Company be required to offer to repurchase or repurchase the Securities unless it shall have either repaid the outstanding Senior Debt to the extent required by the terms thereof or obtained the requisite consents thereunder, if any, to permit the repurchase of the Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. Within the later of (a) 40 days following any Change of Control and (b) the date that the foregoing conditions are satisfied, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder stating: (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.08 and that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment; 29 (2) the purchase price and the purchase date (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 40 days from the date such notice is mailed)(the "Change of Control Payment Date"); (3) that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have any of their Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Securities, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Securities are being purchased only in part will be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided that each Security purchased and each such new Security issued by the Company shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. The Change of Control Offer shall be deemed to have commenced upon mailing of the notice described in this paragraph and shall terminate 20 Business Days after its commencement, unless a longer offering period is required by law. If the Change of Control Payment Date is on the related interest payment date, any accrued interest will be paid to the person in whose name a Security is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof tendered to the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each holder of Securities so accepted, payment in an amount equal to the purchase price for such Securities, and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall promptly authenticate and make available for delivery to such holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided that each such new Security shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date. SECTION 4.09 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall make any loan, advance, guarantee or capital contribution to, or for the benefit of, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or for the benefit of, or purchase or lease any property or assets from, or enter into or amend any contract, agreement or understanding with, or for the benefit of, (i) any Person (or any Affiliate of such Person) holding 10% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted 30 Subsidiaries or (ii) any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each an "Affiliate Transaction"), involving aggregate payments of consideration in excess of $5.0 million, unless (a) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and (b) the Company delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution adopted by the majority of the Board of Directors approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officers' Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a) above; and provided, further, that, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) the payment of an annual fee to KKR for the rendering of management consulting and financial services to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount which is reasonable in relation thereto, (ii) the payment of transaction fees to KKR in amounts which are in accordance with past practices for the rendering of financial advice and services in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and financings by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) loans to officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries for business or personal purposes and other loans and advances to such officers, directors and employees for travel, entertainment, moving and other relocation expenses made in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (v) any Restricted Payments (as defined in the referent indenture) not prohibited by the RESTRICTED PAYMENTS covenant in the Senior Note Indentures, the Exchange Debenture Indenture, the Class B Debenture Indenture, the Class D Debenture Indenture, Class E Debenture Indenture of the Class F Debenture Indenture or any Investment (as defined in the referent indenture) not prohibited by the INVESTMENTS IN UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES covenant in the Senior Note Indentures, (vi) transactions between or among any of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (vii) allocation of corporate overhead to Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a basis no less favorable to the Company than such allocations to Restricted Subsidiaries. SECTION 4.10 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each Restricted Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any Restricted Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders. SECTION 4.11 RULE 144A INFORMATION REQUIREMENT. The Company will furnish to the Holders or beneficial holders of the Securities and prospective purchasers of the Securities designated by the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act until such time as the Company consummates the Exchange Offer or has registered the Securities for resale under the Securities Act. 31 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS SECTION 5.01 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF ASSETS The Company may not consolidate with, merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to any Person or permit any Person to merge with or into it unless: (1) the Company shall be the continuing Person, or the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which the properties and assets of the Company are transferred (collectively the "Successor") shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture; and (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default and no Event of Default under this Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing. SECTION 5.02 SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any assignment of its obligations under this Indenture or the Securities in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the successor formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor has been named as the Company herein and the predecessor Company, in the case of a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture and the Securities. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES SECTION 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT An "Event of Default" occurs if: (1) the Company fails to make any payment of interest or Liquidated Damages on any Security when the same shall become due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days and for five days after written notice of such default is given to the Company by the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Securities following the expiration of such 30-day period; (2) the Company fails to make any payment of the principal of or premium on any Security when the same shall become due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and such default continues for a period of ten days; 32 (3) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements or covenants in, or provisions of, the Securities or this Indenture and such failure continues for the period and after the notice specified below; (4) an event of default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee is now existing or thereafter created in the future, if as a result of such event of default the maturity of such Indebtedness has been accelerated prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of such Indebtedness is $22.5 million or more or the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which as been accelerated, aggregates $45 million or more, provided that an Event of Default shall not be deemed to occur with respect to any accelerated Indebtedness which is repaid or prepaid, or the acceleration of which is rescinded, within 60 days after such declaration; (5) the Company, or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (a) commences a voluntary case, (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (6) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (a) is for relief against the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as debtor in an involuntary case, (b) appoints a Custodian of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) orders the liquidation of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days. The Company is required pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof to deliver to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, and the Company is required pursuant to Section 4.04(c) hereof upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default to deliver a statement to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee specifying such Default or Event of Default. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be deemed to know of a Default unless a Trust Officer has actual knowledge of such Default or receives written notice of such Default with specific reference to such Default. In the case of any Event of Default pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.01 occurring by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium, if any, which the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Securities pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law, anything contained in this Indenture or in the Securities to the contrary notwithstanding. 33 A Default under clause (3) is not an Event of Default until the Subordinated Debenture Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities notify the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in writing, of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 60 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default." SECTION 6.02 ACCELERATION If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clauses (5) and (6) of Section 6.01 hereof) occurs and is continuing, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities, by written notice to the Company and to the agents under the Credit Facilities, the trustees under the Senior Note Indentures and the Exchange Debenture Indenture (and to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders) may, and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities to be due and payable upon the first to occur of an acceleration under any of the Credit Facilities, any of the Senior Notes or Exchange Debentures or 15 Business Days after receipt by the Company, such agent and such trustees of such written notice to the extent that the Event of Default is continuing. If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, all unpaid principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by written notice to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Securities that has become due solely as a result of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. In the event that the maturity of the Securities is accelerated pursuant to this Section 6.02, 100% of the principal amount thereof and premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest to the date of payment shall become due and payable. SECTION 6.03 OTHER REMEDIES If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest then due on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. SECTION 6.04 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS The Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by notice to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences (including waivers obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Securities), except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on, such Security (including, without limitation, pursuant to any mandatory or optional redemption obligation hereunder) or that resulted from the failure to comply with Section 4.08 hereof. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease 34 to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 6.05 CONTROL BY MAJORITY The Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Subordinated Debenture Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders, or that may involve the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in personal liability. SECTION 6.06 LIMITATIONS ON SUITS A Holder may not pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless: (1) the Holder gives to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (2) the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities make a written request to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to pursue the remedy; (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel); (4) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and (5) during such 30-day period the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities do not give the Subordinated Debenture Trustee a direction which is inconsistent with the request. A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. SECTION 6.07 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security or the Registration Rights Agreement, as the case may be, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder. SECTION 6.08 COLLECTION SUIT BY SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1), (2) or (3) (with respect to the Company's obligations under Section 4.08 hereof) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the amount of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Securities, determined in accordance with Section 6.02 hereof and interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, 35 and, to the extent lawful, interest, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, its agents and counsel. SECTION 6.09 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM The Subordinated Debenture Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, and in the event that the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties which the Holders of the Securities may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. SECTION 6.10 PRIORITIES If the Subordinated Debenture Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First: to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof; Second: subject to Article 10 hereof, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest, respectively; and Third: to the Company. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Article 6. SECTION 6.11 UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Subordinated Debenture Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims 36 or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities. ARTICLE 7 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE SECTION 7.01 DUTIES OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE (1) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. (2) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (a) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Subordinated Debenture Trustee; and (b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein). (3) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (a) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (2) of this Section 7.01; (b) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Trust Officer, unless it is proved that the Subordinated Debenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (c) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof. (4) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is subject to paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Section 7.01. (5) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee is not obligated to perform any duty or exercise any right or power under 37 this Indenture at the request of the Holders of the Securities unless it receives an offer from such Holders of security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, fees of counsel). (6) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. SECTION 7.02 RIGHTS OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE (1) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. (2) Before the Subordinated Debenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder and in reliance thereon. (3) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care. (4) The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (5) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company. SECTION 7.03 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE The Subordinated Debenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Subordinated Debenture Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof. SECTION 7.04 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER The Subordinated Debenture Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities; it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any provision hereof; it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Subordinated Debenture Trustee; and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication. 38 SECTION 7.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Trust Officer of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall mail to each Holder a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs, or if later, within 10 days after such Default or Event of Default becomes known to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Security or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.08 hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders. SECTION 7.06 REPORTS BY SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS Within 60 days after each June 1 beginning with the first June 1 to occur after the date of this Indenture, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall mail to Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA ss. 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA ss. 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Subordinated Debenture Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss. 313(b). The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA ss. 313(c). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange and when such Securities become delisted on any such exchange. SECTION 7.07 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY The Company shall pay to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law relating to compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Subordinated Debenture Trustee upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's agents and counsel. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and any predecessor Subordinated Debenture Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents against any and all loss, liability, damage, claim or expense (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture including, without limitation, costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except as set forth in the next paragraph. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the claim and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee through its negligence or bad faith. 39 To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on particular Securities. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. When the Subordinated Debenture Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(5) or (6) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture. SECTION 7.08 REPLACEMENT OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may remove the Subordinated Debenture Trustee by so notifying the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Subordinated Debenture Trustee if: (1) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (2) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; (3) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or its property; or (4) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee becomes incapable of acting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a resignation or removal of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and appointment of a successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee's acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08, and thereafter the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall have no liability for any acts or omission of any successor Trustee. If the Subordinated Debenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Subordinated Debenture Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee. If a successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee. If the Subordinated Debenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee. A successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall become 40 effective, and the successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Subordinated Debenture Trustee to the successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Subordinated Debenture Trustee. SECTION 7.09 SUCCESSOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC. Subject to Section 7.10 hereof, if the Subordinated Debenture Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor entity without any further act shall be the successor Subordinated Debenture Trustee. In case any Securities have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee then in office, any succession by merger, conversion or consolidation of such authenticating trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. SECTION 7.10 ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION There shall at all times be a Subordinated Debenture Trustee hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust power, shall be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state (or the District of Columbia) authority and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. This Indenture shall always have a Subordinated Debenture Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA ss. 310(a)(1). The Subordinated Debenture Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 310(b). SECTION 7.11 PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY The Subordinated Debenture Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 311(a), excluding therefrom any creditor relationship listed in TIA ss. 311(b). A Subordinated Debenture Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE SECTION 8.01 TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except that the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's and Paying Agent's obligations under Section 8.03 hereof shall survive) when all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities that have been replaced or paid) to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable hereunder. In addition, the Company may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture if: 41 (1) the Company irrevocably deposits, or causes to be deposited, in trust with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or the Paying Agent or, at the option of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, with a trustee satisfactory to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Company under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, money or U.S. Government Obligations in an amount sufficient (without reinvestment thereof) to pay principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, as such amounts become due, and to pay all other sums payable by it hereunder, and such deposit, when made, does not violate the provisions of Article 10 hereof; provided that (i) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and (ii) the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the payment of said principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Securities; (2) the Company delivers to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, and delivers an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect; (3) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit; and (4) the Company shall have delivered to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from nationally recognized counsel acceptable to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or a tax ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Holders of the Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company's exercise of its option under this Section 8.01 and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised. In such event, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect, except that the Company's obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 4.01, 4.06, 7.07, 7.08 and 8.04 hereof and the Company's, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's and the Paying Agent's obligations in Section 8.03, and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's rights under Article 7 hereof, shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Company's obligations in Section 7.07 hereof and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's and the Paying Agent's obligations in Section 8.03 hereof shall survive. After such irrevocable deposit made pursuant to this Section 8.01 and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth herein, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's obligations under this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above. In order to have money available on a payment date to pay principal or interest on the Securities, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable as to principal or interest on or before such payment date in such amounts as will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be callable at the issuer's option. SECTION 8.02 APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY The Subordinated Debenture Trustee or a trustee satisfactory to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Company shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities. 42 The Company shall pay and indemnify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.01 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the Securities. SECTION 8.03 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY The Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon written request any excess money or securities held by them at any time. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such payment shall have become due; provided that the Company shall have either caused notice of such payment to be mailed to each Holder entitled thereto no less than 30 days prior to such repayment or within such period shall have published such notice in a financial newspaper of widespread circulation published in The City of New York. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. SECTION 8.04 REINSTATEMENT If the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof until such time as the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS SECTION 9.01 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS Without the consent of any Holder of Securities the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities: (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (2) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; (3) to comply with Section 5.01 hereof; (4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the rights hereunder of any Holder; or 43 (5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA. Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. After an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of each Security affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture. SECTION 9.02 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture or the Securities may be amended or supplemented with the written consent (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Securities) of the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities. Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of evidence of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Subordinated Debenture Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. The Holders of 51% in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities (including waivers obtained in connection with a tender offer or an exchange offer for Securities) or any existing default. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section may not (with respect to any Securities held by a non-consenting Holder): (1) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption price in connection with repurchases under Sections 3.07, 3.08 or 4.08 hereof; (3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Security; (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on Securities or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.08 hereof (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities as provided in Section 6.02 hereof); (5) make any Security payable in money other than that stated in the Security; 44 (6) make any change in Article 10 hereof that adversely affects the rights of any Holder; (7) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in this sentence of this Section 9.02; (8) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security; or (9) make a change in any of the foregoing. The right of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of this Indenture (and the obligation of the Company to obtain any such consent otherwise required from such Holder) may be subject to the requirement that such Holder shall have been the Holder of record of any Securities with respect to which such consent is required or sought as of a date identified by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in a notice furnished to Holders in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. SECTION 9.03 COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities shall comply in form and substance with the TIA as then in effect. SECTION 9.04 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS Until an amendment (which includes any supplement) or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his or her Security or portion of a Security if the Subordinated Debenture Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date unless consents from Holders of the principal amount of Securities required hereunder for such amendment or waiver to be effective shall have also been given and not revoked within such 90-day period. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective it shall bind every Holder, unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (1) through (8) of Section 9.02 hereof. In such case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security. SECTION 9.05 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may place an appropriate notation about the changed terms and return it to the Holder and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Security thereafter authenticated. Alternatively, if the Company or Subordinated Debenture Trustee so determines, the Company 45 in exchange for all Securities shall issue and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall authenticate new Securities that reflect the changed terms. SECTION 9.06 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. If it does, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may, but need not, sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 7.01 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent herewith, and that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms. ARTICLE 10 SUBORDINATION SECTION 10.01 AGREEMENT TO SUBORDINATE The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Security agrees, that the indebtedness evidenced by the Security is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 10, to the prior payment in full of all "Senior Debt" (as defined below) and that the subordination is for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt. The Indebtedness evidenced by the Security shall be pari passu with the Series D Subordinated Debentures and the Series E Subordinated Debentures. SECTION 10.02 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS "Representative" means (i) with respect to the Credit Facilities, the Agents (as defined therein) and (ii) with respect to any other Senior Debt, the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative for such Senior Debt. "Senior Debt" means all present and future Indebtedness, including all Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Facilities and the Senior Note Indentures, created, assumed, incurred or guaranteed by the Company (and all renewals, extensions and refundings thereof), unless by its terms such Indebtedness is not senior to the Class G Subordinated Debentures. Senior Debt does not include any Indebtedness of the Company to any of its subsidiaries or trade indebtedness. A distribution may consist of cash, securities or other property, by set-off or otherwise. For the purposes of this Article 10, Obligations with respect to Senior Debt shall not be deemed to have been paid in full unless the holders thereof shall have received payment in full in cash. SECTION 10.03 LIQUIDATION; DISSOLUTION; BANKRUPTCY Upon any distribution to creditors of the Company in a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property or in an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshalling of the assets and liabilities of the Company: 46 (1) holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Obligations with respect to the Senior Debt (including interest after the commencement of any such proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Debt whether or not such interest is an allowed claim enforceable against the Company in any such bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding) before Holders shall be entitled to receive any payment of any Obligations with respect to the Securities; and (2) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt (as provided in subsection (1) of this Section 10.03) are paid in full, any distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for this Article 10 shall be made to holders of Senior Debt, as their interests may appear. SECTION 10.04 DEFAULT ON SENIOR DEBT No direct or indirect payment or distribution by or on behalf of the Company of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities, whether pursuant to the terms of the Securities or otherwise, may be made (i) if a default of any Obligations to the holders of Senior Debt occurs and has not been cured or waived, (ii) for a period of 180 days upon the occurrence of a default (other than a payment default) in respect of Senior Debt and for successive periods of 180 days if the default is continuing at the end of such 180 day period or another default (other than a payment default) in respect of Senior Debt has occurred or (iii) upon the maturity of any Senior Debt, prior to the payment of all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt that is then due and payable. In addition, upon the acceleration of the Securities prior to their stated maturity, holders of the Senior Debt shall receive payment in full before any payment shall be made to Holders of the Securities. SECTION 10.05 ACCELERATION OF SECURITIES If payment of the Securities is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify the Representatives of Senior Debt of the acceleration. SECTION 10.06 WHEN DISTRIBUTION MUST BE PAID OVER In the event that the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or any Holder receives any payment of any Obligations (other than, in the case of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, fees, expenses and all other amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof) with respect to the Securities at a time when such payment is prohibited by Section 10.04 hereof, then and in such event (but with respect to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 10.12 hereof) such payment shall be held by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or such Holder, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written request, to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interests may appear or their Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Obligations due to the holders of Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt. If a distribution is made to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or any Holder (other than, in the case of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, fees, expenses and all other amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof) that because of this Article 10 should not have been made to it, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee (subject to the provision of Section 10.12 hereof) or such Holder who receives the distribution shall hold it in trust for the benefit of, and, upon written request, pay it over to, the holders of Senior Debt as their interests may appear, or their Representative under the indenture or other agreement (if any) pursuant to which Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interests may appear, for application to the payment of all Obligations due to the holders of Senior Debt remaining unpaid 47 to the extent necessary to pay such Obligations in full in accordance with their terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt. With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee undertakes to perform only such obligations on the part of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee as are specifically set forth in this Article 10, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders or the Company or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 10, unless such payment or distribution is made as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. SECTION 10.07 NOTICE BY COMPANY The Company shall promptly notify the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Paying Agent of any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations with respect to the Securities to violate this Article 10, but failure to give such notice shall not affect the subordination of the Securities to the Senior Debt provided in this Article 10. SECTION 10.08 SUBROGATION After all Obligations with respect to all Senior Debt are paid in full and until the Securities are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with all other Indebtedness ranking pari passu with the Securities) to the rights of holders of Senior Debt to receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the extent that distributions otherwise payable to the Holders have been applied to the payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of Senior Debt which otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Securities. SECTION 10.09 RELATIVE RIGHTS This Article 10 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Senior Debt. Nothing in this Indenture shall: (1) impair, as between the Company and the Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Securities in accordance with their terms; (2) affect the relative rights of the Holders and creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior Debt; or (3) prevent the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default, subject to the rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders. If the Company fails because of this Article 10 to pay principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on a Security on the due date, the failure is still a Default or Event of Default. SECTION 10.10 SUBORDINATION MAY NOT BE IMPAIRED BY COMPANY 48 No right of any holder of Senior Debt to enforce the subordination of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Indenture. SECTION 10.11 DISTRIBUTION OR NOTICE TO REPRESENTATIVE Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company referred to in this Article 10, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10. SECTION 10.12 RIGHTS OF SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 10 or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment or distribution by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, or the taking of any action by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Securities unless it shall have received at its Corporate Trust Office at least three Business Days prior to the date of such payment written notice of facts that would cause the payment of any Obligations with respect to the Securities to violate this Article 10. Only the Company, a Representative of Senior Debt or a holder of an issue of Senior Debt that has no Representative may give the notice. Nothing in this Article 10 shall impair the claims of, or payments to, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07 hereof. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Section 10.12 shall limit the rights of holders of Senior Debt to recover payments as contemplated by Section 10.06 hereof. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Debt with the same rights it would have if it were not Subordinated Debenture Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. SECTION 10.13 AUTHORIZATION TO EFFECT SUBORDINATION Each Holder of a Security by its acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Subordinated Debenture Trustee on its behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article 10 and appoints the Subordinated Debenture Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 11.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included herein by any of Sections 310 to 317 inclusive of the TIA, such required provisions shall control. 49 SECTION 11.02 NOTICES Any notice or communication to the Company, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, or the agents under the Credit Facilities, is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other's address: If to the Company: PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: General Counsel Telecopier No.: (212) 745-0199 With a copy to: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Attention: Gary I. Horowitz, Esq. Telecopier No.: (212) 455-2502 If to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee: The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street -- 21W New York, New York 10286 Attention: Corporate Trust Trustee Administration Telecopier No.: (212) 815-5915/5917 If to the agents under the Credit Facilities: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, New York 10081 Attention: William K. Luby Telecopier No.: (212) 552-1159 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street 50 New York, New York 10286 Attention: James Dimino Telecopier No.: (212) 815-4038 The Company, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and the agents under the Credit Facilities Outstanding Note Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, to the Holder's address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee and each Agent at the same time. SECTION 11.03 COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER HOLDERS Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA ss. 312(c). SECTION 11.04 CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT Upon any request or application by the Company to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee: (1) an Officers' Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and (2) an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with. SECTION 11.05 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA ss. 314(a)(4)) shall include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read and understands such covenant 51 or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided that with respect to matters of fact Opinions of Counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public officials. SECTION 11.06 RULES BY SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE AND AGENTS The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. SECTION 11.07 LEGAL HOLIDAYS A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. SECTION 11.08 NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations of their creation. Each Holder of the Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Security. SECTION 11.09 GOVERNING LAW This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. SECTION 11.10 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. SECTION 11.11 SUCCESSORS All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor. 52 SECTION 11.12 SEVERABILITY In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 11.13 COUNTERPART ORIGINALS The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. SECTION 11.14 SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR The Company initially appoints the Subordinated Debenture Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar. SECTION 11.15 TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. SECTION 11.16 THE BANK OF NEW YORK NOT ACTING IN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Indenture has been accepted by The Bank of New York not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee and in no event shall The Bank of New York have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Company herein or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered by the Company pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Company, and under no circumstances shall The Bank of New York be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Company. SECTION 11.17 ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Securities under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. [Signatures on Next Page] 53 SIGNATURES PRIMEDIA INC. Dated as of , By: ------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Subordinated Debenture Trustee Dated as of , By: ------------------------------------- Name: Title: EXHIBIT A (Face of Note) ================================================================================ CUSIP/CINS ____________ 85/8% [Series G] [Series H] Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 No. ___ $__________ PRIMEDIA INC. promises to pay to _________________________________________________ or registered assigns, the principal sum of ________________________________________________ Dollars on __________ __, 2010. Interest Payment Dates: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 Record Dates: December 15, March 15, June 15 and September 15 PRIMEDIA INC. By: ------------------------------ Name: Title: Dated: _______________, This is one of the Global Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Subordinated Debenture Trustee By: ---------------------------- Authorized Signatory ================================================================================ A-1 (Back of Note) ____ % [Series G] [Series H] Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A OR REGULATION S THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. 1. INTEREST. PRIMEDIA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 85/8% per annum from ________________, until maturity and shall pay the Liquidated Damages, if any, payable pursuant to A-2 Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided, that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be _____________. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the rate per annum on the Notes then in effect; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on December 15, March 15, June 15 and September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, and provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of ____________, ("Indenture") between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount, plus amounts, if any, issued to pay Liquidated Damages on outstanding Notes as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof. 5. SUBORDINATION. The Company's payment of the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Notes is subordinated to the prior payment in full of the Company's Senior Debt. Each Holder of Notes by his acceptance hereof covenants and agrees that all payments of the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Notes by the Company shall be subordinated in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of the Indenture, and each Holder accepts and agrees to be bound by such provisions. 6. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. On and after April 1, 2003 and on and after a Change of Control of the Company, the Notes will be subject to redemption at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the A-3 redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning April 1 of the years indicated below. Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003 .................................... 104.313% 2004 .................................... 102.875% 2005 .................................... 101.438% 2006 and thereafter...................... 100.000% Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) at any time prior to April 1, 2001, the Company may redeem up to $125.0 million of the Securities at a redemption price of 108.625% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, out of the net proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings, provided that any such redemption shall occur within 180 days of such Public Equity Offering; and (2) upon the occurrence at any time of a Change in Control, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made, to the extent applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. 7. MANDATORY OFFERS TO REPURCHASE; MANDATORY REDEMPTION. Subject to repayment of all then outstanding Senior Debt (to the extent required by the terms thereof) or receipt by the Company of all consents with respect thereto required to permit such an offer, following the occurrence of any Change of Control, the Company will be required to offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to purchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus Liquidated Damages and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"), in each case in accordance with and to the extent provided in the Indenture. The Change of Control Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days after its commencement unless a longer offering period is required by law. No earlier than 30 days nor later than 40 days after the notice of the Change of Control Offer has been mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"), the Company shall deposit, to the extent lawful, with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof tendered by Holders. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or deliver payment for all Notes tendered in the Change of Control Offer. A Holder of Notes may tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of his Notes at his discretion by completing the form entitled "OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE" appearing on this Note. Any portion of Notes tendered must be in integral multiples of $1,000. 8. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in integral multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The A-4 Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 11. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented and any existing Default under, or compliance with any provision of, the Indenture may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes). Without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; to comply with Section 5.01 of the Indenture; to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the rights under the Indenture of any Holder; or to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA. Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (i) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption or purchase price in connection with repurchases under Sections 3.07, 3.08 or 4.08 of the Indenture; (iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note; (iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on Notes or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.08 of the Indenture, (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by Holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes); (v) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Note; (vi) make any change in Article 10 of the Indenture that adversely affects the rights of any Holder; (vii) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 of the Indenture or the last sentence of the fourth paragraph of Section 9.02 of the Indenture; (viii) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note; or (ix) make any change in the foregoing. The right of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of the Indenture (and the obligation of the Company to obtain any such consent otherwise required from such Holder) may be subject to the requirement that such Holder shall have been the Holder of record of any Notes with respect to which such consent is required or sought as of a date identified by the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in a notice furnished to Holders in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. 12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: default in payment of interest or Liquidated Damages on any Note for 30 days and for five (5) days after written notice of such default is given to the Company by the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of any Note following the expiration of such 30-day period; default in payment of the principal or premium of the Notes at maturity or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and such default continues for a period of 10 days; failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice to it from the Subordinated Debenture Trustee, or after written notice to it and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee from Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture or the Notes; certain defaults under other Indebtedness; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company, to the agent under the Credit Facilities, the trustees under the Senior Notes and the Exchange Debenture Trustee (and to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders) may, and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee at the request of the Holders shall, declare all of the Notes to be immediately due and payable for an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest to the date of payment upon the first to occur of an acceleration under the Credit Facilities, the Senior Notes or the Exchange Debentures or 15 Business Days after receipt by the Company, such agent and such trustees of such written notice to the extent such Event of Default is continuing, except that in the case of an Event A-5 of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes shall become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Notes. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Subordinated Debenture Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.08 of the Indenture) if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers determines in good faith that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Subordinated Debenture Trustee. 13. SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Subordinated Debenture Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Subordinated Debenture Trustee. 14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations of their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. 15. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Subordinated Debenture Trustee or an authenticating agent. 16. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 17. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: PRIMEDIA, INC. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: Treasurer A-6 To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint ________________________________________________________ to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date:______________________ Your Signature:__________________________________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Signature Guarantee.* - ------------------------------------- * Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion program in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A-7 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Indenture, check the box below: |_| Section 4.08 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $___________ Date: Your Signature: ---------------------- ------------------------------------ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the Note) Tax Identification No.: Signature Guarantee.* - --------------------------- * Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion program in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A-8 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES FOR DEFINITIVE DEBENTURES The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for Definitive Notes have been made:
Principal Amount of this Amount of decrease in Amount of increase in Global Note Signature of Principal Amount of Principal Amount of following such decrease authorized signatory Date of Exchange this Global Note this Global Note (or increase) of Trustee Custodian - ---------------- --------------------- --------------------- ------------------------ --------------------
A-9 EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 8 5/8% Subordinated Exchange Debentures Due 2010 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of ___________________ (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. ______________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"), to __________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 1. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 2. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior A2-1 to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note, the Temporary Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3. |_| Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): (a) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (b) |_| such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or (c) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; or (d) |_| such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 4. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. (a) |_| Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (b) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture A2-2 and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (c) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. ------------------------------ [Insert Name of Transferor] By: --------------------------- Name: Title: Dated: , B-3 ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)] (a) |_| a beneficial interest in the: (i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP________), or (ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP________), or (iii) |_| IAI Global Note (CUSIP________), or (b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note. 2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: [CHECK ONE] (a) |_| a beneficial interest in the: (i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP________), or (ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP________), or (iii) |_| Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP________); or (b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note; or (c) |_| an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. B-4 EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 8 5/8% Subordinated Exchange Debentures Due 2010 (CUSIP___________) Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of _____________ ______________________ (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. _______, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange"). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note (a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (b) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (c) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and C-1 pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (d) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes (a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. (b) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] |_| 144A Global Note, |_| Regulation S Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. ------------------------- [Insert Name of Owner] By: ---------------------- Name: Title: Dated: , C-2 EXHIBIT D FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 8 5/8% Subordinated Exchange Debentures Due 2010 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of ___________________ (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate principal amount of: (a) |_| a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or (b) |_| a Definitive Note, we confirm that: 1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). 2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein. 3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require D-1 to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. 5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion and we are acquiring the Notes for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable securities law. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. ------------------------------------ [Insert Name of Accredited Investor] By: --------------------------------- Name: Title: Dated: , D-1
EX-4.9 70 EXHIBIT 4.9 Exhibit 4.9 ================================================================================ PRIMEDIA INC. and the Guarantors listed herein 7 5/8 Senior Notes due 2008 Series A and Series B ------------- INDENTURE Dated as of February 17, 1998 ------------- THE BANK OF NEW YORK Trustee ================================================================================ Table of Contents Page ---- ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.01 Definitions .................................................. 1 Section 1.02 Other Definitions ...................................... 16 Section 1.03 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act ...... 16 Section 1.04 Rules of Construction .................................. 17 ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES Section 2.01 Form and Dating ........................................ 17 Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication ........................... 18 Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent ............................. 18 Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .................... 18 Section 2.05. Holder Lists ........................................... 19 Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange .................................. 19 Section 2.07. Replacement Notes ...................................... 30 Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes ...................................... 30 Section 2.09. Treasury Notes ......................................... 31 Section 2.10. Temporary Notes ........................................ 31 Section 2.11. Cancellation ........................................... 31 Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest ..................................... 31 Section 2.13 CUSIP Numbers .......................................... 32 ARTICLE 3 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION AND OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL Section 3.01 Notices to Trustee ..................................... 32 Section 3.02 Selection of Securities to Be Redeemed ................. 32 Section 3.03 Notices to Holders ..................................... 33 Section 3.04 Effect of Notice of Redemption ......................... 33 Section 3.05 Deposit of Redemption Price or Purchase Price .......... 34 Section 3.06 Securities Redeemed in Part ............................ 34 Section 3.07 Optional Redemption .................................... 34 Section 3.08 Optional Redemption Upon Change of Control ............. 35 Section 3.09 Sinking Fund ........................................... 35 ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS Section 4.01 Payment of Securities .................................. 35 i Page ---- Section 4.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency ........................ 35 Section 4.03 SEC Reports; Financial Statements ...................... 36 Section 4.04 Compliance Certificate ................................. 36 Section 4.05 Compliance With Laws, Taxes ............................ 37 Section 4.06 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws ......................... 37 Section 4.07 Limitations on Restricted Payments ..................... 38 Section 4.08 Dividends and Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .................... 41 Section 4.09 Incurrence of Indebtedness ............................. 41 Section 4.10 Change of Control ...................................... 44 Section 4.11 Limitations on Asset Sales ............................. 45 Section 4.12 Transactions With Affiliates ........................... 46 Section 4.13 Limitations on Liens ................................... 47 Section 4.14 Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries ............... 47 Section 4.15 Payments for Consent ................................... 48 Section 4.16 Corporate Existence. ................................... 49 Section 4.17 Subsidiary Ownership. .................................. 49 Section 4.18 Rule 144A Information Requirement ...................... 49 ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS Section 5.01 Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets ............... 49 Section 5.02 Successor Corporation Substituted ...................... 50 ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.01 Events of Default ...................................... 50 Section 6.02 Acceleration ........................................... 52 Section 6.03 Other Remedies ......................................... 53 Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults ................................ 53 Section 6.05 Control by Majority .................................... 53 Section 6.06 Limitations on Suits ................................... 53 Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment ................... 54 Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee ............................. 54 Section 6.09 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim ....................... 54 Section 6.10 Priorities ............................................. 55 Section 6.11 Undertaking for Costs .................................. 55 ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee ...................................... 55 Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee ...................................... 56 Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee ........................... 57 Section 7.04 Trustee's Disclaimer ................................... 57 Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults ..................................... 57 Section 7.06 Reports by Trustee to Holders .......................... 57 Section 7.07 Compensation and Indemnity ............................. 58 Section 7.08 Replacement of Trustee ................................. 58 ii Page ---- Section 7.09 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc ....................... 59 Section 7.10 Eligibility; Disqualification .......................... 59 Section 7.11 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company ...... 59 ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE Section 8.01 Termination of Company's and Guarantors' Obligations ... 60 Section 8.02 Application of Trust Money ............................. 61 Section 8.03 Repayment to Company ................................... 61 Section 8.04 Reinstatement .......................................... 61 ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders ............................. 62 Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders ................................ 62 Section 9.03 Compliance with Trust Indenture Act .................... 63 Section 9.04 Revocation and Effect of Consents ...................... 63 Section 9.05 Notation on or Exchange of Securities .................. 64 Section 9.06 Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. ....................... 64 ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEE Section 10.01 Subsidiary Guarantee ................................... 65 Section 10.02 Execution and Delivery of Guarantee .................... 66 Section 10.03 Guarantors May Consolidate, etc., on Certain Terms ..... 66 Section 10.04 Releases Following Sale of Assets ...................... 67 Section 10.05 "Trustee" to Include Paying Agent ...................... 67 Section 10.06 Additional Subsidiary Guarantees ....................... 68 ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS Section 11.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls ........................... 68 Section 11.02 Notices ................................................ 68 Section 11.03 Communication by Holders with Other Holders ............ 69 Section 11.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent ..... 69 Section 11.05 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .......... 69 Section 11.06 Rules by Trustee and Agents ............................ 70 Section 11.07 Legal Holidays ......................................... 70 Section 11.08 No Recourse Against Others ............................. 70 Section 11.09 Governing Law .......................................... 70 Section 11.10 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .......... 70 Section 11.11 Successors ............................................. 71 Section 11.12 Severability ........................................... 71 Section 11.13 Counterpart Originals .................................. 71 Section 11.14 Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar .................. 71 Section 11.15 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. ...................... 71 Section 11.16 Bank of New York Not Acting in Individual Capacity ..... 71 iii Page ---- SIGNATURES ......................................................... 67, 68, 69 iv Page ---- EXHIBIT A FORM OF SECURITY EXHIBIT A-1 FORM OF GUARANTEE EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF SECURITIES EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE EXHIBIT D FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR v 1 EXHIBIT 4.9 INDENTURE, dated as of February 17, 1998, among PRIMEDIA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the corporations listed on Schedule I hereto (each a "Guarantor" and collectively, the "Guarantors") and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee. Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of 75/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Series A Notes") and the 75/8% Senior Notes due 2008 to be issued in exchange for the Series A Notes (the "Series B Notes" and, together with the Series A Notes, the "Securities" or the "Notes") issued by the Company (as defined below): ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS "144A Global Note" means a global note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A. "Adjusted Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period, (i) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, plus (ii) in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, all cash received during such period by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries from the payment of dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments and loans or advances which are junior in right of payment to the Securities and have a longer Average Life than the Securities), but only to the extent such cash payments are not otherwise included in "Adjusted Consolidated Net Income." Each item of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income will be determined in conformity with GAAP, except that, for purposes of the application of Accounting Principles Board Opinions Nos. 16 and 17, such Person may select any amortization practice allowable by GAAP up to 40 years, notwithstanding the use of a different amortization in such Person's consolidated financial statements. Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary at or prior to the time of the calculation of Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of a Subsidiary will be treated as if it had occurred at the beginning of the applicable period. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. A Person shall be deemed to "control" (including the correlative meanings, the terms "controlling," "controlled by," and "under common control with") another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, of the controlled person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. "Agent" means any Registrar or Paying Agent. "Applicable Premium" with respect to any Security being redeemed pursuant to Section 3.08 shall equal the greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Security and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value of the required interest and principal payments due on such Security, computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus the Applicable Spread, over (B) the then outstanding principal amount of such Security. "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Cedel that apply to such transfer or exchange. "Applicable Spread" means one half of one percent. "Asset Sale" means, with respect to any Person, the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer by the referent Person of any of its assets (including by way of a sale-and-leaseback and including the sale or other transfer of any of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of the referent Person); provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Asset Sale" shall not include the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of (i) with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (A) any assets not constituting all or substantially all of the assets of any Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary and (B) any Capital Stock or any assets of any Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, as permitted pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof, (iii) any assets between the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (iv) any sale, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of (A) cash and cash equivalents, (B) inventory in the ordinary course of business and (C) any other tangible or intangible asset, in each case in the ordinary course of business, of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (v) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof. "Average Life" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any debt security, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the products of the numbers of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (assuming the exercise by the obligor of such debt security of all unconditional (other than as to the giving of notice) extension options of each such scheduled payment date) of such debt security multiplied by the amount of such principal payment by (ii) the sum of all such principal payments. "Bank Credit Facility" means the $1.5 billion credit facilities with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agent. "Bankruptcy Law" means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company or any authorized committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday. "Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease which would at such time be so required to be capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. "Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock. "Cedel" means Cedel Bank, SA. "Change of Control" means such time as (i) a "person" or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than KKR and its Affiliates, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than (A) 35 percent (35%) of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Company and (B) the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Company beneficially owned by KKR and its Affiliates or (ii) during any period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Company's Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by the Company's Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office. "Class D Subordinated Debentures" means the 10% Class D Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2008 of the Company issuable in exchange for the Series D Preferred Stock. 2 "Class E Subordinated Debentures" means the 9.20% Class E Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009 of the Company issuable in exchange for the Series E Preferred Stock. "Class F Subordinated Debentures" means the 9.20% Class F Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009 of the Company issuable in exchange for the Series F Preferred Stock. "Class G Subordinated Debentures" means the 85/8% Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 of the Company issuable in exchange for the Series G Preferred Stock. "Class H Subordinated Debentures" means the 85/8% Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010 of the Company issuable in exchange for the Series H Preferred Stock. "Class D Subordinated Debenture means the indenture between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Class D Subordinated Debentures will be issued. "Class E Subordinated Debenture Indenture" means the indenture between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Class E Subordinated Debentures will be issued. "Class F Subordinated Debenture Indenture" means the indenture between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Class F Subordinated Debentures will be issued. "Class G Subordinated Debenture Indenture" means the indenture between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Class G Subordinated Debentures will be issued. "Class H Subordinated Debenture Indenture" means the indenture between the Company and the Subordinated Debenture Trustee referred to therein pursuant to which the Class H Subordinated Debentures will be issued. "Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. "Company" means (i) PRIMEDIA Inc., a Delaware corporation, and (ii) any successor of PRIMEDIA Inc. pursuant to Article 5 hereof. "Consolidated Cash Flow" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus (a) (i) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, provision for taxes based on income or profits to the extent such provision for taxes was included in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income and (ii) with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Pro Rata Portion of any provision for taxes based on income or profits to the extent such provision for taxes was included in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income, plus (b) (i) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, consolidated Interest Expense, whether paid or accrued, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount and non-cash interest payments), and (ii) with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Pro Rata Portion of consolidated Interest Expense, whether paid or accrued, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount and non-cash interest payments), plus (c) (i) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges to the extent such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges were deducted in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) and (ii) with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Pro Rata Portion of depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges to the extent such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges were deducted in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles); provided, with respect to the calculation of a Person's Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio, that if, during such period, (a) such Person or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made any Asset Sales (other than, in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, sales of the Capital Stock of or any assets 3 of Unrestricted Subsidiaries which constitute Asset Sales), Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Cash Flow (if positive), to the extent such Consolidated Cash Flow was included in computing Consolidated Cash Flow, directly attributable to the assets or Capital Stock which are the subject of such Asset Sales for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Cash Flow (if negative), to the extent such Consolidated Cash Flow was included in computing Consolidated Cash Flow, directly attributable thereto for such period and (b) such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than, in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries) has made any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock (occurring by merger or otherwise), including without limitation, any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, Consolidated Cash Flow of such person shall be calculated (notwithstanding clause (a) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income) as if such acquisition of assets or Capital Stock (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection with any such acquisition and the application of the proceeds thereof) took place on the first day of such period. Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person shall be determined for any period without regard to changes in Working Capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period. "Consolidated Fixed Charges" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the (a) consolidated Interest Expense, whether paid or accrued, to the extent such expense was deducted in computing Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (including amortization of original issue discount and non-cash interest payments) and (b) the amount of all cash dividend payments on all series of preferred stock other than cash dividends on preferred stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and cash dividends paid to such Person or its Subsidiaries; provided that with respect to Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, only the Pro Rata Portion of any amounts covered by clauses (a) and (b) above shall be included in calculating Consolidated Fixed Charges; provided further that if, during such period, (i) such Person or any of its Subsidiaries shall have made any Asset Sales (other than in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, sales of the Capital Stock of or any assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries which constitute asset sales), Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Fixed Charges directly attributable to the assets which are the subject of such Asset Sales for such period and (ii) such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries) has made any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock (occurring by merger or otherwise), including, without limitation, any acquisition of assets or Capital Stock occurring in connection with the transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person shall be calculated as if such acquisition of assets or Capital Stock (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection with any such acquisition and the application of the proceeds thereof) took place on the first day of such period. "Consolidated Net Cash Flow" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period, minus (a) capital expenditures of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof), minus (b) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends paid by such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof) to holders of its Capital Stock other than to such Person or its Subsidiaries, minus (c) the aggregate amount of all taxes based on income or profits paid by such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof) other than to such Person or its Subsidiaries, minus (d) cash Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof), minus (e) repayments of principal of Indebtedness by such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof), minus (f) any increases in Working Capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof), and plus (g) any decreases in Working Capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof), in each case, for such period and determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that in calculating the amount referred to in clause (f) or (g) above, as the case may be, for any period during which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has consummated an Asset Sale (other than, the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, sales of Capital Stock of, cash or any assets of Unrestricted 4 Subsidiaries which constitute Asset Sales), the portion of the change in Working Capital for such period attributable to the entity or business sold or purchased shall be based (x) in the case of such an Asset Sale, on the change in Working Capital attributable to the entity or business sold from the first day of such period to the date of the consummation of such sale and (y) in the case of an acquisition, on the change in Working Capital attributable to the entity or business acquired from the date of consummation of such acquisition to the last day of such period. "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, including only the Pro Rata Portion of the net income (or loss) of such Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary as of any date of determination of Consolidated Net Income for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that (i) the net income (or loss) of any Person which is not a Subsidiary or is accounted for by the equity method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments and loans or advances which are junior in right of payment to the Securities and have a longer Average Life than the Securities) paid to the referent Person or a Subsidiary of the referent Person, (ii) except to the extent includable pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person's assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries shall be excluded, (iii) any gains or losses attributable to Asset Sales net of related tax costs or tax benefits, as the case may be, shall be excluded and (iv) the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (and, solely for purposes of Section 4.07 hereof, the net income of any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Unrestricted Subsidiary (or, solely for the purposes of Section 4.07 hereof, any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary) of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders that, in each such case, has not been legally waived or otherwise satisfied. "Consolidated Net Worth" means, for purposes of this Indenture, at any date of determination, the sum of the Capital Stock and additional paid-in capital plus retained earnings (or minus accumulated deficit) of the referent Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, less amounts attributable to Redeemable Stock, each item to be determined in conformity with GAAP (excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange adjustments under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52), except that all effects of the application of Accounting Principles Board Opinions Nos. 16 and 17 and related interpretations shall be disregarded. "Corporate Trust Office" means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this Indenture is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust and Agency Group. "Credit Facilities" means, collectively, the Bank Credit Facility and the New Credit Facility, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, in each case as amended, modified, renewed, refunded or refinanced from time to time, as permitted in clause (i) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof. "Currency Agreement" means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values. "Custodian" means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. "Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio" means the ratio of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Consolidated Cash Flow. 5 "Default" means any event, act or condition that is, or after notice or the passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default. "Definitive Note" means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto. "Depositary" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture. "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock, warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). "Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear system. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "Exchange Offer" means the offer which may be made by the Company pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to exchange Series A Notes for the Series B Notes. "Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. "Existing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Credit Facilities and the Outstanding Notes) in existence on the date of this Indenture, until such amounts are repaid. "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow to Consolidated Fixed Charges. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of this Indenture. "Global Notes" means, individually and collectively, each of the Restricted Global Notes and the Unrestricted Global Notes, in the form of Exhibit A hereto issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(iv), 2.06(d)(ii) or 2.06(f) hereof. "Global Note Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(ii), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture. "Guarantee" means, individually and collectively, the guarantees given by the Guarantors pursuant to Article 10 hereof, including a notation in the Securities substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1. "Guarantee Date" means the date upon which a Guarantor executes a Guarantee. "Guarantor" means each domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or successor of such Restricted Subsidiary) which executes a Guarantee. "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Security is registered. 6 "IAI Global Note" means the global Note in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors. "Indebtedness" of any Person means any indebtedness, contingent or otherwise, in respect of borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion thereof), or evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) or representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including pursuant to financing leases), if and to the extent any of the foregoing indebtedness would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that any such balance that constitutes a trade payable and/or an accrued liability arising in the ordinary course of business shall not be considered Indebtedness), and shall also include, to the extent not otherwise included, any Capital Lease Obligations, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Stock, indebtedness secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is subject, whether or not the obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed, guarantees of items that would be included within this definition to the extent of such guarantees (exclusive of whether such items would appear upon such balance sheet), and net liabilities in respect of Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the maximum fixed repurchase price of any Redeemable Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Stock as if such Redeemable Stock were repurchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, provided that if such Redeemable Stock is not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Redeemable Stock. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date shall be without duplication (i) the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations as described above and the maximum liability of any such contingent obligations at such date and (ii) in the case of Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien to which the property or assets owned or held by such Person is subject, the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to a Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured. For the purpose of determining the aggregate Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, such Indebtedness shall exclude (a) the Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Unrestricted Subsidiary of a Restricted Subsidiary and (b) with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Pro Rata Portion of any Indebtedness of any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the lender thereunder does not have recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. "Indenture" means this Indenture as amended from time to time. "Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. "Initial Purchaser" means Salomon Brothers Inc or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. "Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who are not also QIBs. "Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the aggregate amount of interest in respect of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing and the net cost (benefit) associated with Interest Rate Agreements, and excluding amortization of deferred finance fees and interest recorded as accretion in the carrying value of liabilities (other than Indebtedness) recorded at a discounted value) and all but the principal component of rentals in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person during such period. "Interest Payment Date" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Securities. "Interest Rate Agreements" means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates. 7 "Investment" means any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances to customers in the ordinary course of business, which are recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of any Person or its Subsidiaries) or other extension of credit or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any other Person. For the purposes of Sections 4.07 and 4.14 hereof, (i) "Investment" shall include and be valued at the fair market value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary and shall exclude the fair market value of the net assets of any Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time that such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at fair market value at the time of such transfer, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith. "KKR" means Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. "Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer. "Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give any security interest in and any filing or other agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction). "Liquidated Damages" means, with respect to any Securities, all unpaid liquidated damages owing by the Company pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement for such Securities. "Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary" means an Unrestricted Subsidiary which is not a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary. "Net Proceeds" means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the aggregate cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable issued in connection with such Asset Sale, other than the portion of such deferred payment constituting interest, and including any amounts received as disbursement or withdrawals from any escrow or similar account established in connection with any such Asset Sale, but, in either such case, only as and when so received) received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of such Asset Sale, net of (i) the cash expenses of such sale (including, without limitation, the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on Indebtedness required to be paid as a result of such Asset Sale (other than the Securities and amounts repaid pursuant to the Credit Facilities) and legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (ii) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, (iii) any portion of cash proceeds which the Company determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments, it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined, the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such Asset Sale exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall constitute Net Proceeds on such date and (iv) any relocation expenses and pension, severance and shutdown costs incurred as a result thereof. "New Credit Facility" means the $150 million credit facility with The Chase Manhattan Bank, The Bank of New York, Bankers Trust Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as agents. "Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person. "Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. "Officers" means the President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, Controller, Secretary or any Vice President of the Company or any Guarantor, as applicable. 9 "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed by two Officers, one of whom must be the Company's chief executive officer, chief financial officer or controller financial accounting. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion prepared in accordance with Section 11.05 hereof and acceptable in form and substance to the Trustee, from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Guarantor, if applicable, or the Trustee. "Opinion of Counsel" means an opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee. "Outstanding Notes" means the 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2004 and the 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "Outstanding Note Indentures" means the Indenture, dated as of May 31, 1994, among the Company, the guarantors listed therein and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee, relating to the 10 1/4% Senior Notes due 2004, and the Indenture, dated as of January 24, 1996, among the Company, the guarantors listed therein and The Bank of New York, as trustee, relating to the 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. "Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary" means any Restricted Subsidiary other than a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary. "Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel, respectively (and, with respect to The Depository Trust Company, shall include Euroclear and Cedel). "Participating Broker-Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. "Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges or claims which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and for which a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made; (ii) statutory Liens of landlords and carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', suppliers', materialmen's, repairmen's, or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and with respect to amounts not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, if a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security; (iv) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money); (v) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business; (vi) Liens (including extensions and renewals thereof) upon real or tangible personal property acquired after the date of this Indenture, provided that (a) any such Lien is created solely for the purpose of securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to finance, refinance or refund, the cost (including the cost of construction) of the item of property subject thereto, (b) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of such cost, (c) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other property other than such item of property and any improvements on such item and (d) the incurrence of such Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.09 hereof; (vii) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and the products and proceeds thereof; (viii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (ix) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default; (x) leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (xi) Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the general parameters customary in the industry, in each case securing Indebtedness 9 under Interest Rate Agreements and Currency Agreements; (xii) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (xiii) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (xiv) any interest or title of a lessor in the property subject to any Capital Lease Obligation or operating lease; (xv) Liens arising from filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases; (xvi) Liens permitted by the Credit Facilities as in effect on the date of this Indenture; (xvii) Liens securing Indebtedness described in clause (xii) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; (xviii) Liens between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries; (xix) Liens securing letters of credit in an amount not to exceed $75 million in the aggregate at any one time; (xx) Liens in an amount not to exceed $50 million in the aggregate at any one time and (xxi) Liens incurred by Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries which do not exceed 10% of Total Assets in the aggregate at any one time. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind. "Pro Rata Portion" means, with respect to any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the percentage of such Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary's outstanding Equity Interests beneficially owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. "Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. "QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A. "Redeemable Stock" means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable before the stated maturity of the Securities), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, in whole or in part, prior to the stated maturity of the Securities, or is, by its terms or upon the happening of any event, redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the stated maturity of the Securities except for Equity Interests of the Company issued to present and former members of management of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to subscription and option agreements in effect on the date hereof and common stock and options of the Company issued to future members of management of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to subscription agreements executed subsequent to the date hereof containing provisions for the repurchase of such common stock and options upon death, disability or termination of employment of such persons which are substantially identical to those contained in the subscription agreements in effect on the date hereof; provided that for purposes of Section 4.07 hereof and that for purposes of the definition of Indebtedness, Redeemable Stock does not include the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stock and the Series G Preferred Stock. "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement dated February 17, 1998, between the Initial Purchasers, the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature page thereto, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. "Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. "Regulation S Global Note" means a global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S. "Responsible Officer" means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust and Agency Group (or any successor group thereto) of the Trustee, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge and familiarity with the particular subject. 10 "Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary" means an Unrestricted Subsidiary which was capitalized exclusively with a permitted Restricted Payment or the proceeds from the issuance of an Equity Interest by the Company or with the proceeds of the sale of stock or substantially all of the assets of any other Unrestricted Subsidiary which was capitalized with such funds to the extent that a liquidating dividend is paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the proceeds of such sale. "Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in Regulation S. "Restricted Subsidiary" means, for the purposes of this Indenture, a Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof, on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation. "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Securities" means the Securities described above issued under this Indenture. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "Series D Preferred Stock" means the Company's $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2008, par value $.01 per share. "Series E Preferred Stock" means the Company's $9.20 Series E Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, par value $.01 per share. "Series F Preferred Stock" means the Company's $9.20 Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2009, issuable in exchange for the Series E Preferred Stock and containing terms identical to the Series E Preferred Stock. "Series G Preferred Stock" means the Company's $8.625 Series G Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2010, par value $.01 per share. "Series H Preferred Stock" means the Company's $8.625 Series H Exchangeable Preferred Stock Redeemable 2010 issuable in exchange for the Series G Preferred Stock and containing terms identical to the Series G Preferred Stock. "Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement. 11 "Subordinated Debentures" means the Company's 10% Class D Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2008, the 9.20% Class E Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009, the 9.20% Class F Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2009, the 8e% Class G Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010, and the 8e% Class H Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2010. "Subsidiary" of any Person means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof. "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb). "Total Assets" means the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. "Transfer Restricted Securities" means Securities that bear or are required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.06(b) hereof. "Transfers" means (i) any payment of interest on Indebtedness, dividends or repayments of loans or advances and (ii) any other transfers of assets, in each case from an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. "Treasury Rate" means, for the purposes of this Indenture, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled by and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date fixed for prepayment (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the then remaining Average Life of the Securities; provided that if the Average Life of the Securities is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the Average Life of the Securities is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. "Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. "Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. "Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent global Note in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a series of Notes that do not bear the Private Placement Legend. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means, for the purposes of this Indenture, (i) any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board of Directors, as provided below) and (ii) any subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns, or holds any Lien on, any property of, any other Subsidiary of the Company which is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that (a) the Company certifies that such designation complies with Section 4.07 and 4.14 hereof, and (b) the Subsidiary to be so designated has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately 12 after giving effect to such designation, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof, on a pro forma basis taking into account such designation. "U.S. Government Obligations" means direct noncallable obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America. "U.S. Person" means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(o) under the Securities Act. "Working Capital" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof) on a consolidated basis, after excluding therefrom cash and cash equivalents and deferred income taxes, less the current liabilities of such person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof) on a consolidated basis, after excluding therefrom, in each case to the extent otherwise included therein, all short-term Indebtedness for borrowed money, the current portion of any long-term Indebtedness, liabilities arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts, which will not be, and will not be deemed to be, inadvertent) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such liabilities are extinguished within three business days of this incurrence, and deferred income taxes of such Person and its Subsidiaries (and in the case of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding Unrestricted Subsidiaries and, in the case of Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, including only the Pro Rata Portion thereof). SECTION 1.02 OTHER DEFINITIONS Defined in Term Section ---- ------- "Affiliate Transaction".......................................... 4.12 "Change of Control Offer"........................................ 4.10 "Change of Control Payment"...................................... 4.10 "Change of Control Payment Date"................................. 4.10(2) "Event of Default"............................................... 6.01 "Legal Holiday".................................................. 11.07 "Paying Agent"................................................... 2.03 "Registrar"...................................................... 2.03 "Refinancing Indebtedness"....................................... 4.09 "Restricted Payments"............................................ 4.07 "Retired Capital Stock".......................................... 4.07 "Refunding Capital Stock"........................................ 4.07 "Successor"...................................................... 5.01(i) SECTION 1.03 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: "indenture securities" means the Securities and the Guarantees. "indenture security holder" means a Holder; "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture; 13 "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; "obligor" on the Securities means the Company, any other obligor upon the Securities or any successor obligor upon the Securities or any Guarantor. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them. SECTION 1.04 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) "or" is not exclusive; (4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; and (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions. ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES SECTION 2.01 FORM AND DATING (a)General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. (b)Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof. 14 (c)Euroclear and Cedel Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions of Cedel Bank" and "Customer Handbook" of Cedel Bank shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Cedel Bank. SECTION 2.02. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. The Company's seal may be reproduced on the Notes and may be in facsimile form. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (an "Authentication Order"), authenticate Notes for original issue. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company. SECTION 2.03. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. SECTION 2.04. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. 15 SECTION 2.05. HOLDER LISTS The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each interest payment date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA ss. 312(a). SECTION 2.06. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE (a)Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.11 hereof. Every Security authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to Section 2.07 or 2.11 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Security other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b), (c) or (f) hereof. (b)Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs as applicable: (i)Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred only to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(i). (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests (other than a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Global Note), the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B) (1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary 16 to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above; provided, that in no event shall Definitive Notes be issued upon the transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note prior to (x) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (y) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903 under the Securities Act. Upon an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.06(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.06(b)(ii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions conta4ined in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture, the Securities and otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof. (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable, and the tansferee must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto. (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of clause (ii) above and: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Securities or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; 17 (2)if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3)in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes. (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable, and a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto; (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, 18 the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall make available for delivery such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. (ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall make available for delivery 19 such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this section 2.06(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. A beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. (d)Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. (i)Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; (B) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; (F) if such Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof; or (G) if such Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, and a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto, the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note and in the case of clause (G) above, the IAI Global Note. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; 20 (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1)if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; (2)if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3)in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such Definitive Notes are being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above. (e)Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06(e). (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Restricted Definitive Notes may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; 21 (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act to an Institutional Accredited Investor, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable, and the transferee must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto; and (D) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver (x) a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, is not (1) a broker-dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Participating Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1)if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; (2)if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and (3)in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act, and such Restricted Definitive Note is being exchanged or transferred in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States. (iii) A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request for such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. Unrestricted Definitive Notes cannot be exchanged for or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note. 22 (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an authentication order in accordance with Section 2.02, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by persons that are not (x) broker-dealers, (y) Persons participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (z) Persons who are affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrent with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture. (i) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (b) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A OR REGULATION S THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or (f) to this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. 23 (ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: "THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE Trustee MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY." (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or cancelled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such increase. (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company's order or at the Registrar's request. (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.08, and 9.05 hereof). (iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Security between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 24 (vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof. (viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile. SECTION 2.07. REPLACEMENT NOTES If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. SECTION 2.08. OUTSTANDING NOTES . The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; however, Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(b) hereof. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue. If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. SECTION 2.09. TREASURY NOTES . In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. SECTION 2.10. TEMPORARY NOTES . Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may 25 have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture. SECTION 2.11. CANCELLATION . The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. SECTION 2.12. DEFAULTED INTEREST . If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. SECTION 2.13 CUSIP NUMBERS The Company in issuing the Notes may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" numbers. ARTICLE 3 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION AND OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL SECTION 3.01 NOTICES TO TRUSTEE (a) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers' Certificate setting forth that such redemption shall occur pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof and setting forth the redemption date, the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the redemption price. (b) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 45 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date, an Officers' Certificate setting forth that a Change of Control has occurred and the date of such Change of Control and that such redemption shall occur pursuant to Section 3.08 hereof, and further setting forth the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed, the redemption price of such Securities and the intended redemption date. 26 SECTION 3.02 SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED If less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time, selection of the Securities for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed, or, if the Securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that no Security in denominations of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. The Trustee may select for redemption any portion (equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal of Securities that have denominations larger than $1,000. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. The particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Securities not previously called for redemption. SECTION 3.03 NOTICES TO HOLDERS (a) If the Company elects to redeem Securities pursuant to either of Section 3.07 or 3.08 hereof, notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including CUSIP number) and shall state: (1) the redemption date; (2) the redemption price; (3) if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date, upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion will be issued; (4) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (5) that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent at the address specified in such notice to collect the redemption price; (6) that interest on Securities or portions of them called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (7) the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are being redeemed; and (8) the aggregate principal amount of Securities that are being redeemed. (b) At the Company's timely request, the Trustee shall give the notice required in Section 3.03(a) hereof above in the Company's name and at its expense and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(a) hereof. 27 SECTION 3.04 EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION Once notice of redemption is mailed (after the Trustee has received the notice provided for in Section 3.01 hereof), Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price and shall cease to bear interest from and after the redemption date (unless the Company shall fail to make payment of the redemption price or accrued interest on the redemption date). Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the redemption price, plus premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date, but interest installments whose maturity is on the redemption date and Liquidated Damages which become payable on the redemption date will be payable to the Holder of record at the close of business on the relevant record dates referred to in the Securities. SECTION 3.05 DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE OR PURCHASE PRICE Prior to 10:00 a.m. on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money (in same-day funds) sufficient to pay the redemption price of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on, all Securities to be redeemed on that date other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which previously have been delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall return to the Company any such money not required for that purpose. If the Company complies with the preceding paragraph, interest on the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment, will cease to accrue on the applicable redemption date. If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, then interest will be paid on the unpaid principal from the redemption date until such principal is paid and on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case, at the rate provided in the Securities and in Section 4.01 hereof. SECTION 3.06 SECURITIES REDEEMED IN PART Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon the written order of the Company, shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Security equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered. SECTION 3.07 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The Company may redeem all or any of the Securities, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 1, 2003 at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the immediately succeeding paragraph, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable redemption date. The redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount shall be as follows, if the Securities are redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning April 1 of the year indicated below: Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003 103.813% 2004 102.542% 2005 101.271% 2006 and thereafter 100.000% Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence at any time of a Change in Control, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 hereof. 28 Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made, to the extent applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. SECTION 3.08 OPTIONAL REDEMPTION UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL In addition to any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Holders, in whole or in part, at any time within 160 days after a Change of Control upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' prior notice to the Company of Securities to be redeemed, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the then outstanding principal amount of the Securities being redeemed plus Liquidated Damages for such Securities, if any, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date plus (iii) the Applicable Premium. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.08 shall be made, to the extent applicable, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof. SECTION 3.09 SINKING FUND The Securities will not be entitled to any sinking fund payments. ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS SECTION 4.01 PAYMENT OF SECURITIES The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities, and shall pay Liquidated Damages, if any, on the dates and in the manner provided in the Registration Rights Agreement. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, holds on that date money deposited by the Company in available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the same rate per annum on the Securities to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful. SECTION 4.02 MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY The Company shall maintain, in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or the Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. 29 The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof. SECTION 4.03 SEC REPORTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (a) The Company and the Guarantors shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it files the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company and/or the Guarantors are required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. If the Company is not subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d), the Company shall file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it would have been required to file the same with the SEC, financial statements, including any notes thereto (and with respect to annual reports, an auditors' report by a firm of established national reputation), and a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," both comparable to that which the Company would have been required to include in such annual reports, information, documents or other reports if the Company had been subject to the requirements of such Section 13 or 15(d). Any Guarantor not required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall not be required to file such reports with the SEC or Trustee. The Company and the Guarantors shall also comply with the other provisions of TIA ss.314(a). (b) If the Company is required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall cause any annual report furnished to its stockholders generally and any quarterly or other financial reports furnished by it to its stockholders generally to be filed with the Trustee and mailed to the Holders at their addresses appearing in the register of Securities maintained by the Registrar. If the Company is not required to furnish annual or quarterly reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, so long as at least 5% of the original principal amount of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall cause its financial statements referred to in Section 4.03(a) hereof, including any notes thereto (and with respect to annual reports, an auditors' report by a firm of established national reputation), and a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" to be so mailed to the Holders within 90 days after the end of each of the Company's fiscal years and within 60 days after the end of each of the Company's first three fiscal quarters. The Company will cause to be disclosed in a statement accompanying any annual report or comparable information as of the date of the most recent financial statements in each such report or comparable information the amount available for payments pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof. As of the date hereof, the Company's fiscal year ends on December 31. Any Guarantor not required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall not be required to file such reports with the SEC or Trustee. SECTION 4.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (a) The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities are prohibited or, if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. (b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination necessary for certification of such financial statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Articles 4 or 5 of this Indenture or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence 30 thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation. (c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Securities are outstanding, (i) deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default under this Indenture, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) promptly notify the Trustee of any Change of Control. SECTION 4.05 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, TAXES The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all statutes, laws, ordinances, or government rules and regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which would materially adversely affect the business, earnings, properties, assets or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay prior to delinquency all taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except as contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. SECTION 4.06 STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the Company's obligation to pay the Securities; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law insofar as such law applies to the Securities, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted. SECTION 4.07 LIMITATIONS ON RESTRICTED PAYMENTS The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on account of the Company's or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries' Capital Stock or other Equity Interests (other than (A) dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or (B) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), (ii) (A) voluntarily purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any preferred stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which by its terms, is exchangeable for any Indebtedness that is pari passu with or subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or (B) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests (other than Exchangeable Preferred Stock) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Equity Interests purchased from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), (iii) voluntarily purchase, repay, redeem, defease (including, but not limited to, covenant or legal defeasance) or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness (other than (A) the Securities, (B) Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities, (C) Indebtedness permitted under clause (v) or (vi) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof, and any extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement, substitution or refunding thereof permitted under clause (vii) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof or (D) Indebtedness between and among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) that is pari passu with or subordinated in right of payment to the Securities (other than in connection with the refunding or refinancing of such Indebtedness) or (iv) make Investments in Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiaries (the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to as "Restricted Payments"), if, at the time of such Restricted Payment: (a) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (b) the Company could not incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof (without giving effect to clauses (i) through (xv) of the second paragraph thereof), which calculation shall be made on a pro 31 forma basis deducting from Adjusted Consolidated Net Income the amount of any Investment the Company has made in an Unrestricted Subsidiary during the relevant period and any Investment the Company intends to make in an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such Investment is made with amounts included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income as a result of Transfers described in clause (c)(x) of this Section 4.07 or clause (c)(y) of Section 4.14 hereof; or (c) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate of all other Restricted Payments made after May 13, 1992 exceeds the sum of the following: (w) 50% of the amount of the Adjusted Consolidated Net Income (other than amounts included in the next succeeding clause (c)(x)) of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first quarter commencing immediately after May 13, 1992 through the end of the Company's fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, 100% of such deficit); plus (x) 100% of the amount of all Transfers from a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary up to the aggregate amount of the Investment (after taking into account all prior Transfers from such Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary) in such Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary (valued in each case as provided in the definition of "Investment"); plus (y) in the event of a designation of a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of an amount equal to the greater of (A) the fair market value of such Subsidiary as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith (or, if such fair market value may exceed $25.0 million, as determined in writing by an independent investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing) at the time of the redesignation of such Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary and (B) the Consolidated Net Cash Flow generated by such Subsidiary for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of its first fiscal quarter commencing immediately after the date of its designation as a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary through such Subsidiary's fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to its designation as a Restricted Subsidiary (or if such Consolidated Net Cash Flow for such period is a deficit, 100% of such deficit); plus (z) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from (i) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than such Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and other than Redeemable Stock) or (ii) the sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that a liquidating dividend is paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the proceeds of such sale; provided, however, that for purposes of making Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, if the amount determined in accordance with clauses (w) or (y) above is a deficit, such deficit shall be excluded from the computation of this clause (c); and provided, further, that all such amounts applied pursuant to this clause (c) shall not be available for application under clause (c) of Section 4.14 hereof. The foregoing provisions shall not prohibit (i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at said date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Indenture; (ii) (A) the retirement of any shares of the Company's Capital Stock (the "Retired Capital Stock") either (1) in exchange for or (2) out of the net proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) of other shares of the Company's Capital Stock (the "Refunding Capital Stock") other than any Redeemable Stock, and (B) if immediately prior to such retirement of such Retired Capital Stock the declaration and payment of dividends thereon was permitted under either clause (iii) or (vii) of this paragraph, the declaration and payment of dividends on the Refunding Capital Stock in an aggregate amount per year no greater than the aggregate amount of dividends per year that was declarable and payable on such Retired Capital Stock immediately prior to such retirement; (iii) the declaration and payment of dividends to the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock and the Series G Preferred Stock; (iv) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Company issued to present and former members of management of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to subscription and option agreements in effect on the date hereof and Equity Interests of the Company issued to future members of management pursuant to subscription agreements executed subsequent to the date hereof, containing provisions for the repurchase of such Equity Interests upon death, disability or termination of employment of such persons which are substantially identical to those contained in the subscription agreements in effect on the date hereof; (v) the declaration and payment of dividends on the Company's Common Stock of up to $25.0 million per annum plus 6% per annum of the net proceeds received at any time by the Company from (a) the issue or sale of Common Stock or (b) (1) the issuance of securities convertible into Common Stock (other than any such convertible securities issued to (A) members of the Company's management or its Board of Directors and (B) any Subsidiary of the Company) and (2) the conversion of such convertible securities into Common Stock, in both cases at the time of such conversion into Common Stock; (vi) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value 32 of Indebtedness of the Company which is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities either (A) in exchange for or (B) with the proceeds of the issuance of, Equity Interests (other than Redeemable Stock) of the Company; (vii) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of the Company's preferred stock issued after the date hereof (including, without limitation, the declaration and payment of dividends on Refunding Capital Stock in excess of the dividends declarable and payable thereon pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph), provided that at the time of such issuance the Company's Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to such issuance, would be greater than 1.25 to 1; (viii) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of the Company which is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities (A) with the proceeds of, or in exchange for, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (vii) of the second paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof or (B) if, after giving effect to such redemption, repurchase or retirement, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness under the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof (without giving effect to clauses (i) through (xv) of the second paragraph thereof); (ix) the retirement of the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock in exchange for the issuance of the Class B Subordinated Debentures, Class D Subordinated Debentures, Class E Subordinated Debentures, Class F Subordinated Debentures and Class G Subordinated Debentures, respectively, pursuant to the respective certificates of designations relating thereto, (x) the purchase of Class B Subordinated Debentures, Class D Subordinated Debentures, Class E Subordinated Debentures, Class F Subordinated Debentures and Class G Subordinated Debentures in accordance with the Change of Control covenants in the Class B Debenture Indenture, the Class D Debenture Indenture, the Class E Debenture Indenture, the Class F Debenture and the Class G Debenture Indenture, respectively; (xi) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xi) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed $50.0 million at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); (xii) the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests of the Company which are not held by KKR or any of its Affiliates; provided, that (A) the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (xii) shall not exceed $75 million and (B) immediately after giving effect to each Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (xii) on a pro forma basis, the Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof and (xiii) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25 million; provided that in determining the aggregate amount expended for Restricted Payments in accordance with paragraph (c) above, (1) no amounts expended under clauses (ii)(A)(1), (vi)(A), (viii) and (ix) of this paragraph will be included, (2) 100% of the amounts expended under clauses (ii)(A)(2), (iv), (v), (vi)(B), (vii), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) of this paragraph will be included, (3) 50% of the amounts expended under clause (iii) of this paragraph will be included, (4) amounts expended under clause (ii)(B) of this paragraph will be included to the extent previously included for the Retired Capital Stock and (5) 100% of the amounts expended under clause (i) to the extent not included under subclauses (1) through (4) of this proviso will be included. For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, in the event that a Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Restricted Payments described in clauses (i) through (xiii) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.07 (including clauses (a), (b) and (c) thereof), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify such Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with the covenants described above and such Restricted Payment will be treated as having been made pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.07. Not later than the date of making any Restricted Payment, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that such Restricted Payment is permitted and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.07 were computed, which calculations may be based on the Company's latest available internal financial statements. SECTION 4.08 DIVIDENDS AND PAYMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock, or any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) make loans or advances to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (A) the terms (as in effect on the date hereof) of the Existing Indebtedness, (B) the terms (as in effect on the date hereof) of the Credit Facilities and the Outstanding 33 Notes and Outstanding Note Indentures, (C) the terms of Indebtedness of the Company incurred in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof; provided that such terms of any such Indebtedness constitute no greater encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make distributions, make loans or advances or transfer properties or assets than is permitted by this Section 4.08, (D) the terms of this Indenture and the Securities, (E) applicable law, (F) customary non-assignment provisions entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices, (G) the terms of purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business, but only to the extent that such purchase money obligations restrict or prohibit the transfer of the property so acquired, (H) the terms of the Class B Subordinated Debentures, the Class B Debenture Indenture, the Class D Subordinated Debentures, the Class D Debenture Indenture, the Class E Subordinated Debentures, the Class E Debenture Indenture, the Class F Subordinated Debentures, the Class F Debenture Indenture, the Class G Subordinated Debentures and the Class G Debenture Indenture, (I) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Company on the date of this Indenture, which encumbrance or restriction is in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is created on the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, (J) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company imposed pursuant to an agreement which has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (K) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (L) customary provisions contained in leases and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, (M) the terms of any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (N) any encumbrance or restriction existing under any agreement which refinances or replaces the agreements described in clauses (A), (B), (D), (H), (K), (L) and (M), provided that the terms and conditions of any such encumbrances or restrictions contained in any such agreement constitute no greater encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or make distributions, make loans or advances or transfer properties or assets than those under or pursuant to the agreement evidencing the Indebtedness or obligations refinanced. Nothing contained in this Section 4.08 shall prevent the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary from entering into any agreement permitting or providing for the incurrence of Liens otherwise permitted by Section 4.13 hereof. SECTION 4.09 INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness unless the Company's Debt to Consolidated Cash Flow Ratio for its four full fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to the date such additional Indebtedness is created, incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed would have been no greater than 6 to 1, and such Indebtedness is not senior in right of payment to the Securities; provided that such calculation shall give effect to (A) the incurrence of any Indebtedness (after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof) in connection with the simultaneous acquisition of any person, business, property or assets and (B) the Consolidated Cash Flow generated by such acquired person, business, property or assets, giving effect in each case to such incurrence of Indebtedness, application of proceeds and Consolidated Cash Flow as if such acquisition had occurred at the beginning of such four quarter period. For purposes of the foregoing provision, cash flow generated by any acquired person, business, property or asset shall be determined on the same basis as the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow and shall be based on the actual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of such acquired person, business, property or asset during the immediately preceding four full fiscal quarters plus (y) (i) the savings in cost of goods sold that would have resulted during that period from the effect of using the Company's actual costs for comparable goods and services during that period and (ii) other savings in cost of goods sold or eliminations of selling, general and administrative expenses as determined by the Company in good faith in its consideration of such acquisitions and consistent with the Company's experiences in acquisitions of similar businesses minus (z) the incremental expenses that would be included in cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses that would have been incurred by the Company in the operation of such acquired person, business, property or assets during such period. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to the incurrence of (i) Indebtedness pursuant to the Credit Facilities (provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $1.65 billion, less the amount of all repayments made in respect of term loans and of all permanent commitment reductions with respect to revolving loans (except to the extent, and only to the extent, that any required repayments of principal in connection with such commitment reduction are not made) made under the Credit Agreements (excluding such repayments and commitment reductions which occur substantially contemporaneously with a refinancing or a refunding thereof)), plus any amounts then available under clause (vi) of this paragraph; (ii) Existing Indebtedness; (iii) Indebtedness represented by the Outstanding 34 Notes; (iv) Indebtedness represented by the Class B Subordinated Debentures issued in exchange for all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, the Class D Subordinated Debentures issued in exchange for all the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock, the Class E Subordinated Debentures issued in exchange for all the outstanding Series E Preferred Stock, the Class F Subordinated Debentures issued in exchange for all the outstanding Series F Preferred Stock and the Class G Subordinated Debentures issued in exchange for all the outstanding Series G Preferred Stock; (v) Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate principal amount which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Capital Lease Obligations then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (v) and including all Refinancing Indebtedness (as defined below) incurred to refund, refinance or replace any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v), does not exceed 5% of Total Assets; (vi) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount equal to the greater of (A) $225 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) Indebtedness created, incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed (x) by the Company at any one time outstanding not in excess of 7% of the Consolidated Net Worth of the Company at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee or (y) by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at any one time outstanding not in excess of 7% of the Consolidated Net Worth of such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee; (vii) Indebtedness created, incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed in exchange for or the proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace, substitute or refund Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above, including additional Indebtedness incurred to pay premiums and fees in connection therewith (the "Refinancing Indebtedness"); provided, that (A) the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness (including unused commitments and additional Indebtedness incurred to pay premiums and fees in connection therewith) so extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, substituted or refunded plus any amounts then available under clause (vi) of this paragraph, (B) in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness for Indebtedness permitted under clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph, the Refinancing Indebtedness permitted under clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph shall have an Average Life equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, substituted or refunded and (C) the Refinancing Indebtedness for Indebtedness permitted under clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph shall rank, in right of payment, no more senior than such Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, substituted or refunded and the Refinancing Indebtedness for Indebtedness permitted under clauses (i), (iii), (v) and (vi) of this paragraph shall rank, in right of payment, pari passu with or junior to the Securities; (viii) intercompany Indebtedness incurred in connection with Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that such Investments are permitted by Section 4.07 or Section 4.14 hereof; (ix) Indebtedness under Currency Agreements and Interest Rate Agreements, provided that in the case of Currency Agreements which relate to other Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements do not increase the Indebtedness of the Company outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; (x) Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or from guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to such agreements, incurred or assumed by the acquired Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than guarantees or similar credit support by the Company of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness in the nature of such guarantees shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds actually received from the sale of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary; (xi) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts, which will not be, and will not be deemed to be, inadvertent) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within three Business Days of its incurrence; (xii) Indebtedness of an entity at the time it is acquired as a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Indebtedness was not incurred or assumed by such entity in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition; (xiii) Indebtedness between the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary; (xiv) Non-Compete Notes, not to exceed $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount less the amount of all principal repayments made in respect thereof; and (xv) the Company's Obligations arising from the repurchase, redemption or other acquisitions of Capital Stock from management investors to the extent permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. For the purposes of determining the aggregate Indebtedness of any referent Person, Indebtedness shall not include guarantees by any other Person of such Indebtedness. For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (i) through (xv) of this Section 4.09 or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.09, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with the covenants described above and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.09. Accrual of interest, the accretion of 35 accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09. SECTION 4.10 CHANGE OF CONTROL Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the repurchase of such Holder's Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 40 days following any Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder stating: (1) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.10 and that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment; (2) the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 40 days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"); (3) that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest; (4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; (5) that Holders electing to have any Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Securities, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Securities are being purchased only in part will be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided that each Holder shall tender Securities, and each Security purchased and each such new Security issued by the Company shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. The Change of Control Offer shall be deemed to have commenced upon mailing of notice described in this paragraph and shall terminate 20 Business Days after its commencement, unless a longer offering period is required by law. If the Change of Control Payment Date is on the related interest payment date, any accrued interest will be paid to the person in whose name a Security is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders who tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer. On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (1) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions thereof so tendered and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, the Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof were tendered to the Company. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Securities so accepted, payment in an amount equal to the purchase price for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided that each such new Security shall be in a principal amount of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. 36 The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date. SECTION 4.11 LIMITATIONS ON ASSET SALES (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate an Asset Sale (including the sale of any of the stock of any Subsidiary) unless at least 100% of the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale (or, in the case of a Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the Company's Pro Rata Portion thereof, after repayment by such Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary of its Indebtedness) are applied first to repay Obligations or reduce commitments under the Credit Facilities in accordance with the terms thereof, second to offer to redeem at par the Outstanding Notes and third to offer to redeem at par the Securities. The foregoing application of Net Proceeds from Asset Sales is not required in the case of (i) sales or dispositions generating cash proceeds of less than, with respect to the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries, $2.5 million and (ii) sales and dispositions as to which the Company delivers a reinvestment notice and the proceeds are so reinvested in one or more communications, publishing, information, education or media assets or businesses within twelve months of the date the relevant Asset Sale is consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.11, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall be required to apply the Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale (i) to the extent that the aggregate Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale, together with the Net Proceeds, if any, of any other Asset Sale which have not been previously applied, are less than $25 million or (ii) to the extent that, and for so long as, such Net Proceeds cannot be so applied as a result of an encumbrance or restriction permitted pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof. (b) At least 15 days prior to the Company's mailing of a notice of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company shall notify the Trustee of the Company's obligation to make such Net Proceeds Offer. Notice of a Net Proceeds Offer shall be mailed by the Company not less than 30 Business Days nor more than 40 days before the Net Proceeds Payment Date to the Holders of the Securities at their last registered addresses with a copy to the Trustee and the Paying Agent. The Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open from the time of mailing until the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Payment Date. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Net Proceeds Offer, shall state: (1) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.11 and that the Securities will be accepted for payment on a pro rata basis (rounded down to the nearest $1,000), if necessary; (2) the Purchase Price and the Net Proceeds Payment Date; (3) that any Security not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest; (4) that any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Payment Date; (5) that each Holder of a Security electing to have such Security purchased pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Trustee at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Payment Date; (6) that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee receives, not later than the close of business on the fifth Business Day next preceding the Net Proceeds Payment Date, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Securities the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities purchased; and (7) that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered. 37 The Trustee shall notify the Company at the opening of business on the Net Proceeds Payment Date as to the principal amount of each of the Securities or portions thereof which have been surrendered to the Trustee in connection with the Net Proceeds Offer. On the Net Proceeds Payment Date, the Company shall (i) accept for payment on a pro rata basis (if necessary) Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the purchase price of all Securities or portions thereof so accepted and (iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee all Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the Securities or portions thereof accepted for payment by the Company and any other information that the Trustee may reasonably request in order to make the payments required to be made on the Net Proceeds Payment Date. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to Holders of Securities so accepted, payment in an amount equal to the Purchase Price, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Security surrendered. Any Securities not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Trustee to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Net Proceeds Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Net Proceeds Payment Date. For purposes of this Section 4.11, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent. SECTION 4.12 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall make any loan, advance, guarantee or capital contribution to, or for the benefit of, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or for the benefit of, or purchase or lease any property or assets from, or enter into or amend any contract, agreement or understanding with, or for the benefit of, (i) any Person (or any Affiliate of such Person) holding 10% or more of any class of Capital Stock of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (each an "Affiliate Transaction") involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $5.0 million, unless (a) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and (b) the Company delivers to the Trustee with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution adopted by the majority of the Board of Directors approving such Affiliate Transaction and set forth in an Officers' Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (a) of this Section 4.12. The foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) the payment of an annual fee to KKR for the rendering of management consulting and financial services to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount which is reasonable in relation thereto, (ii) the payment of transaction fees to KKR in amounts which are in accordance with past practices for the rendering of financial advice and services in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and financings by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) loans to officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries for business or personal purposes and other loans and advances to such officers, directors and employees for travel, entertainment, moving and other relocation expenses made in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iv) any Restricted Payments not prohibited by Section 4.07 hereof, covenant or any Investment not prohibited by Section 4.14 hereof, (v) transactions between or among any of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (vi) allocation of corporate overhead to Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a basis not materially less favorable to the Company than such allocations to Restricted Subsidiaries or (vii) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. SECTION 4.13 LIMITATIONS ON LIENS The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any of its assets or any income or profits therefrom or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom unless the Securities are equally and ratably secured. SECTION 4.14 INVESTMENTS IN UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, if at the time of such Investment: 38 (a)a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a consequence thereof; or (b)immediately before such Investment, the Company would not be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof (without giving effect to clauses (i) through (xv) of the second paragraph thereof), which calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis deducting from Adjusted Consolidated Net Income the amount of any Investment the Company has made in an Unrestricted Subsidiary during the relevant period and any Investment the Company intends to make in an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such Investment is made with amounts included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income as a result of Transfers described in clause (c)(x) of Section 4.07 hereof or clause (c)(y) of this Section 4.14; or (c)such Investment, together with the aggregate of all other Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries made after May 13, 1992, exceeds (w) the aggregate Consolidated Net Cash Flow of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first quarter immediately after May 13, 1992 to the end of the Company's most recently ended fiscal quarter at the time of such Investment; plus (x) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from (i) the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than such Equity Interests issued or sold to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and other than Redeemable Stock) or (ii) the sale of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that a liquidating dividend is paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the proceeds of such sale; plus (y) 100% of the amount of all Transfers from a Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary up to the aggregate Investment (after taking into account all prior Transfers from such Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary) in such Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary resulting from such payments or transfers of assets (valued in each case as provided in the definition of "Investment"); plus (z) in the event of a designation of a Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, 100% of an amount equal to the greater of (A) the fair market value of such Subsidiary as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith (or, if such fair market value may exceed $25.0 million, as determined in writing by an independent investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing) at the time of the redesignation of such Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary and (B) the Consolidated Net Cash Flow generated by such Subsidiary for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of its first fiscal quarter commencing immediately after the date of its designation as Net Cash Flow an Unrestricted Subsidiary through such Subsidiary's fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to its designation as a Restricted Subsidiary (or if such Consolidated Net Cash Flow for such period is a deficit, 100% of such deficit); provided, that all such amounts applied pursuant to this clause (c) shall not be available for application under clause (c) of Section 4.07 hereof. The foregoing limitations shall not apply to an Investment to the extent that it is (i) to capitalize a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof; (ii) funded by the issuance of Equity Interests of the Company to the extent net proceeds are not used to fund an optional redemption of Notes and (iii) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (iii) that are at that time outstanding, not to exceed $50.0 million at the time of such Investment (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). For the purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.14, in the event that the making of an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries described in clauses (i) through (iii) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.14 (including clauses (a), (b) and (c) thereof), the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify such Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in any manner that complies with this Section 4.14 and Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be treated as having been made pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.14. All Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company shall at all times remain wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. Not later than the date of making any Investment described above, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate stating that such Investment is permitted (including, without limitation, whether such Investment is capitalizing a Net Cash Flow 39 Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Restricted Payment Unrestricted Subsidiary) and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this Section 4.14 were computed, which calculations may be based on the Company's latest available internal financial statements. SECTION 4.15 PAYMENTS FOR CONSENT Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder of any Securities for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Securities unless such consideration is offered to be paid or agreed to be paid to all Holders of the Securities which so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement. SECTION 4.16 CORPORATE EXISTENCE. Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the respective organizational documents of each Restricted Subsidiary and the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any Restricted Subsidiary, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders. SECTION 4.17 SUBSIDIARY OWNERSHIP. All Restricted Subsidiaries and all Net Cash Flow Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall at all times remain wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary except if sold, leased, conveyed, disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof. SECTION 4.18 RULE 144A INFORMATION REQUIREMENT . The Company will furnish to the Holders or beneficial holders of the Securities and prospective purchasers of the Securities designated by the holders of Transfer Restricted Securities, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act until such time as the Company consummates the Exchange Offer or has registered the Securities for resale under the Securities Act. ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS SECTION 5.01 MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, OR SALE OF ASSETS The Company may not consolidate with, merge with or into, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions), to any Person (except a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, provided that in connection with any merger of the Company with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, no consideration (other than common stock in the surviving corporation or the Company) shall be issued or distributed to the shareholders of the Company) or permit any person to merge with or into it unless: (i) the Company shall be the continuing Person, or the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which the properties and assets of the Company are transferred (collectively, the "Successor") shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and shall 40 expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture; (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, (a) no Default and no Event of Default under this Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) the Company could incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.09 hereof; and (iii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the surviving entity is at least 1:1; provided that if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company before giving effect to such transaction is within the range set forth in column (A) below, then the pro forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the surviving entity shall be at least equal to the lesser of (x) the ratio determined by multiplying the percentage set forth in Column B by the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company prior to such transaction, and (y) the ratio set forth in Column C below: (A) (B) (C) --- --- --- 1.11:1 to 1.99:1.......................... 90% 1.5:1 2.00:1 to 2.99:1.......................... 80% 2.1:1 3.00:1 to 3.99:1.......................... 70% 2.4:1 4.00:1 or more............................ 60% 2.5:1 and provided, further, that if the pro forma fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the surviving entity is 3:1 or more, the calculation in the preceding provision shall be inapplicable and such transaction shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of clause (iv) of this Section 5.01. SECTION 5.02 SUCCESSOR CORPORATION SUBSTITUTED Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any assignment of its obligations under this Indenture or the Securities in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, the Successor formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor has been named as the Company herein and the predecessor Company, in the case of a sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition or assignment, shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture and the Securities. ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES SECTION 6.01 EVENTS OF DEFAULT Each of the following constitutes an "Event of Default": (1) the Company fails to make any payment of interest on any Security when the same shall become due and payable and the Default continues for a period of 30 days; (2) the Company fails to make any payment of the principal or premium of any Security when the same shall become due and payable at maturity, or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise; (3) the Company fails to comply with any of its other agreements or covenants in, or provisions of, the Securities or this Indenture and such failure continues for the period and after the notice specified below; 41 (4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee is now existing or thereafter created in the future, if either (A) such default is the failure to pay the final scheduled principal installment in an amount of at least $10 million in respect of any such Indebtedness on the stated maturity date thereof (after giving effect to any extension of such maturity date by the holder of such Indebtedness and after the expiration of any grace period in respect of such final scheduled principal installment contained in the instrument under which such Indebtedness is outstanding) or (B) as a result of such default the maturity of such Indebtedness has been accelerated prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness the maturity of which has been accelerated, aggregates $20 million or more; provided that an Event of Default shall not be deemed to occur with respect to any accelerated Indebtedness which is repaid or prepaid within 20 days after such declaration; (5) a final judgment that exceeds $15 million individually, or final judgments that exceed $25 million in the aggregate, for the payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgment or judgments shall not be discharged, satisfied, stayed, annulled or rescinded within 60 days of being entered; (6) the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: (a) commences a voluntary case, (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (7) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that: (a) is for relief against the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as debtor in an involuntary case, (b) appoints a Custodian of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or a Custodian for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) orders the liquidation of the Company, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days. (8)except as permitted by this Indenture and the Securities, the Guarantees shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect with respect to any Guarantor or any Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Guarantee. The Company is required, pursuant to Section 4.04(a) hereof, to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with this Indenture, and the Company is required, pursuant to Section 4.04(c) hereof, upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default to deliver a statement to the Trustee specifying such Default or Event of Default. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of a Default unless a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge of such Default or receives written notice of such Default with specific reference to such Default. 42 In the case of any Event of Default pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.01 occurring by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium, if any, which the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Securities pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law, anything in this Indenture or in the Securities contained to the contrary notwithstanding. A Default under clause (3) is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company, or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities notify the Company and the Trustee, in writing, of the Default and the Company does not cure the Default within 30 days after receipt of the notice. The notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a "Notice of Default." SECTION 6.02 ACCELERATION If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clauses (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 hereof) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare all unpaid principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities to be due and payable immediately. Upon such declaration of acceleration such principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest, due and payable on the Securities, as determined in the next succeeding paragraph, shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default with respect to the Company specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 hereof occurs, all unpaid principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest on the Securities then outstanding shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by written notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default (except nonpayment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Securities that has become due solely as a result of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. In the event that the maturity of the Securities is accelerated pursuant to this Section 6.02, 100% of the principal amount thereof and premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, plus accrued interest to the date of payment shall become due and payable. SECTION 6.03 OTHER REMEDIES If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest then due on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. SECTION 6.04 WAIVER OF PAST DEFAULTS The Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences (including waivers obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Securities), except a continuing Default or Event of Default (i) in the payment of the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Security (including, without limitation, pursuant to any mandatory or optional redemption obligation hereunder) or (ii) that resulted from the failure to comply with Section 4.10 or 4.11 hereof. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, 43 and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. SECTION 6.05 CONTROL BY MAJORITY The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders, or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. SECTION 6.06 LIMITATIONS ON SUITS A Holder may not pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantee unless: (1) the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (3) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel); (4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity; and (5) during such 30-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities do not give the Trustee a direction which is inconsistent with the request. A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. SECTION 6.07 RIGHTS OF HOLDERS TO RECEIVE PAYMENT Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Security to receive payment of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder. SECTION 6.08 COLLECTION SUIT BY TRUSTEE If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) or (3) (with respect to the Company's obligations under Section 4.10 or 4.11 hereof) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company or any Guarantor for the amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Securities, determined in accordance with Section 6.02 hereof and interest on overdue principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and, to the extent lawful, interest, and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. SECTION 6.09 TRUSTEE MAY FILE PROOFS OF CLAIM The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the 44 Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties which the Holders of the Securities may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. SECTION 6.10 PRIORITIES If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order: First: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof; Second: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and Third: to the Company. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Article 6. SECTION 6.11 UNDERTAKING FOR COSTS In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities. ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE SECTION 7.01 DUTIES OF TRUSTEE (1) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs. (2) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: 45 (a) the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (b) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee pursuant to and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not, on their face, they appear to conform to the requirements of this Indenture. (3) The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (a) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (2) of this Section 7.01; (b) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or other officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Sections 6.02 or 6.05 hereof. (4) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (5) of this Section 7.01. (5) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee is not obligated to perform any duty or exercise any right or power under this Indenture at the request of the Holders of the Securities unless it receives an offer from such Holders of security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, fees of counsel). (6) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. SECTION 7.02 RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE (1) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. (2) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require receipt of an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel (to be promptly confirmed in writing) or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder and in reliance thereon. (3) The Trustee may act through agents, attorneys, custodians and nominees and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care. (4) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (5) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or any Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or such Guarantor. 46 SECTION 7.03 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee is subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof. SECTION 7.04 TRUSTEE'S DISCLAIMER The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Securities or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company's direction under any provision hereof, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication. SECTION 7.05 NOTICE OF DEFAULTS If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, within ten days after such Default or Event of Default becomes so known to the Trustee unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Security or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.10 or 4.11 hereof, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders. SECTION 7.06 REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS Within 60 days after each June 1 beginning with June 1, 1998, the Trustee shall mail to Holders a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA ss. 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA ss. 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss. 313(b). The Trustee also shall transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA ss. 313(c). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders shall be filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed. The Company shall notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange. SECTION 7.07 COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree from time to time. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law relating to compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents against any loss, liability or expense (including without limitation fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture including, without limitation, costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except as set forth in the next paragraph. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 47 The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee through negligence or bad faith. To secure the Company's payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on particular Securities. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. SECTION 7.08 REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE The Trustee may resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (1) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; (3) a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. The foregoing notwithstanding, a resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08, and thereafter the Trustee shall have no liability for any acts or omissions of any successor Trustee. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. 48 SECTION 7.09 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC . Subject to Section 7.10 hereof, if the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor entity without any further act shall be the successor Trustee. In case any Securities have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation of such authenticating trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor trustee had itself authenticated such Securities. SECTION 7.10 ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, shall be subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state (or the District of Columbia) authority and shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA ss. 310(a)(1). The Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 310(b). SECTION 7.11 PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY The Trustee is subject to TIA ss. 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA ss. 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA ss. 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. ARTICLE 8 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE SECTION 8.01 TERMINATION OF COMPANY'S AND GUARANTORS' OBLIGATIONS This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except that the Company's obligations under Section 7.07 hereof and the Trustee's and Paying Agent's obligations under Section 8.03 hereof shall survive) when all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated and issued have been delivered (other than destroyed, lost or stolen Securities that have been replaced or paid) to the Trustee for cancellation and the Company has paid all sums payable hereunder. In addition, the Company may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture if: (1) the Company irrevocably deposits, or causes to be deposited, in trust with the Trustee or the Paying Agent, or, at the option of the Trustee, with a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, money or U.S. Government Obligations in an amount sufficient (without reinvestment thereof) to pay principal and interest on the Securities to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, as such amounts become due, and to pay all other sums payable by it hereunder; provided that (i) the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the Trustee and (ii) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such money or the proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations to the payment of said principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest with respect to the Securities; (2) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, and an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect; (3) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit; and 49 (4) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from nationally recognized counsel acceptable to the Trustee or a tax ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Holders of the Securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Company's exercise of its option under this Section 8.01 and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised. In such event, this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as provided in the next succeeding paragraph), and the Trustee, on demand of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging confirmation of and discharge under this Indenture. However, the Company's and the Guarantors' obligations in Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 4.01, 4.06, 7.07, 7.08 and 8.04 hereof and the Company's, the Guarantors', the Trustee's and Paying Agent's obligations in Section 8.03 hereof, and the Trustee's rights under Article 7 hereof, shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding. Thereafter, only the Company's obligations in Section 7.07 hereof and the Trustee's and Paying Agent's obligations in Section 8.03 hereof shall survive. After such irrevocable deposit made pursuant to this Section 8.01 and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth herein, the Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company's obligations under this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above. In order to have money available on a payment date to pay principal or interest on the Securities, the U.S. Government Obligations shall be payable as to principal or interest on or before such payment date in such amounts as will provide the necessary money. U.S. Government Obligations shall not be callable at the issuer's option. SECTION 8.02 APPLICATION OF TRUST MONEY The Trustee or a trustee satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities. SECTION 8.03 REPAYMENT TO COMPANY The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Company upon written request any excess money or securities held by them at any time, provided that nothing remains owed to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date upon which such payment shall have become due; provided that the Company shall have either caused notice of such payment to be mailed to each Holder entitled thereto no less than 30 days prior to such repayment or within such period shall have published such notice in a financial newspaper of widespread circulation published in The City of New York. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. SECTION 8.04 REINSTATEMENT If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with Section 8.01 hereof; provided, that if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated 50 to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENTS SECTION 9.01 WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee or waive any provision hereof or thereof without the consent of any Holder: (1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (2) to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; (3) to comply with Section 5.01 hereof; (4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the rights hereunder of any Holder; or (5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA. Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any supplemental indenture that, in its reasonable discretion, affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. After an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of each Security affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture. SECTION 9.02 WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee may be amended or supplemented, with the written consent of the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Securities). Upon the request of the Company, accompanied by a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless, in the Trustee's reasonable discretion, such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. 51 The Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may waive compliance in a particular instance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities (including waivers obtained in connection with a tender offer for Securities) or any existing default. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section may not (with respect to any Securities held by a non-consenting Holder): (1) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption or purchase price in connection with repurchases under Sections 3.07, 3.08, 4.10 or 4.11 hereof; (3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Security; (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Securities or that resulted from a failure to comply with Sections 4.10 or 4.11 hereof (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities by the Holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities as provided in Section 6.02 hereof); (5) make any Securities payable in money other than that stated in the Securities; (6) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 hereof or in this sentence of this Section 9.02; or (7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security. The right of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of this Indenture (and the obligation of the Company to obtain any such consent otherwise required from such Holder) may be subject to the requirement that such Holder shall have been the Holder of record of any Securities with respect to which such consent is required or sought as of a date identified by the Trustee in a notice furnished to Holders in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. SECTION 9.03 COMPLIANCE WITH TRUST INDENTURE ACT Every amendment to this Indenture or the Securities shall comply in form and substance with the TIA as then in effect. SECTION 9.04 REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS Until an amendment (which includes any supplement) or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his or her Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment or waiver. If the Company elects to fix a record date for such purpose, the record date shall be fixed at (i) the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof, or (ii) such other date as the Company shall designate. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 52 days after such record date unless consents from Holders of the principal amount of Securities required hereunder for such amendment or waiver to be effective shall have also been given and not revoked within such 90-day period. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective it shall bind every Holder, unless it is of the type described in any of clauses (1) through (7) of Section 9.02 hereof. In such case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Security. SECTION 9.05 NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about the changed terms and return it to the Holder and the Trustee may place an appropriate notation on any Security thereafter authenticated. Alternatively, if the Company or Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for all Securities shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Securities that reflect the changed terms. SECTION 9.06 TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does not, in the Trustee's reasonable discretion, adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may, but need not, sign it. In signing or refusing to sign such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 7.01 hereof, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent herewith, and that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms. ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEE SECTION 10.01 SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Securities or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, and premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Securities will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Securities, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such other obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise; provided, however, that the maximum liability of a Guarantor pursuant to this Guarantee shall in no event exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount (as defined below). Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor other than the defense that payment has been made or that the other relevant obligations have been paid or performed. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, claim of fraud, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Guarantee will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Securities and this Indenture. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or 53 Guarantors, or any Custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guarantee. The "Maximum Guaranteed Amount" means, with respect to any Guarantor, the amount which allows the Guarantee to be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, limited only to the extent necessary for the Guarantee to not constitute a fraudulent conveyance. The "Adjusted Net Worth" of a Guarantor as of the Guarantee Date shall mean the excess of (a) the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of such Guarantor as of such date determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors over (b) the amount of all liabilities of such Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, as of the Guarantee Date, determined on the basis provided in clause (a) above (excluding all liabilities under this Guarantee). Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of each Holder of any Securities against the Company in respect of any amounts paid to the Holders by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of this Guarantee; provided that the Guarantors shall not be entitled to enforce, or to receive, any payments arising out of or based upon, such right of subrogation until the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on all the Securities shall have been paid in full and nothing remains owed to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture. The Guarantee set forth in this Section 10.01 shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on such Security shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee. No Unrestricted Subsidiary or Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall become a guarantor of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries unless such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Partially Owned Restricted Subsidiary becomes a guarantor of the Notes. SECTION 10.02 EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF GUARANTEE To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guarantee substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 shall be endorsed by an officer of such Guarantor on each Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by its President or one of its Vice Chairmen or Vice Presidents. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Guarantee. If an officer or Officer whose signature is on this Indenture of on the Guarantee no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security on which a Guarantee is endorsed, the Guarantee shall be valid, binding and enforceable nevertheless. The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors. 54 SECTION 10.03 GUARANTORS MAY CONSOLIDATE, ETC., ON CERTAIN TERMS (a) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Company or another Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to the Company or another Guarantor. Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Guarantee given by such Guarantor shall no longer have any force or effect. (b) Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 hereof, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into a corporation or corporations other than the Company or another Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Guarantor), or successive consolidations or mergers in which a Guarantor or its successor or successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to a corporation other than the Company or another Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Guarantor) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided that each such Guarantor is sold or disposed of for fair market value, evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee; and provided, further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to the sale or disposition of a Guarantor in a foreclosure proceeding to the extent that such proviso would be inconsistent with the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, the Guarantee given by such Guarantor shall no longer have any force or effect. SECTION 10.04 RELEASES FOLLOWING SALE OF ASSETS Concurrently with any sale of assets (including, if applicable, all of the capital stock of any Guarantor), any Liens in favor of the Trustee in the assets sold thereby shall be released; provided that any such assets are sold or disposed of for fair market value, evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee and, provided, further, that, the foregoing proviso shall not apply to the sale or disposition of a Guarantor in a foreclosure proceeding to the extent that such proviso would be inconsistent with the Uniform Commercial Code. If the assets sold in such sale or other disposition include all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor or all of the capital stock of any Guarantor, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the capital stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the property and such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Guarantor) shall automatically be released and relieved of its obligations under this Article 10, provided that any such sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Guarantor is sold or disposed of for fair market value, evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Trustee and, provided, further, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to the sale or disposition of a Guarantor in a foreclosure proceeding to the extent that such proviso would be inconsistent with the Uniform Commercial Code. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee. Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest on the Securities and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under the Indenture as provided in this Article 10. SECTION 10.05 "TRUSTEE" TO INCLUDE PAYING AGENT In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term "Trustee" as used in this Article 10 shall in such case (unless the context shall otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully and for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article 10 in place of the Trustee. 55 SECTION 10.06 ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES The Company shall (a) cause each Subsidiary which, after the date of this Indenture (if not then a Guarantor), becomes a Restricted Subsidiary to execute a Guarantee of the Obligations of the Company hereunder in the form set forth in this Article 10 hereof and Exhibit A-1 hereto, provided that no Subsidiary organized outside of the United States of America and no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be required to be a Guarantor, and (b) deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, that such Subsidiary Guarantee is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary, subject to customary exceptions for bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance and equitable principles and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 11.01 TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included herein by any of Sections 310 to 317 inclusive of the TIA, such required provisions shall control. SECTION 11.02 NOTICES Any notice or communication by the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other's address: If to the Company or the Guarantors: PRIMEDIA, INC. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: General Counsel Telecopier No.: (212) 745-0199 With a copy to: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Attention: Gary I. Horowitz, Esq. Telecopier No.: (212) 455-2502 If to the Trustee: The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street -- 21W New York, New York 10286 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Telecopier No.: (212) 815-5915/5917 56 The Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, to the Holder's address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. SECTION 11.03 COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS WITH OTHER HOLDERS Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA ss. 312(c). SECTION 11.04 CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT Upon any request or application by the Company and/or any Guarantors to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company and/or such Guarantor as the case may be shall furnish to the Trustee: (1) an Officers' Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and (2) an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with. SECTION 11.05 STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA ss. 314(a)(4)) shall include: (1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read and understands such covenant or condition; (2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and 57 (4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided that with respect to matters of fact Opinions of Counsel may rely on an Officers' Certificate or certificates of public officials. SECTION 11.06 RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. SECTION 11.07 LEGAL HOLIDAYS A "Legal Holiday" is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. SECTION 11.08 NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Securities by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities. SECTION 11.09 GOVERNING LAW This Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law. SECTION 11.10 NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. SECTION 11.11 SUCCESSORS All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor. SECTION 11.12 SEVERABILITY In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. SECTION 11.13 COUNTERPART ORIGINALS The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. 58 SECTION 11.14 TRUSTEE AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar. The provisions regarding the indemnification of the Trustee set forth in Section 7.07 shall also apply to the Trustee in its capacity as Paying Agent and Registrar hereunder. SECTION 11.15 TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. SECTION 11.16 BANK OF NEW YORK NOT ACTING IN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Indenture has been accepted by The Bank of New York not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee and in no event shall The Bank of New York have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Company herein or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered by the Company pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Company, and under no circumstances shall The Bank of New York be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Company. SECTION 11.17 ADDITIONAL RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED SECURITIES In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Securities under the Indenture, Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. [Signatures on Following Pages] 59 SIGNATURES PRIMEDIA INC. Dated as of February 17, 1998 By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORPORATION AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ASTN, INC. A WEP COMPANY BACON'S INFORMATION, INC. BANKERS CONSULTING COMPANY CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COVER CONCEPTS MARKETING SERVICES, LLC CSK PUBLISHING COMPANY INCORPORATED DAILY RACING FORM, INC. DATA BOOK, INC. DRF FINANCE, INC. THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK, INC. EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORPORATION FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORPORATION GARETH STEVENS, INC. GO LO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. IDTN LEASING CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTELLICHOICE, INC. INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD. INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS, INC. INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS, INC. INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORPORATION K-III HPC, INC. K-III PRIME CORPORATION LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. LOCKERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING, INC. MEMPHIS APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. MUSICAL AMERICA PUBLISHING, INC. NELSON INFORMATION, INC. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC. PICTORIAL, INC. PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRIMEDIA HOLDINGS III INC. PRIMEDIA INFORMATION INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES FINANCE INC. PRIMEDIA REFERENCE INC. PRIMEDIA SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS INC. QWIZ, INC. R.E.R. PUBLISHING CORPORATION STRAIGHT DOWN, INC. SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. TEL-A-TRAIN, INC. TI-IN ACQUISITION CORPORATION WEEKLY READER CORPORATION WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS MICHIGAN, INC. WESTCOTT ECI, INC. WESTERN EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Dated as of February 17, 1998 By: ---------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee Dated as of February 17, 1997 By: ---------------------------------------- Vice President EXHIBIT A 7 5/8 SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008 No. _________________ CUSIP _________________ $______________________ PRIMEDIA Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called the "Company"), for value received hereby promises to pay to _________________________________________________________ or registered assigns, the principal sum of _________________________________________________________ on April 1, 2008. Interest Payment Dates: April 1 and October 1 Record Dates: March 15 and September 15 Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Senior Note due 2008 set forth on the reverse side hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth on the front side hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed manually or by facsimile. Dated: February 17, 1998 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION: This is one of the Securities referred to in the within mentioned Indenture. THE BANK OF NEW YORK, PRIMEDIA INC. as Trustee By: By: ----------------------- -------------------------------- Authorized Signatory Name: Title: 7 5/8 SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008 THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.07 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.06(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A OR REGULATION S THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (d) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AN "INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS (THE FORM OF WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE) AND, IF SUCH TRANSFER IS IN RESPECT OF AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SECURITIES LESS THAN $100,000, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT OR (e) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." Capitalized terms used herein have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. 1. INTEREST; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at 7 5/8 per annum from the date of issuance until maturity and shall pay the Liquidated Damages payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Security is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be October 1, 1998. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the same rate per annum on the Securities to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) A-2 on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) and premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Securities at the close of business on the March 15 or September 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Securities are cancelled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date. The Securities will be payable as to principal, premium, interest and Liquidated Damages at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest, premium and Liquidated Damages may be made by check mailed to the Holders of the Securities at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders of Securities. 3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of February 17, 1998 (the "Indenture") among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA (15 U.S. Code ss.ss. 77aaa-77bbbb). The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. The Securities are senior obligations of the Company initially limited to $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount, plus premiums and Liquidated Damages, if any, plus amounts, if any, sufficient to pay interest on outstanding Securities as set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof. Additional Notes may be issued from time to time subject to Section 4.09 of the Indenture. The Notes and any additional Notes subsequently issued would be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. 5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem all or any of the Securities, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 1, 2003 at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the immediately succeeding paragraph, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the applicable redemption date. The redemption price as a percentage of the principal amount shall be as follows, if the Securities are redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning April 1 of the year indicated below: Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003 ................................ 103.813% 2004 ................................ 102.542% 2005 ................................ 101.271% 2006 and thereafter ................. 100.000% Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence at any time of a Change of Control, the Securities will be redeemable, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.08 of the Indenture. 6. MANDATORY OFFERS TO REPURCHASE; ASSET SALES. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will be required to offer (a "Change of Control Offer") to purchase all outstanding Securities at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of A-3 such Securities, plus premium, Liquidated damages and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). The Change of Control Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days after its commencement unless a longer offering period is required by law. No earlier than 30 days nor later than 40 days after the notice of the Change of Control Offer has been mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"), the Company shall deposit, to the extent lawful, with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions thereof tendered by Holders. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or deliver payment for all Securities tendered in the Change of Control Offer. A Holder of Securities may tender all or any portion of his Securities at his discretion by completing the form entitled "OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE" appearing on this Security. Any portion of Securities tendered must be in integral multiples of $1,000. (b) The Company is required to apply 100% of the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale (including the sale of stock of any Subsidiary) first to repay Obligations or reduce commitments under the Credit Facilities, second to offer to redeem at par the Outstanding Notes and third to offer to redeem at par the Securities. 7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 or 3.08 of the Indenture will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address. Securities in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Securities held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Securities or portions thereof called for redemption. 8. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Securities are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Security or portion of a Security selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part. Also, it need not exchange or register the transfer of any Securities for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a Notice of Redemption and ending on the date of such mailing or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 9. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Security may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 10. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantee may be amended or supplemented and any existing Default under, or compliance with any provision of, the Indenture may be waived with the consent of the Holders of at least 51% in principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Securities). Without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities; to comply with Section 5.01 of the Indenture; to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Securities or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder; or to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA. A-4 Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any Securities held by a non-consenting Holder of Securities) (i) reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver, (ii) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Security or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption or purchase price in connection with repurchases under Sections 3.07, 3.08, 4.10 or 4.11 of the Indenture, (iii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Security, (iv) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Securities or that resulted from a failure to comply with Sections 4.10 or 4.11 of the Indenture (except a rescission of acceleration of the Securities by the Holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities as provided in Section 6.02 of the Indenture), (v) make any Securities payable in money other than that stated in the Securities, (vi) make any change in Section 6.04 or 6.07 of the Indenture or this sentence, and or (vii) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security. The right of any Holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of the Indenture or this Security (and the obligation of the Company to obtain any such consent otherwise required from such Holder) may be subject to the requirement that such Holder shall have been the Holder of record of any Securities with respect to which such consent is required or sought as of a date identified by the Trustee in a notice furnished to Holders in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. 11. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: default in payment of interest or Liquidated Damages on the Securities for 30 days; default in payment of the principal or premium of any Security at maturity, or upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise; failure by the Company for 30 days after written notice to it from the Trustee, or after written notice to it and the Trustee from Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities, to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture or the Securities; certain defaults under other Indebtedness; certain final judgments that remain undischarged for 60 days after being entered; certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency; and, except as permitted by the Indenture and the Securities, the Guarantees are held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or otherwise cease for any reason to be in full force and effect with respect to any Guarantor or any Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Guarantee. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may declare all the Securities to be immediately due and payable for an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities plus premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and accrued interest to the date of payment, except that in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Securities become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may require indemnity satisfactory to it before it enforces the Indenture or the Securities. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or an Event of Default in payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest or that resulted from a failure to comply with Section 4.10 or 4.11 of the Indenture) if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers determines in good faith that withholding notice is in their interests. The Company must furnish an annual compliance certificate to the Trustee. 12. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH COMPANY. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee. 13. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each A-5 Holder of the Securities by accepting the Securities waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities. 14. AUTHENTICATION. This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. 15. ABBREVIATIONS. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 16. GUARANTORS. Payment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest (including interest on overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if lawful) is unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Guarantors. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: PRIMEDIA INC. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: Treasurer A-6 ASSIGNMENT FORM To assign this Security, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Security to - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint _______________________________________________________ to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date:__________________ Your Signature:________________________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Security) Signature Guarantee.* - ---------------------------------------- *Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A-7 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section or 4.10 or 4.11 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box: |_| Section 4.10 |_| Section 4.11 If you want to elect to have only part of the Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.11 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $______________ Date:__________ Your Signature:________________________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Security) Signature Guarantee.* - ---------------------------------------- *Signature must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A-8 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES FOR GLOBAL NOTES Amount of Amount of Principal Amount decrease in increase in of this Principal Principal Global Note Amount of Amount of following such Signature of Date of this this decrease Authorized Exchange Global Note Global Note (or increase) Signatory A-9 EXHIBIT A-1 [FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO GUARANTEE] GUARANTEE Each of the corporations listed below (hereinafter referred to as the "Guarantors", which term includes any successor or additional Guarantor under the Indenture (the "Indenture") referred to in the Security upon which this notation is endorsed) (i) has jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed that (a) the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and as set forth in the Indenture; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such other obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise; provided, however, that the maximum liability of a Guarantor pursuant to this Guarantee shall in no event exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The "Maximum Guaranteed Amount" means, with respect to any Guarantor, the amount which allows this Guarantee to be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, limited only to the extent necessary for this Guarantee to not constitute a fraudulent conveyance. The Adjusted Net Worth of a Guarantor as of the Guarantee Date shall mean the excess of (a) the amount of the fair saleable value of the assets of such Guarantor as of such date determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors over (b) the amount of all liabilities of such Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, as of the Guarantee Date, determined on the basis provided in clause (a) above (excluding all liabilities under this Guarantee). No stockholder, officer, director, employer or incorporator, past, present or future, of the Guarantors, as such, shall have any personal liability under this Guarantee by reason of his or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employer or incorporator. This Guarantee shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof. This Guarantee shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose with respect to a Security until the certificate of authentication on the Security upon which this Guarantee is noted shall have been executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories. THE APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORPORATION AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ASTN, INC. A WEP COMPANY BACON'S INFORMATION, INC. BANKERS CONSULTING COMPANY CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COVER CONCEPTS MARKETING SERVICES, LLC A-1-1 CSK PUBLISHING COMPANY INCORPORATED DAILY RACING FORM, INC. DATA BOOK, INC. DRF FINANCE, INC. THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK, INC. EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORPORATION FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORPORATION GARETH STEVENS, INC. GO LO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. IDTN LEASING CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTELLICHOICE, INC. INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD. INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS, INC. INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS, INC. INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORPORATION K-III HPC, INC. K-III PRIME CORPORATION LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. LOCKERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING, INC. MEMPHIS APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. MUSICAL AMERICA PUBLISHING, INC. NELSON INFORMATION, INC. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC. PICTORIAL, INC. PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRIMEDIA HOLDINGS III INC. PRIMEDIA INFORMATION INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES FINANCE INC. PRIMEDIA REFERENCE INC. PRIMEDIA SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS INC. QWIZ, INC. R.E.R. PUBLISHING CORPORATION STRAIGHT DOWN, INC. SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. TEL-A-TRAIN, INC. TI-IN ACQUISITION CORPORATION WEEKLY READER CORPORATION WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS MICHIGAN, INC. A-1-2 WESTCOTT ECI, INC. WESTERN EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Name: Title: A-1-3 SCHEDULE I THE APARTMENT GUIDE OF NASHVILLE, INC. ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORPORATION AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ASTN, INC. A WEP COMPANY BACON'S INFORMATION, INC. BANKERS CONSULTING COMPANY CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. CARDINAL BUSINESS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC. CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION COVER CONCEPTS MARKETING SERVICES, LLC CSK PUBLISHING COMPANY INCORPORATED DAILY RACING FORM, INC. DATA BOOK, INC. DRF FINANCE, INC. THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK, INC. EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORPORATION FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORPORATION GARETH STEVENS, INC. GO LO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. GUINN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. IDTN LEASING CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTELLICHOICE, INC. INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD. INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS, INC. INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS, INC. INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORPORATION K-III HPC, INC. K-III PRIME CORPORATION LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. LITTLE ROCK APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. LOCKERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING, INC. MEMPHIS APARTMENT GUIDE, INC. MUSICAL AMERICA PUBLISHING, INC. NELSON INFORMATION, INC. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PARK AVENUE PUBLISHING, INC. PICTORIAL, INC. PLAZA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRIMEDIA HOLDINGS III INC. PRIMEDIA INFORMATION INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES INC. PRIMEDIA MAGAZINES FINANCE INC. PRIMEDIA REFERENCE INC. PRIMEDIA SPECIAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS INC. QWIZ, INC. R.E.R. PUBLISHING CORPORATION STRAIGHT DOWN, INC. SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. TEL-A-TRAIN, INC. TI-IN ACQUISITION CORPORATION WEEKLY READER CORPORATION WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS MICHIGAN, INC. WESTCOTT ECI, INC. WESTERN EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS, INC. EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 7 5/8 Senior Notes Due 2008 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 17, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. ______________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"), to __________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 1. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 2. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed B-1 on the Regulation S Global Note, the Temporary Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3. |_| Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): (a) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (b) |_| such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or (c) |_| such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; or (d) |_| such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 4. |_| Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. (a) |_| Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (b) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (c) |_| Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. ------------------------------- [Insert Name of Transferor] By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: Dated:__________ ,____ ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)] (a) |_| a beneficial interest in the: (i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP _____), or (ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _____), or (iii) |_| IAI Global Note (CUSIP_____), or (b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note. 2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: [CHECK ONE] (a) |_| a beneficial interest in the: (i) |_| 144A Global Note (CUSIP _____), or (ii) |_| Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP _____), or (iii) |_| Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP _____); or (b) |_| a Restricted Definitive Note; or (c) |_| an Unrestricted Definitive Note, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 7 5/8 Senior Notes 2008 (CUSIP ________) Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 17, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. ____, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange"). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note (a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (b) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (c) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and C-1 pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (d) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes (a) |_| Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. (b) |_| Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] |_| 144A Global Note, |_| Regulation S Global Note or |_| IAI Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. ------------------------------- [Insert Name of Owner] By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: Dated:__________ ,____ C-2 EXHIBIT D FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR PRIMEDIA Inc. 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street New York, New York 10286 Re: 7 5/8 Senior Notes Due 2008 Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 17, 1998 (the "Indenture"), between PRIMEDIA Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. In connection with our proposed purchase of $____________ aggregate principal amount of: (a) |_| a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or (b) |_| a Definitive Note, we confirm that: 1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). 2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a "qualified institutional buyer" (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you and to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $100,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (F) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein. 3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the D-1 proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect. 4. We are an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment. 5. We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional "accredited investor") as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion and we are acquiring the Notes for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable securities law. You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. ------------------------------- [Insert Name of Accredited Investor] By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: Dated:__________ ,____ D-2 EX-10.5 71 EXHIBIT 10.5 EXHIBIT 10.5 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDIT AGREEMENT among K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS, THE BANK OF NEW YORK and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, AS CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ------------------------------------------ Dated as of April 21, 1997 ------------------------------------------ $150,000,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit...................................... 1 1.01 Commitments.................................................. 1 1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc............................... 1 1.03 Notice of Borrowing.......................................... 1 1.04 Disbursement of Funds........................................ 2 1.05 Register..................................................... 3 1.06 Conversions.................................................. 3 1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings.......................................... 4 1.08 Interest..................................................... 4 1.09 Interest Periods............................................. 5 1.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc............................. 6 1.11 Compensation................................................. 9 1.12 Change of Lending Office..................................... 10 SECTION 2. Fees; Commitments............................................... 10 2.01 Fees ........................................................ 10 2.02 Voluntary Reduction of Commitments........................... 10 2.03 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments, etc...................... 11 SECTION 3. Payments........................................................ 11 3.01 Voluntary Prepayments........................................ 11 3.02 Mandatory Repayments......................................... 12 3.03 Method and Place of Payment.................................. 12 3.04 Net Payments................................................. 13 SECTION 4. Conditions Precedent............................................ 14 4.01 Execution of Agreement....................................... 14 4.02 No Default; Representations and Warranties................... 14 4.03 Opinions of Counsel.......................................... 15 4.04 Corporate Proceedings........................................ 15 4.05 Existing Credit Agreements................................... 15 4.06 Subsidiary Guaranty.......................................... 15 4.07 Notice of Borrowing.......................................... 16 (i) Page ---- 4.08 Payment of Fees, etc......................................... 16 4.09 Contribution Agreement....................................... 16 4.10 Existing Indebtedness Agreements............................. 16 SECTION 5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements...................... 16 5.01 Corporate Status............................................. 17 5.02 Corporate Power and Authority................................ 17 5.03 No Violation................................................. 17 5.04 Litigation................................................... 18 5.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations.......................... 18 5.06 Governmental Approvals....................................... 18 5.07 Investment Company Act....................................... 19 5.08 Public Utility Holding Company Act........................... 19 5.09 True and Complete Disclosure................................. 19 5.10 Financial Statements; Financial Condition.................... 19 5.11 Tax Returns and Payments..................................... 20 5.12 Compliance with ERISA........................................ 20 5.13 Subsidiaries................................................. 21 5.14 Intellectual Property........................................ 21 5.15 Compliance with Statutes, etc................................ 22 SECTION 6. Affirmative Covenants........................................... 22 6.01 Information Covenants........................................ 22 6.02 Books, Records and Inspections............................... 25 6.03 Payment of Taxes............................................. 25 6.04 Corporate Franchises......................................... 25 6.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc................................ 26 6.06 ERISA........................................................ 26 6.07 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters......................... 27 6.08 Use of Proceeds.............................................. 27 6.09 Ownership of Subsidiaries.................................... 27 6.10 Maintenance of Corporate Separateness........................ 27 SECTION 7. Negative Covenants.............................................. 28 7.01 Changes in Business.......................................... 28 7.02 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc....... 28 7.03 Liens........................................................ 31 7.04 Indebtedness................................................. 33 7.05 Advances, Investments and Loans.............................. 35 (ii) Page ---- 7.06 Contingent Obligations....................................... 38 7.07 Dividends, etc............................................... 39 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates................................. 41 7.09 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.................................. 41 7.10 Interest Coverage Ratio...................................... 42 7.11 Leverage Ratio............................................... 42 7.12 Issuance of Stock............................................ 43 7.13 Modifications of Certain Agreements, etc..................... 43 7.14 Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries; Redesignation of Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries................. 44 7.15 Limitation on Payments Under the Non-Compete Notes........... 45 SECTION 8. Events of Default............................................... 45 8.01 Payments..................................................... 45 8.02 Representations, etc......................................... 45 8.03 Covenants.................................................... 46 8.04 Default Under Other Agreements............................... 46 8.05 Bankruptcy, etc.............................................. 46 8.06 ERISA........................................................ 47 8.07 Subsidiary Guaranty.......................................... 47 8.08 Judgments.................................................... 48 8.09 Ownership.................................................... 48 SECTION 9. Definitions..................................................... 48 SECTION 10. The Administrative Agent....................................... 74 10.01 Appointment................................................. 74 10.02 Delegation of Duties........................................ 75 10.03 Exculpatory Provisions...................................... 75 10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent............................ 76 10.05 Notice of Default........................................... 76 10.06 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Banks........ 76 10.07 Indemnification............................................. 77 10.08 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity............. 78 10.09 Holders..................................................... 78 10.10 Resignation of the Administrative Agent; Successor Agent.... 78 SECTION 11. Miscellaneous.................................................. 78 11.01 Payment of Expenses, etc.................................... 79 (iii) Page ---- 11.02 Right of Setoff............................................. 79 11.03 Notices..................................................... 80 11.04 Benefit of Agreement........................................ 80 11.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.............................. 82 11.06 Payments Pro Rata........................................... 82 11.07 Calculations; Computations.................................. 83 11.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue............ 84 11.09 Counterparts................................................ 85 11.10 Effectiveness............................................... 85 11.11 Headings Descriptive........................................ 85 11.12 Amendment or Waiver......................................... 85 11.13 Survival.................................................... 86 11.14 Domicile of Revolving Loans................................. 86 11.15 Confidentiality............................................. 86 11.16 Waiver of Jury Trial........................................ 86 ANNEX I List of Banks ANNEX II Bank Addresses ANNEX III Subsidiaries ANNEX IV Liens ANNEX V Existing Debt/Existing Contingent Obligations ANNEX VI Existing Preferred Stock EXHIBIT A -- Form of Notice of Borrowing EXHIBIT B-1 -- Form of Opinion of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett EXHIBIT B-2 -- Form of Opinion of Beverly C. Chell, Esq. EXHIBIT B-3 -- Form of Opinion of White & Case EXHIBIT C -- Form of Officer's Certificate EXHIBIT D -- Form of Subsidiary Guaranty EXHIBIT E -- Form of Contribution Agreement EXHIBIT F -- Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement EXHIBIT G -- Form of Subsidiary Assumption Agreement (iv) CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 21, 1997, among K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the lending institutions listed from time to time on Annex I hereto (each a "Bank" and, collectively, the "Banks"), THE BANK OF NEW YORK and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, as Co-Syndication Agents, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Documentation Agent and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"). Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in Section 9 are used herein as so defined. W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Banks are willing to make available the credit facility provided for herein; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: SECTION 1. Amount and Terms of Credit. 1.01 Commitments. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Bank severally agrees at any time and from time to time on and after the Effective Date, to make a revolving loan or revolving loans (each a "Revolving Loan" and, collectively, the "Revolving Loans") to the Company, which Revolving Loans (i) shall, at the option of the Company, be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, provided that all Revolving Loans made as part of the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type, (ii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof and (iii) shall not exceed for any Bank at any time outstanding that aggregate principal amount which equals the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank at such time. 1.02 Minimum Borrowing Amounts, etc. The aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount. More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any day, provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than 5 Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans. 1.03 Notice of Borrowing. (a) Whenever the Company desires to incur Revolving Loans hereunder, it shall give the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office, prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time), at least three Business Days' prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans and at least one Business Day's prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be incurred hereunder. Each such notice (each a "Notice of Borrowing"), except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 1.10, shall be irrevocable, and, in the case of each written notice and each confirmation of telephonic notice, shall be in the form of Exhibit A, appropriately completed to specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans and, if Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Bank written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing, of such Bank's proportionate share thereof, and of the other matters covered by the Notice of Borrowing. (b) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Company to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent may prior to receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice, believed by the Administrative Agent, in good faith to be from the chairman, a vice chairman, the president, a vice president, a treasurer, an assistant treasurer or the director of treasury operations of the Company. In each such case, the Company hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent's record of the terms of such telephonic notice. 1.04 Disbursement of Funds. No later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Bank will make available its Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below. All such amounts shall be made available to the Administrative Agent in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Payment Office and the Administrative Agent promptly will make available to the Company by depositing to its account at the Payment Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available in the type of funds received. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Bank prior to the date of Borrowing that such Bank does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its portion of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such -2- Bank has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of Borrowing, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Company a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Bank and the Administrative Agent has made available same to the Company, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from such Bank. If such Bank does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent's demand therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company, and the Company shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Bank or the Company, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Company to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (x) if paid by such Bank, the overnight Federal Funds rate or (y) if paid by the Company, the then applicable rate of interest, calculated in accordance with Section 1.08, for the Revolving Loans. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Bank from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights which the Company may have against any Bank as a result of any failure by such Bank to make Revolving Loans hereunder. 1.05 Register. (a) The Administrative Agent shall maintain a register for the recordation of the Revolving Loan Commitments of the Banks from time to time and the principal amount of the Revolving Loans owing to each Bank (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company or any Bank at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (b) The Company hereby agrees to provide a Note, promptly upon the request of any Bank, to the extent such Bank has requested such Note in connection with any pledge or assignment by such Bank of any or all of its Revolving Loans hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank. 1.06 Conversions. The Company shall have the option to convert on any Business Day all or a portion at least equal to the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type of Revolving Loan; provided that (i) no -3- such partial conversion of a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, (ii) Base Rate Loans may not be converted into Eurodollar Loans if a Default or Event of Default is in existence and the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Banks have notified the Company that such a conversion will not be permitted as a result thereof and (iii) Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans resulting from this Section 1.06 shall be limited in number as provided in Section 1.02. Each such conversion shall be effected by the Company by giving the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office, prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time), at least three Business Days (or one Business Day in the case of a conversion into Base Rate Loans) prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (each a "Notice of Conversion") specifying the Revolving Loans to be so converted, the Type of Revolving Loans to be converted into and, if to be converted into a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall give each Bank prompt notice of any such proposed conversion affecting any of its Revolving Loans. 1.07 Pro Rata Borrowings. All Borrowings of Revolving Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Banks pro rata on the basis of their Revolving Loan Commitments. It is understood that no Bank shall be responsible for any default by any other Bank of its obligation to make Revolving Loans hereunder and that each Bank shall be obligated to make the Revolving Loans to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Bank to make its Revolving Loans hereunder. 1.08 Interest. (a) The unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate in effect from time to time. (b) The unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum which shall at all times be the Applicable Margin plus the relevant Eurodollar Rate. (c) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest in respect of each Revolving Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the sum of (i) 2% and (ii) the -4- Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans; provided that principal in respect of Eurodollar Loans shall bear interest after the same becomes due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) until the end of the applicable Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan at a per annum rate equal to 2% in excess of the rate of interest applicable on the due date therefor. (d) Interest shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be payable (i) in respect of each Base Rate Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each date occurring at three month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period and (iii) in respect of each Revolving Loan, on any prepayment or conversion (on the amount prepaid or converted), at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand. (e) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 11.07(b). (f) The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans for any Interest Period, shall promptly notify the Company and the Banks thereof. 1.09 Interest Periods. At the time the Company gives a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion in respect of the making of, or conversion into, a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration of an Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, it shall have the right to elect by giving the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Company, be a one, two, three, six or, if available to each of the Banks (as determined by each such Bank in good faith based on prevailing conditions in the interbank Eurodollar market on any date of determination thereof), nine month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above: (i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans) and each Interest Period -5- occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period applicable thereto expires; (ii) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; (iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day which is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; (iv) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Final Maturity Date; and (v) no Interest Period may be elected at any time when a Default or Event of Default is then in existence and the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Banks have notified the Company that such an election will not be permitted as a result thereof. If upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Company has failed to elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to the respective Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans as provided above, or a Default or an Event of Default then exists and the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Banks have given the notice referred to in clause (v) above, the Company shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing into a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period. 1.10 Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that (x) in the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, any Bank, shall have determined (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto): (i) on any date for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period that, by reason of any changes arising after the date of this Agreement affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not -6- exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of Eurodollar Rate; or (ii) at any time, that such Bank shall incur increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Eurodollar Loans because of (x) any change since the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline, order or request (whether or not having the force of law), or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, guideline, order or request such as, for example, but not limited to, (A) a change since the Effective Date in the basis of taxation of payment to any Bank of the principal of or interest on the Revolving Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder (except for changes with respect to Taxes and those taxes described in clauses (x) and (y) of the proviso in the second sentence of Section 4.04) or (B) a change since the Effective Date in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation D to the extent included in the computation of the Eurodollar Rate and/or (y) other circumstances affecting such Bank, the interbank Eurodollar market or the position of such Bank in such market; or (iii) at any time since the Effective Date, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Loan has become unlawful by compliance by such Bank in good faith with any law, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law but with which such Bank customarily complies even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or has become impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the Effective Date which materially and adversely affects the interbank Eurodollar market; then, and in any such event, such Bank (or the Administrative Agent in the case of clause (i) above) shall (x) on such date and (y) within 10 Business Days of the date on which such event no longer exists give notice (by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Company and (except in the case of clause (i)) to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Banks). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, Eurodollar Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Banks that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist, and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion given by the Company with respect to Eurodollar Loans which have not -7- yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Company, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Company agrees to pay to such Bank, upon written demand therefor (accompanied by the written notice referred to below), such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Bank in its sole discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such Bank for such increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable hereunder (a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Bank, showing the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to the Company by such Bank shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Company shall take one of the actions specified in Section 1.10(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law. (b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Company may (and in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(iii) the Company shall) either (i) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel said Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof promptly (but in any event no later than the later of (x) the Business Day next preceding the date of such Borrowing and (y) one Business Day after the Company was notified by a Bank pursuant to Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii)), or (ii) if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Bank to convert each such Eurodollar Loan into a Base Rate Loan (which conversion, in the case of the circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(iii), shall occur no later than the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan (or such earlier date as shall be required by applicable law)); provided that if more than one Bank is affected at any time, then all affected Banks must be treated the same pursuant to this Section 1.10(b). (c) (i) If any Bank shall have determined that after the Effective Date, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Bank with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank's capital or assets as a consequence of its commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Bank could -8- have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Bank's policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), accompanied by the notice referred to in the last sentence of this clause (i), the Company shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such reduction. Each Bank, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 1.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Company, which notice shall set forth the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, although the failure to give any such notice shall not release or diminish the Company's obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 1.10(c). (ii) If (x) any Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank or otherwise defaults in its obligations to make Revolving Loans, (y) any Bank has notified the Company that one of its Eurodollar Loans is affected by the circumstances described in Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), or (z) any Bank is owed increased costs or other amounts under Section 1.10(c)(i) or 3.04 and, in the case of such clause (y) or (z), compensation or other action with respect to such event is not otherwise requested generally by the other Banks, the Company shall have the right, if no Default or Event of Default then exists and, in the case of a Bank described in clause (y) or (z) above, such Bank has not changed its applicable lending office with the effect of eliminating such increased cost, to replace such Bank (the "Replaced Bank") with another commercial bank or banks or other financial institutions (collectively, the "Replacement Bank") reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, provided that (i) at the time of any replacement pursuant to this Section 1.10(c)(ii), the Replacement Bank shall enter into one or more assignment agreements pursuant to Section 11.04(b) hereof (and with all fees payable pursuant to said Section 11.04(b) to be paid by the Replacement Bank) pursuant to which the Replacement Bank shall acquire all of the Revolving Loan Commitments and outstanding Revolving Loans of the Replaced Bank and, in connection therewith, shall pay to the Replaced Bank in respect thereof an amount equal to the sum of (a) an amount equal to the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Revolving Loans of the Replaced Bank and (b) an amount equal to all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, Fees owing to the Replaced Bank pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof and (ii) all obligations of the Company owing to the Replaced Bank (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid) shall be paid in full to such Replaced Bank concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective assignment documentation pursuant to clause (i) above and the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i) above and (ii) above, the Replacement -9- Bank shall become a Bank or Banks hereunder, as the case may be, and the Replaced Bank shall cease to constitute a Bank hereunder, except with respect to indemnification provisions (including, without limitation, Sections 1.10, 1.11, 3.04, 10.07 and 11.01 of this Agreement) under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Replaced Bank. 1.11 Compensation. The Company agrees to compensate each Bank in the appropriate currency, upon its written request (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such compensation), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, any loss, expense or liability incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds required by such Bank to fund its Eurodollar Loans but excluding loss of anticipated profit with respect to any Revolving Loans) which such Bank may sustain: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Bank or the Administrative Agent) a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion (whether or not withdrawn by the Company or deemed withdrawn pursuant to Section 1.10(a)); (ii) if any repayment, prepayment or conversion of any Eurodollar Loans occurs on a date which is not the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto; (iii) if any prepayment of any Eurodollar Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Company; or (iv) as a consequence of (x) any other default by the Company to repay its Revolving Loans when required by the terms of this Agreement or (y) an election made pursuant to Section 1.10(b). Calculation of all amounts payable to a Bank under this Section 1.11 shall be made as though that Bank had actually funded its relevant Eurodollar Loan through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate in an amount equal to the amount of that Revolving Loan, having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period and through the transfer of such Eurodollar deposit from an offshore office of that Bank to a domestic office of that Bank in the United States of America; provided, however, that each Bank may fund each of its Eurodollar Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this Section 1.11. 1.12 Change of Lending Office. Each Bank agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 1.10(a)(ii) or (iii), Section 1.10(c)(i) or 3.04 with respect to such Bank, it will, if requested by the Company, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Bank) to designate another lending office for any Revolving Loans affected by such event; provided that such designation is made on such terms that in the sole judgment of such Bank, such Bank and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or -10- regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequences of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Company or the right of any Bank provided in Sections 1.10 or 3.04. SECTION 2. Fees; Commitments. 2.01 Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Non-Defaulting Bank a commitment fee (the "Commitment Fee") for the period from the Effective Date to but not including the date the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, computed at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage on the daily average Aggregate Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Bank. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of the year following the Effective Date and the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated. (b) The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, such other fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Company and the Administrative Agent. (c) All computations of Fees shall be made in accordance with Section 11.07(b). 2.02 Voluntary Reduction of Commitments. Upon at least three Business Days' prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office (which notice the Administrative shall promptly transmit to each of the Banks), the Company shall have the right, without premium or penalty, to terminate or partially reduce the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that (x) any such termination or partial reduction shall apply to proportionately and permanently reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment of each of the Banks, (y) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be in the amount of at least $2,000,000 and (z) the reduction to the Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment shall in no case be in an amount which would cause the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Bank to be reduced (as required by the preceding clause (x)) by an amount which exceeds the remainder of the Aggregate Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment of such Bank as in effect -11- immediately before giving effect to such reduction. 2.03 Mandatory Reduction of Commitments, etc. (a) The Total Revolving Loan Commitment (and the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank) shall terminate in its entirety on the earlier of (i) the date which is the earlier of (x) 30 days after any date on which a Specified Change of Control Event occurs and (y) the date on which any Senior Notes or any other Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries are required to be repurchased, redeemed or prepaid as a result of any such Specified Change of Control Event and (ii) the Final Maturity Date. (b) Each reduction to the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be applied proportionately to reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank. SECTION 3. Payments. 3.01 Voluntary Prepayments. The Company shall have the right to prepay the Revolving Loans incurred by it, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (i) the Company shall give the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to prepay the Revolving Loans, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Eurodollar Loans) the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by the Company prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least two Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, which notice shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Banks; (ii) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $1,000,000 and, if greater, in an integral multiple of $500,000, provided that no partial prepayment of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall reduce the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans outstanding pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto; and (iii) each prepayment in respect of any Revolving Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Revolving Loans; provided that at the Company's election in connection with any prepayment of Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 3.01, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Revolving Loans of a Defaulting Bank. 3.02 Mandatory Repayments. (a) (i) If on any date the -12- aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans made by Non-Defaulting Banks (in each case after giving effect to all other repayments thereof on such date) exceeds the Adjusted Total Commitment as then in effect, the Company shall repay on such date the principal of Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting Banks in an aggregate amount equal to such excess. (ii) If on any date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans made by any Defaulting Bank exceeds the Revolving Loan Commitment of such Defaulting Bank, the Company shall repay the Revolving Loans of such Defaulting Bank in an amount equal to such excess. (b) With respect to each repayment of Revolving Loans required by this Section 3.02, the Company may designate the Types of Revolving Loans which are to be repaid and the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made; provided that (i) Eurodollar Loans may be designated for repayment pursuant to this Section 3.02 only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto unless all Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending on such date of required repayment and all Base Rate Loans have been paid in full; (ii) each repayment of any Revolving Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Revolving Loans; (iii) notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding clause (ii), no repayment of Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(i) shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of a Defaulting Bank; and (iv) repayments of Revolving Loans of Defaulting Banks pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) shall be applied pro rata among such Revolving Loans. In the absence of a designation by the Company as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its sole discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 1.11. 3.03 Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Banks entitled thereto (based on each Bank's Pro Rata Share, if any), no later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available funds and in lawful money of the United States of America at the Payment Office. Any payments under this Agreement which are made later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that to the extent that the Administrative Agent shall have received any payment under this Agreement after 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on a Business Day, the Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to distribute such payment as promptly as practicable -13- on such date to the Banks (other than any Bank that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment was received, and to the extent that any such Bank receives its portion of such payment from the Administrative Agent on such same date by a time satisfactory to such Bank, such payment to such Bank shall be deemed to have been made on such date. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension. 3.04 Net Payments. All payments made by the Company hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Promptly upon notice from any Bank to the Company, the Company agrees to pay, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, all present and future income, stamp and other taxes, levies, or costs and charges whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected on or in respect of a Revolving Loan solely as a result of the interest rate being determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, and/or the provisions of this Agreement relating to the Eurodollar Rate, and/or the recording, registration, notarization or other formalization of any thereof and/or any payments of principal, interest or other amounts made on a Revolving Loan when the interest rate is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (all such taxes, levies, costs and charges being herein collectively called "Taxes"); provided that Taxes shall not include (x) taxes imposed on or measured by the overall net income or receipts of the Administrative Agent or any Bank by the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein or (y) taxes on or measured by the overall net income of any foreign office, branch or subsidiary of the Administrative Agent or that Bank by any foreign country or subdivision thereof in which the Administrative Agent's or that Bank's office, branch or subsidiary is doing business. The Company agrees to also pay such additional amounts equal to increases in taxes payable by that Bank described in the foregoing proviso which increases arise solely from the receipt by that Bank of payments made by the Company described in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.04. Promptly after the date on which payment of any such Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, the Company will, at the request of that Bank, furnish to that Bank evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to that Bank, that the Company has met its obligation under this Section 3.04. The Company agrees to indemnify each Bank against, and reimburse each Bank on demand for, any Taxes, as reasonably determined by that Bank in its good faith. Such Bank shall provide the Company with appropriate receipts for any payments or reimbursements made by the -14- Company pursuant to this Section 3.04. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled, to the extent it is required to do so by law, to deduct or withhold and pay to the appropriate taxing authority within the time prescribed by applicable law (and shall not be required to make payments as otherwise required in this Section on account of such deductions or withholdings) income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from interest, fees or other amounts payable hereunder for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Bank other than the Administrative Agent or any Bank (i) who is a U.S. Person for Federal income tax purposes or (ii) who has the Prescribed Forms on file with the Company for the applicable year to the extent deduction or withholding of such taxes is not required as a result of the filing of such Prescribed Forms, provided that if the Company shall so deduct or withhold any such taxes, it shall provide a statement to the Administrative Agent and such Bank, setting forth the amount of such taxes so deducted or withheld, the applicable rate and any other information or documentation which the Administrative Agent or such Bank may reasonably request for assisting the Administrative Agent or such Bank to obtain any allowable credits or deductions for the taxes so deducted or withheld in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which the Administrative Agent or such Bank is subject to tax. SECTION 4. Conditions Precedent. The obligation of each Bank to make each Revolving Loan to the Company hereunder is subject, at the time of the making of each such Revolving Loan (except as otherwise hereinafter indicated), to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 4.01 Execution of Agreement. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered in accordance with Section 11.10. 4.02 No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of the making of each Revolving Loan and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein or in the other Credit Documents in effect at such time shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Revolving Loan, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. 4.03 Opinions of Counsel. On the Effective Date, the -15- Administrative Agent shall have received opinions, addressed to each of the Banks and dated the Effective Date, (i) from Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, special counsel to the Credit Parties, which opinion shall cover the matters contained in Exhibit B-1 and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) from Beverly C. Chell, Esq., counsel to the Credit Parties, which opinion shall cover the matters contained in Exhibit B-2 and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the Administrative Agent may reasonably re quest, and (iii) from White & Case, special counsel to the Administrative Agent, which opinion shall cover the matters contained in Exhibit B-3. 4.04 Corporate Proceedings. (a) On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed by the chairman, a vice chair man, the president, any vice-president or the treasurer of such Person, and attested to by the secretary or any assistant secretary of such Person, in the form of Exhibit C with appropriate insertions and, to the extent required, together with copies of the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and the resolutions of such Person referred to in such certificate, and the foregoing shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (b) On the Effective Date, all corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all information and copies of all certificates, documents and papers, including good standing certificates and any other records of corporate proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which the Administrative Agent reasonably may have requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers, where appropriate, to be certified by proper corporate or governmental authorities. 4.05 Existing Credit Agreements. At the time of the making of each Revolving Loan, the Indebtedness to be incurred by the Company under this Agreement shall be permitted under (x) Section 8.04(j) of the $1,250,000,000 Credit Agreement and (y) Section 7.04(j) of the $250,000,000 Credit Agreement. 4.06 Subsidiary Guaranty. On the Effective Date, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a guaranty in the form of Exhibit D hereto (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to -16- time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, the "Subsidiary Guaranty"), and the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be in full force and effect. 4.07 Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing satisfying the requirements of Section 1.03 with respect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans. 4.08 Payment of Fees, etc. On the Effective Date, all costs, fees and expenses, and all other compensation contemplated by this Agreement, due to the Administrative Agent or the Banks shall have been paid to the extent due. 4.09 Contribution Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into a contribution agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, the "Contribution Agreement"), and the Contribution Agreement shall be in full force and effect. 4.10 Existing Indebtedness Agreements. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, there shall have been delivered to (or made available for review by) the Banks copies, certified (in the case of those delivered) as true and correct by an appropriate officer of the Company making such delivery, of all agreements evidencing or relating to the Existing Debt or the Existing Contingent Obligations with respect to Indebtedness for borrowed money (collectively, the "Existing Indebtedness Agreements"). The acceptance of the benefits of each Revolving Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company to each of the Banks that all of the applicable conditions specified above exist as of the date of such Revolving Loan. All of the certificates, legal opinions and other documents and papers referred to in this Section 4, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office for the account of each of the Banks and in sufficient counterparts for each of the Banks and shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. SECTION 5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In order to induce the Banks to enter into this Agreement and to make the Revolving Loans provided for herein, the Company makes the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Banks, all of which shall survive the execution and -17- delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Revolving Loans (with the making of each Revolving Loan on and after the Initial Borrowing Date being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that the matters specified in this Section 5 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Initial Borrowing Date and as of the date of each such Revolving Loan, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date): 5.01 Corporate Status. The Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage, (ii) is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except, in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such failures to be in good standing and failures to be so qualified which, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or other wise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 5.02 Corporate Power and Authority. Each of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors' rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law). 5.03 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Credit Documents to which it is a party nor compliance by them with the terms and provisions thereof, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein (i) will contravene in any material respect any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or govern- -18- mental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of, any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 5.04 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the rights or remedies of the Banks or the Administrative Agent or on the ability of the Company or of the Subsidiary Guarantors, taken as a whole, in either case, to perform its or their respective obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to which it is or they are, or will be, a party. 5.05 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. (a) The proceeds of all Revolving Loans shall be used for general corporate and working capital purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, to finance Permitted Acquisitions and refinance Senior Notes and pay related costs and expenses thereto). (b) Neither the making of any Revolving Loan hereunder, nor the use of the proceeds thereof, will violate the provisions of Regulation G, T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and no part of the proceeds of any Revolving Loan will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock, provided that the Company may use the proceeds of Revolving Loans to purchase Margin Stock in compliance with Regulations G, T, U and X, so long as at the time of the making of such Revolving Loan, and after giving effect thereto, not more than 25% of the value of the assets subject to the provisions of Section 7 of the Company, or of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, shall constitute Margin Stock. -19- 5.06 Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any foreign or domestic governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize or is required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Credit Document, except those which have been obtained or made or those the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on either (x) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (y) the rights or remedies of the Banks or the Administrative Agent or on the ability of the Company or of the Subsidiary Guarantors, taken as a whole, in either case, to perform its or their respective obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents to which it is or they are, or will be, a party. 5.07 Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company," within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 5.08 Public Utility Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended. 5.09 True and Complete Disclosure. (a) All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to the Administrative Agent and/or any Bank on or before the Initial Borrowing Date (including, without limitation, all information contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein is true and complete in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 5.09(a), such factual information shall not include projections and pro forma financial information. -20- (b) The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the factual information referred to in paragraph (a) above were based on good faith estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Banks that such projections as to future events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results. 5.10 Financial Statements; Financial Condition. (a) The consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 1996 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended as of said date, which statements have been examined by Deloitte & Touche, independent certified public accountants, who delivered an unqualified opinion in respect thereof, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the date of said statements and the results for the period covered thereby. All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent provided in the notes to said financial statements. (b) Since December 31, 1996 and after giving effect to the incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder and the other transactions contemplated hereby, there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than any change in general economic conditions or any change in conditions affecting the Business generally). 5.11 Tax Returns and Payments. Each of the Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it and has paid all Federal taxes and assessments shown to be due on such returns and all other material taxes and assessments, domestic and foreign, in each case payable by it which have become due, other than those not yet delinquent and except for those contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. 5.12 Compliance with ERISA. As of the Effective Date, there are no Plans and neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any unpaid material liability or reasonably expects to incur any material liability with respect to any "employee pension benefit plan" (as defined in -21- Section 3(2) of ERISA) covered by Title IV of ERISA. As of the date of each subsequent Revolving Loan, each Plan is in substantial compliance with ERISA and the Code; no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to a Plan; no Plan is insolvent or in reorganization; no Plan has an accumulated or waived funding deficiency, has permitted decreases in its funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code; neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to ERISA or the Code; no proceedings have been instituted by the PBGC to terminate any Plan; no condition exists which presents a material risk to the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to ERISA or the Code; no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is likely to arise on account of any Plan; and the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not maintain or contribute to any "employee welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), which provides benefits to retired employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) where, with respect to any of the foregoing representations in this Section 5.12, the liability for or the lien which could arise as a result of, the particular circumstance or event which is the subject of the representation, would be reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with subpart 1 of subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates to all Plans which are "multiemployer plans" (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (each a "Multiemployer Plan") in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Plan would not be reasonably likely to be an amount that could result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.12 to the contrary, all representations and warranties made with respect to any Plan which is a Multiemployer Plan shall be made to the best knowledge of the Company. 5.13 Subsidiaries. On the Effective Date, the corporations listed on Annex III under the name of the Company are the only Subsidiaries of the Company. Annex III correctly sets forth, as of the Effective Date, the percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of the Company in each class of capital stock of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof. -22- 5.14 Intellectual Property. (a) The Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise authorized to sell, distribute, use or exploit, all material copyrights, literary works, texts and other works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression necessary for the present conduct of its business ("Copyrights"), except to the extent that the failure to own or obtain licenses or authorizations with respect to any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. (b) The Company and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed to use all the patents, trademarks, permits, service marks, trade names, technology, know-how and formulas, or rights with respect to the foregoing, necessary for the present conduct of its business, except to the extent that the failure to own or obtain licenses with respect to any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (together with the Copyrights, "Intellectual Property"). (c) All Intellectual Property is protected in all material respects under the laws of the United States relating to such Intellectual Property and has been duly and properly registered or filed with or issued by the appropriate governmental offices and jurisdictions for such registrations, filings or issuances, except to the extent that the failure to make or obtain such registrations, filings or issuances would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. (d) No material claim has been asserted by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property. The use of such Intellectual Property by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for such claims and infringements as do not, individually or in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 5.15 Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Company and each of its -23- Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws with respect to any Real Property and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to any such Real Property or the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), except such noncompliances as would not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. SECTION 6. Affirmative Covenants. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that on the Effective Date and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated, no Notes are outstanding and the Revolving Loans together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations are paid in full: 6.01 Information Covenants. The Company will furnish to each Bank: (a) Annual Financial Statements. Within 100 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Company, the consolidated balance sheets of each of (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries and of (B) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such fiscal year and, in each case, the related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth for such fiscal year, in comparative form, the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year and, in the case of the figures with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries the corresponding figures from the budget for such fiscal year delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(c); all of which shall be examined by Deloitte & Touche or such other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, whose opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of audit or as to the status of the Company and its Subsidiaries or of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as a going concern, together with a certificate of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, no Default or Event -24- of Default which has occurred and is continuing has come to its attention or, if such a Default or Event of Default has come to its attention a statement as to the nature thereof (provided that in no event shall such accountants be liable as a result of this Agreement by reason of any failure to obtain knowledge of any Default or Event of Default that would not be disclosed in the course of their audit examination). (b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within 50 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the quarterly accounting period ending March 31, 1997) and, at the sole option of the Company, at any time prior to 100 days after the close of the fourth quarterly accounting period in each fiscal year, the consolidated balance sheet of each of (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries and of (B) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such quarterly period and the related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows for such quarterly period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly period; all of which shall be in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of the Company that they fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries or of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and changes in their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments. (c) Budgets; etc. Not more than 90 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of the Company, budgets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in reasonable detail for each of the four fiscal quarters of such fiscal year setting forth Consolidated EBITDA and consolidated sales and setting forth, with appropriate discussion, the principal assumptions upon which such budgets are based. (d) Officer's Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 6.01(a) and (b), a certificate of the chief financial officer, controller or chief accounting officer of the Company (i) to the effect that no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall set forth the calculations required to establish whether the Company and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of -25- Sections 7.04(c), 7.05(d), 7.07 and Sections 7.09 through and including 7.11, as at the end of such fiscal quarter or year, as the case may be and (ii) setting forth the calculations demonstrating (A) with respect to each Affected Transaction consummated during the most recently ended fiscal quarter, that the Company was in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 and (B) with respect to each business sold (or deemed sold) pursuant to Section 7.02(c) hereof, compliance by the Company with clause (iii) of such Section 7.02(c). In addition, at the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 6.01(a) and (b), a certificate of the chief financial officer, controller or chief accounting officer of the Company setting forth the amount of, and calculations required to establish the amount of, Excess Cash Flow for the respective fiscal year or quarter. (e) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within three Business Days after any officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (x) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action the Company proposes to take with respect thereto and (y) the commencement of, or threat of, or any significant development in, any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is likely to have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the ability of the Company or of the Subsidiary Guarantors, taken as a whole, in either case, to perform its or their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document. (f) Auditors' Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each report or "management letter" submitted to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by its independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (g) Other Information. Promptly upon transmission thereof, copies of any filings and registrations with, and reports to, the SEC by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, with reasonable promptness, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of the Required Banks may reasonably request from time to time. -26- 6.02 Books, Records and Inspections. The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit, upon notice to the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of the Company, officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in whomsoever's possession, and to examine the books of account of the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with, and be advised as to the same by, their officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks may desire. 6.03 Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay and discharge, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all lawful claims for sums that have become due and payable which, if unpaid, might become a Lien not otherwise permitted under Section 7.03(a) or charge upon any properties of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP. 6.04 Corporate Franchises. The Company will do, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and its rights, franchises, licenses, permits and Intellectual Property rights except to the extent its failures to do so would not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that any transaction permitted by Section 7.02 will not constitute a breach of this Section 6.04. 6.05 Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Company will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the -27- ownership of its property (including applicable statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls) other than those the non-compliance with which would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of the Company or of the Subsidiary Guarantors, taken as a whole, in either case, to perform its or their obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document. 6.06 ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within 30 days after the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate knows or could reasonably be expected to know of the occurrence of any of the following and where it could reasonably be expected that a material liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole, could result in connection therewith, the Company will deliver to each of the Banks a certificate of the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of the Company setting forth details as to such occurrence and such action, if any, which the Company, such Restricted Subsidiary or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed with or by the Company, such Restricted Subsidiary, such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred; that an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application is reasonably likely to be or has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; that a Plan has been or is reasonably likely to be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA; that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability giving rise to a lien under ERISA or the Code; that proceedings are reasonably likely to be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan; that a proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan; or that the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate will or is reasonably likely to incur any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan under Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code or Section 409 or 502(i) or 502(1) of ERISA. At the request of any Bank, the Company will deliver to such Bank a complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service. -28- 6.07 End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The Company will, for financial reporting purposes, cause (i) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries', fiscal years to end on December 31 of each year and (ii) each of its, and each of its Subsidiaries', fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. 6.08 Use of Proceeds. All proceeds of the Revolving Loans shall be used as provided in Section 5.05. 6.09 Ownership of Subsidiaries. The Company will, at all times, maintain, directly or indirectly, ownership of at least a majority of the capital stock of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except to the extent 100% of the capital stock owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any such Restricted Subsidiary is sold, transferred or disposed of in a transaction permitted by Section 7.02(c) or (j) or any such Restricted Subsidiary is merged, consolidated or liquidated in a transaction permitted by Section 7.02(e), provided that the Company shall not be required to own a majority of the capital stock of Canadian Sailings Inc. so long as the Company continues to hold at least as much of such capital stock as is held on the Effective Date. 6.10 Maintenance of Corporate Separateness. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, satisfy customary corporate formalities, including the holding of regular board of directors' and shareholders' meetings and the maintenance of corporate offices and records. Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall make any payment to a creditor of any Unrestricted Subsidiary in respect of any liability of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, and no bank account of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be commingled with any bank account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. Any financial statements distributed to any creditors of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall clearly establish the separateness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary from the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Finally, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, which is likely to result in the corporate existence of any Unrestricted Subsidiary which is a direct Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary being ignored by any court of competent jurisdiction, or in the assets and liabilities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary being substantively consolidated with those of any Unrestricted Subsidiary in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding. -29- SECTION 7. Negative Covenants. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that as of the Effective Date, and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Revolving Loan Commitments have terminated, no Notes are outstanding and the Revolving Loans, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations are paid in full: 7.01 Changes in Business. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any businesses other than Businesses, provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in businesses other than a Business so long as the businesses engaged in by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, consist substantially of Businesses. 7.02 Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Purchase of Assets, etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (or agree to do any of the foregoing at any future time) all or any part of its property or assets, or enter into any partnerships, joint ventures or sale-leaseback transactions, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one or a series of related transactions) any part of the property or assets (other than purchases or other acquisitions of inventory, materials and equipment (and, to the extent consistent with industry practices, other tangible and intangible assets) in the ordinary course of business) of any Person, except that the following shall be permitted: (a) any sale, transfer or other disposition of (x) inventory in the ordinary course of business or (y) any other tangible or intangible asset in the ordinary course of business of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (b) the advances, investments and loans permitted pursuant to Section 7.05; (c) Asset Sales constituting the disposition of a business (including, without limitation, to the extent permitted in this Section 7.02(c), sales of the capital stock of a Restricted Subsidiary but excluding sales of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary); provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto; (ii) such sale, transfer or disposition (or deemed sale, transfer or disposition pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) (x) is for fair market value, as determined in good faith by management of the Company (or, in the -30- case of any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion or Permitted Restricted Asset Sale, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks, as determined by a written opinion of value reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by an Appraisal Firm) and (y) except in the case of a Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms hereof, results in consideration in the form of cash, promissory notes issued by the respective purchaser and/or other assets, provided that, to the extent any such other assets are received by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any such Asset Sale, (I) the market value of such other assets, when added to the aggregate amount of other consideration received in connection with such Asset Sale, shall equal or exceed the market value of the assets so sold (such value to be set forth, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks, in a written opinion of value reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by an Appraisal Firm) and (II) such assets are permitted to be acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.02(g) at the time of consummation of such Asset Sale (both before and after giving effect to such Asset Sale); (iii) the businesses sold (or deemed sold pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 7.02(c) in any fiscal year of the Company shall not, in the aggregate, have EBITDA in the immediately preceding fiscal year in an amount in excess of 25% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such preceding fiscal year, determined on a pro forma basis as if (A) any dispositions (or deemed dispositions pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) consummated during such preceding fiscal year had been consummated on the first day of such preceding fiscal year and (B) any acquisitions consummated after the beginning of such preceding fiscal year but prior to the date of any proposed Asset Sale pursuant to this Section 7.02(c) had been consummated on the first day of such preceding fiscal year; and (iv) to the extent such sale, transfer or disposition constitutes a sale, transfer or disposition of less than 100% of the capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, after giving effect to such sale, transfer or disposition, the Company shall own at least a majority of the capital stock of such Restricted Subsidiary; (d) Asset Sales constituting the disposition of the capital stock owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; -31- (e) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into, or be liquidated into, the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or all or any part of its business, properties and assets may be conveyed, leased, sold or otherwise transferred to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary, provided that (v) in any such merger or consolidation involving the Company, the Company shall be the surviving corporation, (w) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect thereto, (x) no Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary or Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary may be the surviving corporation of any such merger or consolidation (other than, in the case of an Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, a merger or consolidation with another Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary and other than, in the case of an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, a merger or consolidation with another Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary), (y) no businesses, properties or assets may be transferred to Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries if after giving effect to such transfer the Net Investments in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries would exceed $30,000,000 and (z) to the extent any business, properties or assets are transferred to Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any such merger or consolidation the Company shall have determined, with respect to such transaction, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement; (f) the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries may lease real or personal property (so long as such lease does not create Capitalized Lease Obligations except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.04); (g) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire assets, the capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, any Person (any such acquisition permitted by this clause (g), a "Permitted Acquisition"); provided that (A) after giving effect to any such acquisition, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 7.01 hereof; (B) the Company shall have determined, with respect to such acquisition, that, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement; and (C) to the extent that such acquisition is of the capital stock of or other ownership interest in another Person (such Person, the "Acquired Entity"), (I) such acquisition must be of at least a majority of such capital stock or of such -32- ownership interests, such Person shall constitute a Restricted Subsidiary and all of the applicable provisions of Section 7.14 shall have been complied with in respect of such Restricted Subsidiary and (II) the Board of Directors or other governing body of the Acquired Entity shall not have indicated, either publicly or privately to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, its opposition to the consummation by the Company or such Subsidiary of such acquisition; (h) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case without recourse, accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof; (i) Capital Expenditures by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries made in the ordinary course of business; and (j) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell assets (and may effect Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversions) other than in the ordinary course of business, so long as (x) each such asset is sold (or deemed sold pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) at fair market value, as determined in good faith by management of the Company; (y) each such sale (or deemed sale pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) results in consideration in the form of cash, promissory notes issued by the respective purchaser and/or other assets, provided that, to the extent any such other assets are received by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any such asset sale, (I) the market value of such other assets, when added to the aggregate amount of other consideration received in connection with such asset sale, shall equal or exceed the market value of the assets so sold and (II) such assets are permitted to be acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 7.02(g) at the time of consummation of such asset sale (both before and after giving effect to such asset sale); and (z) the aggregate value of all assets so sold (or deemed sold pursuant to any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal year shall not exceed $25,000,000. 7.03 Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets of any kind (real or personal, tangible or -33- intangible) of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or sell any such property or assets subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such property or assets (including sales of accounts receivable or notes with recourse to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or assign any right to receive income, except: (a) Liens for taxes not yet due or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries imposed by law which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and which have not arisen to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers', warehousemen's and mechanics' Liens, statutory landlord's Liens, and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and which either (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or asset subject to such Lien; (c) Liens in existence on the Effective Date which are listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Annex IV, without giving effect to any extensions or renewal thereof ("Permitted Liens"); (d) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.08; (e) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money); (f) leases or subleases granted to third Persons not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted -34- Subsidiaries; (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (h) Liens arising from UCC financing statements regarding leases permitted by this Agreement; (i) purchase money Liens securing payables arising from the purchase by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any equipment or goods in the normal course of business, provided that such payables shall not constitute Indebtedness; (j) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease permitted by this Agreement; (k) Liens created pursuant to Capital Leases permitted pursuant to Section 7.04(c); (l) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods so long as such Liens attach only to the imported goods; (m) Liens on assets acquired (or owned by a Restricted Subsidiary acquired) after the Effective Date securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.04(g), provided that at the time of such acquisition the value of the assets subject to such Liens does not exceed 10% of the total value of the assets so acquired, or of the assets of the Restricted Subsidiary so acquired, as the case may be; (n) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (o) Liens created under this Agreement and/or the other Credit Documents; -35- (p) Liens created under the Existing Credit Agreements and the other Additional Facility Documents; and (q) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder which secure Indebtedness, Contingent Obligations or other obligations (in each case permitted hereunder) not exceeding (as to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) $20,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding. 7.04 Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; (b) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreements and the other Additional Facility Documents; (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate Capitalized Lease Obligations under all Capital Leases outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $50,000,000; (d) Existing Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Effective Date and listed on Part A of Annex V hereto ("Existing Debt"), without giving effect to any subsequent extension, renewal or refinancing thereof except pursuant to Section 7.04(i); (e) Indebtedness to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(c); (f) Indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Exchange Debentures after the issuance thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000 at any time outstanding; (g) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of an acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness), provided that (i) such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition and (ii) at the time of such acquisition such Indebtedness does not exceed 10% of the total value of the assets of the Restricted Subsidiary so acquired, or of the asset so acquired, -36- as the case may be; (h) additional Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) in no event shall the final maturity of such Indebtedness occur prior to June 30, 2004, (B) in no event shall such Indebtedness have a shorter average life than the loans under the Existing Credit Agreements, (C) in no event shall such Indebtedness contain terms and conditions (including, without limitation, with respect to the obligor and guarantors, if any, in respect of such Indebtedness, prepayment and redemption provisions, covenants, defaults, security, remedies and, if applicable, subordination provisions) materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or to the Banks than the terms and conditions of (I) in the case of Indebtedness issued to the public or in accordance with Rule 144A or similar rule under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Senior Notes, (II) in the case of other senior Indebtedness, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (III) in the case of other Indebtedness, similar Indebtedness of the Company then outstanding or if no similar Indebtedness of the Company is then outstanding, the Senior Notes (in each case excluding the impact of market conditions on the interest rate and other economic terms) and (D) the Company shall have determined, with respect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement (any Indebtedness issued pursuant to this Section 7.04(h), "Additional Indebtedness"), provided further, that the aggregate principal amount of any such Additional Indebtedness incurred directly by the Subsidiary Guarantors (taken as a whole), when added to the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred directly by the Subsidiary Guarantors (taken as a whole) pursuant to Section 7.04(j), shall not exceed $300,000,000 at any time outstanding; (i) Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting Permitted Refinancing Debt; and (j) additional Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, Non-Facility Letter of Credit Outstandings) not exceeding in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding an amount equal to (x) $150,000,000 less (y) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness incurred by -37- the Subsidiary Guarantors (taken as a whole), when added to the aggregate principal amount of Additional Indebtedness incurred by the Subsidiary Guarantors (taken as a whole) pursuant to Section 7.04(h), shall not exceed $300,000,000 at any time outstanding. 7.05 Advances, Investments and Loans. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, lend money or credit or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Person, except: (a) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may invest in cash and Cash Equivalents; (b) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold receivables owing to it, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; (c) the Company may make intercompany loans and advances to any Restricted Subsidiary, and any Restricted Subsidiary may make intercompany loans and advances to any other Restricted Subsidiary or the Company (collectively, "Intercompany Loans"), provided that (i) no Intercompany Loan may be made to an Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary at any time if after giving effect to such Intercompany Loan the Net Investments in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries would exceed $30,000,000, and (ii) no such Intercompany Loan may be made by the Company or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary to an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary; (d) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make loans and advances of cash to, or cash capital contributions in, any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate amount of capital contributions made in, plus the aggregate principal amount of loans or advances outstanding at any one time made to, Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the Effective Date pursuant to this clause (d) (such amount, the "Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount") plus (B) the Aggregate Conversion Amount at such time, shall not exceed the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Limit then in effect, and (ii) the Unrestricted Subsidiary receiving cash proceeds from such loan, advance or contribution shall utilize the entire -38- amount of cash so received to effectuate an acquisition of assets or capital stock of a Person not an affiliate of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to a Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion or a Permitted Restricted Asset Sale) or to develop the Business and to finance the working capital needs of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; (e) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to (i) make Permitted Acquisitions, (ii) engage in any transaction to the extent permitted by Section 7.02(e) and (iii) acquire and hold promissory notes issued by the purchasers of assets sold in accordance with Section 7.02(c) or 7.02(j); (f) the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and own investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business; (g) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor may acquire capital stock or other equity securities (or warrants, rights or options with respect thereto) issued by any other Restricted Subsidiary; (h) Interest Rate Protection Agreements permitted by Section 7.06(d) shall be permitted; (i) investments by the Company or Restricted Subsidiaries in (x) Subsidiary Guarantors, provided that if the Subsidiary Guarantor in which such investment is made is a newly-formed Subsidiary or a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary newly designated as a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.14(b)(x), all of the applicable provisions of Section 7.14 shall have been satisfied with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary, (y) Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that, the Company shall have determined, in connection with any such investment, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement and (z) in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that no investment in an Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary may be made at any time if after giving effect to such investment the Net Investments in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries would exceed $30,000,000; -39- (j) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to officers, employees and agents in the ordinary course of business (i) constituting travel advances or (ii) otherwise equal in the aggregate for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of all loans and advances pursuant to this clause (ii), to no more than $10,000,000 at any one time out standing less the principal amount of all Contingent Obligations then outstanding pursuant to Section 7.06(h); (k) the Company may acquire obligations of, or make loans or advances to, one or more management investors in connection with such management investors' acquisition of shares of capital stock of the Company, provided that (x) the aggregate amount of cash actually advanced to all such management investors by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time, and (y) the aggregate principal amount of all such obligations, loans and advances shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and (l) advances, investments and loans not otherwise permitted hereunder with an aggregate cost or principal amount, as the case may be, not to exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding. 7.06 Contingent Obligations. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligations, except: (a) any Subsidiary Guarantor may become liable as guarantor with respect to any Indebtedness, obligation or liability of the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent that such Indebtedness, obligation or liability is otherwise permitted by this Agreement, provided that a Subsidiary Guarantor (x) may not guaranty any Subordinated Exchange Debentures and (y) may only guaranty Permitted Refinancing Debt if and to the extent either (A) it guarantied the indebtedness refinanced thereby or (B) such Subsidiary Guarantor would have guarantied the indebtedness refinanced thereby if it had been a Subsidiary of the Company while such indebtedness was outstanding; (b) Contingent Obligations pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty; (c) Contingent Obligations pursuant to the Additional Facility Documents; -40- (d) Contingent Obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements with respect to the Revolving Loans, loans incurred under the Existing Credit Agreements or any other floating rate Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (e) Contingent Obligations pursuant to the Contribution Agreement; (f) Contingent Obligations of the Company outstanding on the Effective Date and listed on Part B of Annex V hereto ("Existing Contingent Obligations"), without giving effect to any subsequent extension, renewal or refinancing thereof; (g) the Company may become liable as guarantor with respect to any Indebtedness, obligation or liability of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent that such Indebtedness, obligation or liability is otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (h) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may guaranty in the ordinary course of business loans and advances to officers, employees and agents so long as the aggregate principal amount of the loans and advances so guaranteed does not exceed $10,000,000 less the principal amount of all loans and advances outstanding pursuant to Section 7.05(j); and (i) additional Contingent Obligations (including, without limitation, Contingent Obligations consisting of Non-Facility Letters of Credit and reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) not otherwise permitted hereunder not exceeding (for the Company and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries) in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding an amount equal to the lesser of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) when added to the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Sections 7.04(a) and 7.04(j) at such time, $150,000,000. 7.07 Dividends, etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in capital stock of such Person) or return any capital to, its stockholders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its -41- capital stock now or here after outstanding (or any warrants for or options or stock appreciation rights in respect of any of such shares), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, and the Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock of the Company or any other Subsidiary, as the case may be, now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock) (all of the foregoing "Dividends"), except that: (a) the Company may pay regularly accruing dividends on each issuance of Preferred Stock through the issuance of additional shares of such Preferred Stock, provided that the Company may pay such regularly accruing dividends on its Preferred Stock in cash so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would result therefrom; (b) any Subsidiary of the Company may pay Dividends to the Company or to any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; (c) any Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary may pay cash Dividends to its stockholders, provided that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries must receive at least their proportionate share of any Dividends paid by such Subsidiary; (d) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would result therefrom (x) the Company may issue its Subordinated Exchange Debentures in exchange for its Senior Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof, (y) the Company may issue its Subordinated Exchange Debentures in exchange for its Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof and (z) the Company may issue its Subordinated Exchange Debentures in exchange for its Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof, provided that in each such case, the Company shall have determined, with respect to such issuance, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement; (e) the Company may exchange shares of its common stock in replacement for shares of outstanding Preferred Stock; (f) the Company may issue Permitted Replacement Preferred Stock so -42- long as either (x) such stock is issued in exchange for or (y) all of the proceeds from such issuance are used to redeem or repurchase, shares of outstanding Preferred Stock; (g) the Company may redeem or repurchase shares of its common stock from management investors; provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default is then in existence or would arise therefrom and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash paid in respect of all such shares and equity interests so redeemed or repurchased does not exceed the sum of (i) $5,000,000 in any fiscal year or $15,000,000 in the aggregate after the Effective Date and (ii) the amount of cash proceeds received by the Company in respect of the issuance of common equity to management investors on or after the Effective Date; (h) the Company and its Subsidiaries may enter into transactions permitted under Section 7.05(g); (i) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire the capital stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; (j) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would result therefrom, the Company may redeem or repurchase shares of its Preferred Stock at a price equal to the liquidation preference thereof plus accrued but unpaid dividends thereon and any applicable premium with respect thereto in exchange for, or with the proceeds of, Additional Preferred Stock and/or Indebtedness incurred under Sections 7.04(h) and/or 7.04(j) (it being understood and agreed that such redemption and/or repurchase need not occur contemporaneously with the issuance of such Additional Preferred Stock or Indebtedness); (k) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would result therefrom, the Company may declare and pay cash Dividends to the holders of its common stock (including, without limitation, repurchases of shares of its common stock), provided that (x) the aggregate amount of cash Dividends paid pursuant to this clause (k) during any fiscal year of the Company does not exceed $25,000,000 and (y) the Company shall have determined, in connection with such Dividend, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement; and -43- (l) the Company may pay additional cash Dividends to the holders of its common stock so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default exists at such time or would result therefrom, (y) the Leverage Ratio at such time is less than 4.00:1.00 and (z) the Company shall have determined, in connection with such Dividend, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement. 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any Affiliate (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that (i) the Company may pay management and transaction fees to KKR or its affiliates which have been disclosed in writing to the Banks prior to the Effective Date; (ii) the payment of transaction fees to KKR for the rendering of financial advice and services in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and financings by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in amounts which are in accordance with past practices shall be permitted; (iii) loans and advances to officers, employees and agents in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted; (iv) customary fees may be paid to non-officer directors of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) the loans, advances and contributions made (or deemed made) in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in compliance with Section 7.05(d) shall be permitted; and (vi) transactions specifically permitted by the provisions of this Agreement to occur between the Company, its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates shall be permitted to the extent so otherwise specifically permitted. 7.09 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for any Test Period, to be less than 1.05 to 1.0. 7.10 Interest Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any Test Period ending during a period listed below to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period below: -44- Period Ratio ------ ----- Effective Date to and including June 30, 1999 1.80 to 1.00 July 1, 1999 to and including June 30, 2000 2.00 to 1.00 July 1, 2000 to and including June 30, 2001 2.25 to 1.00 July 1, 2001 and thereafter 2.50 to 1.00 7.11 Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the ratio (the "Leverage Ratio") of (i) Consolidated Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at any date of determination thereof to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period then last ended, to exceed, at any time during a period set forth below, the ratio set forth opposite such period below: Period Ratio ------ ----- Effective Date to and including June 30, 1999 6.00 to 1.00 July 1, 1999 to and including June 30, 2000 5.50 to 1.00 July 1, 2000 to and including June 30, 2001 5.00 to 1.00 July 1, 2001 and thereafter 4.50 to 1.00 7.12 Issuance of Stock. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, issue, sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any shares of its or such Restricted Subsidiary's preferred or preference stock or other redeemable equity securities (or warrants, -45- rights or options to acquire shares of any of the foregoing) except: (a) in the case of shares of capital stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent permitted by Section 7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.07 or 7.13(b); (b) issuances by Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries; and (c) issuances by the Company of additional preferred stock not otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) in no event shall such preferred stock contain any provision requiring mandatory redemption or permitting any put with respect to all or any portion of such stock prior to June 30, 2004, (B) in no event shall such preferred stock contain terms and conditions (including, without limitation, pay-in-kind features, liquidation preferences, voting rights and exchange rights) materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or to the Banks than the terms and conditions of the Existing Preferred Stock (excluding the impact of market conditions on the dividend rate and other economic terms) and (C) the Company shall have determined, in connection with such issuance, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement, provided that, for purposes of the calculation of compliance with Section 7.09, the ratio set forth in Section 7.09 shall be deemed to equal 1.25 to 1.0 (any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this Section 7.12(c), "Additional Preferred Stock"). 7.13 Modifications of Certain Agreements, etc. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (a) after the issuance thereof, amend or modify (or permit the amendment or modification) of any of the terms or provisions of the Senior Notes, the Additional Facility Documents, the Preferred Stock, the Subordinated Exchange Debentures, any Additional Indebtedness, any Permitted Refinancing Debt or any agreement related to any of the foregoing other than pursuant to a Permitted Amendment and/or (b) make (or give any notice in respect thereof) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due) or exchange of any Subordinated Exchange Debentures, or any Permitted Refinancing Debt (to the extent issued to refinance Subordinated Exchange -46- Debentures), provided that the Subordinated Exchange Debentures and any Permitted Refinancing Debt previously issued to refinance same may be (i) refinanced with (A) Additional Indebtedness (to the extent that such Additional Indebtedness would have qualified as Permitted Refinancing Debt in respect thereof if it had been issued contemporaneously with such refinancing) and/or Permitted Refinancing Debt or (B) the proceeds from a common equity issuance by the Company or an issuance by the Company of Additional Preferred Stock, in each case, after the Effective Date or (ii) exchanged for Additional Preferred Stock or non-redeemable common equity of the Company (it being understood and agreed that any refinancing of such Indebtedness need not occur contemporaneously with the issuance of such Additional Indebtedness, Additional Preferred Stock and/or common equity). In addition, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, agree to modify, supplement, amend, rescind or otherwise alter the terms, conditions or provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, by the filing of any certificate of designation) or its By-Laws in any material respect, other than such modifications, supplements or amendments that would not materially adversely affect the interests of the Banks under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. 7.14 Limitation on the Creation of Subsidiaries; Redesignation of Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, establish, create or acquire after the Effective Date any Subsidiary unless (w) such Subsidiary is an Unrestricted Subsidiary; (x) such Subsidiary is an Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiary; (y) such Subsidiary is a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and at the time of creation or acquisition thereof, the Company shall have made a Non-Guarantor Designation with respect to such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof; or (z) such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the type described in clauses (x) or (y) above) and each such new Restricted Subsidiary becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty by executing a Subsidiary Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto. (b) At any time and from time to time, (x) the Company may redesignate any Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Guarantor by giving notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and by causing such Subsidiary to become a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty by executing a Subsidiary Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto, and (y) the Company may redesignate any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary as an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary by making a Non-Guarantor Designation -47- with respect to such Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof. (c) At the time of the creation of any Subsidiary described in clause (z) of Section 7.14(a) and at the time of any redesignation pursuant to clause (x) of Section 7.14(b), each such new Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, in each case to the extent not previously executed and delivered, all other relevant documentation of the type described in Section 4 as such new Subsidiary Guarantor would have had to deliver if such new Restricted Subsidiary had been a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor on the Effective Date. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.14 or elsewhere in this Agreement, in no event shall any Subsidiary of the Company guaranty any Indebtedness of the Company or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty; provided that, to the extent not prohibited by Section 7.04 hereof, (x) Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries may guaranty Indebtedness of other Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) Unrestricted Subsidiaries may guaranty Indebtedness of other Unrestricted Subsidiaries. 7.15 Limitation on Payments Under the Non-Compete Notes. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any payment representing the principal of, or interest on, any Non-Compete Note at any time when any Default or Event of Default exists or would exist immediately after giving effect to such payment. SECTION 8. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an "Event of Default"): 8.01 Payments. (a) The Company shall (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of the Revolving Loans or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for five or more days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Revolving Loans or any Fees or any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document or (b) any Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in the payment when due of any amount in respect of any payment of the type described in clause (a)(ii) above pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, and such default shall continue for five or more days; or -48- 8.02 Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor herein or in any other Credit Document or in any statement or certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or 8.03 Covenants. The Company shall (a) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6.08 or 7, or (b) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in Section 8.01, 8.02 or clause (a) of this Section 8.03) contained in this Agreement and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after notice to the defaulting party by the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks; or 8.04 Default Under Other Agreements. (a) The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any payment with respect to any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation was created or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause any such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (b) any Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation (other than the Obligations) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable, or shall be required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (unless such required prepayment or mandatory prepayment results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default), prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided that it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 8.04 unless the principal amount of any one issue of such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligation exceeds $7,500,000 or the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness and Contingent Obligations referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above exceeds $15,000,000 at any one time; or 8.05 Bankruptcy, etc. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the -49- United States Code entitled "Bankruptcy," as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto (the "Bankruptcy Code"); or an involuntary case is commenced against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the petition is not controverted within 10 days, or is not dismissed within 60 days, after commencement of the case; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries commences any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; or there is commenced against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries any such proceeding which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered; or the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries suffers any appointment of any custodian or the like for it or any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate action is taken by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or 8.06 ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code; any Plan is, shall have been or is likely to be terminated or the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA; any Plan shall have an Unfunded Current Liability; or the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29), 4971, 4975 or 4980 of the Code; or the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has incurred or is likely to incur liabilities pursuant to one or more employee welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provide benefits to retired employees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA); and (b) there shall result from any such event or events the imposition of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability, on the part of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, which lien, security interest or liability will have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or -50- 8.07 Subsidiary Guaranty. (a) The Subsidiary Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect, or any Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder or any Person acting on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such Subsidiary Guarantor's obligations under such Subsidiary Guaranty or (b) except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01(b), any Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, provided that in the case of Section 13 of the Subsidiary Guaranty, if the default constitutes a failure to perform or comply with any provision, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6 (other than Section 6.08) of this Agreement, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after notice to the defaulting Subsidiary Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or the Required Banks; or 8.08 Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries involving a liability of $8,000,000 or more in the case of any one such judgment or decree or $20,000,000 or more in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (not paid or to the extent not covered by insurance) and any such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or 8.09 Ownership. A Change of Control Event shall have occurred; then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Required Banks, by written notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Bank to enforce its claims against the Company, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that if an Event of Default specified in Section 8.05 shall occur with respect to the Company, the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Total Revolving Loan Commitment (or the unutilized portion thereof) terminated, whereupon the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Bank (or the unutilized portion thereof) shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Commitment Fees shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; and (ii) -51- declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Revolving Loans and all obligations owing hereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company. SECTION 9. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified unless the context otherwise requires. Defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular: "Additional Facility Documents" shall mean and include each of the documents and other agreements entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements (including, without limitation, the Existing Credit Agreements and any guaranty or guaranties relating thereto), as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Additional Indebtedness" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.04(h). "Additional Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.12(c). "Adjusted Total Commitment" shall mean at any time the Total Revolving Loan Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Banks. "Administrative Agent" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 10.10. "Affected Period" shall mean, with respect to each Affected Transaction, the period commencing on the date occurring twelve months prior to the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company and ending on the date such Affected Transaction is consummated. "Affected Transaction" shall mean and include each of the following: (i) any transfer of assets to an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary in connection -52- with a transaction permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(e), (ii) any Permitted Acquisition, (iii) any incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, (iv) any investment in an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.05(d), (v) any issuance of Subordinated Exchange Debentures, (vi) the payment of any Dividend as permitted by Section 7.07(k) or (l), (vii) any issuance of Additional Preferred Stock, (viii) any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion or Non-Guarantor Designation and (ix) any designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of "Restricted Subsidiaries." "Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such corporation or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. "Aggregate Conversion Amount" shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Conversion Value Amount with respect to each Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion consummated after the Effective Date but on or prior to the date of determination thereof. "Aggregate Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" with respect to any Bank at any time shall mean such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Bank. "Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be from time to time modified, amended and/or supplemented. "Applicable Commitment Fee Percentage" shall mean 1/8 of 1%. "Applicable Margin" shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to Base Rate Loans, the margin set forth below under the heading Applicable Base Rate Margin and (b) with respect to Eurodollar Loans, the margin set forth below under the heading Applicable Eurodollar Margin, in each case, opposite the ratio of (i) Consolidated Debt as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year or fiscal quarter in respect of which the Banks shall have received Section 6.01 Financials to (ii) -53- Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ending on the last day of such fiscal year or fiscal quarter (it being under stood that each Applicable Margin shall be in effect from the date the respective Section 6.01 Financials are required to be delivered to the Banks until the date the next such Section 6.01 Financials are required to be delivered to the Banks at which time the Applicable Margin shall be reset in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition): Applicable Applicable Eurodollar Base Rate Debt/EBITDA Ratio Margin Margin - ----------------- ------ ------ 5.50:1 or Greater 1-1/2% 1/8 of 1% Less than 5.50:1 but equal to or greater than 5.00:1 1-1/8% 0% Less than 5.00:1 but equal to or greater than 4.50:1 7/8 of 1% 0% Less than 4.50:1 but equal to or greater than 4.00:1 5/8 of 1% 0% Less than 4.00:1 1/2 of 1% 0% ; provided that if (A) any Section 6.01 Financials are not delivered when required (the "Late Section 6.01 Financials") and such Late Section 6.01 Financials establish that any Applicable Margin would have been increased or reduced to an amount set forth in the table above on the date that such Late Section 6.01 Financials were required to have been delivered (the "Required Delivery Date") and (B) the Company shall have made any interest payment during the period from the Required Delivery Date to the actual date of delivery of such Late Section 6.01 Financials based upon any such lower or higher Applicable Margin, then (x) in the case of actual payments based on any such lower Applicable Margin, the Company shall pay in the form of a supplemental interest payment, an amount which equals the difference between the amount of interest which would otherwise have been paid determined as if the Late Section 6.01 Financials were delivered on the Required Delivery Date and the amount of such interest so paid, which supplemental interest payment shall be due and payable on the date of delivery of the Late Section 6.01 Financials and (y) in the case of actual payments made based on such higher Applicable Margin, the Banks shall -54- retain all such amounts so paid. "Appraisal Firm" shall mean an independent appraisal firm (which may be an investment banking firm of national recognition) selected by, and at the expense of, the Company and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. "Asset Sale" shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any asset (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other securities of another Person, but excluding any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company of its capital stock) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, a Permitted Restricted Asset Sale and any sale, transfer or other disposition deemed made pursuant to a Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion (other than (x) any sale, transfer or disposition of Cash Equivalents; and (y) any sale, transfer or disposition permitted by Section 7.02(a), (e) or (h)). "Authorized Officer" shall mean any officer of the Company designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Company, in each case to the extent reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. "Bank" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement. "Bank Default" shall mean (i) the refusal (which has not been retracted) of a Bank to make available its portion of any Borrowing or (ii) a Bank having notified the Administrative Agent and/or the Company that it does not intend to comply with the obligations under Section 1.01, in the case of either (i) or (ii) as a result of the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to such Bank at the direction or request of any regulatory agency or authority. "Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.05. "Base Rate" at any time shall mean the higher of (x) the rate which is 1/2 of 1% in excess of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (y) the Prime Lending Rate as in effect from time to time. "Base Rate Loan" shall mean each Revolving Loan bearing interest at the rates provided in Section 1.08(a). -55- "Borrowing" shall mean a borrowing of Revolving Loans from all Banks on a given date (or resulting from conversions on a given date), in each case, as required by the provisions of this Agreement, being of a single Type of Revolving Loans and having, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the same Interest Period, provided that Base Rate Loans incurred pursuant to Section 1.10(b) shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans. "Business" shall mean and include the communications, information, education, publishing and/or media businesses. "Business Day" shall mean (i) for all purposes other than as covered by clause (ii) below, any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in the City of New York a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close and (ii) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (i) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks in U.S. dollar deposits in the interbank Eurodollar market. "Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period, any expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases) by any Person during that period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included in the property, plant or equipment reflected in the balance sheet of such Person. "Capital Lease," as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person. "Capitalized Lease Obligations" shall mean all obligations under Capital Leases of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with GAAP. "Cash Equivalents" shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (ii) U.S. dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of -56- deposit and bankers acceptances of (x) any Bank, (y) any commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (z) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") is at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") is at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank or Bank, an "Approved Bank"), in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (iii) commercial paper issued by any Approved Bank or by the parent company of any Approved Bank and commercial paper issued by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's, or guaranteed by any industrial company with a long term unsecured debt rating of at least A or A2, or the equivalent of each thereof, from S&P or Moody's, as the case may be, and in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition, (iv) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody's and (v) investments in money market funds substantially all the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above. "Change of Control Event" shall mean (a) any "Change of Control" or similar term as defined in the indentures governing the terms of the Senior Notes as in effect on the Effective Date or in any agreement governing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.04(f), (h), (i) or (j), (b) KKR or one or more Affiliates of KKR shall cease to own (directly or indirectly) at least 25% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Company's common stock or (c) any Person or "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of more of the voting common stock of the Company than that owned (directly or indirectly) by KKR and its Affiliates. "Chase" shall mean The Chase Manhattan Bank or any successor thereto by merger. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code amendatory thereof, -57- supplemental thereto or substituted therefor. "Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a). "Company" shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement. "Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all Capital Expenditures by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated basis. "Consolidated Current Assets" shall mean, at any time, the current assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents, and deferred income taxes to the extent included in current assets) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such time determined on a consolidated basis. "Consolidated Current Liabilities" shall mean, at any time, the current liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis, but excluding (i) all short-term Indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) the current portion of any long-term Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) deferred income taxes, (iv) liabilities arising from cash overdrafts and (v) liabilities arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided that such liabilities are extinguished within three Business Days of their incurrence; in each case to the extent included in current liabilities. "Consolidated Debt" shall mean all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, other than Indebtedness owing by the Company to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or by any of the Company's Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, provided that, for purposes of this definition, (x) only the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Non-Compete Notes issued as of the date of determination (net of the amount of any reduction to the amounts owed under such Non-Compete Notes made in accordance with the terms of the Non-Competition Agreement referred to in the definition of Non-Compete Notes) shall be included and (y) Indebtedness of any Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be included in Consolidated Debt in an aggregate amount equal to the percentage equity ownership of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary multiplied by the -58- aggregate Indebtedness of such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary. "Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, (A) the sum (without duplication) of the amounts for such period of (i) the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period, provided that, except as provided in clauses (I) through (III) below, there shall be excluded from Consolidated EBITDA (x) the net income (or loss) of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries and all Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries for such period and (y) all cash or other payments received during such period by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Unrestricted Subsidiaries from dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments), in each case to the extent otherwise included, (ii) provisions for taxes based on income, (iii) Consolidated Interest Expense, (iv) amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs, (v) losses on sales of assets (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business) and other extraordinary losses, (vi) non-cash amounts charged as compensation for "phantom stock" arrangements, (vii) all non-cash interest expense not included in the foregoing clause (vi), (viii) depreciation expense and (ix) amortization expense, in the case of each of clauses (ii) through (ix) above to the extent deducted in determining net income (or loss) pursuant to clause (i) above for such period, less (B) the amount for such period of gains on sales of assets (excluding sales in the ordinary course of business) and other extraordinary gains, in each case, to the extent included in determining net income (or loss) pursuant to clause (A)(i) above for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that (I) for purposes of Section 7.11 and the definitions of Applicable Margin, (1) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period (x) the net income (or loss) of any person, business, property or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired and not subsequently sold or otherwise disposed of (but not including the net income (or loss) of any related person, business, property or assets to the extent not so acquired) by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (each such person, business, property or asset acquired and not subsequently disposed of, an "Acquired Entity or Business"), and the net income (or loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a "Converted Restricted Subsidiary"), in each case based on the actual net income (or loss) of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for the entire period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) and (y) an increase in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business acquired during such period equal to the cost adjustment amount applicable to the relevant period determined by the Company to represent the savings secured by the Company in connection with its reduction of salary and other employment -59- expenses and lease and other contractual expenses with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business and (2) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the net income (or loss) of any person, business, property or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold or disposed of by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (each such person, business, property or asset so sold or disposed of, a "Sold Entity or Business"), and the net income (or loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a "Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary"), in each case based on the actual net income (or loss) of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for the entire period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, disposition or conversion), (II) for purposes of this definition, subject to clause (III) below, there shall be included or excluded any of the items described in the above clauses (A) and (B) attributable to a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, but only to the extent of the equity percentage ownership of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and (III) in the event the aggregate portion of Consolidated EBITDA for any period attributable to Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries (the "Limited EBITDA Component") exceeds an amount equal to 15% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, the Limited EBITDA Component (and accordingly Consolidated EBITDA), in each case, for such period, shall be reduced such that the Limited EBITDA Component for such period equals 15% of the aggregate amount of such Consolidated EBITDA for such period. "Consolidated Fixed Charges" shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of the amounts for such period of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus consolidated cash Dividend expense payable in respect of all Preferred Stock and common stock of the Company, (ii) provisions for taxes based on income other than (x) changes in deferred taxes, (y) taxes on gains resulting from sales of assets (other than sales in the ordinary course of business) and (z) taxes on gains on extraordinary items, (iii) Consolidated Capital Expenditures paid in cash, (iv) scheduled payments on Indebtedness for borrowed money (including the term loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreements but excluding the revolving loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreements) and on the Non-Compete Notes (other than, in the case of any payments referred to in this clause (iv), any interest payments to the extent included in Consolidated Interest Expense) and (v) the Net Maximum Exposure Reduction, if positive, for such period; all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that for purposes of this definition, fixed charges of the type referred to in clauses (i)-(v) above of any Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be included in Consolidated -60- Fixed Charges in an aggregate amount equal to the percentage equity ownership of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary multiplied by the fixed charges of the type referred to above of such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary for the respective period. "Consolidated Interest Expense" shall mean, for any period, total interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP but excluding non-cash interest expenses) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing and net costs (i.e., costs minus benefits) under Interest Rate Protection Agreements, but excluding, however, amortization of deferred financing costs to the extent included in total interest expense, all as determined on a consolidated basis; provided that for purposes of this definition, interest expense of the type referred to above of any Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be included in Consolidated Interest Expense in an aggregate amount equal to the percentage equity ownership of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary multiplied by the interest expense of the type referred to above of such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary for the respective period. "Contingent Obligations" shall mean as to any Person (i) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof and (ii) any Interest Rate Protection Agreement; provided, how ever, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in -61- respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. "Contribution Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.09. "Conversion Value Amount" shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion. "Copyrights" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.14(a). "Credit Documents" shall mean this Agreement, any Notes to the extent issued, the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Contribution Agreement. "Credit Party" shall mean the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor. "Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. "Defaulting Bank" shall mean any Bank with respect to which a Bank Default is in effect. "Dividends" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.07. "EBITDA" shall mean, for any Restricted Subsidiary or business, for any period, the portion of Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Restricted Subsidiary or business. "Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.10. "Environmental Law" shall mean any federal, state, provincial or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to the environment, health, safety or Hazardous Materials. "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings -62- issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor. "ERISA Affiliate" shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company would be deemed to be a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code. "Eurodollar Loans" shall mean each Revolving Loan bearing interest at the rates provided in Section 1.08(b). "Eurodollar Rate" shall mean with respect to each Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan, (i) the arithmetic average (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) of the offered quotation to first-class banks in the interbank Eurodollar market by each Reference Bank for U.S. dollar deposits of amounts in same day funds comparable to the outstanding principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan of such Reference Bank for which an interest rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to the Interest Period to be applicable to such Eurodollar Loan, determined as of 10:00 A.M. (New York time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period divided (and rounded upward to the next whole multiple of 1/16 of 1%) by (ii) a percentage equal to 100% minus the then stated maximum rate of all reserve requirements (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) applicable to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D); provided that if one or more of the Reference Banks fails to provide the Administrative Agent with its aforesaid rate, then the Eurodollar Rate in respect of Revolving Loans shall be determined based on the rate or rates provided to the Administrative Agent by the other Reference Banks or Bank. "Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 8. "Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, for any period, the remainder of (x) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period and (ii) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period, minus (y) the sum of (i) the amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges for such period (but in the case of Consolidated Capital Expenditures included therein, only to the extent such expenditures are not financed by Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans -63- hereunder)) and (ii) the increase, if any, in Working Capital from the first day to the last day of such period, provided that in calculating the amount referred to in clause (x)(ii) or (y)(ii) above, as the case may be, (A) for any period during which the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have consummated an Asset Sale pursuant to Section 7.02(c) or a Permitted Acquisition, the portion of the change in Working Capital for such period attributable to the entity or business sold or purchased shall be based (x) in the case of an Asset Sale, on the change in Working Capital attributable to the entity or business sold from the first day of such period to the date of the consummation of such sale and (y) in the case of an acquisition, on the change in Working Capital attributable to the entity or business acquired from the date of consummation of such acquisition to the last day of such period and (B) Working Capital shall only include the assets and liabilities of a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary to the extent of the percentage equity interest of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary. "Excess Cash Flow Amount" shall mean an amount which initially shall be zero and which shall be (i) increased on the date of delivery of Section 6.01 Financials in respect of the first three fiscal quarters in each year of the Company (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1996) by an amount (if positive) equal to 75% of Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Section 6.01 Financials are delivered, provided that in the event that Excess Cash Flow for the first and/or second fiscal quarter in any fiscal year is negative, then for purposes of this clause (i) the Excess Cash Flow for the third fiscal quarter in such fiscal year shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount of such negative Excess Cash Flow for such first and/or second quarter, and (ii) increased on the date of delivery of Section 6.01 Financials in respect of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount (if positive) equal to 75% of the Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year less an amount (if any) equal to the aggregate amount by which the Excess Cash Flow Amount was increased pursuant to clause (i) above in respect of the first, second and third quarters in such fiscal year. "Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary" shall mean any Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which the Company shall have made a Non-Guarantor Designation in accordance with the provisions hereof. "Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries" shall mean (i) Daily Racing Form of Canada Ltd., a Canada corporation, (ii) Admirefruit Limited, a U.K. corporation, (iii) Canadian Red Book, Inc., a Canada corporation, (iv) Canadian Sailings Inc., a Canada corporation and (v) each Restricted Subsidiary of the -64- Company established, created or acquired after the Effective Date which is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside the United States, except to the extent the requirements set forth in clause (z) of 7.14(a), and Section 7.14(c), are satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary. "Existing Contingent Obligations" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.06(f). "Existing Credit Agreements" shall mean and include each of the $1,250,000,000 Credit Agreement and the $250,000,000 Credit Agreement. "Existing Debt" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.04(d). "Existing Indebtedness Agreements" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.10. "Existing Preferred Stock" shall include preferred stock of the Company issued prior to the Effective Date and listed on Annex VI hereto, without giving effect to any extension or replacement thereof, as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. "Fees" shall mean (i) all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 2.01 and (ii) all other fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Bank as may be agreed to from time to time between the Company and the Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be. "Final Maturity Date" shall mean April 20, 1998. -65- "GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time; it being understood and agreed that determinations in accordance with GAAP for purposes of Section 7, including defined terms as used therein, are subject (to the extent provided therein) to Section 11.07(a). "Hazardous Materials" shall mean (a) any petrochemical or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; and (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous substances," "hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "restricted hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous wastes," "restrictive hazardous wastes," "toxic substances," "toxic pollutants," "contaminants" or "pollutants," or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law. "Indebtedness" of any Person shall mean without duplication (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) the deferred purchase price of assets or services payable to the sellers thereof or any of such seller's assignees which in accordance with GAAP would be shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (iv) all Indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed, (v) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person and (vi) all obligations of such Person to pay a specified purchase price for goods or services whether or not delivered or accepted, i.e., take-or-pay and similar obligations, provided that Indebtedness shall not include (x) trade payables and accrued expenses, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business and (y) any obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements. "Initial Borrowing Date" shall mean the date on or after the Effective Date upon which the initial Borrowing of Revolving Loans hereunder occurs. "Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.14(b). "Intercompany Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.05(c). -66- "Interest Period" with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, shall mean the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 1.09. "Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any of its Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates. "KKR" shall mean Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a Delaware limited partnership. "Leasehold" of any Person means all of the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures. "Leverage Ratio" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.11. "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect as the foregoing). "Margin Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U. "Minimum Borrowing Amount" shall mean $3,000,000. "Minimum Retention Amount" shall mean, at any time, $5,000,000 multiplied by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the denominator of which shall be $100,000,000. "Net Investments in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries" shall mean the remainder of (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate value of all businesses, properties and assets transferred by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) to Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries after the Effective Date, (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Intercompany Loans made to Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) after the Effective Date and (z) the aggregate amount of all investments -67- by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) in Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries after the Effective Date, minus (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate value of all businesses, properties and assets transferred by Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) after the Effective Date and (y) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions on common stock paid by Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) after the Effective Date. "Net Maximum Exposure Reduction" shall have the meaning provided therefor in the $1,250,000,000 Credit Agreement. "Non-Compete Notes" shall mean the promissory notes issued by K-III Holdings Corporation III pursuant to the Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of June 17, 1991, among K-III Holdings Corporation III, News America Holdings Incorporated and the other parties thereto in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000, as such notes may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. "Non-Defaulting Bank" shall mean each Bank other than a Defaulting Bank. "Non-Facility Letter of Credit Outstandings" shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate maximum amount available to be drawn (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met) under all outstanding Non-Facility Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Non-Facility Unpaid Drawings. "Non-Facility Letters of Credit" shall mean each letter of credit (other than any letter of credit issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreements) issued for the account of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the reimbursement obligations of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with respect to such letter of credit may be secured only to the extent permitted by Section 7.03(q). "Non-Facility Unpaid Drawings" shall mean all amounts paid or disbursed by the issuers of Non-Facility Letters of Credit which have not been reimbursed. -68- "Non-Guarantor Designation" shall mean and include each of (x) the designation by the Company of any newly created or acquired Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and (y) the redesignation of any existing Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, as an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary by delivery of a written notice to the Administrative Agent of such designation or redesignation, as the case may be; provided that the Company may only make a Non-Guarantor Designation hereunder if, at the time of such designation (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and (ii) the Company shall have determined, with respect to such designation, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement. "Note" shall mean and include each promissory note, in the form agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date, to the extent issued pursuant to Section 1.05(b) hereof. "Notice of Borrowing" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.03(a). "Notice of Conversion" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.06. "Notice Office" shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10081, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Company and the Banks from time to time. "Obligations" shall mean all amounts, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing to the Administrative Agent or any Bank pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document. "$1,250,000,000 Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 24, 1996, among the Company, Canadian Sailings Inc., a Canada corporation, various lending institutions, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as the Canadian lender, The Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company, as Co-Syndication Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or -69- extended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. "Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary" shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the Company and its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries shall own less than 100% of the capital stock of such Restricted Subsidiary. "Payment Office" shall mean the office of the Administrative Agent at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10081, or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate to the Company and the Banks from time to time. "PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto. "Permitted Acquisition" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.02(g). "Permitted Amendments" shall mean, to any amendment or supplement to or waiver of the documents governing or evidencing (x) any issue of Indebtedness which does not (i) add, directly or indirectly, any new covenant, event of default, collateral requirement or repayment requirement (including pursuant to any put arrangement), (ii) modify in any manner materially adverse to the issuer or guarantors thereof any existing covenant, event of default, collateral requirement or repayment requirement (including any shortening or any amortization requirements), (iii) increase the interest rate thereon or modify in any manner the time or manner of payment of such interest (including any option or right to pay such interest in kind), (iv) modify any of the subordination provisions or (v) contain any provision which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks, (y) any issue of Preferred Stock which does not (i) add, directly or indirectly, any new covenant, default, voting, redemption, exchange or put provision, (ii) modify in any manner adverse to the issuer thereof any existing covenant, default, voting, redemption, exchange or put provision, (iii) increase the dividend rate thereon or modify in any manner the time or manner of payment of such dividends (including any option or right to pay such dividends in kind) or (iv) contain any provision which, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks or (z) the sole effect of which is to (i) delete covenants or events of default and/or (ii) add to, or in crease existing, exceptions to the covenants contained therein, or waive any of the covenants contained therein or any rights of the -70- holders of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, set forth therein. "Permitted Liens" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.03(c). "Permitted Refinancing Debt" shall mean Indebtedness issued in connection with a refinancing of any or all of the Existing Debt, the Subordinated Exchange Debentures, any Additional Indebtedness or any other Permitted Refinancing Debt; provided that (i) such Indebtedness has a longer average life than the Indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) such Indebtedness, and the agreements and other documents entered into by the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith shall contain terms and conditions (including, without limitation, with respect to the obligor and guarantors, if any, in respect of such Indebtedness, amortization schedules, interest rates, redemption provisions, covenants, defaults, security, remedies and, if the Indebtedness so refinanced is subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, subordination provisions) not materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or to the Banks than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness so refinanced (excluding, for purposes of this clause (ii), the impact of market conditions on the interest rate and other economic terms). "Permitted Replacement Preferred Stock" shall mean preferred stock of the Company issued in connection with the replacement and cancellation of any outstanding Preferred Stock; provided that such preferred stock and the agreements, certificates of designation and other documents entered into by the Company in connection therewith shall contain terms and conditions (including, without limitation, dividend rates, pay-in-kind features, redemption provisions, put rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights and exchange rights) not materially less favorable to the Company or to the Banks than the terms and conditions of the preferred stock being replaced (excluding the impact of market conditions on the dividend rate and other economic terms), as such preferred stock may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. "Permitted Restricted Asset Sale" shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Canadian Sailings Inc.) to any Unrestricted Subsidiary of any asset (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other securities of another Person, but excluding any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company of its capital stock) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary shall only be permitted to effectuate a Permitted Restricted -71- Asset Sale so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the opinion of value of an Appraisal Firm to the extent required by Section 7.02(c) and (iii) the Company shall have, or shall have caused such Restricted Subsidiary to have, complied with the other terms and conditions of Section 7.02(c) or (j), as the case may be. "Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion" shall mean the redesignation by the Company of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Canadian Sailings Inc.) of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to a written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Banks; provided that any such redesignation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to constitute a sale of all of the assets of the respective Restricted Subsidiary for all purposes of this Agreement; provided further, that the Company shall only be permitted to effectuate a Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the opinion of value of management of the Company or, to the extent required by Section 7.02(c), the Appraisal Firm required by such Section (the value set forth in any such opinion, the "Conversion Value Amount"), (iii) the Company shall have complied with the other terms and conditions of Section 7.02(c) or (j), as the case may be, (iv) the Aggregate Conversion Amount at such time, when added to the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount at such time shall not exceed the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Limit then in effect and (v) the Company shall have determined, with respect to such conversion, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement. "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof. "Plan" shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of) the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five year period immediately following the latest date on which the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan. -72- "Preferred Stock" shall mean and include the Existing Preferred Stock and, once issued, any Additional Preferred Stock and any Permitted Replacement Preferred Stock. "Prescribed Forms" shall mean such duly executed form(s) or statement(s), and in such number of copies, which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (a) an income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of the Bank providing the form(s) or statement(s), (b) the Code or (c) any applicable rule or regulation under the Code, permit the Company to make payments hereunder for the account of such Bank free of deduction or withholding of income or similar taxes. "Prime Lending Rate" shall mean the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime commercial lending rate, the Prime Lending Rate to change when and as such prime commercial lending rate changes. The Prime Lending Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer. The Administrative Agent may make commercial loans or other loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Prime Lending Rate. "Pro Forma Basis" shall mean, with respect to each Affected Transaction in connection with which any calculation of compliance with any financial covenant or financial term is required, the calculation thereof on a pro forma basis, for the Test Period ended on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, determined as if (x) such Affected Transaction, each other Affected Transaction effected by Company during the Affected Period and any reduction of Consolidated Debt during such Affected Period effected with the proceeds received by the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) the issuance of common equity by the Company or (B) the sale of the capital stock or other ownership interest of the Company in an Unrestricted Subsidiary (to the extent not otherwise included in Consolidated EBITDA), in each case, had occurred on the first day of such Affected Period and (y) with respect to any Affected Transaction involving the issuance of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, such Indebtedness and/or Preferred Stock had remained outstanding at all times during such Affected Period. "Pro Rata Share" shall mean, for each Bank, the percentage obtained by dividing such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment by the Total Revolving Loan Commitment; provided that, if at any time of the determination of a Bank's "Pro Rata Share," any Revolving Loan Commitments under this Agreement shall have been -73- terminated, Pro Rata Share shall be calculated with reference to the amount of Revolving Loans outstanding rather than such Revolving Loan Commitments. "Real Property" of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds. "Reference Banks" shall mean Chase, The Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company. "Register" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.05(a). "Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements. "Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements. "Replaced Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.10(c)(ii). "Replacement Bank" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.10(c)(ii). "Reportable Event" shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan other than those events as to which the 30-day notice is waived under subsection .13, .14, .16, .18, .19 or .20 of PBGC Regulation Section 2615. "Required Banks" shall mean Non-Defaulting Banks, the sum of whose Revolving Loan Commitments (or after the termination thereof, the then total outstanding Revolving Loans) constitute at least 51% of the Adjusted Total Commitment (or after the termination thereof, the then total outstanding Revolving Loans of Non-Defaulting Banks). "Restricted Subsidiaries" shall mean (x) all of the Subsidiaries of the Company in existence on the Effective Date, including, without limitation, Canadian -74- Sailings Inc., (y) any Subsidiary owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company that is created, established or acquired after the Effective Date and which does not constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the date of the creation, establishment and/or acquisition thereof and (z) any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent designated by the Company as a Restricted Subsidiary hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Company shall only be permitted to so designate a new Restricted Subsidiary so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (ii) at least 51% of the capital stock of such newly-designated Restricted Subsidiary is owned by the Company or one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries and all of the applicable provisions of Section 7.14 shall have been complied with in respect of such newly-designated Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) the Company shall have determined, with respect to such designation, that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis, with Sections 7.09, 7.10 and 7.11 of this Agreement and (iv) such Unrestricted Subsidiary is permitted to be designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Senior Note Documents; provided further, that, at the time of any Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion or the sale of 100% of the capital stock owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Restricted Asset Sale, the Restricted Subsidiary so converted or sold shall no longer constitute a Restricted Subsidiary hereunder. "Revolving Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01. "Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Bank, the amount set forth opposite such Bank's name in Annex I hereto directly below the column entitled "Revolving Loan Commitment", as same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.02, 2.03 and/or 8. "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto. "Section 6.01 Financials" shall mean the financial statements delivered, or to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b). "Senior Note Documents" shall mean and include each of the documents and other agreements entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the indentures pursuant to which each issuance of the Senior Notes are issued and any guaranty or guaranties relating -75- thereto) relating to the issuance by the Company of any Senior Notes, as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Senior Notes" shall mean and include the Company's (x) 10-5/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2002, (y) 10-1/4% Senior Notes due 2004 and (z) 8-1/2% Senior Notes due 2006, in each case, as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Senior Preferred Stock" shall mean the Company's $2.875 Senior Exchangeable Preferred Stock, as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Series B Preferred Stock" shall mean the Company's $11.625 Series B Exchangeable Preferred Stock, as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Series C Preferred Stock" shall mean the Company's Series C Exchangeable Preferred Stock, as in effect on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Specified Change of Control Event" shall mean a Change of Control Event of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof. "Subordinated Exchange Debentures" shall mean and include the Company's (x) 11-1/2% Subordinated Debentures due 2004, (y) 11-5/8% Class B Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2005 and (z) 10% Subordinated Exchange Debentures due 2008, in each case, in the form delivered to the Banks on the Effective Date and as the same may be modified, supplemented or amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof. "Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation -76- shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, has more than a 50% equity interest at the time, provided that Canadian Sailings Inc. shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of the Company for all purposes. "Subsidiary Guarantor" shall mean (i) each Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Effective Date (other than Excluded Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries) and (ii) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company formed after the Effective Date and each Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary designated as such by the Company, in each case, which has executed and delivered a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Banks, provided that any such Restricted Subsidiary which is a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to constitute a Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent the Company shall have made a Non-Guarantor Designation with respect to such Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof. "Subsidiary Guaranty" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.06. "Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.04. "Test Period" shall mean the four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company then last ended. "Total Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitments of each of the Banks. "Total Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment" shall mean, at any time, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time less the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans at such time. "$250,000,000 Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 24, 1996, among the Company, various lending institutions, The Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company, as Co-Syndication Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or extended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. -77- "Type" shall mean any type of Revolving Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, i.e., a Base Rate Loan or Eurodollar Loan. "UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York. "Unfunded Current Liability" of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the actuarial present value of the accumulated plan benefits under such Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto, each determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87, based upon the actuarial assumptions used by the Plan's actuary in the most recent annual valuation of the Plan. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" shall mean (i) any Subsidiary of the Company that is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, which is funded through loans, advances and/ or capital contributions as permitted by, and in compliance with, Section 7.05(d), provided that at the time of the initial loan, advance or capital contribution by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to such Subsidiary (x) the Company designates such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a written notice to the Administrative Agent and (y) such Subsidiary and the Company shall have entered into a tax sharing agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Banks, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company redesignated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Restricted Subsidiary Conversion and any Restricted Subsidiary sold to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Restricted Asset Sale, in each case to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the respective definitions thereof and Section 7.02(c) or 7.02(j), as the case may be, and (iii) each Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that, at the time of any designation of the type described in clause (z) of the definition of "Restricted Subsidiary," the Subsidiary so designated shall no longer constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary hereunder. "Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Amount" shall have the meaning provided in Section 7.05(d). "Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Limit" shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) $200,000,000, (ii) the Excess Cash Flow Amount at such time, (iii) an amount equal to all cash or other payments received by the Company and its -78- Restricted Subsidiaries from Unrestricted Subsidiaries from dividends or distributions after the Effective Date (provided that for purposes of this clause (iii), cash and other payments received by a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be added to the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Limit only to the extent of the equity percentage ownership of the Company in such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary), plus (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of equity securities of the Company after the Effective Date, provided that if the net proceeds from any such equity issuance are not utilized to make a loan or advance to, or a cash capital contribution in, an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.05(d) within 30 days following the date of such equity issuance, then the net proceeds from such equity issuance shall no longer be added to the Unrestricted Subsidiary Investment Limit. "U.S. Dollars" and "$" shall mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States of America. "Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary" shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company which is not a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary. "Working Capital" shall mean the excess of Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities. "Written" or "in writing" shall mean any form of written communication or a communication by means of telex, telecopier device, telegraph or cable. SECTION 10. The Administrative Agent. 10.01 Appointment. Each Bank hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Chase as Administrative Agent of such Bank and to act as specified herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each such Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes Chase as the Administrative Agent for such Bank, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such upon the express conditions contained in this Section 10. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this -79- Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Credit Documents, or any fiduciary relationship with any Bank, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Section 10 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall act solely as agent of the Banks and the Administrative Agent neither assumes and nor shall it be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 10.02 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Credit Document by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care except to the extent otherwise required by Section 10.03. 10.03 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents (except for its or such Person's own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Banks for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers contained in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Bank to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Bank for the effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of this -80- Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statement or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports, certificates or any other documents in connection herewith or therewith furnished or made by the Administrative Agent to the Banks or by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent, or any Bank or be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained herein or therein or as to the use of the proceeds of the Revolving Loans or of the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default. 10.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Banks as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Banks, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Banks. 10.05 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default here under unless the Administrative Agent has actually received notice from a Bank or the Company referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default." In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Banks. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Banks; provided that, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or -81- Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Banks. 10.06 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Banks. Each Bank expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Bank. Each Bank represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other condition, prospects and creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries and made its own decision to make its Revolving Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other condition, prospects and creditworthiness of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, assets, property, financial and other condition, prospects or creditworthiness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates. 10.07 Indemnification. The Banks agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such ratably according to their respective "percentages" (which shall equal, for each Non-Defaulting Bank, that percentage determined by dividing such Bank's Revolving Loan Commitment by the Adjusted Total Commitment, it being understood and agreed that references to Revolving Loan Commitments (as well as to the Adjusted Total Commitment) at a time when any such Revolving Loan Commitment (or Adjusted Total Commitment) has been terminated shall be references to such terminated Revolving Loan Commitment (or Adjusted Total Commitment, as the case may be) as in effect immediately prior to such termination), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of -82- any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that no Bank shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent. If and to the extent any amount paid to the Administrative Agent is subsequently recovered by the Administrative Agent from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Bank to the extent such Bank paid the Administrative Agent, its "percentage" of the amount so recovered. If any indemnity furnished to the Administrative Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent be insufficient or become impaired, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section 10.07 shall survive the payment of all Obligations. 10.08 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its respective affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company and its Subsidiaries as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder. With respect to the Revolving Loans made by it and all Obligations owing to it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms "Bank" and "Banks" shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. 10.09 Holders. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note which has been issued hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any such Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor. -83- 10.10 Resignation of the Administrative Agent; Successor Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent upon 20 days' notice to the Banks. Upon the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Required Banks shall appoint from among the Banks a successor Administrative Agent for the Banks subject to prior approval by the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term "Administrative Agent" shall include such successor agent effective upon its appointment, and the resigning Administrative Agent's rights, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement. After the resignation of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement. SECTION 11. Miscellaneous. 11.01 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Company agrees to: (i) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of White & Case) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating thereto and in connection with the Administrative Agent's syndication efforts with respect to this Agreement; (ii) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the protection of the rights of the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks thereunder (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including in-house counsel) for the Administrative Agent and for each of the Banks); (iii) pay and hold each of the Banks harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and save each of the Banks harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to such Bank) to pay such taxes; and (iv) indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Bank, its officers, directors, employees, represent- -84- tives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of, any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Administrative Agent or any Bank is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of any Credit Document or the use of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans hereunder or the consummation of any other transactions contemplated in any Credit Document including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified). 11.02 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Bank is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Bank (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Bank wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party against and on account of the Obligations and liabilities of such Credit Party to such Bank under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all interests in Obligations of such Credit Party purchased by such Bank pursuant to Section 11.06(b), and all other claims of any nature or description arising out of or connected with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, irrespective of whether or not such Bank shall have made any demand hereunder and although said Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. 11.03 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile communication) and mailed, facsimilied or delivered, if to the Company, at the address specified opposite its signature below or in the other relevant Credit Documents, as the case may be; if to any Bank, at its address specified for such Bank on Annex II hereto; or, at such other address as shall be designated by any party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be mailed, facsimilied or cabled or sent by overnight courier, and shall be effective when received. -85- 11.04 Benefit of Agreement. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided that the Company may not assign or transfer any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Banks. Each Bank may at any time grant participations in any of its rights hereunder to another financial institution; provided further, that, in the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant's rights against such Bank in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Bank in favor of the participant relating thereto) and all amounts payable by the Company hereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not sold such participation, except that the participant shall be entitled to receive the additional amounts under Sections 1.10, 1.11 and 3.04 of this Agreement to, and only to, the extent that such Bank would be entitled to such benefits if the participation had not been entered into or sold; and provided further, that no Bank shall transfer, grant or assign any participation under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Revolving Loan in which such participant is participating (it being understood that any waiver of an installment on, or the application of any prepayment or the method of application of any prepayment to the amortization of the Revolving Loans shall not constitute an extension of the final scheduled maturity date), or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or Fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase such participant's participating interest in any Revolving Loan Commitment over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of any Revolving Loan Commitment and that an increase in any Revolving Loan Commitment shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if such participant's participation is not increased as a result thereof), (ii) release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from the Subsidiary Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) or (iii) in each case consent to the assignment or transfer by the Company or any other Subsidiaries of the Company of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document except in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) any Bank may assign all or a portion of its Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitment and its rights and -86- obligations hereunder to its parent corporation and/or any affiliate of such Bank which is at least 50% owned by such Bank and/or its parent company and (y) with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Company (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld), any Bank may assign all or a portion of its Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitment and its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions (including one or more Banks). No assignment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall (x) to the extent such transaction represents an assignment to an institution other than one or more Banks hereunder, be in an aggregate amount less than the minimum of $5,000,000 or (y) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, reduce the Revolving Loan Commitments of the assigning Bank to an aggregate amount less than the Minimum Retention Amount unless the same are reduced to $0. If any Bank so sells or assigns all or a part of its rights here under, any reference in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to such assigning Bank shall thereafter refer to such Bank and to the respective assignee Bank to the extent of their respective interests and the respective assignee Bank shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided therein), the same rights and benefits as it would if it were such assigning Bank. Each assignment pursuant to this Section 11.04(b) shall be effected by the assigning Bank and the assignee Bank executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F (appropriately completed). At the time of any such assignment, (i) Annex I shall be deemed to be amended to reflect the Revolving Loan Commitments of the respective assignee Bank (which shall result in a direct reduction to the respective Revolving Loan Commitments of the assigning Bank) and of the other Banks, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall record such assignment and the resultant effects thereof on the Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitments of the assigning Bank and the assignee Bank in the Register and (iii) the Administrative Agent shall receive from the assigning Bank and/or the assignee Bank at the time of each assignment the payment of a nonrefundable assignment fee in an aggregate amount of $3,000 with respect to each such assignment (provided that in the event of simultaneous assignments relating to this Agreement and the Existing Credit Agreements, the fees for such assignments shall total $3,000). Each Bank and the Company agree to execute such documents (including, without limitation, amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents) as shall be necessary to effect the foregoing. Promptly following any assignment pursuant to this Section 11.04(b), the assigning Bank shall promptly notify the Company thereof. Nothing in this Section 11.04(b) shall prevent or prohibit any Bank from pledging its Revolving Loans or, if issued, Notes hereunder to a Federal Reserve Bank in support of borrowings made by such Bank from such Federal Reserve Bank. -87- (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 11.04, no transfer or assignment of the interests or obligations of any Bank hereunder or any grant of participations therein shall be permitted if such transfer, assignment or grant would require the Company to file a registration statement with the SEC or to qualify the Revolving Loans under the "Blue Sky" laws of any State. 11.05 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege here under or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Company and the Administrative Agent or any Bank shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Administrative Agent or any Bank would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Banks to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. 11.06 Payments Pro Rata. (a) The Administrative Agent agrees that promptly after its receipt of each payment from or on behalf of the Company in respect of any Obligations of the Company hereunder, it shall, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, distribute such payment to the Banks (other than any Bank that has consented in writing to waive its pro rata share of such payment) pro rata based upon their respective shares, if any, of the Obligations with respect to which such payment was received. (b) Each of the Banks agrees that, if it should receive any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker's lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents, or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Loans or Fees, of a sum which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Banks is in a greater proportion than the total of such Obligation then owed and due to such Bank bears to the total of such Obligation then owed and due to all of the Banks immediately prior to such receipt, then such Bank receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Banks an interest in the Obligations of the Company to such Banks in such amount as shall result in a -88- proportional participation by all of the Banks in such amount; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is there after recovered from such Bank, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 11.06(a) and (b) shall be subject to the express pro visions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Banks as opposed to Defaulting Banks. 11.07 Calculations; Computations. (a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Banks pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Company to the Banks); provided that except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all computations determining compliance with Section 7, including definitions used therein, shall utilize accounting principles and policies in effect at the time of the preparation of, and in conformity with those used to prepare, the December 31, 1996 historical financial statements delivered to the Banks pursuant to Section 6.10(a); provided further, that in the event that the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the AICPA adopts the statement of position (substantially in the proposed form as of the Effective Date) relating to computer software developed or obtained for internal use, and the Company's independent auditors concur with such accounting change as it relates to the presentation of the Company's financial statements, then compliance with Section 8 will thereafter be determined giving effect to such statement of position. (b) All computations of interest (other than interest on Base Rate Loans) and Fees hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. All computations of interest on Base Rate Loans hereunder shall be made on the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 days. 11.08 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue. (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States for the -89- Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. The Company hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such courts lack jurisdiction over the Company, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over the Company. The Company irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Company, at its address for notices pursuant to Section 11.03, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. The Company hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder or under any other Credit Document that service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. The Company hereby represents and warrants that its chief executive office is located at 745 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10151, and the Company hereby further agrees that it shall not move its chief executive office unless it shall give the Administrative Agent not less than 30 days' prior written notice of its intention so to do. The Company agrees that (x) prior to moving its chief executive office outside New York City and (y) and if for any reason any designee, appointee and agent previously appointed pursuant to this sentence shall cease to be available to act as such, the Company shall designate a designee, appointee and agent or replacement designee, appointee and agent, as the case may be, in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent, any Bank or the holder of any Note to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Company in any other jurisdiction. (b) The Company hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 11.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which -90- shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A complete set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Company and the Administrative Agent. 11.10 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the "Effective Date") on which the Company, the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent at its Notice Office or, in the case of the Banks, shall have given to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or facsimile notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it. The Administrative Agent will give the Company and each Bank prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Effective Date. 11.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. 11.12 Amendment or Waiver. Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the Company and the Required Banks; provided that no such change, waiver, discharge or termination shall, without the consent of each Bank (other than a Defaulting Bank) affected thereby, (i) extend the final scheduled maturity of any Revolving Loan (it being understood that any waiver of the application of any prepayment of or the method of application of any prepayment to the amortization of the Revolving Loans shall not constitute any such extension), or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or Fees thereon, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the Revolving Loan Commitments of any Bank over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory repayment or reduction in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment shall not constitute a change in the terms of any Commitment of any Bank), (ii) release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from the Subsidiary Guaranty (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents), (iii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section, or Section 1.10, 1.11, 3.04, 8.01, 10.07, 11.01, 11.02, 11.04, 11.06 or 11.07(b), (iv) reduce the percentage specified in, or otherwise modify, the definition of, Required Banks, or (v) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of any of its -91- rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Credit Document except in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. No provision of Section 11 may be amended without the consent of the Administrative Agent. 11.13 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 1.10, 1.11, 3.04, 10.07 or 11.01, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making and repayment of the Revolving Loans and the satisfaction of all other Obligations. 11.14 Domicile of Revolving Loans. Each Bank may transfer and carry its Revolving Loans at, to or for the account of any branch office, subsidiary or affiliate of such Bank, provided, that the Company shall not be responsible for costs arising under Sections 1.10, 1.11 or 3.04 resulting from any such transfer (other than a transfer pursuant to Section 1.12) to the extent such costs would not otherwise be applicable to such Bank in the absence of such transfer. 11.15 Confidentiality. Each of the Banks agrees that it will use its best efforts not to disclose without the prior consent of the Company (other than to its employees, auditors, counsel or other professional advisors, to affiliates or to another Bank if the Bank or such Bank's holding or parent company in its sole discretion deter mines that any such party should have access to such information) any information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is furnished pursuant to this Agreement and which is designated by the Company to the Banks in writing as confidential, provided that any Bank may disclose any such information (a) as has become generally available to the public, (b) as may be required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any municipal, state, provincial or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Bank or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United States or elsewhere) or their successors, (c) as may be required or appropriate in response to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (d) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling applicable to such Bank and (e) to any prospective transferee in connection with any contemplated transfer of any of the Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Loan Commitments or any interest herein by such Bank, provided that such prospective transferee agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section. 11.16 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING -92- OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. * * * -93- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written. Address: 745 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10151 K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION Telephone No.: (212) 745-0101 Telecopier No.: (212) 745-0199 By _____________________________ Attention: Beverly Chell, Esq. Title: THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, Individually and as Administrative Agent By _____________________________ Title: BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, Individually and as Co-Syndication Agent By _____________________________ Title: BANK OF AMERICA NT&SA By _____________________________ Title: BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH By _____________________________ Title: CAISSE NATIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE By _____________________________ Title: CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH By _____________________________ Title: CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON By _____________________________ Title: By _____________________________ Title: FLEET NATIONAL BANK By _____________________________ Title: LTCB TRUST COMPANY By _____________________________ Title: NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS, N.A. By _____________________________ Title: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA By _____________________________ Title: SOCIETE GENERALE By _____________________________ Title: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, Individually and as Co-Syndication Agent By _____________________________ Title: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, Individually and as Documentation Agent By _____________________________ Title: THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH By _____________________________ Title: THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED By _____________________________ Title: THE SANWA BANK, LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH By _____________________________ Title: TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK), INC. By _____________________________ Title: ANNEX I LIST OF BANKS Revolving Loan Bank Commitment - ---- ---------- The Chase Manhattan Bank $8,333,333.39 Bankers Trust Company 8,333,333.33 Bank of America NT&SA 8,333,333.33 Bank of Montreal 8,333,333.33 Caisse Nationale de 8,333,333.33 Credit Agricole Credit Lyonnais 8,333,333.33 New York Branch Credit Suisse First Boston 8,333,333.33 Fleet National Bank 8,333,333.33 LTCB Trust Company 8,333,333.33 NationsBank of Texas, N.A 8,333,333.33 Royal Bank of Canada 8,333,333.33 Societe Generale 8,333,333.33 ANNEX I Page 2 The Bank of New York 8,333,333.33 The Bank of Nova Scotia 8,333,333.33 The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, 8,333,333.33 Ltd., New York Branch The Industrial Bank of 8,333,333.33 Japan, Limited The Sanwa Bank, Limited, 8,333,333.33 New York Branch Toronto Dominion 8,333,333.33 (New York), Inc. ANNEX II BANK ADDRESSES Bank Address - ---- ------- The Chase Manhattan Bank 270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Telephone No.: (212) 270-8945 Telecopier No.: (212) 270-4164 Attention: James R. Kuster Bankers Trust Company One Bankers Trust Plaza New York, New York 10006 Telephone No.: (212) 250-7199 Telecopier No.: (212) 250-7200 Attention: Jeff Bennett Bank of America NT&SA 335 Madison Avenue 5th Floor New York, New York 10017 Telephone No.: (212) 503-8352 Telecopier No.: (212) 503-7173 Attention: Amy Trapp Bank of Montreal 430 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone No.: (212) 605-1426 Telecopier No.: (212) 605-1621 Attention: Virginia Davies Caisse Nationale de Credit Agricole 520 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone No.: (212) 418-2217 Telecopier No.: (212) 418-2228 Attention: John McCloskey Credit Lyonnais 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York Branch New York, New York 10019 Telephone No.: (212) 261-7863 Telecopier No.: (212) 459-3176 Attention: Nick Bellamy Credit Suisse First Boston 11 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 Telephone No.: (212) 325-9174 Telecopier No.: (212) 325-8314 Attention: Judy Smith - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fleet National Bank 75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Telephone No.: (617) 346-3761 Telecopier No.: (617) 346-3777 Attention: Alex Ivanov LTCB Trust Company 165 Broadway 49th Floor New York, New York 10006 Telephone No.: (212) 335-4453 Telecopier No.: (212) 608-2371 Attention: Hisao Inagawa NationsBank of Texas, N.A. Communications Finance Division 901 Main Street, 64th Floor Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone No.: (214) 508-0517 Telecopier No.: (214) 508-9390 Attention: Tony Cacheria Royal Bank of Canada One Financial Square New York, New York 10005-3531 Telephone No.: (212) 428-6288 Telecopier No.: (212) 428-6460 Attention: Barbara Meijer Societe Generale 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Telephone No.: (212) 278-6852 Telecopier No.: (212) 278-6240 Attention: Elaine Khalil - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bank of New York 1 Wall Street 16th Floor New York, New York 10286 Telephone No.: (212) 635-8608 Telecopier No.: (212) 635-8595 Attention: Ted Ryan The Bank of Nova Scotia One Liberty Plaza, 26th Floor New York, New York 10006 Telephone No.: (212) 225-5042 Telecopier No.: (212) 225-5090 Attention: Vincent Fitzgerald Canadian Notice Office and Canadian Payment Office: International Banking Division Loan Administration and Agency Services 44 Kings Street West, 14th Floor Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 Telephone No.: (416) 866-5901/2816/4089 Telecopier No.: (416) 866-5991 Attention: Wallace Yeung/Nancy Buccat/Nancy Tong The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd., One World Trade Center New York Branch New York, New York 10048 Telephone No.: (212) 432-6655 Telecopier No.: (212) 524-0579 Attention: Michael Wellington The Industrial Bank of 1251 Avenue of the Americas Japan, Limited New York, New York 10020-1104 Telephone No.: (212) 282-3517 Telecopier No.: (212) 282-4490 Attention: Patricia Carrenard The Sanwa Bank, Limited, New York Park Avenue Plaza Branch 55 East 52nd Street New York, New York 10055 Telephone No.: (212) 339-6204 Telecopier No.: (212) 754-1304 Attention: Shayn March 907 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone No.: (713) 653-8242 Telecopier No.: (713) 951-9921 Attention: Jorge Garcia with a copy to: 31 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Telephone No.: (212) 468-0731 Toronto Dominion (New York), Telecopier No.: (212) 262-1928 Inc. Attention: David Oliver ANNEX III SUBSIDIARIES ANNEX IV LIENS ANNEX V PART A. EXISTING DEBT [To include existing Senior Notes and Non-Compete Notes] PART B. EXISTING CONTINGENT OBLIGATIONS ANNEX VI EXISTING PREFERRED STOCK SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY GUARANTY, dated as of April 21, 1997, made by the undersigned (each a "Guarantor" and together with any other entity that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 26 hereof, the "Guarantors"). Except as otherwise defined herein, terms used herein and defined in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) shall be used herein as therein defined. W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, K-III Communications Corporation (the "Company"), various financial institutions (the "Banks"), The Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company, as Co-Syndication Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent"), have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 21, 1997 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), providing for the making of Revolving Loans as contemplated therein (the Banks, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and the Administrative Agent herein called the "Bank Creditors"); WHEREAS, on the date hereof the Company is a party to certain Interest Rate Protection Agreements with one or more Banks and/or an affiliate of one or more Banks and in the future the Company may enter into one or more additional Interest Rate Protection Agreements with one or more Banks and/or an affiliate of one or more Banks (any such Bank or affiliate of a Bank party to any such Interest Rate Protection Agreement (even if the respective Bank subsequently ceases to be a Bank under the Credit Agreement for any reason) and their subsequent assigns, if any, herein called an "Interest Rate Protection Creditor", and all Interest Rate Protection Creditors, together with the Bank Creditors, collectively herein called the "Creditors"); WHEREAS, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the capital stock of each Guarantor; WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the making of Revolving Loans under the Credit Agreement that each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty; and WHEREAS, each Guarantor will obtain benefits from the incurrence of Revolving Loans by the Company under the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, desires to execute this Guaranty in order to satisfy the conditions described in the preceding paragraph and to induce the Banks to make Revolving Loans to the Company; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other benefits accruing to each Guarantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Creditors and hereby covenants and agrees with each Creditor as follows: 1. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally, guarantees (i) to the Bank Creditors the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of (x) the principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans made to (and to the extent issued, the Notes issued by) the Company under the Credit Agreement and (y) all other obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities owing by the Company to the Bank Creditors under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, indemnities, Fees and interest thereon) now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document and the due performance and compliance with the terms of the Credit Documents by the Company (all such principal, interest, liabilities and obligations being herein collectively called the "Credit Agreement Obligations") and (ii) to each Interest Rate Protection Creditor the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due) and liabilities owing by the Company under any Interest Rate Protection Agreements, whether now in existence or hereafter arising, and the 3 due performance and compliance by the Company with all terms, conditions and agreements contained therein (all such obligations and liabilities being herein collectively called the "Interest Rate Protection Obligations", and together with the Credit Agreement Obligations, collectively, the "Guaranteed Obligations"). Each Guarantor understands, agrees and confirms that the Creditors may enforce this Guaranty up to the full amount of the Guaranteed Obligations against each Guarantor without proceeding against any other Guarantor or the Company, against any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, or under any other guaranty covering all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. All payments by each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be made on the same basis as payments by the Company under Sections 3.03 and 3.04 of the Credit Agreement. 2. Additionally, each Guarantor, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees the payment of any and all Guaranteed Obligations of the Company to the Creditors whether or not due or payable by the Company upon the occurrence in respect of the Company of any of the events specified in Section 8.05 of the Credit Agreement, and unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally, promises to pay such Guaranteed Obligations to the Creditors, or order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States. 3. The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the indebtedness of the Company whether executed by such Guarantor, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and the liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Company or by any other party, (b) any other continuing or other guaranty, undertaking or maximum liability of a guarantor or of any other party as to the indebtedness of the Company, (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking, (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by the Company or (e) any payment made to any Creditor on the indebtedness which any Creditor repays the Company pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding. 4. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or the Company, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor 4 whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or the Company and whether or not any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or the Company be joined in any such action or actions. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by the Company or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to the Company shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to each Guarantor. 5. Each Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of any liability to which it may apply, and waives promptness, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest, notice of dishonor or nonpayment of any such liabilities, suit or taking of other action by the Administrative Agent or any other Creditor against, and any other notice to, any party liable thereon (including such Guarantor or any other guarantor). 6. Any Creditor may at any time and from time to time without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, without incurring responsibility to such Guarantor, without impairing or releasing the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder, upon or without any terms or conditions and in whole or in part: (a) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the time of payment of, renew or alter, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and the guaranty herein made shall apply to the Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed or altered; (b) sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset there against; (c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company or others or otherwise act or refrain from acting; (d) settle or compromise any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any 5 security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) of the Company to creditors of such Company; (e) apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or liabilities of the Company to the Creditors regardless of what liabilities of the Company remain unpaid; (f) consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, any of the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, the Credit Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement any of the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, the Credit Documents or any of such other instruments or agree ments; and/or (g) act or fail to act in any manner referred to in this Guaranty which may deprive such Guarantor of its right to subrogation against the Company to recover full indemnity for any payments made pursuant to this Guaranty. 7. No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor shall affect, impair or be a defense to this Guaranty, and this Guaranty shall be primary, absolute and unconditional notwithstanding the occurrence of any event or the existence of any other circumstances which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor except payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. 8. This Guaranty is a continuing one and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. No failure or delay on the part of any Creditor in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Creditor would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or 6 constitute a waiver of the rights of any Creditor to any other or further action in any circum stances without notice or demand. It is not necessary for any Creditor to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Company or any of their Subsidiaries or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any indebtedness made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder. 9. Any indebtedness of the Company now or hereafter held by any Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the indebtedness of the Company to the Creditors; and such indebtedness of the Company to any Guarantor, if the Administrative Agent, after an Event of Default has occurred, so requests, shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Creditors and be paid over to the Creditors on account of the indebtedness of the Company to the Creditors, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty. Prior to the transfer by any Guarantor of any note or negotiable instrument evidencing any indebtedness of the Company to such Guarantor, such Guarantor shall mark such note or negotiable instrument with a legend that the same is subject to this subordination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Creditors that it will not exercise any right of subrogation which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has terminated and all Guaranteed Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full in cash. 10. (a) Each Guarantor waives any right (except as shall be required by applicable statute and cannot be waived) to require the Creditors to (A) proceed against the Company, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other party, (B) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Company, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other party or (C) pursue any other remedy in the Creditors' power whatsoever. Each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Company, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other party other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, including without limitation any defense based on or arising out of the disability of the Company, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Company other than payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Creditors may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Administrative Agent or the other Creditors by one or more 7 judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Creditors may have against the Company or any other party, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full. Each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election by the Creditors, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Company or any other party or any security. (b) Each Guarantor waives all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including without limitation notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional indebtedness. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Company's financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that the Creditors shall have no duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks. 11. The Creditors agree that this Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Administrative Agent acting upon the instructions of the Required Banks and that no Creditor shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Creditors upon the terms of this Guaranty. The Creditors further agree that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee or stockholder of any Guarantor. 12. In order to induce the Banks to make Revolving Loans pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and in order to induce the Interest Rate Protection Creditors to execute, deliver and perform the Interest Rate Protection Agreements, each Guarantor represents, warrants and covenants that: (a) Such Guarantor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently 8 proposes to engage (ii) is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such failures to be in good standing and failures to be so qualified which, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. (b) Such Guarantor has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Guaranty and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Guaranty. Such Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty, and this Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws generally affecting creditors' rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law). (c) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof, (i) will contravene in any material respect any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or other material agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of such Guarantor or any of its Subsi diaries. (d) No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any 9 governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty, or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Guaranty, except those which have been obtained or made. 13. Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that on and after the date hereof and until the termination of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment and all Interest Rate Protection Agreements and when no Note remains outstanding and all Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, such Guarantor shall take, or will refrain from taking, as the case may be, all actions that are necessary to be taken or not taken so that no violation of any provision, covenant or agreement contained in Section 6 or 7 of the Credit Agreement, and so that no Event of Default, is caused by the actions of such Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries. 14. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (x) of each Creditor in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty and, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the protection of such Creditor's rights hereunder and (y) of the Administrative Agent in connection with any amendment, waiver or consent relating hereto (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including in-house counsel) employed by any of the Creditors or by the Administrative Agent, as the case may be). 15. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Creditors and their successors and assigns. 16. Neither this Guaranty nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except with the written consent of the Required Banks (or to the extent required by Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement, with the written consent of each Bank) and each Guarantor affected thereby (it being understood that the addition or release of any Guarantor hereunder shall not constitute a change, waiver, discharge or termination affecting any Guarantor other than the Guarantor so added or released). 17. Each Guarantor acknowledges that an executed (or conformed) copy of each of the Credit Documents has been made available to its principal executive 10 officers and such officers are familiar with the contents thereof. 18. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 151 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law) and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (such term to mean and include any "Event of Default" as defined in the Credit Agreement or any payment default under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement continuing after any applicable grace period), each Creditor is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Creditor to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor to such Creditor under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Creditor shall have made any demand hereunder and although said obligations, liabilities, deposits or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured. 19. All notices, requests, demands or other communications pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered to the Person to which such notice, request, demand or other communication is required or permitted to be given or made under this Guaranty, addressed to such party at (i) in the case of any Bank Creditor, as provided in the Credit Agreement, (ii) in the case of any Guarantor, at its address set forth opposite its signature below and (iii) in the case of any Interest Rate Protection Creditor, at such address as such Interest Rate Protection Creditor shall have specified in writing to the Guarantors; or in any case at such other address as any of the Persons listed above may hereafter notify the others in writing. 20. If claim is ever made upon any Creditor for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including the Company), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Guarantor, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or of any other instrument evidenc ing any liability of the Company, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the 11 aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee. 21. THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE CREDITORS AND OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty or any other Credit Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Guaranty, each Guarantor hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and hereby irrevocably waives any right it may have to object to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the aforesaid courts and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim that any such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Guarantor irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to each Guarantor at its address set forth opposite its signature below; such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder or under any other Credit Document that service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any of the Creditors to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Guarantor in any other jurisdiction. 22. In the event that (x) all of the capital stock of one or more Guarantors is sold or otherwise disposed of or liquidated in compliance with the requirements of Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement (or such sale or other disposition has been approved in writing by the Required Banks (or all Banks if required by Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement)) and the proceeds of such sale, disposition or liquidation are applied in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, to the extent applicable, or (y) the Company designates any Guarantor which is a Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary as an Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary by making a Non-Guarantor Designation with respect to such Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, such Guarantor shall be released from this Guaranty and this Guaranty shall, as to each such Guarantor or Guarantors, terminate, and have no further force or effect (it being understood and agreed that the sale of any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, the capital stock of any Guarantor shall be deemed to be a sale of such Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 22). 12 23. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent. 24. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 25. All payments made by any Guarantor hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. 26. At each time that (x) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is formed or acquired after the Initial Borrowing Date except, with respect to any newly formed or acquired Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Company shall have made a Non-Guarantor Designation as to such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is designated by the Company as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, it shall (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Banks, or to the extent required by Section 11.12 of the Credit Agreement, by all of the Banks) upon execution of a counterpart of this Guaranty or of a Subsidiary Assumption Agreement become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Guaranty. * * * * 13 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written. Address for each Guarantor - -------------------------- 745 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10151 Attention: Beverly Chell, Esq. Telephone No.: (212) 745-0101 ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORPORATION AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. Telecopier No.: (212) 745-0199 ASTN, INC. A WEP COMPANY BACON'S INFORMATION, INC. BANKERS CONSULTING COMPANY CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DAILY RACING FORM, INC. DATA BOOK, INC. DRF FINANCE, INC. THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK, INC. EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORPORATION FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORP. GARETH STEVENS, INC. HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. IDTN LEASING CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD. INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS, INC. INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS, INC. INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORPORATION K-III DIRECTORY CORPORATION K-III HOLDINGS CORPORATION III K-III HPC, INC. K-III KG CORPORATION - MASSACHUSETTS K-III MAGAZINE CORPORATION K-III MAGAZINE FINANCE CORPORATION K-III PRIME CORPORATION K-III REFERENCE CORPORATION THE KATHARINE GIBBS CORPORATION - MELVILLE THE KATHARINE GIBBS CORPORATION - NEW YORK THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF MONTCLAIR, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF NORWALK, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF PISCATAWAY, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF PROVIDENCE, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOLS, INC. KRAMES COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. (Texas) LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. (Delaware) LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. LOCKERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING, INC. MH WEST,INC. MUSICAL AMERICAN PUBLISHING, INC. NELSON INFORMATION, INC. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PARAMOUNT PUBLISHING, INC. PJS PUBLICATIONS, INC. QWIZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION R.E.R. PUBLISHING CORPORATION STAGEBILL, INC. STRAIGHT DOWN, INC. SYMBOLS OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. TEL-A-TRAIN, INC. TI-IN ACQUISITION CORPORATION TUNNELL PUBLICATIONS, INC. WEEKLY READER CORPORATION WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS MICHIGAN, INC. WESTCOTT ECI, INC. WESTERN EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS, INC. By______________________________________ Title Accepted and Agreed to: THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent By____________________________ Title: CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of April 21, 1997, among each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) of K-III Communications Corporation (the "Company") listed on the signature pages hereto (each a "Guarantor" and together with any other entity that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 11 hereof, the "Guarantors"). As used herein, the term "Contributor" shall mean each of the Guarantors required to make any payment to any other Guarantor pursuant to Section 1 of this Contribution Agreement. Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to those terms in the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined). W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, the Company, various lending institutions from time to time party thereto (the "Banks"), The Bank of New York and Bankers Trust Company, as Co-Syndication Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Documentation Agent, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Administrative Agent, have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 21, 1997 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), providing for the making of Revolving Loans as contemplated therein; WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the making of Revolving Loans under the Credit Agreement that each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty; WHEREAS, each Guarantor will obtain benefits from the incurrence of Revolving Loans by the Company under the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, each Guarantor has executed and delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty in order to satisfy the condition precedent described in the preceding paragraph and to induce the Banks to make Revolving Loans to the Company; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, each of the Guarantors has agreed unconditionally and irrevocably, and jointly and severally, to guaranty as primary obligor and not merely as surety the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Subsidiary Guaranty); and WHEREAS, the Guarantors wish to enter into this Contribution Agreement to effect an equitable sharing of the Guaranteed Obligations; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. CONTRIBUTION. At any time a payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is made under the Subsidiary Guaranty, the right of contribution, if any, of each Guarantor against each Contributor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a "Relevant Payment") is made on the Guaranteed Obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Guarantor's Contribution Percentage (as hereinafter defined) of the aggregate payments made by all Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the "Aggregate Excess Amount"), each such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each Contributor who has made payments in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such Contributor's Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Guarantors in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the "Aggregate Deficit Amount") in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such Contributor. A Guarantor's right of contribution, if any, pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment to the time of any subsequent computation; provided, that no Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Guarantor's right of contribution arising pursuant to this 2 Contribution Agreement against any Contributor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such Contributor's obligations and liabilities in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under the Subsidiary Guaranty. As used in this Agreement, (i) each Contributor's "Contribution Percentage" shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth of such Contributor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Guarantors; (ii) the "Adjusted Net Worth" of each Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth of such Guarantor or (y) zero; and (iii) the "Net Worth" of each Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair salable value of such Guarantor's assets on the Initial Borrowing Date exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to (1) any Guaranteed Obligations arising under the Subsidiary Guaranty, (2) the obligations of such Guarantor in respect of the Additional Facility Documents, (3) any obligations arising under Article 10 of the respective indentures governing the terms of the Senior Notes and (4) any obligations of such Guarantor in respect of the Company's other Indebtedness for borrowed money), in each case after giving effect to the transactions occurring on the Initial Borrowing Date. 2. NO OTHER CONTRIBUTION OR SUBROGATION RIGHTS. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to Section 1, each Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Guarantor in respect of such payment, any such right of contribution or subrogation arising under law or otherwise being expressly waived by all Guarantors. 3. CONTRIBUTION RIGHT AS AN ASSET. Each of the Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution. In this connection, each Guarantor has the right to waive its contribution right against any other Guarantor to the extent that after giving effect to such waiver such Guarantor would remain solvent, in the determination of the Required Banks. 4. AMENDMENT OR WAIVER. Any provision of this Contribution Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the parties hereto and consented to by the Required Banks. 5. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. The provisions of this Contribution Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and 3 their respective successors and assigns. To the extent any such successor shall be a successor to all or part of the assets of a Guarantor, such successor shall also constitute a Guarantor, with a Contribution Percentage equal to the Contribution Percentage of the predecessor corporation or as otherwise consented to by the Required Banks. 6. PRESERVATION OF RIGHTS. This Contribution Agreement shall not limit any right which any Guarantor may have against any other Person which is not a party hereto. 7. TERMINATION. This Contribution Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, shall remain in effect and shall not be terminated as to any Guaranteed Obligation until such Guaranteed Obligation has been discharged or otherwise satisfied in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 9. COUNTERPARTS. This Contribution Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 10. EFFECTIVENESS. This Contribution Agreement shall become effective upon execution hereof by each such party and delivery of executed counterparts hereof by them to the Administrative Agent. 11. ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS. At each time that (x) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is formed or acquired after the Initial Borrowing Date except, with respect to any newly formed or acquired Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Company shall have made a Non-Guarantor Designation as to such Partially-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (y) any Excluded Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is designated by the Company as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, it shall upon execution of a counterpart hereof or of a Subsidiary Assumption Agreement become a Guarantor for all purposes of this Contribution Agreement. 4 * * * * 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contribution Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written. ARGUS PUBLISHERS CORPORATION AMERICAN HEAT VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC. ASTN, INC. A WEP COMPANY BACON'S INFORMATION, INC. BANKERS CONSULTING COMPANY CHANNEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION DAILY RACING FORM, INC. DATA BOOK, INC. DRF FINANCE, INC. THE ELECTRONICS SOURCE BOOK, INC. EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING CORPORATION FUNK & WAGNALLS YEARBOOK CORP. GARETH STEVENS, INC. HAAS PUBLISHING COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH & SCIENCES NETWORK, INC. IDTN LEASING CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SYSTEMS CORPORATION INTERMODAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, LTD. INTERTEC MARKET REPORTS, INC. INTERTEC PRESENTATIONS, INC. INTERTEC PUBLISHING CORPORATION K-III DIRECTORY CORPORATION K-III HOLDINGS CORPORATION III K-III HPC, INC. K-III KG CORPORATION - MASSACHUSETTS K-III MAGAZINE CORPORATION K-III MAGAZINE FINANCE CORPORATION K-III PRIME CORPORATION K-III REFERENCE CORPORATION THE KATHARINE GIBBS CORPORATION - MELVILLE THE KATHARINE GIBBS CORPORATION - NEW YORK THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF MONTCLAIR, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF NORWALK, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF PISCATAWAY, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL OF PROVIDENCE, INC. THE KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOLS, INC. KRAMES COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. (Texas) LAW ENFORCEMENT TELEVISION NETWORK, INC. (Delaware) LIFETIME LEARNING SYSTEMS, INC. LOCKERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. MCMULLEN ARGUS PUBLISHING, INC. MH WEST,INC. MUSICAL AMERICAN PUBLISHING, INC. NELSON INFORMATION, INC. NEWBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PARAMOUNT PUBLISHING, INC. PJS PUBLICATIONS, INC. QWIZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION R.E.R. PUBLISHING CORPORATION STAGEBILL, INC. STRAIGHT DOWN, INC. SYMBOLS OF EXCELLENCE PUBLISHERS, INC. TEL-A-TRAIN, INC. TI-IN ACQUISITION CORPORATION TUNNELL PUBLICATIONS, INC. WEEKLY READER CORPORATION WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WESTCOTT COMMUNICATIONS MICHIGAN, INC. WESTCOTT ECI, INC. WESTERN EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS, INC. By__________________________ Title: EX-21 72 EXHIBIT 21 Exhibit 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF K-III The Apartment Guide of Nashville, Inc. Argus Publishers Corporation American Heat Video Productions, Inc. ASTN, Inc. A WEP Company Bacon's Information, Inc. Bankers Consulting Company Cardinal Business Media, Inc. Cardinal Business Media Holdings, Inc. Channel One Communications Corp. Cover Concepts Marketing Services, LLC CSK Publishing Company Incorporated DRF Finance, Inc. Daily Racing Form, Inc. Data Book, Inc. The Electronics Source Book, Inc. Excellence in Training Corporation Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc. Funk & Wagnalls Yearbook Corp. Gareth Stevens, Inc. GO LO Entertainment, Inc. Guinn Communications, Inc. Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. Health & Sciences Network, Inc. Intermodal Publishing Company, Ltd. IDTN Leasing Corporation Industrial Training Systems Corporation IntelliChoice, Inc. Intertec Market Reports, Inc. Intertec Presentations, Inc. Intertec Publishing Corporation K-III HPC, Inc. K-III Prime Corporation Law Enforcement Television Network, Inc. Lifetime Learning Systems, Inc. Little Rock Apartment Guide, Inc. Lockert Jackson & Associates, Inc. McMullen Argus Publishing, Inc. Memphis Apartment Guide, Inc. Musical America Publishing, Inc. Nelson Information, Inc. Park Avenue Publishing, Inc. Pictorial, Inc. Plaza Communications, Inc. PRIMEDIA Holdings III Inc. PRIMEDIA Information Inc. PRIMEDIA Magazines Inc. PRIMEDIA Magazines Finance Inc. PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. PRIMEDIA Special Interest Publications Inc PRIMEDIA Workplace Learning, Inc. QWIZ, Inc. R.E.R. Publishing Corporation Straight Down, Inc. Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. Tel-A-Train, Inc. TI-IN Aquisition Corporation Weekly Reader Corporation Westcott Communications Michigan, Inc. Westcott ECI, Inc. Western Empire Publications, Inc. EX-27.1 73 FDS PRIMEDIA FOR FY 1997
5 0000884382 PRIMEDIA INC. 1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 22,978 0 236,819 37,530 27,597 322,500 209,812 93,451 2,485,990 468,745 1,656,541 470,280 0 785,865 (943,712) 2,485,990 1,487,595 1,487,595 341,879 341,879 1,166,509 0 136,625 (159,124) (1,685) (157,439) 0 (15,401) 0 (172,840) (1.84) (1.84)
EX-27.2 74 FDS RESTATED PRIMEDIA FOR FY 1995 AND 1996
5 0000884382 PRIMEDIA INC. 1,000 YEAR YEAR DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1995 JAN-01-1996 DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1996 27,226 36,655 0 0 211,150 273,119 37,379 39,516 70,844 52,743 303,826 376,519 161,770 204,620 49,757 81,797 1,881,416 2,552,215 360,386 421,224 1,134,916 1,565,686 231,606 442,729 0 0 777,475 779,882 (656,891) (692,368) 1,881,416 2,552,215 1,046,329 1,374,449 1,046,329 1,374,449 251,347 337,065 251,347 337,065 821,257 951,483 0 0 105,837 124,601 (135,035) (35,703) (59,600) (53,300) (75,435) 17,597 0 0 0 (9,553) 0 0 (75,435) 8,044 (.92) (.27) (.92) (.27)
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