0001193125-16-706576.txt : 20160909 0001193125-16-706576.hdr.sgml : 20160909 20160909171956 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-706576 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160907 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160909 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160909 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EMC CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000790070 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572] IRS NUMBER: 042680009 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09853 FILM NUMBER: 161879481 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 176 SOUTH STREET CITY: HOPKINTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01748-9103 BUSINESS PHONE: 5082937208 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 176 SOUTH STREET CITY: HOPKINTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01748-9103 8-K 1 d258881d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2016

 

 

EMC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   1-9853   04-2680009

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Dell Way

Round Rock, Texas

  78682
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 289-3355

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Introductory Note

As previously reported, on September 7, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), Dell Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Denali Holding Inc.) (“Dell Technologies”) completed its previously announced acquisition of EMC Corporation (the “Company”). Pursuant to the terms of the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 12, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2016, among Dell Technologies, Dell Inc. (“Dell”), Universal Acquisition Co. (“Merger Sub”), and the Company (collectively, the “Merger Agreement”), the parties completed a series of transactions pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). As a result of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Technologies.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Items 1.02 and 2.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Debt Financing for the Merger

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Overview. On September 7, 2016, Denali Intermediate Inc. (“Denali Intermediate”), Dell, Dell International L.L.C. (“Dell International”), Merger Sub, the Company and certain other direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Denali Intermediate entered into a credit agreement (the “Senior Secured Credit Agreement”) with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as term loan B administrative agent and as collateral agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as term loan A / revolver administrative agent and swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions as agents, issuing banks and/or lenders.

The Senior Secured Credit Agreement provides for senior secured credit facilities (the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”) in the aggregate principal amount of $17,575 million comprising (a) term loan facilities consisting of a $5,000 million term loan B facility, a $3,700 million term loan A-1 facility, a $3,925 million term loan A-2 facility and a $1,800 million term loan A-3 facility and (b) a $3,150 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which includes capacity for up to $500 million of letters of credit and for borrowings of up to $400 million under swing-line loans. Dell International and the Company are the borrowers under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities provide that the borrowers have the right at any time subject to customary conditions to request incremental term loans or incremental revolving commitments in an aggregate principal amount of up to (a) the greater of (i) $10,000 million and (ii) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement) plus (b) an amount equal to voluntary prepayments of the term loan facilities and the revolving credit facility, subject to certain requirements, plus (c) an additional unlimited amount subject to a pro forma net first lien leverage ratio of 3.25:1.0.

Interest Rate and Fees. Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin, plus, at the borrowers’ option, either (a) a base rate, which, under the term loan B facility, is subject to an interest rate floor of 1.75% per annum, and under all other borrowings is subject to an interest rate floor of 0% per annum, or (b) a LIBOR rate, which, under the term loan B facility, is subject to an interest rate floor of 0.75% per annum, and under all other borrowings is subject to an interest rate floor of 0% per annum. The applicable margin under the term loan B facility is subject to reduction based on a first lien leverage ratio test. The applicable margins under the term loan A-1 facility, the term loan A-2 facility, the term loan A-3 facility and the revolving credit facility vary based upon a corporate ratings-based pricing schedule.

 

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The borrowers are required to pay a commitment fee on any unutilized commitments under the revolving credit facility. The borrowers are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees.

Prepayments. The term loan facilities require the borrowers to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions, with a portion of certain excess cash flow, net cash proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions of property, and net cash proceeds of certain debt not permitted to be incurred under the term loan facilities. In addition, the borrowers may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans, except that voluntary prepayments of the term loan B facility are subject to a 1% prepayment premium in the event of certain voluntary prepayments or refinancings thereof that reduce the effective yield of the term loan B facility during the six-month period commencing on the date of the consummation of the Merger.

Amortization and Maturity. The term loan A-1 facility will mature on December 31, 2018 and has no amortization. The term loan A-2 facility will mature on September 7, 2021 and amortizes in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 5% of the original principal amount in each of the first two years after the date of the consummation of the Merger, 10% of the original principal amount in each of the third and fourth years after the date of the consummation of the Merger and 70% of the original principal amount in the fifth year after the date of the consummation of the Merger. The term loan A-3 facility will mature on December 31, 2018 and has no amortization. The term loan B facility will mature on September 7, 2023 and amortizes in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1% of the original principal amount. The revolving credit facility will mature on September 7, 2021 and has no amortization.

Guarantee and Security. All obligations of the borrowers under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and certain swap agreements, cash management arrangements and certain letters of credit provided by any lender or agent party to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any of their affiliates and certain other persons are unconditionally guaranteed by Denali Intermediate, certain subsidiaries of Denali Intermediate, Dell and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect material wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiary of Dell, with customary exceptions.

All such obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (and the guarantees thereof) and certain swap agreements, cash management arrangements and certain letters of credit provided by any lender or agent party to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities or any of its affiliates and certain other persons are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, by:

 

    a first priority security interest in certain tangible and intangible assets of the borrowers and the guarantors; and

 

    a first-priority pledge of 100% of the capital stock of the borrowers, Dell and of each wholly-owned material restricted subsidiary of the borrowers and the guarantors (which pledge, in the case of any non-U.S. subsidiary of a U.S. subsidiary, will not include more than 65% of the voting stock of such non-U.S. subsidiary), in each case subject to certain thresholds, exceptions and permitted liens.

The collateral does not include, among other assets, (a) a pledge of the assets or equity interests of certain Dell subsidiaries, including SecureWorks Corp., Boomi Inc., Virtustream, Inc., Pivotal Software, Inc. and VMware, Inc. (“VMware”) and their respective subsidiaries, or (b) any “principal property” as defined in the indentures governing (i) the 5.65% Senior Notes due 2018, 5.875% Senior Notes due 2019, 4.625% Senior Notes due 2021, 6.50% Senior Notes due 2038, 5.40% Senior Notes due 2040 and 7.10% Senior Debentures due 2028, in each case issued by Dell (collectively, the “Dell Existing Notes”), and (ii) the Company Notes (as defined below), or any capital stock of any subsidiary holding “principal property” as defined in the indentures governing the Dell Existing Notes.

Certain Covenants and Events of Default. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities contain customary affirmative covenants including, among others: delivery of annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements; delivery of notices of defaults, material litigation and material ERISA events; submission to certain inspections; maintenance of property and

 

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customary insurance; payment of taxes; and compliance with laws and regulations. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities also contain customary negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, qualifications and “baskets,” generally limit the ability of Denali Intermediate, Dell and Dell’s and Denali Intermediate’s other restricted subsidiaries to incur debt, create liens, make fundamental changes, enter into asset sales, make certain investments, pay dividends or distribute or redeem certain equity interests, prepay or redeem certain debt and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The term loan A-1 facility, the term loan A-2 facility, the term loan A-3 facility and revolving credit facility are subject to a first lien leverage ratio test that will be tested at the end of each fiscal quarter of Dell with respect to the preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters of Dell.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities also contain certain customary events of default (including an event of default upon a change of control).

The foregoing summary of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Asset Sale Bridge Facility

Overview. On September 7, 2016, Denali Intermediate, Dell, Dell International, Merger Sub, the Company and certain other direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Denali Intermediate entered into a credit agreement (the “Asset Sale Bridge Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other financial institutions as lenders party thereto providing for a senior unsecured asset sale bridge facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,200 million (the “Asset Sale Bridge Facility”). Dell International and the Company are the borrowers under the Asset Sale Bridge Facility.

Interest Rate and Fees. Borrowings under the Asset Sale Bridge Facility bear interest (a) at a fixed rate of 4.875% per annum until the date that is the three-month anniversary of the closing date of the facility, (b) at a LIBOR-based rate plus a marginal rate of 7.50% per annum from the date that is the three-month anniversary of the closing date of the facility until the date that is the six-month anniversary of the closing date of the facility and (c) thereafter, at a LIBOR-based rate, subject to increases of 50 basis points on the applicable margin rate every three months thereafter. Interest is payable, at the end of each interest period (but at least every three months), in arrears.

Prepayment. The Asset Sale Bridge Facility requires the borrowers to prepay outstanding borrowings under the facility with 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales or dispositions. The borrowers may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Asset Sale Bridge Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs.

Amortization and Maturity. The Asset Sale Bridge Facility will mature on September 6, 2017 and has no amortization.

Guarantee. All obligations of the borrowers under the Asset Sale Bridge Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Denali Intermediate, certain subsidiaries of Denali Intermediate, Dell, and each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect material wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiary of Dell that guarantees the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

Certain Covenants and Events of Default. The Asset Sale Bridge Facility contains customary affirmative covenants including, among others: delivery of annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements; delivery of notices of defaults, material litigation and material ERISA events; submission to certain inspections; maintenance of property and customary insurance; payment of taxes; and compliance with laws and regulations. The Asset Sale Bridge Facility also contains customary negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, qualifications and “baskets,” generally limit the ability of Denali Intermediate, Dell and Dell’s and Denali Intermediate’s other restricted subsidiaries to incur debt, create liens, make fundamental changes, enter into asset sales, make certain investments, pay dividends or distribute or redeem certain equity interests, prepay or redeem certain debt and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

 

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The Asset Sale Bridge Facility also contains certain customary events of default (including an event of default upon a change of control).

The foregoing summary of the Asset Sale Bridge Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Asset Sale Bridge Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Margin Bridge Facility

Overview. On September 7, 2016, Merger Sub and the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Margin Bridge Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other financial institutions as lenders party thereto providing for a senior secured margin bridge facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,500 million (the “Margin Bridge Facility”). As a result of the Merger, the Company is the borrower under the Margin Bridge Facility.

Interest Rate and Fees. Interest under the Margin Bridge Facility is payable, at the borrower’s option, either at (a) a base rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) a LIBOR-based rate plus 1.75% per annum. Interest is payable, in the case of loans bearing interest based on LIBOR, at the end of each interest period (but at least every three months), in arrears and, in the case of loans bearing interest based on the base rate, quarterly in arrears.

Prepayments. The Margin Bridge Facility requires the borrower to prepay outstanding borrowings under the Margin Bridge Facility with 100% of the net cash proceeds of any asset sale or other disposition of the pledged VMware shares, as described below. The borrower may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Margin Bridge Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs, subject to certain minimum threshold amounts for prepayment.

Amortization and Maturity. The Margin Bridge Facility will mature on September 6, 2017 and has no amortization.

Guarantee and Security. The Margin Bridge Facility is not guaranteed by any of the subsidiaries of the borrower or Dell Technologies. The Margin Bridge Facility is secured solely by 77,033,442 shares of Class B common stock of VMware and any proceeds thereof.

Certain Covenants and Events of Default. The Margin Bridge Facility does not include any affirmative or negative covenants, other than (a) an asset sale covenant solely with respect to the pledged VMware shares, which requires that 100% of the consideration for the sale of such shares consist of cash or cash equivalents and requires that all such proceeds be used to repay the Margin Bridge Facility, and (b) a negative covenant generally to not create liens on the pledged VMware shares, subject to certain exceptions. The Margin Bridge Facility also contains events of default substantially consistent with the events of default under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as modified to reflect the nature of the Margin Bridge Facility.

The foregoing summary of the Margin Bridge Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Margin Bridge Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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VMware Note Bridge Facility

Overview. On September 7, 2016, Merger Sub and the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “VMware Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other financial institutions as lenders party thereto providing for a senior secured note bridge facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500 million (the “VMware Note Bridge Facility”). As a result of the Merger, the Company is the borrower under the VMware Note Bridge Facility.

Interest Rate and Fees. Interest under the VMware Note Bridge Facility is payable, at the borrower’s option, either at (a) a base rate plus 0.75% per annum or (b) a LIBOR-based rate plus 1.75% per annum. Interest is payable, in the case of loans bearing interest based on LIBOR, at the end of each interest period (but at least every three months), in arrears and, in the case of loans bearing interest based on the base rate, quarterly in arrears.

Prepayments. The VMware Note Bridge Facility requires the borrower to prepay outstanding borrowings under the VMware Note Bridge Facility with 100% of the net cash proceeds of any asset sale or other disposition of the pledged VMware promissory notes, as described below. The borrower may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the VMware Note Bridge Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs, subject to certain minimum threshold amounts for prepayment.

Amortization and Maturity. The VMware Note Bridge Facility will mature on September 6, 2017 and has no amortization.

Guarantee and Security. The VMware Note Bridge Facility is not guaranteed by any of the subsidiaries of the borrower or Dell Technologies. The VMware Note Bridge Facility is secured solely by certain intercompany notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500 million issued by VMware that are payable to the Company, and the proceeds thereof.

Certain Covenants and Events of Default. The VMware Note Bridge Facility does not include any affirmative or negative covenants, other than (a) an asset sale covenant solely with respect to the pledged VMware promissory notes, which requires that 100% of the consideration for the sale of such promissory notes consist of cash or cash equivalents and requires that all such proceeds be used to repay the VMware Note Bridge Facility, and (b) a negative covenant generally to not create liens on the pledged VMware promissory notes, subject to certain exceptions. The VMware Note Bridge Facility also contains events of default substantially consistent with the events of default under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as modified to reflect the nature of the VMware Note Bridge Facility.

The foregoing summary of the VMware Note Bridge Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the VMware Bridge Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Certain of the lenders and agents who are parties to, or participated in arrangements regarding, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, the Asset Sale Bridge Facility, the Margin Bridge Facility and the VMware Note Bridge Facility and their respective affiliates have provided and may in the future provide certain financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking services in the ordinary course of business for Dell Technologies, its subsidiaries and certain of their respective affiliates, for which they have received or will receive customary fees and expenses in connection with the performance of such services.

First Lien Notes

On September 7, 2016, Dell International, the Company, Dell Technologies, Denali Intermediate, Dell and Denali Intermediate’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (including each of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries) that guarantee obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the “Guarantors”) executed Supplemental Indenture No. 2 and Supplemental Indenture No. 3 (collectively, the “First Lien Notes Supplemental Indentures”) to the indenture, dated as of June 1, 2016 (the “First Lien Notes Base Indenture”), among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation (“Finco 1”), Diamond 2 Finance Corporation (“Finco 2” and, together with Finco 1, the “Fincos”)

 

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and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent, as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of June 1, 2016, relating to each series of First Lien Notes (as defined below) (each, a “First Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 1”), and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016 (the “First Lien Notes First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the First Lien Notes Base Indenture, the applicable First Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 1 and the First Lien Notes Supplemental Indentures, the “First Lien Notes Indenture”), relating to the following series of senior secured notes (collectively, the “First Lien Notes”) issued by the Fincos on June 1, 2016:

 

    $3,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.480% First Lien Notes due 2019;

 

    $4,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.420% First Lien Notes due 2021;

 

    $3,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.450% First Lien Notes due 2023;

 

    $4,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.020% First Lien Notes due 2026;

 

    $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.100% First Lien Notes due 2036; and

 

    $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.350% First Lien Notes due 2046.

Pursuant to the First Lien Notes Supplemental Indentures, Dell International and the Company assumed the obligations of Finco 1 and Finco 2, respectively, as issuers under the First Lien Notes Indenture and the First Lien Notes, Dell Technologies provided a senior unsecured guarantee of the First Lien Notes and each Guarantor (other than Dell Technologies) provided a senior secured guarantee of the First Lien Notes. The First Lien Notes First Supplemental Indenture amends the First Lien Notes Base Indenture to clarify certain of Dell’s reporting obligations under the First Lien Notes.

A description of the First Lien Notes is contained in the proxy statement/prospectus dated June 6, 2016, as amended (the “Form S-4 Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), forming part of Dell Technologies’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-208524) (the “Form S-4 Registration Statement”) in the section captioned “Proposal 1: Approval of the Merger Agreement—Financing of the Merger.”

In addition, on September 7, 2016, Dell International, the Company and the Guarantors executed a joinder (the “Joinder”) to the registration rights agreement, dated as of June 1, 2016 (the “First Lien Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Dell International, the Company and the Guarantors have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to register notes having substantially identical terms as the First Lien Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as part of an offer to exchange such registered notes for the First Lien Notes. Dell International and the Company will be obligated to pay additional interest on the First Lien Notes if they fail to consummate such an exchange offer within five years after the closing date of the Merger.

The foregoing summary of the First Lien Notes Indenture, the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Registration Rights Agreement and the Joinder does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the First Lien Notes Base Indenture, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 4.14 to the Form S-4 Registration Statement, the text of each Supplemental Indenture No. 1, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 4.15, 4.17, 4.19, 4.21, 4.23 and 4.25 to the Form S-4 Registration Statement, the text of the forms of the First Lien Notes, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 4.16, 4.18, 4.20, 4.22, 4.24 and 4.26 to the Form S-4 Registration Statement, the text of the First Lien Notes First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this report, the text of each First Lien Notes Supplemental Indenture, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3 to this report, the text of the First Lien Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.4 to this report, and the text of the Joinder, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.5 to this report, each of which documents is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Senior Notes

On September 7, 2016, Dell International, the Company, Dell Technologies, Denali Intermediate, Dell and the other Guarantors executed Supplemental Indenture No. 2 and Supplemental Indenture No. 3 (collectively, the “Senior Notes Supplemental Indentures”) to the indenture, dated as of June 22, 2016 (the “Senior Notes Base Indenture”), among the Fincos and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1 relating to each series of Senior Notes (as defined below) (each, a “Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 1”), dated as of June 22, 2016, and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016 (the “Senior Notes First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Senior Notes Base Indenture, the applicable Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 1 and the applicable Senior Notes Supplemental Indentures, the “Senior Notes Indenture”), relating to (a) the $1,625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2021 and (b) the $1,625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2024 (collectively, the “Senior Notes”) issued by the Fincos on June 22, 2016. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Supplemental Indentures, Dell International and the Company assumed the obligations of Finco 1 and Finco 2, respectively, as issuers under the Senior Notes Indenture and the Senior Notes and each Guarantor (including Dell Technologies) provided a senior unsecured guarantee of the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes First Supplemental Indenture amends the Senior Notes Base Indenture to clarify certain of Dell’s reporting obligations under the Senior Notes.

A description of the Senior Notes is contained in Dell Technologies’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016 (the “June 22 Form 8-K”).

The foregoing summary of the Senior Notes Indenture and the Senior Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Senior Notes Base Indenture, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the June 22 Form 8-K, the text of each Supplemental Indenture No. 1, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3 to the June 22 Form 8-K, the text of the forms of the Senior Notes, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5 to the June 22 Form 8-K, the text of the Senior Notes First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.6 to this report, and the text of each Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.10 to this report, each of which documents is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 7, 2016, in connection with the Merger, the Company repaid approximately $904.4 million of borrowings (including accrued and unpaid interest thereon) under its revolving credit facility (the “EMC Revolving Credit Facility”) under the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2015, by and among the Company, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, and terminated the EMC Revolving Credit Facility and related agreements and documents. The EMC Revolving Credit Facility provided for a senior unsecured revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $2,500 million and $250 million in letters of credit.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information provided in the Introductory Note of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, as of the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than as provided below and any shares of the Company’s common stock owned by stockholders who were entitled to appraisal rights and properly exercised such rights in accordance with Part 13 of the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act (the “Dissenting Shares”)) was canceled and converted into the right to receive 0.11146 shares of Dell Technologies’ Class V Common Stock and $24.05 in cash (the “Merger Consideration”). Upon the consummation of the Merger, (a) shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Dell Technologies or Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time were

 

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canceled without the right to receive any payment with respect thereto and (b) shares of the Company’s common stock owned by subsidiaries of the Company were converted into a number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation equal in value to such converted shares of Company common stock.

The description of the Merger contained in this Item 2.01 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note, in Item 1.01 of this report under the heading “Debt Financing for the Merger” and in Item 2.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and in Item 2.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company notified the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) of its intent to remove the Company’s common stock from listing on the NYSE and requested that the NYSE file with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of the Company’s common stock from the NYSE and the deregistration of the Company’s common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends to file with the SEC a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting the deregistration of the Company’s common stock and suspending the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.

The description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement in Item 2.01 and the delisting and deregistration of the Company’s common stock in Item 3.01 are incorporated herein by reference.

As a result of the consummation of the Merger on the Closing Date, each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Dissenting Shares and shares owned by Dell Technologies, Merger Sub or subsidiaries of the Company) was canceled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and in Item 2.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

The information provided in the Introductory Note is incorporated herein by reference herein.

In connection with the Merger, as of the Effective Time, the Company’s articles of incorporation and bylaws were amended in their entirety as the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation are attached to this report as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 12, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2016, among Dell Technologies Inc., Dell Inc., Universal Acquisition Co. and EMC Corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus forming part of Dell Technologies Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-208524), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 6, 2016)
  3.1    Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of EMC Corporation
  3.2    Bylaws of EMC Corporation
  4.1    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016, by and among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.2    2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2023 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2026 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2036 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2 and 2046 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.3    2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2023 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2026 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2036 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3 and 2046 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.4    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2016, among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as the representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.5    Joinder Agreement to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as the representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)

 

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Exhibit No.

  

Description

  4.6    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016, by and among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.7    2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.8    2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.9    2024 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.10    2024 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., Dell International L.L.C., New Dell International LLC, Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the issuing banks and lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Term Loan B Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan A/Revolver Administrative Agent and as Swingline Lender (Senior Secured Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., Dell International L.L.C., New Dell International LLC, Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Asset Sale Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.3    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (Margin Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.4    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (VMware Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 9, 2016

    EMC Corporation
    By:  

/s/ Janet B. Wright

      Janet B. Wright
      Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
      (Duly Authorized Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 12, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2016, among Dell Technologies Inc., Dell Inc., Universal Acquisition Co. and EMC Corporation (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus forming part of Dell Technologies Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-208524), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 6, 2016)
  3.1    Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of EMC Corporation
  3.2    Bylaws of EMC Corporation
  4.1    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016, by and among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.2    2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2023 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2026 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, 2036 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2 and 2046 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.3    2019 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2023 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2026 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, 2036 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3 and 2046 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and Collateral Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.4    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2016, among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as the representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.5    Joinder Agreement to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as the representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)

 

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Exhibit No.

  

Description

  4.6    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 6, 2016, by and among Diamond 1 Finance Corporation, Diamond 2 Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.7    2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.8    2021 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.9    2024 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, New Dell International LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
  4.10    2024 Notes Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2016, by and among Dell International L.L.C., EMC Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., Dell International L.L.C., New Dell International LLC, Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the issuing banks and lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Term Loan B Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan A/Revolver Administrative Agent and as Swingline Lender (Senior Secured Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.2    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Denali Intermediate Inc., Dell Inc., Dell International L.L.C., New Dell International LLC, Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (Asset Sale Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.3    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (Margin Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)
10.4    Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2016, among Universal Acquisition Co., EMC Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (VMware Bridge Credit Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Dell Technologies Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 9, 2016) (Commission File No. 001-37867)

 

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EX-3.1 2 d258881dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

The following are amendments to the articles of organization of the surviving entity of the merger of Universal Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation, with and into EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation:

1. Sections 1 and 2 of Article II shall be deleted in their entirety, and the following shall be substituted therefor: “The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful business for which a corporation may be organized under Chapter 156D of the General Laws of Massachusetts.”

2. Article III shall be deleted in its entirety, and the following should be substituted therefor:

The total number of shares and par value, if any, of each class of stock that the corporation is authorized to issue:

 

WITHOUT PAR VALUE

   WITH PAR VALUE  

TYPE

  

NUMBER OF

SHARES

   TYPE      NUMBER OF
SHARES
     PAR VALUE  
        Common         1,000       $ 0.01   
           
           

3. Article IV shall be deleted in its entirety, and the following should be substituted therefor:

(a) Voting Rights. The holders of shares of common stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share so held with respect to all matters to be voted on by shareholders of the corporation.

(b) Rights Upon Dissolution. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, the net assets of the corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of the common stock.

4. Article VI shall be deleted in its entirety, and the following should be substituted therefor:

(a) The board of directors may make, amend or repeal the bylaws in whole or in part, except with respect to any provision thereof which by law or the bylaws requires action by the shareholders.

(b) No director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the extent provided by applicable law notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability; provided, however, that to the extent, and only to the extent, required by Chapter 156D of the General Laws of Massachusetts as in effect from time to time, this provision 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 shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for


improper distributions under Chapter 156D of the General Laws of Massachusetts as in effect from time to time, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. This provision shall not be construed in any way so as to impose or create liability. The foregoing provisions of this Article VI(b) shall not eliminate the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring prior to the date on which this Article VI(b) or any predecessor provision became effective. No amendment to or repeal of this Article VI(b) 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.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in these articles of organization or the corporation’s bylaws to the contrary, (i) shareholders may act without a meeting by unanimous written consent, and (ii) where written consents are solicited by or at the direction of the board of directors, shareholders may act without a meeting if the action is taken by shareholders having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to take that action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote on the action are present and voting. Any action by written consent must be a proper subject for shareholder action by written consent.

(d) The board of directors may consist of one or more individuals, notwithstanding the number of shareholders.

 

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EX-3.2 3 d258881dex32.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

EMC CORPORATION


Table of Contents

 

              Page  
Article I - Shareholders      1   
  1.    Annual Meeting      1   
  2.    Special Meetings      1   
  3.    Place of Meetings      1   
  4.    Notice of Meetings      1   
  5.    Requirement of Notice      1   
  6.    Waiver of Notice      2   
  7.    Quorum; Adjournment      2   
  8.    Voting and Proxies      2   
  9.    Action at Meeting      3   
  10.        Action without Meeting by Written Consent      3   
  11.        Record Date      3   
  12.        Meetings by Remote Communications      4   
  13.        Form of Shareholder Action      4   
  14.        Shareholders List for Meeting      5   
Article II - Directors      5   
  1.    Powers      5   
  2.    Election and Qualification      5   
  3.    Vacancies; Reduction of Board      6   
  4.    Tenure      6   
  5.    Resignation      6   
  6.    Removal      6   
  7.    Meetings      6   
  8.    Notice      6   
  9.    Waiver of Notice      7   
  10.        Quorum      7   
  11.        Action at Meeting      7   
  12.        Action Without Meeting      7   
  13.        Meetings through Communications Equipment      7   
  14.        Committees      8   
  15.        Compensation      8   
Article III - Manner of Notice      8   
  1.    General      8   
  2.    Other Notices      9   
Article IV - Officers and Agents      9   
  1.    Enumeration      9   
  2.    Appointment      9   
  3.    Qualification      9   
  4.    Tenure      9   
  5.    Resignation      10   
  6.    Removal      10   
  7.    Vacancies      10   

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

              Page  
  8.   

Chairman of the Board and President

     10   
  9.   

Treasurer

     10   
  10.   

    Secretary

     10   
  11.   

    Other Powers and Duties

     10   

Article V - Capital Stock

     11   
  1.   

Issuance and Consideration

     11   
  2.   

Share Certificates

     11   
  3.   

Uncertificated Shares

     11   
  4.   

Record and Beneficial Owners

     11   
  5.   

Lost or Destroyed Certificates

     12   
  6.   

Transfers

     12   
  7.   

Record Date and Closing Transfer Books

     12   

Article VI - Corporate Records

     12   
  1.   

Records to be Kept

     12   

Article VII - Indemnification

     13   

Article VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions

     14   
  1.   

Fiscal Year

     14   
  2.   

Seal

     14   
  3.   

Execution of Instruments

     14   
  4.   

Voting of Securities

     14   
  5.   

Articles of Organization

     14   
  6.   

Massachusetts Control Share Acquisitions Act

     14   
  7.   

Amendments

     14   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

of

EMC CORPORATION

Article I - Shareholders

1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held each year at the place, date and time determined by the Board of Directors. The purposes for which the annual meeting is to be held, in addition to those prescribed by law, by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws, shall be for electing Directors and for such other purposes as shall be determined by the President or the Board of Directors and specified in the notice for the meeting pursuant to Section 4 of this Article I. Only business within such purposes may be conducted at the meeting. If no annual meeting is held in accordance with the foregoing provisions or the time for an annual meeting is not fixed in accordance with these Bylaws to be held within thirteen (13) months after the last annual meeting was held, a special meeting in lieu thereof may be held thereafter, and such special meeting shall have for the purposes of these Bylaws or otherwise all the force and effect of an annual meeting.

2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of shareholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President or the Board of Directors. A special meeting shall be called by the Secretary, or in case of the death, absence, incapacity or refusal of the Secretary, by any other officer, if the holders of at least 10 percent, or such lesser percentage as the Articles of Organization permit, of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date, and deliver to the Secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose for which it is to be held. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice may be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders.

3. Place of Meetings. All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation in Massachusetts unless a different place is fixed by the Board of Directors or the President and is specified in the notice of the meeting or the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 12 of this Article I.

4. Notice of Meetings. A written notice of the date, time and place of all meetings of shareholders describing the purposes of the meeting shall be given by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or other person authorized by the Board of Directors to provide notice of such meeting) no fewer than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat and to each shareholder who, by law or by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws, is entitled to such notice.

5. Requirement of Notice. If an annual or special meeting of shareholders is adjourned to a different date, time or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time or place if the new date, time or place, if any, is announced at the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, however, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given under this Section to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date. All notices to shareholders shall conform to the requirements of Article III.

 

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6. Waiver of Notice. A shareholder may waive any notice required by law, the Articles of Organization, or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion with the records of the meeting. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting: (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 purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

7. Quorum; Adjournment.

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, or in the Articles of Organization, these Bylaws or a resolution of the Directors requiring satisfaction of a greater quorum requirement for any voting group, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by a voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter. As used in these Bylaws, a “voting group” includes all shares of one or more classes or series that, under the Articles of Organization or the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act, as in effect from time to time (the “MBCA”), are entitled to vote and to be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. Shares owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation, other than in a fiduciary capacity, shall not be deemed outstanding for quorum purposes.

(b) A share once represented for any purpose at a meeting is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless (1) the shareholder attends solely to object to lack of notice, defective notice or the conduct of the meeting on other grounds and does not vote the shares or otherwise consent that they are to be deemed present, or (2) in the case of an adjournment, a new record date is or shall be set for that adjourned meeting.

(c) Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present.

8. Voting and Proxies. Each Shareholder shall have, with respect to each matter voted upon at a meeting of shareholders, one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote owned by such shareholder of record according to the books of the Corporation and a proportionate vote for a fractional share, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Organization. A shareholder may vote his or her shares either in person or may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him or her by signing an appointment form, either personally or by his or her attorney-in-fact. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. Unless otherwise provided in the appointment form, an appointment is valid for a period of eleven (11) months from the date the shareholder signed the form or, if it is undated, from the date of its receipt by such officer or agent. Except as otherwise limited therein, proxies shall entitle the persons authorized thereby to vote at any adjournment of such meeting but shall not be valid after final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if

 

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executed by one of them if the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners unless at or prior to exercise of the proxy the Corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.24 of the MBCA (or any successor provision thereof) and to any express limitation on the proxy’s authority provided in the appointment form, the Corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the shareholder making the appointment.

9. Action at Meeting. If a quorum of a voting group exists, favorable action on a matter, other than the election of Directors, is taken by a voting group if the votes cast within the group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes is required by the MBCA (or any successor provision thereof), the Articles of Organization, these Bylaws or a resolution of the Board of Directors requiring receipt of a greater affirmative vote of the shareholders, including more separate voting groups. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws, Directors are. elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. No ballot shall be required for any election unless requested by a shareholder entitled to vote in the election. Absent special circumstances, the shares of the Corporation’s stock are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or by another entity of which the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting interests. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, however, the Corporation may vote any share of its own stock held by it, directly or indirectly, in a fiduciary capacity.

10. Action without Meeting by Written Consent.

(a) Action required or permitted by the MBCA to be taken at a meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken either: (1) by all shareholders entitled to vote on the action; or (2) if and to the extent permitted by the Articles of Organization, by shareholders having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to take the action at a meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote on the action are present and voting. The action shall be evidenced by one or more written consents that describe the action taken, are signed by shareholders having the requisite votes, bear the date of the signatures of such shareholders, and are delivered to the Corporation for inclusion with the records of meetings within 60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation as required by this Section. A consent signed under this Section has the effect of a vote at a meeting.

(b) If action is to be taken pursuant to the consent of voting shareholders without a meeting, the Corporation, at least seven days before the action pursuant to the consent is taken, shall give notice, which complies in form with the requirements of Article III, of the action (1) to nonvoting shareholders in any case where such notice would be required by law if the action were to be taken pursuant to a vote by voting shareholders at a meeting, and (2) if the action is to be taken pursuant to the consent of less than all the shareholders entitled to vote on the matter, to all shareholders entitled to vote who did not consent to the action. The notice shall contain, or be accompanied by, the same material that would have been required by law to be sent to shareholders in or with the notice of a meeting at which the action would have been submitted to the shareholders for approval.

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vote, or to take any other action. If a record date for a specific action is not fixed by the Board of Directors, and is not supplied by the section of the MBCA dealing with that action, the record date shall be the close of business either on the day before the first notice is sent to shareholders, or, if no notice is sent, on the day before the meeting or, in the case of action without a meeting by written consent, the date the first shareholder signs the consent. A record date fixed under this Section may not be more than 70 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date, which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the original meeting.

12. Meetings by Remote Communications. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Organization, if authorized by the Directors, any annual or special meeting of shareholders need not be held at any place but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication. Subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, shareholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of shareholders may, by means of remote communications: (a) participate in a meeting of shareholders and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of shareholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that: (1) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder or proxyholder; (2) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such shareholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and (3) if any shareholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

13. Form of Shareholder Action.

(a) Any vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or other action by a shareholder or by the proxy or other agent of any shareholder shall be considered given in writing, dated and signed, if, in lieu of any other means permitted by law, it consists of an electronic transmission that sets forth or is delivered with information from which the Corporation can determine (i) that the electronic transmission was transmitted by the shareholder, proxy or agent or by a person authorized to act for the shareholder, proxy or agent and (ii) the date on which such shareholder, proxy, agent or authorized person transmitted the electronic transmission. The date on which the electronic transmission is transmitted shall be considered to be the date on which it was signed. The electronic transmission shall be considered received by the Corporation if it has been sent to any address specified by the Corporation for the purpose or, if no address has been specified, to the principal office of the Corporation, addressed to the Secretary or other officer or agent having custody of the records of proceedings of shareholders.

 

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(b) Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or other action by a shareholder or by the proxy or other agent of any shareholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any purpose for which the original writing could be used, but the copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

14. Shareholders List for Meeting.

(a) After fixing a record date for a meeting of shareholders, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of the meeting. The list shall be arranged by voting group, and within each voting group by class or series of shares, and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder, but need not include an electronic mail address or other electronic contact information for any shareholder.

(b) The shareholders list shall be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two business days after notice is given of the meeting for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting: (1) at the Corporation’s principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held; or (2) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, the list shall be made available on an electronic network.

(c) The Corporation shall make the shareholders list available at the meeting, and any shareholder or his or her agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment.

Article II - Directors

1. Powers. All corporate power shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, its Board of Directors, which may exercise (or grant authority to be exercised) all the powers of the Corporation except as otherwise provided by law, by these Bylaws or by the Articles of Organization. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Directors may at any time issue all or from time to time any part of the unissued capital stock of the Corporation from time to time authorized under the Articles of Organization and may determine, subject to any requirements of law, the consideration for which stock is to be issued and the manner of allocating such consideration between capital and surplus. In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining Directors, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.

2. Election and Qualification. The Corporation shall have not less than three Directors, the number of Directors to be fixed from time to time by vote of a majority of the Directors then in office; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Organization, whenever there shall be fewer than three shareholders, the number of Directors may be less than three but in no event less than the number of shareholders. Except in connection with the election of Directors at the annual meeting of shareholders, the number of Directors may be decreased only to eliminate vacancies existing by reason of the death,

 

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resignation, removal or disqualification of one or more Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws, the Directors shall be elected by the shareholders at the annual meeting. No Director need be a shareholder.

3. Vacancies; Reduction of Board. Unless the Articles of Organization or Section 8.10 of the MBCA (or any successor provision) otherwise provide, any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from the enlargement of the Board of Directors, may be filled by (a) the shareholders, or, in the absence of shareholder action, by (b) the Board of Directors or (c) if the Directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the Board, the affirmative vote of a majority of all the Directors remaining in office. If the vacant office was held by a Director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group or, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws, the Directors elected by that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new Director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.

4. Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws, Directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders. Despite the expiration of his or her term, he or she shall continue to serve thereafter until their successors are chosen and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of Directors or until such Director sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

5. Resignation. Any Director may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board (if any) or to the Corporation at its principal office. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time.

6. Removal. A Director may be removed from office with or without cause by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of such Director. A Director may also be removed from office for cause by vote of the greater of (a) a majority of the Directors then in office or (b) the number of Directors required by the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws to take action under Section 8.24 of the MBCA. A Director may be removed by the shareholders or the Directors only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him or her, and the meeting notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the Director.

7. Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time, date and place as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at the same place as the annual meeting of shareholders, or the special meeting held in lieu thereof, promptly following such meeting of shareholders.

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President, or two or more Directors, designating the time, date and place thereof.

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death, absence, incapacity or refusal of such persons, by the officer or one of the Directors calling the meeting, in each case at least two (2) days’ prior to the date of such meeting. A notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting unless required by the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws. All notices to Directors shall conform to the applicable requirements of Article III.

9. Waiver of Notice. A Director may waive any notice before or after the date and time of the meeting. The waiver shall be in writing, signed by the Director entitled to the notice, or in the form of an electronic transmission by the Director to the Corporation, and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A Director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless the Director at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon his or her arrival, 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.

10. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may constitute a quorum pursuant to Section 8.53 or Section 8.55 of the MBCA in making a determination that indemnification or advance of expenses is permissible in a specific proceeding. Any number of Directors (whether one or more and whether or not constituting a quorum) constituting a majority of Directors present at any meeting or at any adjourned meeting may make any adjournment thereof, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice.

11. Action at Meeting. At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, a majority of the Directors present may take any action on behalf of the Board of Directors, unless a larger number is required by law, by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws.

12. Action Without Meeting. Unless the Articles of Organization otherwise provide, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Directors at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by the unanimous consent of the members of the Board of Directors. The action must be evidenced by one or more consents describing the action taken, in writing, signed by each Director, or delivered to the Corporation by electronic transmission to the address specified by the Corporation for the purpose or, if no address has been specified, to the principal office of the Corporation, addressed to the Secretary or other officer or agent having custody of the records of proceedings of Directors, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken under this Section is effective when the last Director signs or delivers the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date. A consent signed or delivered under this Section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

13. Meetings through Communications Equipment. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may permit any or all Directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all Directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A Director participating in a meeting by this means is considered to be present in person at the meeting.

 

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14. Committees. Unless otherwise provided by the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of all the Directors then in office, may create one or more committees, may appoint members of the Board of Directors thereto, and may delegate to such committees some or all of its powers except those which by law, by the Articles of Organization, or by these Bylaws may not be delegated. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any such committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted so far as possible in the same manner as is provided by these Bylaws for the Board of Directors. All members of such committees shall hold such offices at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may abolish any such committee at any time. Any committee to which the Board of Directors delegates any of its powers or duties shall keep records of its meetings and shall report its action to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have power to rescind any action of any committee, but no such rescission shall have retroactive effect.

15. Compensation. The Board of Directors may fix the compensation of Directors.

Article III - Manner of Notice

1. General. All notices hereunder shall conform to the following requirements:

(a) Notice shall be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances. Notice by electronic transmission is written notice.

(b) Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, voice mail, telegraph, teletype, or other electronic means; by mail; by electronic transmission; or by messenger or delivery service. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.

(c) Written notice, other than notice by electronic transmission, to any of the Corporation’s shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective upon deposit in the United States mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders.

(d) Written notice by electronic transmission to any of the Corporation’s shareholders, if in a comprehensible form, is effective: (1) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number furnished by the shareholder for the purpose; (2) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address furnished by the shareholder for the purpose; (3) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the shareholder of such specific posting, directed to an electronic mail address furnished by the shareholder for the purpose, upon the later of (i) such posting and (ii) the giving of such separate notice; and (4) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the shareholder in such manner as the shareholder shall have specified to the Corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

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(e) Except as provided in subsection (c), written notice, other than notice by electronic transmission, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following: (1) when received; (2) five days after its deposit in the United States mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed; (3) on the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested; or if sent by messenger or delivery service, on the date shown on the return receipt signed by or on behalf of the addressee; or (4) on the date of publication if notice by publication is permitted.

(f) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.

2. Other Notices. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of this Article III, if the MBCA or any other applicable Massachusetts law prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements shall govern. If the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws otherwise prescribe notice requirements which are not inconsistent with the MBCA, those requirements shall govern.

Article IV - Officers and Agents

1. Enumeration. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and such other officers, if any, including one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, as the Board of Directors from time to time, may, in its discretion, appoint. The Board may appoint one of its members to the office of Chairman of the Board and from time to time define the powers and duties of that office notwithstanding any other provisions of these Bylaws. The Corporation may also have such agents, if any, as the incorporators at their initial meeting, or the Board of Directors from time to time, may in their discretion appoint.

2. Appointment. The President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at their first meeting following the annual meeting of shareholders. Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting. Any such officer that is appointed by the Board of Directors shall be a “Board Appointed Officer.” A Board Appointed Officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the Board of Directors. Each officer has the authority and shall perform the duties set forth in these Bylaws or, to the extent consistent with these Bylaws, the duties prescribed by the Board of Directors or by direction of an officer authorized by the Board of Directors to prescribe the duties of other officers.

3. Qualification. No officer need be a shareholder or Director. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by any person.

4. Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws, the President, Treasurer and Secretary shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are appointed; and all other officers shall hold office until the first meeting

 

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of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are appointed, or for such shorter term as the Board of Directors may fix at the time such officers are appointed or, in either case, until such officer sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

5. Resignation. Any officer may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Corporation at its principal office, and such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor shall not take office until the effective date. An officer’s resignation shall not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

6. Removal. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause by a vote of a majority of the entire number of Directors then in office.

7. Vacancies. Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors or by a Board Appointed Officer if so authorized by the Board of Directors.

8. Chairman of the Board and President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, have general supervision and control of its business. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors he or she shall preside, when present, at all meetings of shareholders and (unless a Chairman of the Board has been appointed and is present) of the Board of Directors. If a Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed, he or she shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors at which he or she is present.

9. Treasurer. Except as the Board of Directors shall otherwise determine, the Treasurer shall be the Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of the Corporation and shall be in charge of its funds and valuable papers, books of account and accounting records, and shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or by any officer authorized by the Board of Directors to prescribe such duties and powers.

10. Secretary. The Secretary shall have responsibility for preparing minutes of the meetings of shareholders and the Board of Directors, and for authenticating records of the Corporation. In case a Secretary is not appointed or is absent, an Assistant Secretary shall keep a record of the meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors and may authenticate records of the Corporation. In the absence of the Secretary from any meeting of shareholders, an Assistant Secretary if one be appointed, otherwise a Temporary Secretary designated by the person presiding at the meeting, shall perform the duties of the Secretary. Unless a transfer agent has been appointed or the Board of Directors otherwise prescribes, the Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept the stock and transfer records of the Corporation, which shall contain the names and record addresses of all shareholders and the amount of stock held by each.

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duties and powers specifically set forth in these Bylaws, such duties and powers as are customarily incident to his office, and such duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or by direction of an officer authorized by the Board of Directors to prescribe the duties of such other officer.

Article V - Capital Stock

1. Issuance and Consideration. The Board of Directors may issue the number of shares of each class or series of stock authorized by the Articles of Organization. The Board of Directors may authorize shares to be issued for any valid consideration. Before the Corporation issues shares, the Board of Directors shall determine that the consideration received or to be received for shares to be issued is adequate. That determination by the Board of Directors is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration for the issuance of shares relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. The Board of Directors shall determine the terms upon which the rights, options, or warrants for the purchase of shares or other securities of the Corporation are issued by the Corporation and the terms, including the consideration, for which the shares or other securities are to be issued.

2. Share Certificates. If shares are represented by certificates, at a minimum each share certificate shall state on its face: (a) the name of the Corporation and that it is organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts; (b) the name of the person to whom issued; and (c) the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents. If different classes of shares or different series within a class are authorized, then the variations in rights, preferences and limitations applicable to each class and series, and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for any future class or series, must be summarized on the front or back of each certificate. Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder this information on request in writing and without charge. Each share certificate shall be signed, either manually or in facsimile, by the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or any two officers designated by the Board of Directors, and shall bear the corporate seal or its facsimile. If the person who signed, either manually or in facsimile, a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate shall be nevertheless valid.

3. Uncertificated Shares. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series without certificates. The authorization shall not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the Corporation. Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, the Corporation shall send the shareholder a written statement of the information required by the MBCA to be on certificates.

4. Record and Beneficial Owners. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Articles of Organization or by these Bylaws, the Corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown in the records of the Corporation (or, if the Board of Directors has established a procedure by which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee will be recognized by the Corporation as a shareholder, the beneficial

 

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owner of shares to the extent provided in such procedure) as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to receive notice and to vote with respect thereto, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the Corporation in accordance with the requirements of these Bylaws.

Each shareholder shall have the duty to notify the corporation of such shareholder’s post office address.

5. Lost or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, subject to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 106, Section 8-405 (or any successor provision), determine the conditions upon which a new share certificate may be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require the owner of such share certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give a bond, sufficient in its opinion, with or without surety, to indemnify the Corporation against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issue of the new certificate.

6. Transfers. Subject to any restrictions on transfer, if any, stated or noted on the stock certificates, shares of stock may be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate therefor properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment and power of attorney properly executed, with transfer stamps (if necessary) affixed, and with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require.

7. Record Date and Closing Transfer Books. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a time, which, in the case of any meeting of shareholders, shall be not more than seventy (70) days before the date of such meeting, as the record date for determining the shareholders having the right to notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournment thereof or the right to receive a dividend or distribution, and in such case only shareholders of record on such record date shall have such right, notwithstanding any transfer of stock on the books of the Corporation after the record date. Without fixing such record date the Board of Directors may for any of such purposes close the transfer books for all or any part of such period. If no record date is fixed and the transfer books are not closed:

(a) The record date for determining shareholders having the right to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the date immediately preceding the day on which notice is given; and

(b) 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 acts with respect thereto.

Article VI - Corporate Records

1. Records to be Kept.

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Board of Directors without a meeting, and 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. The Corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its shareholders, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all shareholders, in alphabetical order by class of shares showing the number and class of shares held by each. The Corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

(b) The Corporation shall keep within The Commonwealth of Massachusetts a copy of such records at its principal office or an office of its transfer agent or of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary or of its registered agent as may be required by law.

Article VII - Indemnification

The Corporation shall, to the extent legally permissible, indemnify each of its directors and officers (including persons who act at its request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization or in any capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan) against all liabilities and expenses, including amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and counsel fees, reasonably incurred by such director or officer in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, in which such director or officer may be involved or with which such director or officer may be threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of such individual being or having been such a director or officer, except with respect to any matter as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such individual’s action was in the best interests of the Corporation (any person serving another organization in one or more of the indicated capacities at the request of the Corporation who shall have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such individual’s action was in the best interests of such other organization to be deemed as having acted in such manner with respect to the Corporation) or, to the extent that such matter relates to service with respect to any employee benefit plan, in the best interests of the participants or beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan; provided, however, that as to any matter disposed of by a compromise payment by such director or officer, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise, no indemnification either for said payment or for any other expenses shall be provided unless such compromise shall be approved as in the best interests of the Corporation, after notice that it involves such indemnification: (a) by a disinterested majority of the directors then in office; or (b) by a majority of the disinterested directors then in office, provided that there has been obtained an opinion in writing of independent legal counsel to the effect that such director or officer appears to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such individual’s action was in the best interests of the Corporation; or (c) by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock at the time entitled to vote for directors, voting as a single class, exclusive of any stock owned by any interested director or officer. Expenses, including counsel fees, reasonably incurred by any director or officer in connection with the defense or disposition of any such action, suit or other proceeding may be paid from time to time by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by such director or officer to repay to the Corporation the amounts so paid by the Corporation if it is ultimately determined that indemnification for such expenses is not authorized under this Article VII. The right of indemnification hereby provided shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any director or officer may be

 

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entitled. As used in this Section, the terms, “director” and “officer” include their respective heirs, executors and administrators, and an “interested” director or officer is one against whom in such capacity the proceedings in question or another proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then pending. Nothing contained in this Section shall affect any rights to indemnification to which corporate personnel other than directors or officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

Article VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions

1. Fiscal Year. Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve (12) months ending with December 31 in each year.

2. Seal. The Board of Directors shall have power to adopt and alter the seal of the Corporation.

3. Execution of Instruments. All deeds, leases, transfers, contracts, bonds, notes and other obligations to be entered into by the Corporation in the ordinary course of its business without Director action, may be executed on behalf of the Corporation by the President, the Chairman of the Board, if any, any Vice President or the Treasurer.

4. Voting of Securities. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the President or Treasurer may waive notice of and act on behalf of this Corporation, or appoint another person or persons to act as proxy or attorney in fact for this Corporation with or without discretionary power and/or power of substitution, at any meeting of shareholders or shareholders of any other corporation, entity or organization, any of whose securities or interests are held by this Corporation.

5. Articles of Organization. All references in these Bylaws to the Articles of Organization shall be deemed to refer to the Articles of Organization of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

6. Massachusetts Control Share Acquisitions Act. The provisions of Chapter 110D of the Massachusetts General Laws shall not apply to control share acquisitions of the Corporation.

7. Amendments. The power to make, amend or repeal these Bylaws shall be in the shareholders; provided, however, that the Directors may make, amend or repeal these Bylaws (other than the provisions of Article VII to the extent they relate to indemnification of Directors or of this Section 7 of Article VIII) in whole or in part, except with respect to any provisions thereof which by law, the Articles of Organization or these Bylaws requires action by the shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not take any action unless permitted by law. Not later than the time of giving notice of the meeting of shareholders next following the making, amending or repealing by the Directors of any Bylaw, notice thereof stating the substance of such change shall be given to all shareholders entitled to vote on amending the Bylaws. Any amendment or repeal of these Bylaws by the Directors and any Bylaw adopted by the Directors may be amended or repealed by the shareholders.

 

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