0001193125-16-468113.txt : 20160218 0001193125-16-468113.hdr.sgml : 20160218 20160218134937 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-468113 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160211 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUIKSILVER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000805305 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS [2320] IRS NUMBER: 330199426 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14229 FILM NUMBER: 161436992 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5600 ARGOSY CIRCLE STREET 2: BLDG 100 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92649 BUSINESS PHONE: 714-889-2200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5600 ARGOSY CIRCLE STREET 2: BLDG 100 CITY: HUNTINGTON BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92649 8-K 1 d145488d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): February 11, 2016

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-14229   33-0199426

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5600 Argosy Circle, #100, Huntington Beach, CA   92649
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 889-2200

 

 

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously disclosed, on September 9, 2015, Quiksilver, Inc. (the “Company”) and each of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries – DC Direct, Inc., DC Shoes, Inc., Fidra, Inc., Hawk Designs, Inc., Mt. Waimea, Inc., Q.S. Optics, Inc., QS Retail, Inc., QS Wholesale, Inc., Quiksilver Entertainment, Inc. and Quiksilver Wetsuits, Inc. (such subsidiaries, together with the Company, the “Debtors”) – filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code” and the cases commenced thereby, the “Chapter 11 Cases”). The Bankruptcy Court approved the joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases under the caption In re Quiksilver, Inc., et al., and the lead case number is 15-11880.

As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Third Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Quiksilver, Inc. and Its Affiliated Debtors and Debtors in Possession (the “Plan”), which was filed with the Bankruptcy Court on January 28, 2016.

On February 11, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms and the Debtors emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases.

Stockholders Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”) with an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (together with its permitted transferees, the “Oaktree Investors”) and certain other stockholders of the Company who from time to time join such agreement after acquiring shares of common stock of the Company (collectively, the “Other Stockholders” and, together with the Oaktree Investors, the “Stockholders”). Under the Stockholders Agreement, the size of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) was set at four (4) directors, as may be expanded by the Oaktree Investors, and the Oaktree Investors have the right to designate three directors and any other directors necessary to fill a vacancy on the Board resulting from an expansion in the size of the Board (collectively, the “Oaktree Investor Directors”). The Oaktree Investor Directors can only be removed upon the request of the Oaktree Investors, and in the event that any of the Oaktree Investor Directors for any reason ceases to serve as a member of the Board during his or her term of office, the resulting vacancy on the Board will be filled by a representative designated by the Oaktree Investors.

Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, each Other Stockholder grants the Oaktree Investors an irrevocable proxy to vote his, her or its shares of common stock of the Company. The proxies will remain in effect for so long as the Oaktree Investors collectively own at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares of common stock of the Company. The Stockholders Agreement also imposes certain notice requirements and restrictions on transfers of the Company’s common stock, and provides the Stockholders with certain preemptive rights, registration rights and tag-along rights.

Management Services Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a management services agreement (the “MSA”) with an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (the “Advisor”), pursuant to which the Company is required to pay the Advisor an annual management and consulting fee in the amount of $3.0 million (the “Consulting Fee”); provided that the Consulting Fee payable by the Company to the Advisor in respect of the period beginning on the date of the MSA through December 31, 2016 will accrue throughout such period and be payable instead in January 2017 (such that the total fees payable during the 2017 calendar year will be $6.0 million). If the Company or its subsidiaries acquire or enter into any additional business operations after the date of the MSA, the Company and the Advisor will determine whether and to what extent the Consulting Fee should be increased as a result. Additionally, in consideration for the time and effort expended by the Advisor and its personnel in connection with any acquisition, divestiture, financing, refinancing, merger, restructuring (financial or organizational), recapitalization or other transaction by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Advisor


will be entitled to receive an additional consulting fee in respect of the additional services to be provided by the Advisor in connection with such activities; provided that, the amount of any additional consulting fee payable in connection with such activities will be determined by the Board on a case-by-case basis, based on the amount of consulting fees which would be payable to a third-party advisor in such circumstances. Finally, the Advisor will be entitled to reimbursement of its and its affiliates’ out of pocket expenses incurred pursuant to the MSA.

Exit ABL Facility

On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a credit agreement relating to an asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Exit ABL Facility”) in the initial aggregate principal amount of $140 million, under which certain domestic and foreign subsidiaries of the Company are borrowers and the Company is a guarantor. The Exit ABL Facility will mature on February 11, 2021; provided, that if any new notes of the Company issued in its exchange offer have not been defeased, repurchased, discharged, refinanced or redeemed on or before the date that is 91 days prior to the final stated maturity date thereof (the “Trigger Date”), then the maturity date will automatically be amended to the Trigger Date.

Borrowings under the Exit ABL Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option and based upon the currency of the applicable borrowing, at a rate equal to either an adjusted base rate, prime rate, LIBO rate, Canadian BA rate or the Australian Bank Bill rate, in each case plus an applicable margin (which shall change depending on the average daily aggregate availability under the Exit ABL Facility). The applicable margin ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% for adjusted base rate and prime rate loans and 2.25% to 2.75% for LIBO rate, Canadian BA Rate and Australian Bank Bill Rate loans. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Exit ABL Facility. The indebtedness under the Exit ABL Facility, including certain hedging obligations owing to lenders and their affiliates and certain cash management obligations owing to the agent and its affiliates, is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its domestic and foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

The Exit ABL Facility includes covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for agreements of this type. The covenants also include financial maintenance and performance covenants.

Under certain conditions, amounts outstanding under the Exit ABL Facility may be accelerated. Certain bankruptcy events with respect to the Company will result in an automatic acceleration of the indebtedness under the Exit ABL Facility. Subject to notice and cure periods in certain cases, other events of default under the Exit ABL Facility will result in acceleration of indebtedness under the Exit ABL Facility at the option of the agent or the requisite lenders. Such other events of default include failure to pay any principal, interest or other amounts when due, failure to comply with covenants, breach of representations or warranties in any material respect, non-payment, default or acceleration of other material debt, entry of material judgments or a change of control.

Exit Term Loan Facility

On the Effective Date of the Plan, the Company entered into a credit agreement relating to a delayed-draw term loan credit facility (the “Exit Term Loan Facility”) in the initial aggregate principal amount of $50 million, under which the Company is the borrower and certain of its domestic subsidiaries are guarantors. The Exit Term Loan Facility will mature on February 11, 2021.

Borrowings under the Exit Term Loan Facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 12%. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the facility. The indebtedness under the Exit Term Loan Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

The Exit Term Loan Facility includes covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for agreements of this type.

Under certain conditions amounts outstanding under the Exit Term Loan Facility may be accelerated. Certain bankruptcy events with respect to the Company will result in an automatic acceleration of the indebtedness under the Exit Term Loan


Facility. Subject to notice and cure periods in certain cases, other events of default under the Exit Term Loan Facility will result in acceleration of indebtedness under the Exit Term Loan Facility at the option of the agent or the requisite lenders. Such other events of default include failure to pay any principal, interest or other amounts when due, failure to comply with covenants, breach of representations or warranties in any material respect, non-payment, default or acceleration of other material debt, entry of material judgments or a change of control.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, the Company’s 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) and 10.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) were extinguished and the indentures governing the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes were terminated. Additionally, the Company’s debtor-in-possession financing, consisting of a secured revolving credit facility and secured term loan credit facility, was repaid in full and the credit agreements governing the debtor-in-possession financing were terminated.

 

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

The information disclosed under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the headings “Exit ABL Facility” and “Exit Term Loan Facility” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

As of the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, the Company issued a total of 10.8 million new shares of common stock to the holders of the 2018 Notes and the 2020 Notes, and the backstop parties that participated in the exit rights offering described under the Plan. The Company may issue up to an additional 5.2 million new shares of common stock at the consummation of its previously announced exchange offer in order to complete the euro rights offering described under the Plan. The issuance and sale of the shares of common stock under the Plan were not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and such shares are not listed for public trading on any securities exchange. The shares of common stock were issued in reliance on exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code exempts offers and sales of securities from registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act if the following principal requirements are satisfied:

 

    the securities must be issued under a plan of reorganization by the debtor, its successor under a plan or an affiliate participating in a joint plan of reorganization with the debtor;

 

    the recipients of the securities must hold a claim against, an interest in, or a claim for administrative expense in the case concerning the debtor or such affiliate; and

 

    the securities must be issued either (i) in exchange for the recipient’s claim against, interest in or claim for administrative expense in the case concerning the debtor or such affiliate or (ii) “principally” in such exchange and “partly” for cash or property (as such terms are construed under the Bankruptcy Code).

Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act exempts the offer and sale of securities from registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act if such offer and sale do not involve a public offering.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders

On the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, all of the Company’s existing equity interests, including its shares of common stock, options and warrants, were automatically cancelled and extinguished without holders receiving any distribution. Additionally, the Company’s 2020 Notes were cancelled and extinguished with holders receiving new shares of common stock of the Company by participating in the exit rights offering described under the Plan.


Item 5.01 Changes in Control of the Registrant

As of the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, certain affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”) acquired control of the Company as a result of acquiring a majority of the new common stock of the Company. For a listing of the new directors of the Company that are affiliated with Oaktree, see Item 5.02.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directions; Appointment of Principal Officers

As of the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, Robert McKnight, William Barnum, Joseph Berardino, Michael Clarke, Steven Langman and Andrew Sweet were deemed to have resigned from the Company’s Board.

As the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, Matthew Wilson, David Tanner and Thomas Casarella were appointed to serve as directors of the Company. In addition, Pierre Agnes, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve as a director of the Company.

 

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

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

On the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, the Company filed an amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”). The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains certain material amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, including with regards to the total number of shares of all classes of capital stock the Company has authority to issue, restrictions on transfer of stock, rights of first refusal of the stockholders party to the Stockholders Agreement and consent requirements with respect to a sale of the Company or initial public offering.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

Amended and Restated By-Laws

On the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan, the Company adopted amended and restated by-laws (the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”). The Amended and Restated By-Laws contain certain material amendments to the Company’s by-laws in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, including with regards to the number of members that comprise the Board, the procedures for setting the Company’s special meetings of stockholders, the manner for determining delivery of notice of meetings to stockholders and the procedure for filling vacancies on the Board.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “forecasts” or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of results, and our actual results


could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative, that could cause material impacts on the Company’s historical or anticipated financial results. The Company therefore cautions you against relying on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on the Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Quiksilver, Inc.


SIGNATURE

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

 

    QUIKSILVER, INC.
Dated: February 18, 2016     By:  

/s/ Thomas Chambolle

      Thomas Chambolle
      Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Quiksilver, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Quiksilver, Inc.
EX-3.1 2 d145488dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

QUIKSILVER, INC.

The undersigned, Linnsey Caya, certifies that she is the General Counsel and Secretary of Quiksilver, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), and does hereby further certify as follows:

(1) The name of the Corporation is Quiksilver, Inc.

(2) The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was Quiksilver, Inc. and the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 24, 1986.

(3) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as amended hereby is restated to read in its entirety, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

The name of the Corporation is Quiksilver, Inc.

ARTICLE TWO

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE THREE

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).

ARTICLE FOUR

 

PART A. Authorized Capital Stock.

The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is twenty-one million (21,000,000) shares, consisting of twenty million (20,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and one million (1,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).


PART B. Preferred Stock.

Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board is hereby authorized to determine and alter all rights, preferences and privileges and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (including, without limitation, voting rights and the limitation and exclusion thereof) granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, and to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series then outstanding. In the event that the number of shares of any series is so decreased, the shares constituting such reduction shall resume the status which such shares had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

PART C. Powers, Preferences and Special Rights of Common Stock.

Except as otherwise provided in this Part C or as otherwise required by applicable law, all shares of Common Stock shall be identical in all respects and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same rights, preferences and privileges, subject to the same qualifications, limitations and restrictions, as set forth herein.

Section 1. Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided in this Part C or as otherwise required by applicable law, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation.

Section 2. Dividends. Subject to the rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock, as and when dividends are declared or paid with respect to shares of Common Stock, whether in cash, property or securities of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends pro rata.

Section 3. Liquidation. Subject to the rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to participate pro rata in all distributions to the holders of Common Stock in any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

Section 4. Restrictions on Transfer of Corporation Stock. Without the written consent of the Oaktree Investors, which may be withheld in their sole discretion, until the six month anniversary of the date hereof, none of the Other Stockholders may Transfer any interest in any Corporation Stock, except pursuant to (i) a Sale of the Company in accordance with Section 6 hereof, (ii) the repurchase provisions set forth in any agreement between the Corporation or the Oaktree Investors and an employee, officer, consultant or service provider of the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof, or (iii) a Permitted Transfer. At any time on or after the six month anniversary of the date hereof, each Other Stockholder shall be permitted to Transfer any interest in any Corporation Stock, subject to Section 5 hereof and any applicable restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. In the case of, and as a condition to any Transfer by any Other Stockholder (other than pursuant to a Sale of the Company in accordance with Section 6 hereof, pursuant to the foregoing repurchase provisions

 

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or following an IPO), (1) the restrictions contained herein will continue to be applicable to such Corporation Stock after any such Transfer (unless the Corporation is the Transferee), (2) each Transferee of such Corporation Stock shall be an “accredited investor” as defined under Rule 501 of Regulation D of the Securities Act (or any similar or equivalent provision then in force), (3) neither the Transferee(s) of such Corporation Stock nor any of its Affiliates may be a Competitor and (4) the Transfer shall not result in the Corporation being required to register any Corporation Stock, or otherwise becoming subject to any reporting obligations, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (subsections (1) through (4), the “Transfer Conditions”). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, none of the Other Stockholders which is a legal entity (including a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture or an unincorporated organization) that holds debt or equity securities of the Corporation as its primary asset shall authorize, permit or recognize the Transfer (directly or indirectly) of any of its equity interests, securities or other ownership interests without the prior written consent of the Oaktree Investors if such Transfer would violate this Section 4 if such Transfer was a Transfer of Corporation Stock.

Section 5. Rights of First Refusal. Pursuant to Section 202(c)(1) of the DGCL:

5A. If after the six month anniversary of the date hereof any Other Stockholder receives a bona fide offer from a third party to purchase any of such Other Stockholder’s Corporation Stock which includes the material terms and conditions regarding the proposed Transfer, such Other Stockholder shall be entitled to Transfer such shares subject to the provisions of this Section 5. Before any Transfer by any Other Stockholder (a “Transferring Stockholder”) (other than a Permitted Transfer or in connection with a Sale of the Company in accordance with Section 6 hereof, or pursuant to the repurchase provisions set forth in any agreement between the Corporation or the Oaktree Investors and an employee, officer, consultant or service provider of the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof) of any Corporation Stock, such Transferring Stockholder shall deliver a written notice (the “Sale Notice”) to the Corporation which shall include a summary specifying in reasonable detail the identity of the prospective Transferee(s), the proposed number of shares of each class of Corporation Stock to be Transferred (the “Transfer Stock”), and the proposed terms and conditions of the Transfer, including the proposed price per share for each class of shares of Corporation Stock to be Transferred (the “Offered Terms and Conditions”); provided that in no event shall any Transfer of any Corporation Stock in accordance with this Section 5 by any Transferring Stockholder be made for any consideration other than cash. Within three (3) business days following its receipt of the Sale Notice, the Corporation shall deliver a copy of the Sale Notice to each Oaktree Investor and each Other Stockholder holding at least 1% of the shares of Common Stock (determined on a fully-diluted basis) outstanding as of such date who is also a party to the Stockholders Agreement (together with the Oaktree Investors, the “Eligible Stockholders” and each, an “Eligible Stockholder”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, New Generation Advisors LLC shall be deemed to be an Eligible Stockholder as of the date hereof until such time as it ceases, after any sale of its shares of Common Stock, to hold at least 1% of the shares of Common Stock (determined on a fully-diluted basis) outstanding. No such Transfer shall be consummated unless the Transfer Conditions are satisfied.

 

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5B. Each Eligible Stockholder (or any designees thereof) may elect to purchase up to its pro rata share (based on the number of shares of Corporation Stock held by such Stockholder as of such date as compared to the aggregate number of shares of Corporation Stock held by all Eligible Stockholders as of such date) (“Pro Rata Share”) of the Transfer Stock, and, in the case of any Eligible Stockholders who elect to purchase their full Pro Rata Share of the Transfer Stock, may also indicate its election to purchase, if available, any additional amount of the Transfer Stock (such election, the “Secondary Election”), in each case at the same price and on the same terms and conditions specified in the Sale Notice by delivering written notice of such elections to the Transferring Stockholder and the Corporation as soon as practicable but in any event within ten (10) business days after the delivery by the Corporation to the Eligible Stockholders of the Sale Notice (such date the “Election Deadline”). If less than all of the Eligible Stockholders elect to purchase their full Pro Rata Share of the Transfer Stock (the remaining Transfer Stock which the Eligible Stockholders (or any designees thereof) have not elected to purchase, the “Available Stock”), then the Corporation shall allocate to each Eligible Stockholder (or any designee thereof) who submitted a Secondary Election, in a number of rounds until all Eligible Stockholder Secondary Elections have been satisfied in accordance with these allocation procedures, a number of shares of Available Stock equal to the lesser of (x) such Eligible Stockholder’s pro rata share (based on the number of shares of Corporation Stock held by such Eligible Stockholders as of such date compared to all Eligible Stockholders who submitted a Secondary Election) of the Available Stock and (y) the number of shares of Available Stock which such Eligible Stockholder had elected to purchase in the Secondary Election (taking into account allocations from prior rounds) until all shares of Transfer Stock have been purchased and/or each Eligible Stockholder has received the number of shares of Available Stock which such Stockholder had elected to purchase in the Secondary Election.

5C. If the Eligible Stockholders (or any designees thereof) do not elect within the Election Deadline to purchase all of the Transfer Stock, then the Corporation may elect to purchase, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions specified in the Sale Notice, any or all of the Available Stock by delivering written notice of such election to the Transferring Stockholder as soon as practical but in any event within five (5) business days after the expiration of the Election Deadline (the “Election Period”).

5D. If the Corporation and/or the Eligible Stockholders have elected to purchase any or all of the Transfer Stock pursuant to this Section 5, such Transfer(s) shall be consummated as soon as practical after the delivery of the election notice(s) to the Transferring Stockholder, but in any event within thirty (30) days after delivery to the Corporation of the Sale Notice (the “ROFR Closing”). The Corporation and/or the Eligible Stockholders shall pay for the Transfer Stock to be purchased by delivery of a cashier’s or certified check or wire transfer of immediately available funds for the full amount of the purchase price at the ROFR Closing. At or prior to the consummation of such Transfer(s), the Transferring Stockholder must deliver to the Corporation all certificates for the shares of Corporation Stock being acquired by the Eligible Stockholders and/or the Corporation (except for those certificates which are already in the custody of the Corporation), together with proper assignments in blank of the Corporation Stock with signatures properly guaranteed and with such other documents as may be required by such Eligible Stockholders, as applicable, to provide reasonable assurance that each necessary endorsement is genuine and effective. Upon receipt of the foregoing stock certificates and proper assignments in blank of shares of the Corporation Stock, the Corporation shall issue to

 

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each Eligible Stockholder (or any designee thereof) that exercised its rights to purchase Transfer Stock pursuant to this Section 5 new stock certificates for the shares of Corporation Stock being acquired by such Eligible Stockholder. Each such Eligible Stockholder shall be entitled to receive customary and reasonable written representations and warranties from the Transferring Stockholder regarding such sale of shares of Corporation Stock (including representations and warranties regarding good title to such shares, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances).

5E. If the Corporation and/or the Eligible Stockholders, collectively, do not elect to purchase all of the Transfer Stock, the Transferring Stockholder may Transfer to any Transferee(s) all, but not less than all, of the remaining Transfer Stock, during the 120 day period immediately following the expiration of the Election Period, for a purchase price no less than the price specified in the Sale Notice and on other terms no more favorable to the Transferee(s) thereof than specified in the Sale Notice.

Section 6. Sale of the Company. Pursuant to Section 202(c)(4) of the DGCL:

6A. Each stockholder of the Corporation hereby agrees that if at any time prior to the consummation of an IPO, the Oaktree Investors (the “Approving Stockholders”) approve a Sale of the Company to a Person other than the Oaktree Investors or any of their respective Affiliates (an “Approved Sale”), each stockholder of the Corporation that is not an Approving Stockholder (the “Drag Along Stockholders”) shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such Approved Sale, and appoint the Oaktree Investors or any of their respective designees as its representative to make all decisions in connection with any Approved Sale, regardless of the consideration being paid in such Approved Sale, so long as such Approved Sale complies with this Section 6. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the provisions of Section 6B, if the Approved Sale is structured (i) as a merger or consolidation, each such Drag Along Stockholder will waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in conjunction with such merger or consolidation, (ii) as a sale of equity, each such Drag Along Stockholder will agree to sell all of such Drag Along Stockholder’s Corporation Stock on the terms and conditions approved by the Approving Stockholders, or (iii) as a sale of assets, each such Drag Along Stockholder will vote in favor of such Approved Sale and any subsequent liquidation or other distribution of the proceeds therefrom in accordance with the terms herein as approved by the Approving Stockholders. The Corporation and each stockholder will take all actions requested by the Approving Stockholders in connection with the consummation of an Approved Sale, including the execution of all ancillary documents in connection therewith requested by the Approving Stockholders; provided that it is acknowledged and agreed that the Other Stockholders that are also employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries may be required, in connection with an Approved Sale, to enter into confidentiality, non competition, non solicitation and non hire provisions.

6B. Upon the consummation of the Approved Sale, each stockholder participating in such Approved Sale will receive the same portion of the aggregate consideration available to be distributed to the stockholders of the Corporation (in their capacity as such) that such stockholders participating in such sale (in their capacity as stockholders of the Corporation) would have received if such aggregate consideration had been distributed by the Corporation in accordance with the rights and preferences set forth herein as in effect immediately before such Approved Sale (and, in the event of a sale of Corporation Stock, assuming that the only securities

 

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of the Corporation outstanding were those Corporation Stock and other shares of capital stock involved in such Approved Sale); provided, that any convertible securities shall be deemed to be converted in the event that such conversion would yield greater proceeds herein; provided, further, that any consideration payable to any stockholder shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount plus all accrued and unpaid interest on any indebtedness of any such stockholder to the Corporation or its subsidiaries. In the case of a stockholder who holds options or warrants exercisable into Corporation Stock which have not yet been exercised, the consideration received shall be deemed to be reduced (for purposes of such stockholder’s consideration only) by such option’s and/or warrant’s exercise price. To the extent any stockholder receives securities in lieu of cash or other consideration in the Approved Sale, such securities shall be deemed to be the same form of consideration so long as such securities are of a substantially equivalent value as the cash consideration received in such Approved Sale.

6C. Each Drag Along Stockholder will be obligated to make representations with respect to its own shares of Corporation Stock and its own authority and ability to enter into the Approved Sale and other customary representations about such Drag Along Stockholder, and shall be required to provide indemnification in respect of, among other things, any representation made by the Corporation or its subsidiaries and/or an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and/or made by any stockholder in respect of the Corporation, its subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, conditions, prospects or the like to the extent the Approving Stockholders similarly provide such indemnification. Each stockholder participating in such Approved Sale will be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (applied such that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate consideration paid to each stockholder would comply with the provisions of Section 6B above) in any purchase price adjustments, indemnification or other obligations that the sellers of Corporation Stock are required to provide in connection with an Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate solely to a particular stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a stockholder regarding such stockholder’s title to and ownership of Corporation Stock, in respect of which only such stockholder will be liable); provided that, subject to Section 6D below and absent fraud, no stockholder shall be liable to the purchaser following the closing of the Approved Sale for any purchase price adjustments, indemnification or other obligations in excess of the aggregate gross proceeds (prior to reduction for indebtedness and other transaction expenses) received by the stockholders in connection with or pursuant to such Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate solely to a particular stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a stockholder regarding such stockholder’s title to and ownership of Corporation Stock, in respect of which only such stockholder will be liable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the sole discretion of the Approving Stockholders, the proceeds with respect to an Approved Sale may be withheld from (and retained by the Approving Stockholders or their designee in trust for the benefit of) all sellers of such Corporation Stock in such aggregate amount as the Approving Stockholders deem necessary to cover any purchase price adjustments, indemnification or other obligations of the Corporation or such sellers of Corporation Stock; provided that such proceeds shall be withheld on the same basis among all such sellers.

6D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Approving Stockholders agree to joint and several indemnification with respect to such Approved Sale, each Drag Along Stockholder shall agree to such joint and several indemnification as well, and in

 

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such event each Drag Along Stockholder shall enter into a contribution and indemnification or similar agreement acceptable to the Approving Stockholders pursuant to which each Drag Along Stockholder agrees to contribute amounts to and indemnify each other Drag Along Stockholder such that their liability will not exceed the aggregate amount of consideration received by such Drag Along Stockholder in connection with or pursuant to such Approved Sale (other than any such obligations that relate solely to a particular Drag Along Stockholder, such as indemnification with respect to representations and warranties given by a Drag Along Stockholder regarding such Drag Along Stockholder’s title to and ownership of Corporation Stock, and other than any obligations that relate to a particular Drag Along Stockholder’s fraud, in each case in respect of which only such Drag Along Stockholder will be liable).

6E. If the Corporation enters into a negotiation for an Approved Sale or an Approved Sale transaction for which Rule 506 (or any similar rule then in effect) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission may be available with respect to such negotiation or transaction (including a merger, consolidation or other reorganization), the Drag Along Stockholders will, at the request of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”), appoint a purchaser representative (as such term is defined in Rule 501 or any similar rule), or such equivalent representative, reasonably acceptable to the Board. If any Drag Along Stockholder appoints a purchaser representative, or such equivalent representative, designated by the Board, the Corporation will, to the extent legally permitted, pay the fees of such purchaser representative, or such equivalent representative, but if any Drag Along Stockholder declines to appoint the purchaser representative, or such equivalent representative, designated by the Board such holder will appoint another purchaser representative, and such holder will be responsible for the fees of the purchaser representative, or such equivalent representative, so appointed.

6F. Each stockholder will bear its pro rata share (applied such that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate consideration paid to each holder of Corporation Stock would comply with the provisions of Section 6B) of the costs of any sale of such Corporation Stock pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all stockholders participating in such Approved Sale and are not otherwise paid by the Corporation or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by stockholders on their own behalf will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder; it being understood that the fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the Oaktree Investors will be deemed for the benefit of all stockholders participating in such Approved Sale.

6G. If any Drag Along Stockholder fails to deliver any certificates representing its shares of Corporation Stock, or in lieu thereof, a customary affidavit attesting to the loss or destruction of such certificate(s), such holder (i) will not be entitled to the consideration that such holder would otherwise receive in the Approved Sale until such holder cures such failure (provided that, after curing such failure, such holder will be so entitled to such consideration without interest), (ii) will be deemed, for all purposes, no longer to be a stockholder of the Corporation and will have no voting rights, (iii) will not be entitled to any dividends or other distributions declared after the Approved Sale with respect to the Corporation Stock held by such holder, and (iv) will have no other rights or privileges granted to stockholders herein or any future agreement.

 

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Section 7. Holdback. Each holder of Corporation Stock agrees not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any equity securities of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation undergoing an IPO (such entity, including any successor of such entity, the “IPO Entity”) or any Affiliate thereof, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, enter into a transaction which would have the same effect, or enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, whether any such aforementioned transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge or disposition, or to enter into any such transaction, swap, hedge or other arrangement, in each case during the seven days before and the 90-day period (but in the case of the IPO Entity’s IPO, the 180-day period; in each case, such period to be subject to any customary “booster shot” extensions) beginning on the effective date of any underwritten public offering of the IPO Entity’s equity securities (including piggyback registrations) (or such longer or shorter period as may be requested in writing by the managing underwriter and agreed to in writing by the IPO Entity) (the “Market Standoff Period”), except as part of such underwritten registration if otherwise permitted. In addition, each holder of Corporation Stock agrees to execute any further letters, agreements and/or other documents reasonably requested by the IPO Entity or its underwriters which are consistent with the terms of this Section 7 in this Part C. The IPO Entity may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period. The restrictions contained in this Section 7 in this Part C are in addition to any other restrictions to which such holder of Corporation Stock may be subject.

Section 8. Public Offering or Internal Reorganization. In the event that the Board or the Oaktree Investors approve an IPO or internal reorganization of the Corporation’s structure (including without limitation a debt refinancing of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, a “Restructuring”), then each holder of Corporation Stock shall vote for, consent to and raise no objections against such proposed IPO or Restructuring, and will take all such other necessary or desirable actions requested by the Board or Oaktree Investors, as applicable, in connection with the consummation of such IPO or Restructuring, including without limitation compliance with the requirements of all laws and regulatory bodies which are applicable or which have jurisdiction over such IPO or Restructuring, as applicable, and waiving any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights, approval rights or similar rights in connection with such IPO, and executing all agreements, documents and instruments in connection therewith in the form presented by the Board or the Oaktree Investors, as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, each holder of Corporation Stock will consent to and vote for a recapitalization, merger, reorganization or exchange (each, a “Recapitalization”) of shares of any class of Corporation Stock into securities of the Corporation or any subsidiary or newly formed holding company of the Corporation that the managing underwriters and the Board or the Oaktree Investors, as applicable, find acceptable and appropriate to permit such IPO or Restructuring to proceed and will take all reasonably necessary and desirable actions in connection with the consummation of such Recapitalization, including executing all agreements, documents and instruments in connection therewith in the form presented by the Board or the Oaktree Investors, as applicable; provided that any resulting securities (which may be only one class of securities) will take into account the rights and preferences of securities hereunder as if a liquidation had occurred, including, without limitation, any liquidation preference and accrued and unpaid dividends owed to any holder of securities,

 

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and such resultant securities will be subject to the same rights and obligations (whether pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement or otherwise) of Securities of the Corporation issued and outstanding as of the date thereof.

Section 9. Confidentiality. Each stockholder recognizes and acknowledges that it has and may in the future receive certain confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, including regarding identifiable, specific and discrete business opportunities being pursued by the Corporation or its subsidiaries (the “Confidential Information”). Except as otherwise agreed to by the Oaktree Investors, each stockholder agrees that it will not, and shall cause each of its directors, officers, unitholders, partners, employees, agents and members not to, during or after the term of the Stockholders Agreement, whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate or otherwise, take commercial or proprietary advantage of or profit from any Confidential Information or disclose Confidential Information to any Person for any reason or purpose whatsoever, except (i) to authorized directors, officers, representatives, agents and employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and as otherwise may be proper in the course of performing such stockholder’s obligations, or managing such stockholder’s investment in the Corporation, under the Stockholders Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated thereby only if each such person has a duty to keep such information confidential or has otherwise agreed to hold any information or materials provided under the Stockholders Agreement confidential substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 9 in this Part C; (ii) as part of such stockholder’s normal reporting, rating or review procedure (including normal credit rating or pricing process), or in connection with such stockholder’s or such stockholder’s Affiliates’ normal fund raising, marketing, informational or reporting activities, or to such stockholder’s (or any of its Affiliates’) Affiliates, auditors, attorneys or other agents only if each such person has a duty to keep such information confidential or has otherwise agreed to hold any information or materials provided under the Stockholders Agreement confidential substantially in accordance with the terms of this Section 9 in this Part C; or (iii) as is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative body or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or legal process, or by law, rule or regulation, provided that, to the extent permitted by law, the stockholder required to make such disclosure shall provide to the Board prompt notice of such disclosure. For purposes of this Section 9 in this Part C, “Confidential Information” shall not include any information of which such Person learns from a source other than the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries who is not known by such Person to be bound by a confidentiality obligation. Nothing in this Section 9 in this Part C shall in any way limit or otherwise modify any other confidentiality obligations entered into by certain stockholders with the Corporation or its subsidiaries or any other agreement entered into by any stockholder with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

Section 10. For purposes of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 in this Part C:

10A. “Affiliates” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person (including, without limitation, with respect to Oaktree Investor and its Affiliates, investment funds or entities managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.), where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, contract or otherwise;

 

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10B. “Competitor” means any Person that engages or participates in, directly or indirectly, any business or other activity that competes with the businesses of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Whether a Person is a Competitor of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

10C. “Corporation Stock” means (i) any capital stock of the Corporation purchased or otherwise acquired by any stockholder of the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock), (ii) any warrants, options, or other rights to subscribe for or to acquire, directly or indirectly, capital stock of the Corporation, whether or not then exercisable or convertible, (iii) any stock, notes, or other securities which are convertible into or exchangeable for, directly or indirectly, capital stock of the Corporation, whether or not then convertible or exchangeable, and (iv) any capital stock of the Corporation issued or issuable upon the exercise, conversion, or exchange of any of the securities referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) above, and (v) any securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, or other reorganization. As to any particular securities constituting Corporation Stock, such securities will cease to be Corporation Stock when they have been (a) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the registration statement or prospectus covering them, (b) distributed to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar or equivalent provision then in force), or (c) been repurchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation;

10D. “Family Group” with respect to any stockholder of the Corporation that is a natural person, means such stockholder’s spouse and descendants (whether natural or adopted), and any trust, family limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by such stockholder or such stockholder’s spouse and/or descendants that is and remains solely for the benefit of such stockholder and/or such stockholder’s spouse and/or descendants.

10E. “IPO” shall mean the first sale of Corporation Stock (whether in a primary offering of new shares or a secondary offering of issued and outstanding shares) to the public in a Public Sale pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 or Form F-1 (or any other available comparable or successor form).

10F. “Oaktree Investors” means OCM Big Wave Equity Holdings, LLC and each of its Affiliates who may from time to time become stockholders of the Corporation;

10G. “Other Stockholder” means any stockholder of the Corporation other than an Oaktree Investor;

10H. “Permitted Oaktree Investor Transfer” will mean any Transfer of Corporation Stock by an Oaktree Investor or any of its Affiliates (i) to or among such Oaktree Investor and its Affiliates or (ii) pursuant to an in kind distribution to its equityholders;

 

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10I. “Permitted Transfer” means any Transfer of Corporation Stock (other than with respect to Corporation Stock which have not fully vested or are subject to any forfeiture, which shall not be transferable), (i) in the case of any Other Stockholder, pursuant to applicable laws of descent and distribution or among such stockholder’s Family Group, or to such stockholder’s Affiliates, and (ii) in the case of an Oaktree Investor, in connection with a Permitted Oaktree Investor Transfer;

10J. “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof;

10K. “Public Sale” means any sale of securities to the public pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act or to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 (or any similar or equivalent provision then in force);

10L. “Sale of the Company” means (i) any sale, transfer or issuance or series of sales, transfers and/or issuances of stock of the Corporation by the Corporation or any holders thereof (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other transaction or series of related transactions having the same effect) which results in any Person or group of Persons (as the term “group” is used under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other than an Oaktree Investor, owning stock of the Corporation possessing voting power to elect a majority of the Board or (ii) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, determined on a consolidated basis; provided that the term “Sale of the Company” shall not include a Public Sale.

10M. “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule, or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future law.

10N. “Stockholders Agreement” means that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, the Oaktree Investors and certain Other Stockholders from time to time signatories thereto, as amended from time to time.

10O. “Transfer” means, a transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition, whether directly or indirectly (pursuant to the transfer of an economic or other interest, the creation of a derivative security or otherwise), the grant of an option or other right or the imposition of a restriction on disposition or voting or by operation of law. When used as a verb, “Transfer” shall have the correlative meaning (whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law). In addition, “Transferred” and “Transferee” shall have the correlative meanings.

Section 11. Transfers in Violation of Agreement. Any transfer or attempted transfer of any Corporation Stock in violation of any provision of this Agreement will be void, and none of the Company or any Subsidiary will record such purported transfer on its books or treat any purported Transferee of such Corporation Stock as the owner of such securities for any purpose.

 

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Section 12. Replacement. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (which may include an affidavit of the registered holder) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing one or more shares of any class of Common Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or, in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation shall (at its expense) execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.

Section 13. Notices. All notices referred to herein shall be in writing, and shall be delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to have been given when so mailed (i) to the Corporation at its principal executive offices and (ii) to any stockholder at such holder’s address as it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (unless otherwise specified in a written notice to the Corporation by such holder).

Section 14. Amendment and Waiver. The provisions of this Part C may be amended, modified, or waived only with the prior written consent of the Oaktree Investors and the Board; provided that if any such modification, amendment or waiver would result in an adverse and disproportionate treatment of any stockholder or stockholders with respect to their shares of Corporation Stock in a manner materially different than the other stockholders holding the same shares of Corporation Stock (without regard to any effect on the individual circumstances of the holder of such shares of Corporation Stock), such modification, amendment or waiver will also require the prior written approval of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Corporation Stock so adversely impacted; provided further, that the provisions of Section 5 (“Rights of First Refusal”), Section 6 (“Sale of the Company”) and this Section 14 (“Amendment and Waiver”) shall not be eliminated or amended in a manner (including by merger or otherwise) adverse to any stockholder other than the Oaktree Investors (a “Non-Oaktree Stockholder”) without the prior written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Corporation Stock held by the Non-Oaktree Stockholder(s) so adversely affected.

 

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ARTICLE FIVE

The Corporation shall not issue any class of non-voting equity securities unless and solely to the extent permitted by Section 1123(a)(6) of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that this ARTICLE FIVE (i) will have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) will have such force and effect, if any, only for so long as Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Corporation; and (iii) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law from time to time in effect or with the prior written consent of the Oaktree Investors and the Board.

ARTICLE SIX

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

ARTICLE SEVEN

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the corporation.

ARTICLE EIGHT

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or outside of the State of Delaware, as the by-laws of the Corporation may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the by-laws of the Corporation. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation so provide.

ARTICLE NINE

To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any repeal or modification of this ARTICLE NINE shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE TEN

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed herein and by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by §203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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ARTICLE TWELVE

Each of the Corporation and the Other Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Oaktree Investors, their respective Affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, controlling persons, partners, members, and employees (collectively, the “Investor Group”) (i) have investments or other business relationships with entities engaged in other businesses (including those which may compete with the business of the Corporation and any of its subsidiaries or areas in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries may in the future engage in business) and in related businesses other than through the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (an “Other Business”), (ii) may develop a strategic relationship with businesses that are or may be competitive with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) will not be prohibited by virtue of its investment in the Corporation or its subsidiaries, or its service on the Board or any subsidiary’s board of directors, from pursuing and engaging in any such activities; (b) each Other Stockholder and, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time under the law of the State of Delaware, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to its officers, directors or stockholders, other than those officers, directors or stockholders who are employees of the Corporation; (c) no member of the Investor Group shall be obligated to present any particular investment or business opportunity to the Corporation even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Corporation, could be undertaken by the Corporation, and in fact, each member of the Investor Group shall have the right to undertake any such opportunity for itself for its own account or on behalf of another or to recommend any such opportunity to other persons; (d) each member of the Investor Group and their respective portfolio companies may enter into contracts and other arrangements (including investments and joint ventures) with the Corporation and its Affiliates from time to time on terms approved by the Board; and (e) subject to the provisions under this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement, to the extent any Oaktree Investor is an Approving Stockholder, the Approving Stockholders shall have the right to undertake and consummate an Approved Sale at any time and for consideration that results in little or no consideration being paid or available to the stockholders. Each of the Corporation and the Other Stockholders hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claims and rights that such person may otherwise have in connection with the matters described in this ARTICLE TWELVE. Without limiting the foregoing, each Other Stockholder hereby acknowledges that he, she or it is familiar with the existence of, and hereby approves of, any agreement between the Oaktree Investors or their Affiliates and the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries which provides management and transaction fees to the Oaktree Investors as described in the Stockholders Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on its behalf this 11th day of February, 2016.

 

QUIKSILVER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Linnsey Caya

Name:   Linnsey Caya
Title:   General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EX-3.2 3 d145488dex32.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

QUIKSILVER, INC.

A Delaware corporation

(Adopted as of February 11, 2016)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1 Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware, 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company. The registered office and/or registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the board of directors.

Section 2 Other Offices. The corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1 Annual Meetings. At least one meeting of the stockholders shall be held each year for the purpose of electing directors and conducting any business as may come before the meeting. The date, time and place, if any, and/or the means of remote communication, of such meeting shall be determined by the president of the corporation; provided, however, that if the president does not act, the board of directors shall determine the date, time and place, if any, and/or the means of remote communication, of such meeting. No annual meeting of stockholders need be held if not required by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Section 2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any purpose (including, without limitation, the filling of board vacancies and newly created directorships) and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, and/or by means of remote communication, as shall be stated in a written notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Except as otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, such meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors or the president and shall be called by the president upon the written request of holders of shares entitled to cast not less than a majority of the votes at the meeting, which written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and shall be delivered to the president. In addition, no more than once per calendar year, a special meeting shall be called by the president upon the written request of the holders of shares entitled to cast at least 10% of the votes at the meeting,


which written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and which shall propose a date on which such meeting is to be held (which shall not be less than three (3) business days after the date the notice is received). On such written request, the president shall fix a date, time and place, if any, and/or remote communication, for such meeting within two days after receipt of a request for such meeting in such written request.

Section 3 Place of Meetings. The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and/or by means of remote communication, as the place of meeting for any meeting or for any special meeting called by the board of directors. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive office of the corporation.

Section 4 Notice. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, written or printed notice stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes, of such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. All such notices shall be delivered, either personally, by mail, by facsimile or by electronic mail, by or at the direction of the board of directors, the president or the secretary, and such notice shall be deemed to be delivered (i) upon confirmation of receipt if sent by facsimile, electronic mail or personal delivery or (ii) three (3) days after being deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his, her or its address as the same appears on the records of the corporation. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 5 Stockholders List. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall make, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) 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, and/or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

 

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Section 6 Quorum. The holders of a majority of the votes represented by the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present, the holders of a majority of the votes represented by the shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place. When a quorum is once present to commence a meeting of stockholders, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders or their proxies.

Section 7 Adjourned Meetings. When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 8 Vote Required. When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes represented by the shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the question is one upon which by express provisions of an applicable law or of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

Section 9 Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or any amendments thereto and subject to Section 3 of Article VI hereof, every stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of voting common stock held by such stockholder.

Section 10 Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally. Any proxy is suspended when the person executing the proxy is present at a meeting of stockholders and elects to vote, except that when such proxy is coupled with an interest and the fact of the interest appears on the face of the proxy, the agent named in the proxy shall have all voting and other rights referred to in the

 

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proxy, notwithstanding the presence of the person executing the proxy. At each meeting of the stockholders, and before any voting commences, all proxies filed at or before the meeting shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary or a person designated by the secretary, and no shares may be represented or voted under a proxy that has been found to be invalid or irregular.

Section 11 Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any regular or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken and bearing the dates of signature of the stockholders who signed the consent or consents, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the state of Delaware, or the corporation’s principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book or books in which proceedings of meetings of the stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested or by reputable overnight courier service. All consents properly delivered in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be recorded when so delivered. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days after the earliest dated consent delivered to the corporation as required by this section, written consents signed by the holders of a sufficient number of shares to take such corporate action are so recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing, and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the corporation. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent or consents of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used; provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

Section 12 Action by Facsimile, Email or Other Electronic Transmission Consent. A facsimile, email or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of this section; provided that any such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the corporation can determine (A) that the facsimile, email or other electronic transmission was transmitted by the stockholder or proxyholder or by a person or persons authorized to act for the stockholder or proxyholder and (B) the date on which such stockholder or proxyholder or authorized person or persons transmitted such facsimile, email or electronic transmission. The date on which such facsimile, email or electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent was signed. Any such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission of a consent or proxy shall be treated in all respects as an original executed consent or proxy and shall be considered to have the same

 

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binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No consent given by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until such consent is reproduced in paper form and until such paper form shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded if, to the extent and in the manner provided by resolution of the board of directors of the corporation.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors.

Section 2 Number, Election and Term of Office. The number of directors which shall constitute the first board shall be four (4). Thereafter, the number of directors shall be established from time to time in accordance with the provisions of that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the corporation and certain of its stockholders (as amended from time to time, the “Stockholders Agreement”), or after termination of the Stockholders Agreement, by resolution of the board. The directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors in compliance with the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement. The directors shall be elected in this manner at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 4 of this Article III. Each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

Section 3 Removal and Resignation. Subject to the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the votes represented by the shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of any class or series are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, the provisions of this section shall apply, in respect of the removal without cause of any directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation.

Section 4 Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, board vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled as provided in the Stockholders Agreement; provided that at any time the Stockholders Agreement is no longer in effect, such vacancies and newly created directorships shall be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Each director so chosen shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as herein provided.

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capital stock who are entitled to elect the director whose office is vacant shall have exercised their right to elect a director to fill such vacancy, whereupon the authorized number of directors shall be automatically increased pro tanto. Each director so chosen shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as herein provided.

Section 5 Meetings and Notice. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place, if any, as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors and promptly communicated to all directors then in office, provided that the directors shall meet at least once per year. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of any director on at least 24 hours notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail and/or by facsimile or electronic mail.

Section 6 Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment. A majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Except as otherwise required by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, each director shall be entitled to one vote.

Section 7 Committees. Subject to the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, the board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation, which to the extent provided in such resolution or these by-laws shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management and affairs of the corporation, except as otherwise limited by law. The board of directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

Section 8 Committee Rules. Each committee of the board of directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the board of directors designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of a majority of the members of the committee then in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Subject to the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the board of directors as provided in Section 7 of this Article III, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

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Section 9 Communications Equipment. Members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in and act at any meeting of such board or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in the meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 10 Waiver of Notice and Presumption of Assent. Any member of the board of directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have waived notice of such meeting, except when such member attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.

Section 11 Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board, or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 1 Number. The officers of the corporation shall be elected by the board of directors and may consist of a chairman of the board, a president or chief executive officer (the “president”), one or more vice-presidents, a chief financial officer, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the board of directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. In its discretion, the board of directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable, except that the offices of president and secretary shall be filled as expeditiously as possible.

Section 2 Election and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation shall be elected at any meeting of the board of directors. Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the board of directors. Each officer shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

Section 3 Removal. Any officer or agent elected by the board of directors may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

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Section 4 Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term by the board of directors then in office.

Section 5 Compensation. Compensation of all officers shall be fixed by the board of directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by virtue of his or her also being a director of the corporation.

Section 6 Chairman of the Board. The chairman of the board, if one is appointed, shall have the powers and perform the duties incident to that position. Subject to the powers of the board of directors, the chairman of the board shall be in the general and active charge of the entire business and affairs of the corporation. The chairman of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and at all meetings of the stockholders and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or provided in these by-laws. Whenever the president is unable to serve, by reason of sickness, absence or otherwise, the chairman of the board shall perform all the duties and responsibilities and exercise all the powers of the president.

Section 7 The President. The president, if one is appointed, shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation; shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and board of directors at which he or she is present; subject to the powers of the board of directors, shall have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the corporation, and control over its officers, agents and employees; and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect. The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts which the board of directors have authorized to be executed, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation. The president shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be provided in these by-laws. If there is no chief executive officer, the president shall also have the duties of the chief executive officer as prescribed above.

Section 8 Chief Financial Officer. The chief financial officer, if one is appointed, shall, under the direction of the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), be responsible for all financial and accounting matters and for the direction of the offices of treasurer and controller. The chief financial officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), the president or the board of directors or as may be provided in these by-laws.

Section 9 Vice-presidents. The vice-president, if one is appointed, or if there shall be more than one, the vice-presidents in the order determined by the board of directors or by the president, shall, in the absence or disability of the president, act with all of the powers and be subject to all the restrictions of the president. The vice-presidents shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president) or these by-laws may, from time to time, prescribe.

 

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Section 10 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The secretary, if one is appointed, shall attend all meetings of the board of directors, all meetings of the committees thereof and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose. Under the chief executive officer’s (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president’s) supervision, the secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices required to be given by these by-laws or by law, shall have such powers and perform such duties as the board of directors, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president) or these by-laws may, from time to time, prescribe, and shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation. The secretary, or an assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such assistant secretary. The board of directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), president or secretary may, from time to time, prescribe.

Section 11 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. The treasurer, if one is appointed, shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation; shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors; shall cause the funds of the corporation to be disbursed when such disbursements have been duly authorized, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements; and shall render to the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), the president and the board of directors, at its regular meeting or when the board of directors so requires, an account of the corporation; shall have such powers and perform such duties as the board of directors, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), the president or these by-laws may, from time to time, prescribe. If required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give the corporation a bond (which shall be rendered every six years) in such sums and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of treasurer and for the restoration to the corporation, in case of death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money, and other property of whatever kind in the possession or under the control of the treasurer belonging to the corporation. The assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the assistant treasurers in the order determined by the board of directors, shall in the absence or disability of the treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer. The assistant treasurers shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors, the chief executive officer (or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president), the president or treasurer may, from time to time, prescribe.

Section 12 Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents. Officers, assistant officers and agents, if any, other than those whose duties are provided for in these by-laws, shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors.

 

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Section 13 Absence or Disability of Officers. In the case of the absence or disability of any officer of the corporation and of any person hereby authorized to act in such officer’s place during such officer’s absence or disability, the board of directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, or to any other person whom it may select.

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND OTHERS

Section 1 Nature of Indemnity. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), or any appeal of such proceeding, by reason of or arising out of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, manager, general partner, employee, fiduciary, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent which it is empowered to do so, unless prohibited from doing so by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment) against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding), and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided that, except as provided in Section 2 hereof, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article V shall be a contract right and, subject to Sections 2 and 5 hereof, shall include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The corporation may, by action of its board of directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the corporation with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.

Section 2 Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Any indemnification of a director or officer of the corporation provided for under Section 1 of this Article V or advance of expenses provided for under Section 5 of this Article V shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days, upon the written request of the director or officer. If a determination by the corporation that the director or officer is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article V is required, and the corporation fails to respond within 60 days to a written request for indemnity, the corporation shall be deemed to have approved the request. If the corporation wrongfully denies a written request for indemnification or advancing of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not properly made within 30 days, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article V shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the

 

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corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the corporation. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

Section 3 Article Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article V shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Section 4 Indemnitor of First Resort. The corporation hereby acknowledges that certain directors affiliated with or managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., an affiliate of certain stockholders of the corporation (collectively, the “Oaktree Investors”), may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by such Oaktree Investors or certain of their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Institutional Indemnitors”). The corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to such directors are primary and any obligation of the Institutional Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by a director are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a director in accordance with this ARTICLE V without regard to any rights any such director may have against the Institutional Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Institutional Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Institutional Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Institutional Indemnitors on behalf of any director with respect to any claim for which such director has sought indemnification from the corporation shall affect the foregoing and the Institutional Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such director against the corporation. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, no officer or employee of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall have any rights to (and the corporation shall have no obligation to provide) indemnification or advances of expenses under this Article V with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, or claim related to or arising under any contract, agreement or arrangement between such person, on the one hand, and the corporation or its affiliates or controlling stockholders, on the other hand.

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agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this Article V.

Section 6 Expenses. Expenses incurred by any person described in Section 1 of this Article V in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of such proceeding’s final disposition (provided that, if such person is or was an executive of the corporation or its subsidiaries, such advancement will be made unless otherwise determined by the board of directors in the specific case) upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer or other person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Such expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the board of directors deems appropriate.

Section 7 Employees and Agents. Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of this Article V and who are or were employees or agents of the corporation, or who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified, and may be advanced expenses, to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the board of directors.

Section 8 Contract Rights. The provisions of this Article V shall be deemed to be a vested contract right between the corporation and each director or officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while this Article V and the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or other applicable law are in effect. Such contract right shall vest for each director and officer at the time such person is elected or appointed to such position, and no repeal or modification of this Article V or any such law shall affect any such vested rights or obligations of any current or former director or officer with respect to any state of facts or proceeding regardless of when occurring.

Section 9 Merger or Consolidation. For purposes of this Article V, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article V with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

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ARTICLE VI

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

Section 1 Form. Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the chief executive officer, president or a vice-president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the corporation. If such a certificate is countersigned (1) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent other than the corporation or its employee or (2) by a registrar, other than the corporation or its employee, the signature of any such chief executive officer, president, vice-president, secretary, or assistant secretary may be facsimiles. In case any officer or officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the corporation whether because of death, resignation or otherwise before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by the corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the corporation. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The name of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the corporation. Shares of stock of the corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. In that event, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates, and record the transaction on its books. The board of directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the corporation.

Section 2 Lost Certificates. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

Section 3 Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days

 

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before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

Section 4 Fixing a Record Date for Action by Written Consent. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is required by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested or by facsimile or electronic mail, with confirmation of receipt. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors and prior action by the board of directors is required by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 5 Fixing a Record Date for Other Purposes. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 6 Registered Stockholders. Prior to the surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. The corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

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at such times, as shall be determined by the board of directors. Any call made by the board of directors for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or as to all shares of the same series. In case of default in the payment of any installment or call when such payment is due, the corporation may proceed to collect the amount due in the same manner as any debt due the corporation.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1 Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or any other purpose and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section 2 Checks, Drafts or Orders. All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money by or to the corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by resolution of the board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.

Section 3 Contracts. The board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, of the corporation to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 4 Loans. The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

Section 5 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.

Section 6 Corporate Seal. The board of directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

 

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Section 7 Voting Securities Owned By Corporation. Voting securities in any other corporation held by the corporation shall be voted by the president, unless the board of directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect thereto, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer. Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.

Section 8 Exclusive Jurisdiction. Unless otherwise waived by resolution of the Board, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except, as to each of (i) through (iv), for any claim for which the Delaware Chancery Court determines there is an indispensable party not subject to its jurisdiction (and such party does not consent to such jurisdiction within ten days of such determination).

Section 9 Section Headings. Section headings in these by-laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

Section 10 Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision of these by-laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these by-laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

Subject to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement and other than Article V, these by-laws may be amended, altered, or repealed and new by-laws adopted at any meeting of the board of directors by a majority vote. Article V hereof may be amended, altered, or repealed at any meeting of the board of directors only by a unanimous vote (or unanimous written consent in lieu thereof); provided, that the provisions of the second sentence of Article II, Section 2 (“Special Meetings”) and this Article VIII (“Amendments”) (or any defined term affecting any such provisions) shall not be eliminated or amended in a manner (including by merger or otherwise) adverse to the stockholders other than the Oaktree Investors (each, a “Non-Oaktree Stockholder”) without the prior written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of voting common stock held by the Non-Oaktree Stockholder(s) so adversely affected. The fact that the power to adopt, amend, alter, or repeal the by-laws has been conferred upon the board of directors shall not divest the stockholders of the same powers.

 

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