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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
a Delaware corporation
ARTICLE 1
OFFICES
1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE
The corporation shall maintain a registered office and registered agent in the State of
Delaware. The registered office and/or registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time
to time by action of the board of directors.
1.2 OTHER OFFICES
The corporation may also have offices at such other places both within or outside the State of
Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the
corporation may require.
ARTICLE 2
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1 ANNUAL MEETING; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(a) An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held for the election of directors on a
date and at a time and place designated by the board of directors. Any other proper business may
also be transacted at the annual meeting.
(b) The stockholders may elect the board of directors by written consent in lieu of the annual
meeting. If the consent is less than unanimous, it will constitute a consent in lieu of the annual
meeting only if all of the directorships to which directors could be elected at an annual meeting
held at the effective time of the consent were (i) vacant at the effective time and (ii) filled by
action of the consent.
(c) If the annual meeting is not held on the date designated for it or if the board of
directors has not been elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting, the standing
directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon as is convenient.
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2.2 SPECIAL MEETINGS
Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose may
be called and the location of the meeting designated by the board of directors, the chairman of the
board, or the president. Holders of shares entitled to cast not less than one-third of the votes
entitled to be cast at the meeting may also call a special meeting by written request. The written
request must state the purposes of the meeting and must be delivered to the chairman of the board
or the president. The chairman of the board or the president, as the case may be, shall fix a date,
time and place for the meeting as promptly as practicable following receipt of the written request.
2.3 REMOTE COMMUNICATION
The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a stockholders meeting
shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication.
Further, the board of directors may, in its sole discretion, authorize stockholders and
proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders to, by means of remote
communication and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the board of directors may adopt,
(a) participate in a meeting of stockholders and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a
meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by
means of remote communication. If the board of directors authorizes a meeting solely by remote
communication or authorizes presence, participation and voting at a meeting by means of remote
communication, the corporation must (i) implement reasonable measures to verify that each person
deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a
stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and
proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters
submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the
meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) maintain a record of any vote
or other action taken at the meeting by means of remote communication by any stockholder or
proxyholder.
2.4 NOTICE OF MEETINGS
Except as provided in Section 230 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
DGCL), written or printed notice of each annual or special meeting of the stockholders
shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice (i) shall state the
place, if any, date, time, means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and
proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, (ii) shall be given not
less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, and (iii) shall be given in
a manner provided by and subject to Article 9.
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2.5 STOCKHOLDERS LIST
At least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, the officer having charge of the stock
ledger shall prepare a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The list
must be arranged in alphabetical order and show the address of each such stockholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of the stockholder. Electronic mail addresses or other electronic
contact information need not be included on the list. The 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: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information
required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (b) during
ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. In the event 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 place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be inspected by any
stockholder 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.
2.6 QUORUM
The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote, present
in person or represented by proxy, shall be requisite for, and shall constitute, a quorum at all
meetings of the stockholders of the corporation for the transaction of business, except as
otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. If, however, a
separate vote by class or series is required with respect to any matter, the holders of a majority
of the shares of such class or series, as the case may be, shall constitute a quorum (as to such
class or series) with respect to the matter. If a quorum is not present or represented at any
meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting present in person or
represented by proxy shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is
present or represented.
2.7 ADJOURNED MEETINGS
When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the
adjourned meeting if its time and place, if any, and the means of remote communication, if any, by
which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at the adjourned
meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting
the corporation may transact any business that 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.
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2.8 VOTE REQUIRED
Except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, when a
quorum is present at a meeting: (a) the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person
or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the
stockholders; and (b) where a separate vote by class or series is required, the affirmative vote of
the majority of shares of such class or series present in person or represented by proxy shall be
the act of such class or series.
2.9 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. No proxy may be voted or acted upon after three years from its
date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. 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. No shares may be represented or
voted under a proxy that has been found to be invalid or irregular.
Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize a proxy, the following shall
constitute valid means of doing so:
(a) a stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person to act for the stockholder
as proxy. Either the stockholder or the stockholders authorized officer, director, employee or
agent may sign the writing. Alternatively, such person may cause his or her signature to be affixed
to the writing by any reasonable means, including facsimile signature; and
(b) a stockholder may authorize another person to act for the stockholder as proxy by
transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic
transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm,
proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the
holder of the proxy to receive such transmission. Any such transmission must either set forth or be
submitted with information from which it can be determined that the stockholder authorized the
transmission. If it is determined that the transmission is valid, the inspectors or, if there are
no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon
which they relied.
Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of such writing or
transmission may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for all
purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that the
reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
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2.10 VOTING OF CERTAIN SHARES
With respect to shares entitled to vote:
(a) shares standing in the name of another corporation or other entity, domestic or foreign,
may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxy as the (i) bylaws or other governing document of such
corporation or entity may prescribe, or (ii) in the absence of such provision, as the board of
directors or other governing body of such corporation or entity may determine;
(b) shares held in a fiduciary capacity may be voted by the fiduciary; and
(c) shares standing in the name of a trustee, receiver or pledgee may be voted by such
trustee, receiver or pledgee either in person or by proxy as provided by statute.
If the shares stand of record in the names of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries,
members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety or otherwise,
or if two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless
the secretary of the corporation is given written notice to the contrary and is furnished with a
copy of the instrument or order appointing such persons or creating the relationship, their acts
with respect to voting shall have the following effect:
(a) if only one votes, the voters act binds all;
(b) if more than one vote, the act of the majority so voting binds all; and
(c) if more than one vote, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction
may vote the securities in question proportionately unless otherwise ordered by a court having
jurisdiction.
If the instrument so filed shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a
majority or even split shall be a majority or even split in interest.
2.11 ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
(a) Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, any action required or
permitted to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken by written
consent without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, as follows:
(i) the holders of outstanding capital stock of the corporation having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take such action at a meeting at which all
shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted must sign and date the written consent
setting forth the action so taken. Consents may be executed in counterparts; and
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(ii) the consent(s) must be delivered to the corporations registered office in Delaware, to
its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the
book(s) in which proceedings of meetings of the stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the
registered office must be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and
will be deemed delivered upon actual receipt by the registered office.
(b) 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 of 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.
(c) A stockholder or proxyholder may consent to action by means of a telegram, cablegram or
other electronic transmission. The stockholder, the proxyholder or a person or persons authorized
to act for the stockholder or proxyholder must transmit the consent. The consent shall be deemed to
be written, signed and dated if the transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from
which the corporation can determine (i) that the transmission was transmitted by the stockholder,
proxyholder or authorized person(s), and (ii) the date on which it was transmitted. The date on
which the transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which the consent was
signed. No consent given by electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until it
is reproduced in a paper form and delivered in accordance with Section 2.11(a),
provided, however, that it may be otherwise delivered to the principal place of
business of the corporation or to 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 the board of directors.
(d) Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be
substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for all purposes for which the original writing
could be used, provided that the reproduction is of the entire original writing.
(e) 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 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 as provided above.
2.12 TREASURY STOCK
Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or to another corporation, if a majority
of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held,
directly or indirectly, by such corporation, shall not be entitled to
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vote nor counted for quorum purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporation may vote
shares of its own stock that it holds in a fiduciary capacity.
ARTICLE 3
DIRECTORS
3.1 NUMBER, ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE
The board of directors shall consist of at least one member, which number may be changed from
time to time by action of the board of directors or the stockholders. Except as provided in
Sections 3.3 and 3.4, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of
stockholders. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the board of directors
specifies otherwise. If the election is to be by written ballot, then, if the board of directors
authorizes it, a ballot submitted by electronic transmission may satisfy the requirement of a
written ballot. Any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with
information from which the corporation can determine that it was authorized by the stockholder or
proxyholder. Each director shall be elected by a majority vote of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors. Each
director shall hold office until such directors successor is duly elected and qualified or until
such directors earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.
3.2 MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS OF CORPORATION
The property and business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its
board of directors. The board of directors may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do
all such lawful acts and things as are not reserved exclusively to the stockholders by law, the
certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.
3.3 RESIGNATIONS AND VACANCIES
Any director may resign at any time by giving notice to the board of directors, the chairman
of the board or the president in writing or by electronic transmission. Any such resignation shall
take effect on the date of the receipt of the notice or at any later time specified in the notice.
Acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. If, at any time other
than the annual meeting of the stockholders, any vacancy occurs in the board of directors or any
new directorship is created by an increase in the authorized number of directors, a majority of the
directors then in office (even if less than a quorum) may choose a successor or fill the newly
created directorship. Unless removed sooner, the director so chosen shall hold office until the
next annual election of directors by the stockholders and until such directors successor is duly
elected and qualified. Whenever the certificate of incorporation entitles holders of any class or
series of stock to elect one or more directors, vacancies and newly created directorships of such
class or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or series then
in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.
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3.4 REMOVAL AND VACANCIES
Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the
holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors except as
follows: (a) if the stockholders are entitled to exercise cumulative voting rights, then no
director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against such directors removal would be
sufficient to elect such director if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board of
directors, or (b) if there are classes of directors, then the stockholders may effect such removal
only for cause. The successor to any director so removed may be elected at the meeting at which the
removal was effectuated. The remaining directors may fill any remaining vacancies created by the
removal. Whenever the holders of any class or series are entitled to elect one or more directors by
the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, the provisions of this Section shall apply, in
respect to the removal without cause of a director or directors so elected, to the vote of the
holders of the outstanding shares of that class or series and not to the vote of the outstanding
shares as a whole.
3.5 ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS
The annual meeting of the board of directors shall be held, without other notice than this
bylaw, immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of the stockholders. Regular
meetings of the board of directors, other than the annual meeting, may be held at such time and at
such place as the board may from time to time fix by resolution and no notice (other than the
resolution) need be given as to any regular meeting.
3.6 SPECIAL MEETINGS
Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairman of the board or the
president and shall be called by the secretary at the request of any director, to be held at such
time and place, either within or outside Delaware, as shall be designated by the call and specified
in the notice of such meeting.
3.7 NOTICE OF MEETINGS
Notice of special meetings of the board of directors shall be provided to each director
pursuant to Article 9. If such notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States
mail, postage prepaid, at least three days before such meeting. If such notice is given by
overnight courier, it shall be given to the overnight courier service for delivery at least two
days before such meeting. If such notice is given personally or by electronic transmission, it
shall be delivered or transmitted at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting. Except as
otherwise provided by law or these bylaws, meetings may be held at any time without notice if all
of the directors are present or if, at any time before or after the meeting, those not present
waive notice of the meeting in writing.
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3.8 QUORUM REQUIRED, VOTE AND ADJOURNMENT
Except as otherwise provided by law or these bylaws: (a) at each meeting of the board of
directors, the presence of not less than a majority of the whole board shall be necessary and
sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and (b) the act of a majority of
the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board of
directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of directors, the directors present may
adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is
present.
3.9 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, any member of the board of
directors or of any committee designated by the board may participate in a meeting of the directors
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 a meeting by
means of such equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
3.10 PRESUMPTION OF ASSENT
Unless applicable law provides otherwise, a director of the corporation who is present at a
meeting of the board of directors at which action is taken on any corporate matter shall be
presumed to have assented to the action taken unless: (a) the directors dissent is entered in the
minutes of the meeting; or (b) the director files a written dissent to the action with the person
acting as secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or forwards the dissent by
registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the
meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of any action.
3.11 ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, 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 of such committee, as the
case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or
electronic transmission is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. The
filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and in electronic form if
the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
3.12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The board of directors may designate one or more directors of the corporation to constitute an
executive committee, which, to the extent provided in the resolution and except as otherwise
provided by law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and
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authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
corporation.
3.13 OTHER COMMITTEES
The board of directors may designate other committees consisting of one or more directors.
Each member of a committee shall serve for such term and the committee shall have and may exercise
such duties, functions and powers as these bylaws and the board of directors may provide, except as
otherwise restricted by law.
3.14 ALTERNATES
The board of directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any
committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the
absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the members present at any meeting and not
disqualified from voting whether or not such members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint
another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in place of the absent or
disqualified member.
3.15 QUORUM AND MANNER OF ACTING COMMITTEES
The presence of a majority of members of any committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at any meeting of such committee, and the act of a majority of those
present shall be necessary for the taking of any action at the meeting.
3.16 COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, BOOKS AND RECORDS, ETC.
The chairman of each committee shall be selected by the board of directors from among the
members of the committee. Each committee shall fix its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with
these bylaws or the resolution of the board of directors designating the committee. Each committee
shall meet at such times and places and upon such call or notice as shall be provided by such
rules. Each committee shall keep a record of its actions and proceedings and shall report on them
to the board of directors at the boards next meeting.
3.17 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as such, but by resolution of
the board of directors a fixed fee, with or without expenses of attendance, may be allowed for
attendance at each regular or special meeting of the board. Directors shall be allowed their
reasonable traveling expenses when actually engaged as a director and in the business of the
corporation. Members of any committee may be allowed like fees and expenses for attending committee
meetings. Nothing in these bylaws shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the
corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
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3.18 RELIANCE UPON RECORDS
Every member of the board of directors of the corporation, or member of any committee
designated by the board of directors, shall, in the performance of such members duties, be fully
protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information,
opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of the corporations officers
or employees, or committees of the board of directors, or by any other person as to matters the
member reasonably believes are within such other persons professional or expert competence and who
has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.
3.19 DIVIDENDS AND RESERVES
Except as otherwise provided by law or the certificate of incorporation, the board of
directors may declare dividends upon stock of the corporation at any regular or special meeting.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, in shares of stock or otherwise in the form, and to the
extent, permitted by law. The board of directors may set apart, out of any funds of the corporation
available for dividends, a reserve or reserves for working capital or for any other lawful purpose,
and also may abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS
4.1 OFFICES AND OFFICIAL POSITIONS
The officers of the corporation shall consist of a president and a secretary, and may consist
of a chairman of the board, a treasurer, one or more vice presidents, and such assistant
secretaries, assistant treasurers, and other officers as the board of directors shall determine
from time to time. The same person may hold any two or more offices. The board of directors may
choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable. None of the officers need be
a director, a stockholder of the corporation or a resident of Delaware. The board of directors may
from time to time establish, and abolish, official positions within the divisions into which the
business and operations of the corporation are divided, pursuant to Article 5, and assign
titles and duties to such positions. Those appointed to official positions within divisions may,
but need not, be officers of the corporation. The board of directors shall appoint persons to
official positions within a division and may, with or without cause, remove from such a position
any person appointed to it. In any event, the authority incident to an official position within a
division shall be limited to acts and transactions within the scope of the business and operations
of such division.
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4.2 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE
The board of directors shall elect the officers of the corporation at its annual meeting. If
the election of officers is not held at such meeting, the election shall be held at a regular or
special meeting of the board of directors as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Each officer
shall hold office until such officers successor is elected and qualified or until such officers
death, resignation or removal.
4.3 REMOVAL
The board of directors may remove an officer at any time, either with or without cause; but
such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the officer.
4.4 VACANCIES
The board of directors may fill a vacancy in any office for the unexpired portion of the term.
4.5 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The chairman of the board, if a chairman of the board has been elected and is serving, shall
preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the board of directors. The chairman of the board
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time
to time assign to him or her. The chairman may sign with the secretary or an assistant secretary,
or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, certificates for shares of stock of the corporation the
board of directors has authorized for issuance.
4.6 PRESIDENT
The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and, in the absence of
the chairman of the board, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders, the board of
directors or any committee of the board of which the president is a member. The president shall
have the overall supervision of the business of the corporation and shall direct the affairs and
policies of the corporation, subject to such policies and directions as the board of directors may
provide. The president shall have authority to designate the duties and powers of other officers
and delegate special powers and duties to specified officers, so long as such designation is not
inconsistent with applicable law, these bylaws or action of the board of directors. The president
shall also have power to execute, and shall execute, deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other
instruments of the corporation except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise executed
and except where the board of directors or president .expressly delegates the execution to some
other officer or agent of the corporation. The president may sign with the secretary or an
assistant secretary, or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, certificates for shares of stock
of the corporation the board of directors has authorized for issuance. The president shall vote, or
give a proxy, power of attorney or
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other delegation of authority to any other person to vote, all equity interests of any other entity
standing in the name of the corporation. The president in general shall have all other powers and
shall perform all other duties incident to the chief executive office of a corporation or as the
board of directors may from time to time assign to the president.
4.7 VICE PRESIDENTS
In the absence of the president, at the presidents request or in the event of the presidents
inability or refusal to act, the vice presidents in order of their rank as fixed by the board of
directors or, if not ranked, the vice president designated by the board of directors or the
president shall perform all duties of the president, including the duties of the chairman of the
board if and as assumed by the president, and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be
subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other
powers and perform such other duties, not inconsistent with applicable laws, these bylaws, or
action of the board of directors, as the board of directors or the president may from time to time
assign to them. Any vice president may sign, with the secretary or an assistant secretary, or the
treasurer or an assistant treasurer, certificates for shares of stock of the corporation the board
of directors has authorized for issuance.
4.8 SECRETARY
The secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, the board of
directors and committees of directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that
all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law;
(c) have charge of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation; (d) keep a register of
the post office address of each stockholder, director and committee member which shall from time to
time be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder, director or member; (e) sign with the
chairman of the board, the president or a vice president, certificates for shares of stock of the
corporation the board of directors has authorized for issuance; (f) have general charge of the
stock transfer books of the corporation; and (g) in general, perform all duties incident to the
office of secretary and such other duties as the board of directors, the chairman of the board, or
president may from time to time assign to the secretary. The secretary may delegate such details of
the performance of duties of the secretarys office as may be appropriate in the exercise of
reasonable care to one or more persons in his or her stead, but shall not thereby be relieved of
responsibility for the performance of such duties.
4.9 TREASURER
The treasurer shall: (a) be responsible to the board of directors for the receipt, custody and
disbursement of all funds and securities of the corporation; (b) receive and give receipts for
monies due and payable to the corporation from any source and deposit all such monies in the name
of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall from time to time
be selected in accordance with these bylaws; (c) disburse the funds of the corporation as ordered
by the board of directors or
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the president or as otherwise required in the conduct of the business of the corporation; (d)
render to the president or the board of directors, upon request, an account of all his or her
transactions as treasurer and on the financial condition of the corporation; and (e) in general,
perform all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as the board of
directors, the chairman of the board, or the president may from time to time assign to the
treasurer. The treasurer may sign, with the chairman of the board, the president, or a vice
president, certificates for shares of stock of the corporation the board of directors has
authorized for issuance. The treasurer may delegate such details of the performance of duties of
such office as may be appropriate in the exercise of reasonable care to one or more persons in his
or her stead, but shall not thereby be relieved of responsibility for the performance of such
duties. If required by the board of directors, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful
discharge of his or her duties in such sum, and with such surety or sureties, as the board of
directors shall determine.
4.10 ASSISTANT TREASURERS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
The assistant treasurers and assistant secretaries shall perform all functions and duties
which the secretary or treasurer, as the case may be, may assign or delegate; but such assignment
or delegation shall not relieve the principal officer from the responsibilities and liabilities of
his or her office. In addition, an assistant secretary or an assistant treasurer may sign with the
chairman of the board, the president, or a vice president, certificates for shares of stock the
board of directors has authorized for issuance; and the assistant secretaries and assistant
treasurers shall, in general, perform such duties as the secretary or the treasurer, respectively,
or the president or board of directors may from time to time assign to them. The assistant
treasurers shall, if required by the board of directors, give bonds for the faithful discharge of
their duties in such sums, and with such surety or sureties, as the board of directors shall
determine.
4.11 SALARIES
The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors, by
such officer as it shall designate for such purpose or as it shall otherwise direct. No officer
shall be prevented from receiving a salary or other compensation by reason of the fact that the
officer is also a director of the corporation.
ARTICLE 5
DIVISIONS
5.1 DIVISIONS OF THE CORPORATION
The board of directors shall have the power to create and establish such operating divisions
of the corporation as it may from time to time deem advisable.
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5.2 OFFICIAL POSITIONS WITHIN A DIVISION
The chairman of the board or the president may appoint individuals to, and may, with or
without cause, remove them from, official positions established within a division but not filled by
the board of directors. The individuals appointed need not be officers of the corporation.
ARTICLE 6
CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
6.1 CONTRACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
The board of directors may authorize any officer(s), agent(s) or employee(s) to enter into any
contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, or
of any division thereof, subject to applicable law. Such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances.
6.2 LOANS
No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation, or any division thereof, and no
evidence of indebtedness, other than in the ordinary course of business, shall be issued in the
name of the corporation, or any division thereof, unless authorized by the board of directors. Such
authorization may be general or confined to specific instances.
6.3 CHECKS, DRAFTS, ETC.
All checks, demands, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences
of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation, or any division thereof, outside of the
ordinary course of business shall be signed by such officers or agents of the corporation, and in
such manner, as the board of directors may from time to time authorize.
6.4 DEPOSITS
All funds of the corporation, or any division thereof, not otherwise employed shall be
deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or
other depositories as the board of directors may select.
ARTICLE 7
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK AND THEIR TRANSFER
7.1 CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
The certificates of stock of the corporation shall be in a form approved by the board of
directors, shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the corporation as they are
issued. They shall exhibit the holders name and number of
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shares and shall be signed by the chairman of the board, the president or a vice president and by
the treasurer or an assistant treasurer or the secretary or an assistant secretary. If any stock
certificate is signed (a) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent or (b) by a transfer
clerk acting on behalf of the corporation and a registrar, the signature of any officer of the
corporation may be facsimile. In case any officer whose facsimile signature has thus been used on
any such certificate shall cease to be such officer before the certificate has been issued, the
certificate may nevertheless be issued with the same effect as if he or she were such officer at
the date of issue. All certificates properly surrendered to the corporation for transfer shall be
cancelled and, except as set forth in Section 7.2, no new certificate shall be issued to
evidence transferred shares until the former certificate for at least a like number of shares has
been surrendered and cancelled and the corporation reimbursed for any applicable taxes on the
transfer.
7.2 LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES
The corporation may direct a new certificate or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of
any certificate theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, and may also require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the
owners legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any
claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction
of such certificate or the issuance of a new certificate or uncertificated shares.
7.3 TRANSFERS OF STOCK
Transfers of shares of stock shall be made only on the books of the corporation by the
registered holder thereof or by its attorney or successor duly authorized as evidenced by documents
filed with the secretary or transfer agent of the corporation. Upon surrender to the corporation or
the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by
proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, and in compliance with any
restrictions on transfer of which the corporation has notice applicable to the certificate or
shares represented thereby, the corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. The board of
directors may adopt such additional rules and regulations as it deems advisable concerning the
transfer and registration of certificates of stock of the corporation.
7.4 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
Any stockholder may enter into an agreement with other stockholders or with the corporation
providing for any reasonable restriction on the right of such stockholder to transfer shares of
stock of the corporation held by such stockholder. If such restriction is set forth conspicuously
on the certificates representing the shares or, in the case of uncertificated shares, is contained
in a notice sent pursuant to Section 151(f) of the DGCL, the corporation or the transfer agent
shall not be required to transfer such
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shares upon the books of the corporation without receipt of satisfactory evidence of compliance
with the terms of such restriction.
7.5 FIXING RECORD DATE
(a) 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 60
nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the board of
directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on
which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding
the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice
of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided,
however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
(b) 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 10 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, 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, 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 no record date has
been fixed by the board of directors and prior action by the board of directors is required by law,
the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day the board of directors adopts the
resolution taking such prior action.
(c) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record
date shall be not more than 60 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.
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7.6 STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD
The corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any shares of stock as the
holder in fact of such shares. Accordingly, the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or
not it has express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by Delaware law.
ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 GENERAL
The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect on the date
of effectiveness of these bylaws, and to such greater extent as applicable law may thereafter
permit, indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
costs, claims, damages and, subject to Section 8.2, Expenses (as this and all other
capitalized words used in this Article 8 not previously defined in these bylaws are defined
in Section 8.15 hereof), arising out of any event or occurrence related to the fact that
Indemnitee is or was a director or an officer of the corporation or is or was serving in another
Corporate Status.
8.2 EXPENSES
If Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the
merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly
successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to any Matter in
such Proceeding, the corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf relating to such Matter. The termination of any Matter
in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful
result as to such Matter. To the extent that the Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status,
a witness in any Proceeding, he shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him or on his behalf in connection therewith.
8.3 ADVANCES
In the event of any threatened or pending Proceeding in which Indemnitee is a party or is
involved and that may give rise to a right of indemnification under this Article 8,
following written request to the corporation by Indemnitee, the corporation shall promptly pay to
Indemnitee amounts to cover Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in such Proceeding in
advance of its final disposition upon the receipt by the corporation of (i) a written undertaking
executed by or on behalf of Indemnitee providing that Indemnitee will repay the advance if it shall
ultimately be determined that
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Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as provided in this Article
8 and (ii) satisfactory evidence as to the amount of such Expenses.
8.4 REQUEST FOR INDEMNIFICATION
To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the secretary of the corporation a
written claim or request. Such written claim or request shall contain sufficient information to
reasonably inform the corporation about the nature and extent of the indemnification or advance
sought by Indemnitee. The secretary of the corporation shall promptly advise the board of directors
of such request.
8.5 DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT; NO CHANGE OF CONTROL
If there has been no Change of Control at the time the request for indemnification is
submitted, Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification shall be determined in accordance with
Section 145(d) of the DGCL. If entitlement to indemnification is to be determined by Independent
Counsel, the corporation shall furnish notice to Indemnitee within ten days after receipt of the
request for indemnification notice specifying the identity and address of Independent Counsel. The
Indemnitee may, within 14 days after receipt of such written notice, deliver to the corporation a
written objection to such selection. Such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the
Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of Independent Counsel and the
objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis for such assertion. If there is an
objection to the selection of Independent Counsel, either the corporation or Indemnitee may
petition the Court for a determination that the objection is without a reasonable basis or for the
appointment of Independent Counsel selected by the Court.
8.6 DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT; CHANGE OF CONTROL
If there has been a Change of Control at the time the request for indemnification is
submitted, Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification shall be determined in a written opinion by
Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall give the corporation written notice
advising of the identity and address of the Independent Counsel so selected. The corporation may,
within 14 days after receipt of such written notice of selection, deliver to the Indemnitee a
written objection to such selection. Indemnitee may, within 14 days after the receipt of such
objection from the corporation, submit the name of another Independent Counsel and the corporation
may, within seven days after receipt of such written notice, deliver to the Indemnitee a written
objection to such selection. Any objections referred to in this Section 8.6 may be asserted
only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of
Independent Counsel and such objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis for
such assertion. Indemnitee may petition the Court for a determination that the corporations
objection to the first or second selection of Independent Counsel is without a reasonable basis or
for the appointment as Independent Counsel selected by the Court.
8.7 PROCEDURES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
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If a Change of Control shall have occurred before the request for indemnification is sent by
Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be presumed (except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Article 8) to be entitled to indemnification upon submission of a request for
indemnification in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof, and thereafter the corporation shall
have the burden of proof to overcome the presumption in reaching a determination contrary to the
presumption. The presumption shall be used by Independent Counsel as a basis for a determination of
entitlement to indemnification unless the corporation provides information sufficient to overcome
such presumption by clear and convincing evidence or the investigation, review and analysis of
Independent Counsel convinces him by clear and convincing evidence that the presumption should not
apply.
For purposes of any determination hereunder, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful, if his action is based on the records or books of account of the
corporation or another enterprise or on information, opinions, reports or statements presented to
him or to the corporation by any of the corporations officers, employees or directors, or by any
other person as to matters the person reasonably believes are in such other persons professional
or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the
corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties or on the advice of legal counsel
for the corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the
corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser
or other expert selected with reasonable care by the corporation or another enterprise. The term
another enterprise as used in this Section shall mean any other corporation or any partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise for which such person is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this paragraph shall not be deemed to be exclusive or
to limit in any way the circumstances in which an Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the
applicable standards of conduct for determining entitlement to rights under this Article
8.8 INDEPENDENT COUNSEL EXPENSES
The corporation shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel
incurred acting pursuant to this Article 8 and in any Proceeding to which it is a party or
witness in respect of its investigation and written report and shall pay all reasonable fees and
expenses incident to the procedures in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed. No
Independent Counsel may serve if a timely objection has been made to his selection until a court
has determined that such objection is without a reasonable basis.
8.9 ADJUDICATION
In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 8.5 or 8.6
hereof that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Article 8; (ii)
advancement of
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Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof; (iii) Independent Counsel has
not made and delivered a written opinion determining the request for indemnification (a) within 90
days after being appointed by the Court, (b) within 90 days after objections to his selection have
been overruled by the Court or (c) within 90 days after the time for the corporation or Indemnitee
to object to his selection; or (iv) payment of indemnification is not made within five days after a
determination of entitlement to indemnification has been made or is deemed to have been made
pursuant to Section 8.5, 8.6 or 8.7 hereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
an adjudication by the Court of his entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses.
In the event that a determination shall have been made that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section
8.9 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits and Indemnitee shall
not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. If a Change of Control shall have
occurred, in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 8.9, the
corporation shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or
advancement of Expenses, as the case may be. If a determination shall have been made or is deemed
to have been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the corporation shall be bound by
such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 8.9, or
otherwise, unless Indemnitee knowingly misrepresented a material fact in connection with the
request for indemnification, or such indemnification is prohibited by law.
8.10 PARTICIPATION BY THE CORPORATION
With respect to any Proceeding: (a) the corporation will be entitled to participate therein at
its own expense; (b) except as otherwise provided below, to the extent that it may wish, the
corporation (jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified) will be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee; and (c) the
corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article 8 for any
amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. After receipt of notice from the corporation to
Indemnitee of the corporations election to assume the defense thereof, the corporation will not be
liable to Indemnitee under this Article 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof other than as otherwise provided
below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his own counsel in such action, suit, proceeding
or investigation but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the
corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless
the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the corporation, or Indemnitee shall
have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the corporation and
Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, or the corporation shall not in fact have
employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses
of counsel employed by Indemnitee shall be subject to indemnification pursuant to the terms of this
Article 8. The corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding
brought in the name of or on behalf of the corporation or as to which Indemnitee shall have
reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the corporation and
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Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action. The corporation shall not settle any
action or claim in any manner which would impose any limitation or unindemnified penalty on
Indemnitee without Indemnitees written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
8.11 NONEXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS
The rights of indemnification and advancement of Expenses as provided by this Article
8 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be
entitled to under applicable law, the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, any agreement, a
vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal
of this Article 8 or any provision hereof shall be effective as to any Indemnitee for acts,
events and circumstances that occurred, in whole or in part, before such amendment, alteration or
repeal. The provisions of this Article 8 shall continue as to an Indemnitee whose Corporate
Status has ceased for any reason and shall inure to the benefit of his or its heirs, executors,
administrators, successors or assigns. Neither the provisions of this Article 8 or those of
any agreement to which the corporation is a party shall be deemed to preclude the indemnification
of any person who is not specified in this Article 8 as having the right to receive
indemnification or is not a party to any such agreement, but whom the corporation has the power or
obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL.
8.12 INSURANCE AND SUBROGATION
The corporation shall not be liable under this Article 8 to make any payment of
amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if, but only to the extent that, Indemnitee has otherwise
actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
In the event of any payment hereunder, the corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of
such payment to all the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and
take all action reasonably requested by the corporation to secure such rights, including execution
of such documents as are necessary to enable the corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights.
8.13 SEVERABILITY
If any provision or provisions of this Article 8 shall be held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and, to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Article 8 shall be construed so as to give effect
to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
8.14 CERTAIN ACTIONS WHERE INDEMNIFICATION IS NOT PROVIDED
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 8, no person shall be entitled to
indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Article 8 with respect to any
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Proceeding, or any Matter therein, brought or made by such person against the corporation.
8.15 DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Article 8:
Change of Control means a change in control of the corporation after the date Indemnitee
acquired his Corporate Status, which shall be deemed to have occurred in any one of the following
circumstances occurring after such date: (i) there shall have occurred an event that is or would be
required to be reported with respect to the corporation in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), if the
corporation is or were subject to such reporting requirement; (ii) any person (as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall have become the beneficial owner (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
corporation representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of the corporations then
outstanding voting securities without prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the
board of directors in office immediately prior to such persons attaining such percentage interest;
(iii) the corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other
reorganization, or a proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the board of directors in
office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the board
of directors thereafter; or (iv) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the board of directors (including, for this purpose, any new
director whose election or nomination for election by the corporations stockholders was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the
beginning of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the board of
directors.
Corporate Status describes the status of Indemnitee as a director, officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of the corporation or any predecessor of the corporation, of Pride Oil Well Service
Company, a Texas corporation, of Pride International, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, of Marine
Drilling Companies, Inc., a Texas corporation, of any subsidiary of the corporation or of Pride Oil
Well Service Company, Pride International, Inc., Marine Drilling Companies, Inc., or of any other
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the
corporation.
Court means the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent
jurisdiction
Expenses shall include all reasonable attorneys fees, retainers, court costs, transcript
costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding
costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses
of the types customarily incurred in connection with
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prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, or being or preparing to
be a witness in a Proceeding.
Indemnitee includes any person who is, or is threatened to be made, a witness in or a party
to any Proceeding by reason of his Corporate Status.
Independent Counsel means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in
matters of corporate law and neither presently is, nor in the five years previous to his selection
or appointment has been, retained to represent: (i) the corporation or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for
indemnification hereunder.
Matter is a claim, a material issue or a substantial request for relief.
Proceeding includes any action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, except one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section
8.9 hereof to enforce his rights under this Article 8.
8.16 NOTICES
Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any Proceeding,
Indemnitee shall, if he anticipates or contemplates making a claim for Expenses or an advance
pursuant to the terms of this Article 8, notify the corporation of the commencement of such
Proceeding; provided, however, that any delay in so notifying the corporation shall not constitute
a waiver or release by Indemnitee of rights hereunder and that any omission by Indemnitee to so
notify the corporation shall not relieve the corporation from any liability that it may have to
Indemnitee otherwise than under this Article 8. Any communication required or permitted to
the corporation shall be addressed to the secretary of the corporation and any such communication
to Indemnitee shall be addressed to Indemnitees address as shown on the corporations records
unless he specifies otherwise and shall be personally delivered, delivered by U.S. Mail, or
delivered by commercial express overnight delivery service. Any such notice shall be effective upon
receipt
8.17 CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
The right to be indemnified or to the advancement or reimbursement of Expenses (i) is a
contract right based upon good and valuable consideration, pursuant to which Indemnitee may sue as
if these provisions were set forth in a separate written contract between Indemnitee and the
corporation, (ii) is and is intended to be retroactive and shall be available as to events
occurring prior to the adoption of these provisions and (iii) shall continue after any rescission
or restrictive modification of such provisions as to events occurring prior thereto.
8.18 SAVINGS CLAUSE
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If any provision of this Article 8 of these bylaws is determined by a court having
jurisdiction over the matter to require the corporation to do or refrain from doing any act that is
in violation of applicable law, the court shall be empowered to modify or reform such provision so
that, as modified or reformed, such provision provides the maximum of indemnification permitted by
law and such provision, as so modified or reformed, and the balance of this Article 8 shall
be applied in accordance with their terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any
portion of this Article 8 of these bylaws shall be invalidated on any ground, the
corporation shall nevertheless indemnify an Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by an
applicable portion of this Article 8 of these bylaws that shall not have been invalidated
and to the full extent permitted by law with respect to that portion that has been invalidated.
8.19 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Article 8 of these bylaws shall be binding upon the corporation, its successors
and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitees heirs and personal representatives.
ARTICLE 9
NOTICE
9.1 MANNER OF NOTICE
Whenever under law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws notice is required to be
given to any stockholder, director or member of any committee of the board of directors, it shall
not be construed to require personal delivery. Such notice also may be given in writing by
depositing it in the United States mail (postage prepaid), by express overnight courier, or by
facsimile or other electronic transmission. For purposes of these bylaws, electronic transmission
means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that
creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may
be directly reproduced in paper form by the recipient through an automated process (including, but
not limited to, facsimile and electronic mail).
9.2 NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to
stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation shall be effective if given by a
form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom notice is given. Any such
consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such
consent shall be deemed revoked if (a) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic
transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and
(b) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or
the transfer agent, or other person responsible for giving of notice; provided, however, the
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failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
9.3 EFFECTIVENESS OF NOTICE
Notice given by mail shall be deemed to be given at the time it is deposited in the United
States mail. Notice given by overnight courier service shall be deemed to be given when delivered
to the overnight courier service for delivery. Notice given by facsimile or other electronic
transmission shall be deemed given: (a) if by facsimile transmission, when directed to a number at
which the recipient has consented to receive notice; (b) if by electronic mail, when directed to an
electronic mail address at which the recipient has consented to receive notice; (c) if by a posting
on an electronic network together with separate notice to the recipient of such specific posting,
upon the later of (i) such posting and (ii) the giving of such separate notice; and (d) if by any
other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the recipient. An affidavit of the
secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that
the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The requirement for notice shall be deemed
satisfied, except in the case of a stockholder meeting with respect to which written notice is
required by law, if actual notice is received orally or in writing by the person entitled thereto
as far in advance of the event with respect to which notice is given as the minimum notice period
required by law or these bylaws.
9.4 WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever under law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws notice is required to be
given, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a
waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before, at or after the
time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance by a person at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or
committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by
electronic transmission, unless so required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these
bylaws.
ARTICLE 10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors. In
the absence of such a resolution, the fiscal year of the corporation shall be the calendar year.
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10.2 CORPORATE SEAL
The board of directors. may adopt a corporate seal inscribed with the name of the corporation
and the words CORPORATE SEAL and DELAWARE and otherwise in the form approved by the board.
10.3 AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed (a) by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the stock having voting power present in person or by proxy at any annual meeting of stockholders
at which a quorum is present, or at any special meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is
present, if notice of the proposed alteration, amendment or repeal is contained in the notice of
such special meeting, or (b) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then qualified
and acting at any regular or special meeting of the board, if the certificate of incorporation
confers such power upon the board; provided, however, that the stockholders may provide
specifically for limitations on the power of directors to amend particular bylaws and, in such
event, the directors power of amendment shall be so limited; and further provided that no
reduction in the number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the
expiration of such directors term of office.
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/s/ Robert O. Isaac
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Robert O. Isaac, Vice President and Secretary
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