EX-3.80 79 a2204534zex-3_80.htm EX-3.80

Exhibit 3.80

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

BESTPRACTICES, INC.
A Virginia Corporation

 

ARTICLE 1

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

1.1                                 ANNUAL MEETINGS

 

An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time.  Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

 

1.2                                 SPECIAL MEETINGS

 

Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, or by a committee of the Board of Directors which has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and whose powers and authority, as expressly provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors, include the power to call such meetings, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

 

1.3                                 NOTICE OF MEETINGS

 

Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the articles of incorporation or these by-laws, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation.

 



 

1.4                                 ADJOURNMENTS

 

Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

1.5                                 QUORUM

 

Except as otherwise provided by law, the articles of incorporation or these by-laws, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum.  In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of these by-laws until a quorum shall attend.  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 the corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

 

1.6                                 ORGANIZATION

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the President, or in his or her absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

1.7                                 VOTING; PROXIES

 

Except as otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him which has voting power upon the matter in question.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him 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 stockholder

 

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may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary of the corporation.  Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and need not be conducted by inspectors of election unless so determined by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or by proxy at such meeting.  At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect.  All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the articles of incorporation or these by-laws, be decided by the vote of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon which are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting.

 

1.8                                 FIXING DATE FOR DETERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD

 

In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix 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: (1) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor less than ten clays before the date of such meeting; (2) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten days from the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and (3) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty days prior to such other action.  If no record date is fixed: (1) 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; (2) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and (3) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the

 

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day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.  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.

 

1.9                                 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

 

The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  Upon the willful neglect or refusal of the directors to produce such a list at any meeting for the election of directors, they shall be ineligible for election to any office at such meeting.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

1.10                           ACTION BY CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the articles of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all the holders of outstanding stock.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

2.1                                 NUMBER; QUALIFICATIONS

 

The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, Directors need not be stockholders.

 

2.2                                 ELECTION; RESIGNATION; REMOVAL; VACANCIES

 

The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the person named as a director in the articles of incorporation, and each director so elected shall hold office until the first

 

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annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.  At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect directors each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.  Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation.  Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he has replaced or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

 

2.3                                 REGULAR MEETINGS

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined notices thereof need not be given.

 

2.4                                 SPECIAL MEETINGS

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the Commonwealth of Virginia whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or by any member of the Board of Directors.  Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting at least twenty-four hours before the special meeting.

 

2.5                                 TELEPHONIC MEETINGS PERMITTED

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this by-law shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

2.6                                 QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION

 

At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  Except in cases in which the articles of incorporation or these by-laws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

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2.7                                 ORGANIZATION

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the President, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

2.8                                 INFORMAL ACTION BY DIRECTORS

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the articles of incorporation or these by-laws, 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 of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

COMMITTEES

 

3.1                                 COMMITTEES

 

The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation.  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.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.

 

3.2                                 COMMITTEE RULES

 

Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business.  In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 3 of these by-laws.

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

OFFICERS

 

4.1                                 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; ELECTION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM OF OFFICE; RESIGNATION; REMOVAL; VACANCIES

 

The Board of Directors shall elect a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board from among its members: The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers.  Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.  Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation.  The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

4.2                                 POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

The officers of the corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

STOCK

 

5.1                                 CERTIFICATES

 

Every holder of stock shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by the President or Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the corporation.

 

5.2                                 LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE;ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATES

 

The corporation may issued a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her

 

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legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

6.1                                 RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION

 

The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as is presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person.  The corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation.

 

6.2                                 PREPAYMENT OF EXPENSES

 

The corporation shall pay the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article or otherwise.

 

6.3                                 CLAIMS

 

If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article is not paid in full within sixty days after a written claim therefor has been received by the corporation the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim.  In any such action the corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

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6.4                                 NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the articles of incorporation, these by-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

6.5                                 OTHER INDEMNIFICATION

 

The corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

 

6.6                                 AMENDMENT OR REPEAL

 

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1                                 FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

7.2                                 SEAL

 

The corporate seal shall have the name of the corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

7.3                                 WAIVER OF NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS,DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES

 

Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of any regular or

 

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special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

7.4                                 INTERESTED DIRECTORS; QUORUM

 

No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (1) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (2) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof; or the stockholders, Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

7.5                                 FORM OF RECORDS

 

Any records maintained by the corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time.  The corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.

 

7.6                                 AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

 

These by-laws may be altered or repealed, and new by-laws made, by the Board of Directors, but the stockholders may make additional by-laws and may alter and repeal any by-laws whether adopted by them or otherwise.

 

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Annex 3

Resolutions

 

WRITTEN CONSENT
IN LIEU OF A MEETING OF
THE SOLE DIRECTOR OF
BESTPRACTICES, INC.
                          , 2011

 

The undersigned, being the sole director of BestPractices, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), hereby consents to the taking of the following actions and hereby adopts, by written consent, the following resolutions:

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2010 (the “Credit Agreement,” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among AMR HoldCo, Inc. and EmCare HoldCo, Inc., as Borrowers, Emergency Medical Services L.P., as Parent Guarantor, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender;

 

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Security Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2010 (the “Security Agreement”), among AMR HoldCo, Inc., EmCare HoldCo, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.13(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Credit Agreement by executing a joinder agreement to the Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2010, among the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent (the “Joinder to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Security Agreement, the Company is required to become a Guarantor and Pledgor (as such terms are used in the Security Agreement) under the Security Agreement by executing a joinder agreement to the Security Agreement (the “Joinder to Security Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the sole director of the Company has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to enter into the Joinder to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement and the Joinder to Security Agreement (collectively, the “Joinder Agreements”), as well as certain other ancillary agreements described in further detail herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS:

 

RESOLVED, that the Company is hereby authorized to guarantee the Borrowers’ obligations under the Credit Agreement and to enter into, execute and deliver any

 

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agreements, certificates, instruments or other documents relating thereto or contemplated thereby.

 

RESOLVED, that the Company is hereby authorized to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Joinder Agreements, with such changes therein and additions thereto as the officer of the Company executing the same may approve, his or her execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of the approval thereof by the sole director of the Company.

 

RESOLVED, that the Company is hereby authorized to grant liens on and security interests in the property as set forth in the Security Agreement and to take such further action to maintain and perfect such liens and security interests as otherwise necessary to effect the purposes of the Security Agreement, including, without limitation, to pledge and deliver stock certificates and promissory notes and to execute and deliver any and all perfection certificates, control agreements, collateral assignments of intellectual property, financing statements, including, without limitation Form UCC-1 financing statements and Form UCC-3 financing statements, and to file in any relevant jurisdiction with the registrar of motor vehicles or other appropriate authority in such jurisdiction an application or other document requesting the notation or other indication of the security interest created under the Security Agreement on such certificate of title, and any other documents in connection therewith.

 

RESOLVED, that all actions previously, concurrently, or subsequently taken by each and every officer of the Company with respect to the Joinder Agreements and the other documents and instruments executed in connection therewith whether described herein or not (collectively, the “Agreements”), and the transactions called for thereunder, including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery of all other instruments, agreements, certificates and documents (including, without limitation, any escrow or similar agreements, loan agreements, guarantees, indemnities, releases, security agreements or documents, pledge agreements, notes or mortgages) as may be required by the other parties to such Agreements to further evidence or to carry out the parties’ intent under the Agreements are hereby authorized, adopted, approved, ratified, and confirmed.

 

RESOLVED, that each officer of the Company is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Agreements and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents relating thereto or contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, any escrow or similar agreements, loan agreements, guarantees, indemnities, releases, trademark security agreements, patent security agreements, copyright security agreements, security agreements or documents, pledge agreements, notes or mortgages), from time to time to amend, modify or supplement the Agreements and such agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, to cause the Company to perform its obligations under the Agreements and such other agreements, certificates, instruments or documents relating thereto or contemplated thereby, and to take such other actions, in the name of and on behalf of the Company, as such officer may consider necessary or appropriate to

 

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carry out the intent of the foregoing resolutions, the execution and delivery thereof to be conclusive evidence of the approval thereof by the sole director of the Company, as such officer may consider necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of the foregoing resolutions.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this written consent as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

 

/s/ William A. Sanger

 

William A. Sanger, Sole Director

 

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